Sure Start Children's CentresThe Parliamentary Education Committee has just published a new report about Sure Start Children's Centres. The MPs' report argues that the quality of provision in children's centres should be taken as seriously as standards in schools, but also says that the role of centres should be made clearer.To…
Ofsted & Free SchoolsTwo days after you write a review of the year (see previous post), two more important reports come out that should probably have made the cut [Sigh...]. Today sees the publication of Ofsted's annual report, which is split into several different sections. You can view them all here, though the one of…
Poverty and Social Exclusion 2013The 2013 edition of Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion has just been published. This is an annual report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation / New Policy Institute which uses official data to present "a comprehensive picture of poverty in the UK." The key points can be viewed in the executive s…
Review of 2013If it's nearly Christmas, it must be time for a review of major developments and new research published in the children's sector during the last year. After all, you might have missed some of these the first time around...It's probably best to start with the DfE, as they've produced a number of impo…