Lorelli Digest

This week’s 60 second news roundup features:

👉New EYFS framework
👉Rising absence rates
👉Ofsted plans for resuming inspections
👉MAT CFO Insights Survey
👉New RSE guidance
👉SEND units in mainstream schools
👉SEND-friendly family days out

Read more at: twinkl.co.uk/l/wha56

Findings of SEED study highlight the impact of early education on children's educational attainment in KS2. www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1m09nd

Survey conducted by the Pet Education Partnership reflects the need for more pet education in education settings. twinkl.co.uk/l/1jmcrb

This week’s 60 second news roundup features:

👉 Call to end KS2 SATs
👉 SEND in the new writing framework
👉 KCSIE 2025
👉 New Best Start for Life strategy & EYFS
👉 Parents urged to read more
👉 Teaching as a people-pleaser
👉 TA discounts

Read more at: twinkl.co.uk/l/wha56

Annual survey of early years educators conducted by @tapestry.info reveals that 84% report an increase in their use of AI over the past five years.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/zrqhj

Experienced early years teacher Kerri Fitzgibbon from Poppyfields Teacher-Led Early Years Setting reflects on her experience as a Childminder for Childminder Appreciation Week.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/9f45v

The Education Secretary announces plans for every local authority to work with the government to agree on statutory targets for school readiness.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1clgo4

DfE hints that an announcement about the government's vision for action on school readiness is due to happen in the next few days.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/15le8j

This week’s 60 second news roundup features:

👉 Jon Cripwell on consistency
👉 Helen Sheridan on automaticity in maths
👉 SENDCo job shares
👉 Research on apprenticeship training
👉 Raising the Nation Play Commission report
👉 School food standards
👉 TA burnout

Read more at: twinkl.co.uk/l/wha56

Michelle Windridge, Twinkl's National Education Lead for Early Years Schools, shared her thoughts with Digest on Ofsted’s recent research about working with babies in early years.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/vte04

Schools evicting PVI nurseries should not be eligible for the school-based nursery scheme, says @EYAlliance.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1drwbq

Well-respected early years expert and advocate for early years education, Dr Alistair Bryce-Clegg awarded an MBE. www.twinkl.co.uk/l/jaer3

What happened when early years manager Lauren Williams and Key Stage 2 teacher Alex Taylor of Carr Mill Primary School discovered a hedgehog trapped in a playground drain?
@rspcaoffficial.bsky.social‬
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/cvz7l

60 second news featuring:
👉KS1 transition advice
👉pupils with SEND on transition to secondary school
👉Leaders’ unions on SEND next steps and EHCPs
👉SSSNB consultation
👉Analysing KS2 SATs
👉EYFS food research project
👉Managing work and childcare over the summer

Read more at: twinkl.co.uk/l/wha56

In this article @rebeccastott.bsky.social, @georginadurrant.bsky.social and Jonathan Park explore how AI can tackle the growing SEND crisis, with 78% of SENDCos considering resignation and mounting pressure on the system.

Read here: https://shorturl.pulse.ly/zcyet1jq5b

#AIInEducation #SEND

£370 million announced for school-based nurseries in today's Spending Review.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/dsi77

Ewan Dobres, CEO of a DfE-funded AI tool for early years, shares his thoughts on the benefits and challenges of AI in education.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/xlauq

🚨 PARENTS 🚨Catch up with Digest's #SummerSafetySeries articles:

Extreme weather: twinkl.co.uk/l/1d0mzv

Days out: twinkl.co.uk/l/11rybd

Time at home: twinkl.co.uk/l/1fy4yp

Out with friends: twinkl.co.uk/l/wrb42

Water: twinkl.co.uk/l/1fgr5v

The @CoalitionEdCare say the upcoming #SpendingReview is the last chance for the government to properly fund providers and guarantee the success of the final phase of the early years expansion rollout in September.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1k6wlx

Early years educators from PVI nurseries were involved in research exploring early years food provision.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/ifbaa

60 second news round up featuring:
👉SEND setting interviews
👉Transition support for neurodivergent pupils
👉TAs on possible EHCP reductions
👉EYFS language support
👉Parent calls for change
👉KS1 SATs scaled scores
👉National Writing Framework

Read more at: twinkl.co.uk/l/wha56

DfE makes an 'unprecedented' announcement about free school meals, but it does not mention childminders or PVI settings.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1an9ca

New report by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) highlights pupils experiences of missing school because they don’t have what they need to attend.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/nmsfx

Early years educators invited to contribute to a survey by the Early Education and Childcare Coalition on how financial pressures are impacting them.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/18blfz

The DfE has announced further funding for specialist speech and language therapy assistants who will be deployed to early years settings and schools helping 20,000 more children with speech and language needs.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/vfnbl

60 second news featuring:

👉 @georginadurrant.bsky.social 4 top tips for transition
👉 Staff supervision in schools
👉 Concerns about future of #ECHP
👉 Mental health support in schools
👉 Nutrition in EYFS
👉 Why are teachers leaving?
👉 flexible working for teachers

Read more at: twinkl.co.uk/l/wha56

A review of supervision in schools
‘Something needs to happen to protect SENDCos’

Sue Marks’ current research investigates developments in this area. To find out more, visit: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1fghf1

‘Teachers see daily how communication barriers directly impact a child's emotional wellbeing.’ Statement from
@SpeechAndLangUK and The Centre for Mental Health highlights connection between speech and language needs and mental health outcomes.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/swt5a

New IFS report highlights the impact of integrated early years services on children's outcomes.
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1eqiie

Experts at a recent @LGAcomms webinar discuss current challenges in food provision and nutrition in early years settings. Children's food preferences were highlighted as a significant challenge. Read more:
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1ldfxo