What is SEED? The Study of Early Education and Development (SEED) is a major new longitudinal study which will follow 8,000 two-year-olds from across England through to the end of KS1. It will find out how childcare and early...
Read MoreEuropean Early Childhood Education Research Journal | 3 November 2015 The objective of this study is to reveal whether the peer relationships of preschool children who are determined to be obese, based on their body mass index...
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Read MoreThe Guardian | Nicola Slawson | 5 November 2015 A coalition of health experts is calling for a personal trainer to be put in every doctor’s surgery and job centre to help tackle the UK’s physical...
Read MoreThe Guardian | The Long read | Tina Rosenberg | Tuesday 3 November 2015 Mexicans love their soda. Construction workers go to their jobs in the early morning clutching giant two-litre or even three-litre bottles. Babies in...
Read MoreThe Guardian | Richard Adams, Education editor | 1 November 2015 Ministers are considering more rigorous assessments for seven-year-olds – including the reintroduction of national tests – as part of an...
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Read MoreNew York Times | ELISABETH MALKINOCT | 29 October 2015 Mexico’s congress blocked an attempt to roll back part of a tax on soft drinks Thursday, responding to an uproar from public health advocates. The tax of about 10...
Read MoreThe conversation | Liam Viney | October 26, 2015 Forget the Mozart Effect and Baby Einstein, take it easy on acquisitions for your two-year-old’s private library, and don’t fret if your three-year-old...
Read MoreRCPCH | 29 October 2015 Leading children’s doctors are warning that the decline in the amount of child health research being conducted presents a risk to the health of current and future generations. The survey of nearly 2,000...
Read MoreBBC News | Education & Family | 30 October 2015 Bursaries for trainee primary teachers in England will be slashed from next year, sparking fears the move could fuel the teacher recruitment crisis. Some of the bursaries...
Read MoreCenter on Media and Child Health | 25 October 2015 Abstract: Q: As a mother and a student examining media as a social issue, I’m concerned that technology is decreasing youth’s ability to communicate face-to-face,...
Read MoreFabian Society | Report Author, Cameron Tait | October 2015 The Fabian Commission on Food and Poverty began an investigation into the relationship between food and poverty in the UK, and what steps could be taken to ensure...
Read MoreIPPR North | Published Tue 27 Oct 2015 This year, IPPR North’s annual State of the North report looks to the long-term future and asks a simple question: How will we know whether the ‘northern...
Read MoreBBC News | 27th October 2015 A North-South divide is affecting children aged under five from poor families in the north of England, a new report by a think-tank has found. The Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) said...
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