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Published: Friday, 10th May 2013

Below are recent containing relevant and up-to-date news, research, reports and consultations

Early help offer news

Two Year Old Scheme Update

Increase in hours The Two Year Old scheme will be increasing its hours from 10 hours to 15 hours per week from April 2013.

Website resources news

Safeguarding Month 2012 - book your place at events now

Safeguarding Month 2012 - book your place at events now

Business and marketing support news

ACAS Model Workplace

ACAS have produced a free online tool that reviews an organisations people management.

Learning and development opportunities news

Delivering Free Pre-School Education: Extending the Offer to 2-year Olds

Westminister Briefing and the Daycare Trust are running training to look at the major delivery challenge for the early years sector of increasing the number of 2 year olds.

Information for schools news

Climate Week 2013 - 4 -10 March

Climate Week is a supercharged national occasion, celebrating the practical positive solutions to climate change.

Early Years Practitioners Support news

Ensuring Excellence for Barnet's Early Years - Barnet's Early Years Strategy

We are pleased to publish the new 'Ensuring Excellence for Barnet's Early Years' document, which has been written by the Early Years Strategy Group in our Childrens Service.

Workforce development news

Consultation on changes to the delegation and inspection of functions for looked after children and care leavers

This is a consultation on proposals to: allow all local authorities to delegate some decision making and tasks around children in care and care leavers to external social work providers.

Practitioner guidance news

News update - 15 May 2013

Below are a range of recent reports/guidance/consultation items that will be of interest to practitioners who work with children in Barnet.