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Thursday, May 2, 2024
Although working in the childcare sector can be a rewarding job, it can also be incredibly stressful and demanding. According to a survey produced by the Early Years Alliance, 74% of workers experience work-related stress, which makes them feel negative about their work environment and decreases their work performance. And...
According to news reports this week, the government is considering cost of living action measures including reducing the ratio of staff to children in nurseries and childcare settings, to ease the pain of childcare costs for hard-pressed parents. Yet this proposal would cut corners and could compromise child safety, according...
In October last year we launched the Dorset Education Advice Line – an advice line for parents and carers who are worried their child might not be making the progress they should be, or who may believe their child might have emerging special educational needs. To date, we’ve spoken with approximately 60...
From wildflower planting to pebble painting, these are just some of the free activities at Weymouth Town Council’s community event in Westham during the Easter school holidays.  The nature-themed event takes place on Thursday 21st April from 11am to 2pm at the Children’s Community Woodland on Links Road. It’s the...
Just as we might have been hoping that our children and young people can emerge from under the blanket of pandemic anxiety and concern that has placed at risk their carefree days of childhood so along rolls another ethereal risk in the cloak of Russia’s incursion of, and violence...
Dating as a single parent can be hard but, the UK’s first dating app aimed solely at single parents, is aiming to make this as easy as possible.  One way that they are doing this is by creating a top 10 list of the best locations in the UK...
£3.45 million funding boost for Carers Trust to support UK’s most vulnerable unpaid carersCarers Trust leads new programme to support over 13,500 carers worst affected by pandemic Carers Trust is pleased to announce it is working with 25 programme partners to use £3.45 million of funding to boost support for over...
A play about young carers in Salford that “knocked MPs sideways” is about to embark on a national tour.The show, Who Cares, was written by Matt Woodhead and co-produced by The Lowry and LUNG. It was made in partnership with Greater Manchester charity, Gaddum and its Salford Carers Service...
Those with a superiority complex and those with a desire for white supremacy will have a problem with this but the rest of us can learn and copy full throttle. The kids got their revenge. Wednesday, who had been faking her sweet behavior, leads the misfits (dressed as native Americans)...
Dorset Council has submitted its bid for the Government’s Bus Back Better £3 billion fund to revitalise the nation’s bus services. In March the Government launched Bus Back Better, a new National Bus Strategy for England with aims to rejuvenate local bus services by making them: More attractive for passengersMore affordableEasier...