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The UK government's 2024 Budget, announced on October 30, 2024, has brought significant changes and investments to the education sector. This comprehensive analysis delves into the key aspects of the budget, exploring how it will impact early years providers, schools, colleges, and children's social care across the United Kingdom. Read more: https://zurl.co/WJI0 #UKEducationBudget2024 #EducationInvestment #BritishEducation #UKEducationReform #EducationFunding #SchoolsBudget #CollegesFunding #EarlyYearsEducation #ChildrensSocialCare #EducationPolicy #UKGovernmentBudget #EducationNews #FutureOfEducation

The UK government's 2024 Budget, announced on October 30, 2024, has brought significant changes and investments to the education sector. This comprehensive analysis delves into the key aspects of the budget, exploring how it will impact early years providers, schools, colleges, and children's social care across the United Kingdom. Read more: https://zurl.co/WJI0 #UKEducationBudget2024 #EducationInvestment #BritishEducation #UKEducationReform #EducationFunding #SchoolsBudget #CollegesFunding #EarlyYearsEducation #ChildrensSocialCare #EducationPolicy #UKGovernmentBudget #EducationNews #FutureOfEducation

📢Early Childhood Ireland calls for urgent investment in Early Years and School Age Care As the Dáil reopened last week, Early Childhood Ireland called for a new investment target for Early Years and School Age Care with a five-year plan, to guarantee that it is achieved. With a general election due in the coming months, Budget 2025 is the last chance for this government to deliver for 300,000 children and make a lasting difference for future generations too: https://loom.ly/qBuGoQM #QualityForChildren #Budget2025 #4AsksForChildren

On behalf of Early Childhood Australia I was pleased to join calls today for the Federal Government to use the 2024 Federal Budget to properly fund a wage increase for early childhood educators and teachers and abolish the activity test on the Child Care Subsidy. Both measures are important steps towards a high quality, universal system of early childhood education and care that delivers genuine benefits to young children and families, particularly women. The activity test was misguided policy that has never acted as an 'incentive to work' but rather a barrier to workforce re-engagement, particularly for women with casual or insecure jobs. It is confusing and unnecessarily bureaucratic. This has meant that many children, particularly those in low income households are missing out on early learning. If we fix this now the return on investment will boost budget bottom lines for years to come. Increasing educator wages is also a good investment to stem the loss of highly skilled and qualified people from the early childhood sector because all the passion in the world doesn't pay the bills. There is compelling evidence that educators deserve a substantial increase and families cannot carry the cost of that, public investment is critical. The cost of not acting needs to be counted - many services are already operating at reduced capacity due to staff shortages, how many more families will be affected before action is taken? Terrific leadership and advocacy from Zoe Daniel, Monique Ryan, Dr Sophie Scamps MP, Allegra Spender, Mehreen Faruqi, Georgie Dent, Kate Carnell, Sue Morphet and others who joined the call. I hope that PM Anthony Albanese, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Education Minister Jason Clare MP will act on the multiple reports provided to government that have recommended these changes. Budgets are always about choices and it is time to prioritize access to early education for children at risk of disadvantage, boost women's workforce participation and focus on long-term economic benefits. #earlychildhood #earlychildhoodeducation #everyonebenefits #thrivebyfive

BC held new invitation draws under the BCPNP On April 3, 2024, the Government of British Columbia held new invitation draws under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and issued invitations to apply to skilled candidates in the general draw and to candidates with work experience in healthcare, childcare, and construction occupations. In the general draw, the province invited 30 candidates. The minimum score for candidates invited in this draw was 107 points. BC issued 18 ITAs to candidates under the childcare-targeted draw for early childhood educators (NOC 42202). In the Healthcare-targeted draw, British Columbia invited 25 candidates who scored 90 points. The province also issued ten invitations to candidates working in the construction sector. In total, British Columbia issued 83 ITAs in this draw. This year, British Columbia has already invited up to 2,583 candidates.

Our annual report highlights the ways students are utilising cash awards to meet their essential needs: 🔹 Bills & Accommodation are the top priorities, ensuring stability and security for those facing hardship. 🔹 Childcare Support plays a vital role for under-represented students, addressing specific challenges with care. 🔹 Travel & Career-Related Expenses equip students to seize placement opportunities and academic growth. By aligning funding with students' real-world priorities, we continue to support their journeys in higher education and beyond. Explore more insights in our Annual Report: https://lnkd.in/ewFJAiJk

There’s never been a time that this has been needed more. We are on the precipice as a sector and the impacts are too great for us to carry the burden alone. Just yesterday I heard of more licences being reduced & families care being cancelled, in areas where service numbers aren’t the issue but staffing numbers are. Recognise the reality - stop building structures, build our workforce.

Did you know that investing in the #EarlyYears could unlock £45.5 billion a year for the UK economy? 📈 In a report created by The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, CEOs from eight leading businesses including Global Business Coalition for Education member Deloitte, urged all businesses in the UK to join the call to support children's early years. The business community needs to broaden its focus to the youngest children to help transform not only their education, but their health, employability and all-around contribution to their communities and the wider world. Find out more: https://ow.ly/a57150RRsmq #ActForEarlyYears

Very humbling and inspiring to watch the first ever female chancellor deliver her budget today. There was some big announcements for education too, which I hope go some way in signalling that there is a real desire to invest in education and to restore teacher/government relationships. The big one for me as an FE teacher - a further £300 million in funding for our sector. We cannot continue to be overlooked as a sector. As a parent of two SEND children, I’m thrilled that there has been £1 billion increase in special educational needs funding, which is a 6% year on year increase. A good start, but lots more to be done which I’ll continue to support parents with advocating for their children for, both in my role as a teacher and in the advocacy work I do. A 19% real terms boost in schools funding, with £1.4 billion ring fenced to “rebuild 500 schools with the greatest need”. Tripling investment in breakfast club - great for children from low socio-economic backgrounds (there are 4.2 million children in poverty who can now receive breakfast everyday), great for working parents and great for “making work pay” for women and giving them the boost they need to help tip the scales in their favour when weighing up salaries v the cost of childcare. Finally, there will be £6.7 billion for capital investment by the Department of Education, as well as an extra £300 million for school maintenance, helping to restore Britain’s crumbling schools and ensuring staff and student safety.

So, What Does The Budget Mean For Education? 💭 💰 Read our rundown ⬇️ ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e6MDTZC3 #EducationRecruitment #EducationBlog #Education #TheBudget #EducationBudget