One of the many inspiring things about this book is Barkham’s insistence that you don’t need to live in the countryside to help your children enjoy and connect with nature; often, the wild spaces in our cities can be more interesting and ecologically diverse than intensively farmed agricultural land. His three children’s love for the natural world is formed in a cemetery in Norwich, where they pick blackberries, make friends with a stray cat, and one memorable day spot two muntjac. They dig a tiny pond in their back garden, and soon find it brimming with insects, snails, frogs and newts. … [Read more...] about Wild Child by Patrick Barkham review – why children need nature
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Give 1m UK children reliable broadband or risk harming their education, MPs say
More than 5 million adults in the UK have either never used the internet or not used it in the past three months, equivalent to one in 10 of all adults in the country. While most non-internet users are of retirement age, 773,000 adults – equivalent to the population of Leeds – are under the age of 65. … [Read more...] about Give 1m UK children reliable broadband or risk harming their education, MPs say
Children need back-to-school plan urgently, doctors tell Johnson
“We call on the UK government and the Northern Ireland executive to urgently publish clear plans for getting children back to school; and for all UK governments to deliver recovery plans for children and young people. Without such action, the effects of Covid-19 will linger far beyond the pandemic itself and will limit the life chances of children and young people for years to come,” the RCPCH letter states. … [Read more...] about Children need back-to-school plan urgently, doctors tell Johnson
Government must stop England’s children becoming long-term victims of Covid-19
The Department for Education should articulate the impact of Covid-19 on childhood across government and lead the charge for securing sufficient resources for children’s services in the forthcoming spending review. Without a sustainable long-term funding settlement that enables investment in children’s futures, further cuts to services that help children and families before they reach crisis point are likely. … [Read more...] about Government must stop England’s children becoming long-term victims of Covid-19
2nd HCMC Children’s Book Festival opens this weekend
This year’s event themed “Opening book-Painting the dreams” attracts book distributors and publishing houses, including the Ho Chi Minh City General Publishing House, the HCMC Culture–Literature and Arts Publishing House, the Youth Publishing House, Kim Dong , Nha Nam, Thai Ha, Dong A, Alpha, TiKi, Sai Gon Book Joint Stock Company, Phuong Nam Cultural Joint Stock Corporation, Comics and Animation Institute, MPU School of Music… along with the support of the People’s Committee of District 1 and the HCM City chapter of the Ho Chi Minnh Communist Youth Union. … [Read more...] about 2nd HCMC Children’s Book Festival opens this weekend
