No Images? Click here Members of a certain vintage may have read recently that weekly music magazine NME has ceased its print edition after 66 years and is moving to a digital publication and focusing on web content. It’s a sign of the times and Prospect, similarly, has been expanding its digital content. After talks with your group executive council, Education Eye is also “going digital” and will be published in this format from now on. We remain committed to providing high-quality news and information to members. Tech-savvy members will know we provide a social media feed via @ProspectECSG to complement the e-newsletters. You can find a simple guide to getting on Twitter and “following” us below. We recently undertook the first all-Education and Children’s Services group members’ survey since 2016. We’re all too aware of huge changes in the provision and employment of professional non-teaching roles as government programmes have been rolled back, along with the funding needed to improve attainment, inclusion and safeguarding, for example. But carrying out this work allows us to get a more accurate and up-to-date picture of our members working in the sector. Read more Education and Children’s Services group survey yields sector snapshotA wide-ranging survey of members working in education and children’s services was completed this month and a summary of the results is available to view. Read more Damian Hinds and Nadhim Zahawi have joined the DfE in ministerial roles following a cabinet reshuffle at the start of the year. We have a look at their ministerial portfolios. Read more Updates from your negotiating teams Claire Dent, Stuart Anderson, negotiations executive for Scotland, north and north west. Read more Chris Manning, negotiations executive for the Midlands, south and Wales. Read more Early Years update: government’s childcare policy; Nursery World ShowThe government believes its 30-hour childcare provision is sufficiently funded and nurseries need to become more efficient, writes Claire Dent, who also manned a stall at the recent Nursery World Show in London. Read more Bill aiming to protect home-schooled children is back in the spotlightA controversial bill aiming to offer home-schooled children better protection is expected to seek backing from the House of Lords this month. We contacted Lord Soley to ask him why he proposed the bill. Read more How does a Prospect full-time officer help you if you have a problem at work?Officers spend much of their time helping individual members with problems at work. Their help can range from giving advice over the phone to assistance drafting an email to management and representation at a disciplinary or grievance hearing. This is how they handle personal cases. Read more BOOK REVIEW |