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      <title>Call to Action: Tackling Child Neglect in Bolton</title>
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      <description>Strengthening our response to child neglect in Bolton. Tackling neglect is everyone’s business. </description>
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      <title>Working with Fathers - GM Workforce Survey</title>
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      <description>This survey is open to all paid and unpaid early years and childcare colleagues. The insights from this survey will inform local service development - please cascade to all colleagues.</description>
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      <description>The DfE has published new safeguarding guidance for early years providers to help practitioners, managers, and childminders understand and apply the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the EYFS.</description>
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      <title>Key Changes to the EYFS Statutory Framework (1st September 2026): Safer Recruitment</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Bolton Start Well | Early Years Education and Childcare Update</title>
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      <title>Talking Walk-Ins for Pre-School Children and their Families</title>
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      <description>Important information about system-wide changes affecting current early years and pre-school pathways into Bolton NHS Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) going forward.</description>
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      <title>Early Years Providers - Operating in Hot Weather</title>
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      <description>Remember if you change your operating hours during this hot spell, Ofsted need to be informed. You can do this by emailing on enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk</description>
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      <title>Updated EYFS Frameworks Come into Force 1 September 2026</title>
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      <description>Department for Education published updated EYFS Frameworks for childminders and group and school-based providers in July this year. The changes will come into effect from 1 September 2026.</description>
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      <title>Job Vacancy: Level 2/3 Practitioner</title>
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      <description>Job Vacancy: Level 2/3 Practitioner&#13;
Lily's Little Gems Lostock&#13;
Closing Date: 31st August 2026</description>
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      <title>Job Vacancy: Nursery Cook</title>
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      <description>Job Vacancy: Nursery Cook&#13;
Lily's Little Gems Lostock&#13;
Closing Date: 31st August 2026</description>
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      <title>Job Vacancy; Teaching Assistant Level 4</title>
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Sunning Hill Primary&#13;
Closing Date: 9:00am 13th July </description>
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      <title>BSCP Newsletter: June 2026</title>
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      <description>This month's newsletter focuses on child neglect. Please consider the information a priority read.</description>
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      <title>Boost Early Literacy Skills with FREE ‘Making it REAL’ Training in Bolton</title>
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      <description>Practitioners across Bolton are invited to take part in an exciting, fully funded training programme designed to transform early literacy outcomes for young children and families.</description>
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      <title>SEND Stay and Play Sessions</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Bolton Safeguarding Children Partnership (BSCP) Call to Action: Tackling Child Neglect</title>
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      <description>Tackling child neglect in Bolton by strengthening our responses. Every interaction matters. Every practitioner has a role. Every child deserves better.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Resource to Share with Families: Share Stories with Me</title>
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      <description>Free online resource: Share stories with me booklet. </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:22:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Summer Sufficiency Statement</title>
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      <description>Sufficiency information for early years and childcare providers.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Claim an Early Years Teacher Recognition Payment</title>
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      <description>The early years teacher recognition payment is a payment of £4,500 after tax for eligible early years teachers working in group-based settings that offer early education entitlements.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Bolton Council Mental Health Training Programme 2026-2027</title>
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      <description>Available to anyone who works or volunteers in Bolton. These sessions are free to attend.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <description>Information for School Headteachers, Manager of Early Years and Private Nursery Settings.</description>
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