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Sounds,06 Jul 2021,42 mins

SeriesRethink Education

Can school make up for what's lacking at home?

Rethink

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Today's Rethink is looking at early years and primary education. With cuts in child services, are primary schools and early years providers becoming ersatz parents as well as educators? Providing everything from meals to setting boundaries in a space where children can be their very best? Amol Rajan and guests discuss whether educators can really make up for what's missing in the home? GUESTS Dr. Mary Bousted, Joint General-Secretary, National Education Union Naomi Eisenstadt, Chair, Northamptonshire Integrated Care System and Honorary Fellow at the University of Oxford Dept of Education Zane Powles, MBE, Asst Deputy Headteacher, Western Primary School, Grimsby Shaddai Tembo, Lecturer, Early Years, University of Highlands and Islands Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Julie Ball Editor: Kirsty Reid

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