Education Secretary keynote speech at Festival of Childhood

Here is the full transcript of Bridget Phillipson’s address at the Festival of Childhood from 3 April 2025. Among other things she mentioned the government’s investment of over £8bn in Early Years, funding for 300 primary schools to expand their nurseries and set up new ones, uplift in the early years pupil premium for disadvantaged children, and the impact of smartphones in schools. You can read the transcript here.