I have adopted a secondary measure within my nursery to ensure that staff are meeting the standards required because some of the NVQ qualified staff are not being given practical childcare teaching. Instead they are only being taught how to pass an NVQ.
I feel that the system is failing some fantastic staff who are not being given the right opportunities and encouragement to extend their knowledge.
Incidentally, I have just started the foundation degree in early years at Abingdon College (through Oxford Brookes University) and would like to say a big 'well done' and thank you to Nursery World. I have been wading through back issues of the magazine searching for articles related to my current assignment and have found something of direct use within almost every issue.
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