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Level 5 standard in dispute

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  • Monday, February 3, 2020
    • | Nursery World
A tug of war is taking place over whether the Level 5 apprenticeship standard should contain a foundation degree or the standard ‘licence to practice’ at Level 3, Nursery World has learned.

Apprenticeship levy warning to early years sector

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  • Thursday, August 25, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Settings are urged to air their views in the Government’s apprenticeship levy consultation after a leading training provider warned that ‘catastrophic’ funding cuts are in store.

Early years qualifications extension welcomed

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  • Tuesday, December 14, 2010
    • | Nursery World
Colleges and awarding bodies have been reacting to the decision by the Children's Workforce Development Council to extend the deadline for offering some early years and childcare qualifications until January 2012.

Apprenticeship trailblazer members walk out

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  • Monday, August 25, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Three members of the Government's 'trailblazer' group for early years apprenticeships have left and been replaced, amid complaints the employers' group 'lacked democracy'.

Professor Nutbrown answers your questions

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  • Wednesday, July 11, 2012
    • | Nursery World
We had a huge response to Professor Cathy Nutbrown's request for Nursery World readers to send her questions and comments about her review, Foundations for Quality.

Clash over GCSE equivalents

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  • Monday, November 16, 2015
    • | Nursery World
A leading group of employers are at loggerheads with the Government over equivalents to GCSEs for early years qualifications.

Nutbrown slams 'More Great Childcare' plans

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  • Tuesday, March 19, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Professor Cathy Nutbrown has launched a highly critical response to the government's proposals in 'More Great Childcare', saying that they 'will shake the foundations of quality provision for young children'.

Early years apprenticeship group dismissed in GCSE deadlock

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  • Friday, February 17, 2017
    • | Nursery World
The Government has dispensed with the Early Years Apprenticeship Trailblazer Group following a long-running stand-off over the inclusion of ‘reasonable equivalents’ to GCSE English and Maths in the new Level 3 apprenticeship standard.

Apprenticeships plan set out

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  • Wednesday, April 19, 2017
    • | Nursery World
The new Institute for Apprenticeships, which launched this month, will regulate the quality of apprenticeships, including the new apprenticeship standards produced by employers.

Childcare courses confuse students on Level 3 status

    News
  • Friday, April 13, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Some students studying distance learning courses in childcare believing that they will lead to full Level 3 qualifications, are discovering the courses are not considered as full and relevant qualifications by the Department for Education.

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