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Functional skills will be reinstated as alternatives to GCSEs in English and maths for Level 3 qualifications, the early years minister Caroline Dinenage confirmed today.

First aid training can boost pre-school children’s confidence

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Children as young as four can learn what to do in an emergency with the help of first aid training tailored specifically for them.

Play aims to help children's professionals deal with FGM

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

| Nursery World

A new interactive theatre play is supporting professionals working with children to react appropriately to suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM).

Spotlight on...Helen McCarthy

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Sunday, February 19, 2017

| Nursery World

INA Nanny of the Year 2016

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.

Most parents want early years teachers in nurseries

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Friday, February 17, 2017

| Nursery World

Just under three-quarters of parents would rather send their child to a nursery with an early years teacher than one without, new research suggests.

Graduate settings have little impact on children's outcomes

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Monday, February 13, 2017

| Nursery World

New research finds that attending an outstanding nursery, or one with graduate staff, has a limited benefit to children's educational attainment.

Nursery World Show 2017: All the best!

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Friday, February 10, 2017

| Nursery World

The Nursery World Show 2017 proved to be a fantastic two days for the early years community

School support staff increasingly having to teach

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Friday, February 10, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of nearly 1,000 school support staff by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, reveals that almost eight in ten believe they are doing the job of a supply teacher.

Lack of SLC training for early years and school staff

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Thursday, February 9, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of the children and young people’s workforce reveals a gap in initial training on children’s speech, language and communication needs.

'30 hours at risk of not living up to parents' expectations'

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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

| Nursery World

New research from the Family and Childcare Trust raises concerns over the availability and quality of childcare when the 30 hours starts in September.