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Universities call for action on Early Years Teacher Status

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

| Nursery World

A letter signed by academics from more than 20 universities is being sent to MPs and ministers this week, warning that the early years graduate workforce is at risk.

Placements putting childminders off Early Years Teacher courses

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Monday, June 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Some childminders are being put off enrolling for Early Years Teacher courses in September because of the requirement to undertake at least two weeks' work experience in a school.

Nursery workers consider leaving profession due to workload

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Friday, October 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Three fifths of early years graduates have considered leaving the profession in the past six months, according to a new survey.

'More Great Childcare': Early Years Teacher to supersede EYPS

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| Nursery World

The Government has responded to Cathy Nutbrown's recommendations for raising the professionalism of the workforce by saying it will introduce a new Early Years Teacher role, but without Qualified Teacher Status.

Early Years Teachers launch campaign to demand teacher status

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

| Nursery World

A group of early years teachers is campaigning to be awarded qualified teacher status in a bid to boost their standing and pay.

More graduates eligible for Early Years Teacher training bursaries

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

| Nursery World

The DfE has extended the bursary scheme for graduate entry to Early Years Teacher Status courses to those with 2.2 degrees for 2016/17.

Early years teacher standards 'ignore sector's views'

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Monday, July 22, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years experts and academics have slammed the new Early Years Teacher standards, which were set out last week by the National College of Teaching and Leadership.

One university ditches EYT, while numbers rise at another

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Monday, October 1, 2018

| Nursery World

Amid falling numbers of Early Years Teacher students, the University of Worcester has dropped its course, although Greenwich university has doubled its intake this year.

New PhD to focus on Welsh language in the early years and the new curriculum

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Monday, December 20, 2021

| Nursery World

Welsh-medium early years organisation Mudiad Meithrin has announced it has been successful in its bid to fund a PhD jointly with Swansea University and Cardiff Metropolitan University on a topic relating to the early years and the New Curriculum in Wales.

DfE criticised over lack of workforce strategy

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Thursday, June 16, 2016

| Nursery World

The Department for Education remains vague over when it will publish its workforce strategy, despite criticism from a government spending watchdog for not having one while launching the 30-hours policy.

Consultation begins on training standards for the new Early Years Teacher role

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Friday, March 22, 2013

| Nursery World

The DfE has launched a consultation on the standards which will underpin the training and assessment of the new Early Years Teacher role.

School Direct programme expanded to early years from September

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Monday, April 7, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government is expanding the School Direct programme, which offers work-based training for graduates, to the early years from this September.

Sector concerned DfE mentoring programme will put added pressure on nurseries

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

| Nursery World

The DfE’s new mentoring programme has faced criticism from the sector, with some raising concern it will take much needed senior staff away from settings already experiencing a recruitment crisis.

Number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium at record high

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Thursday, June 30, 2022

| Nursery World

The number of children eligible for the early years pupil premium has risen to 116,500, the highest on record, reveal national statistics.

EYPs denied Early Years Teacher certificate

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Monday, September 23, 2013

| Nursery World

The National College for Teaching and Leadership has confirmed that while EYPS and Early Years Teacher are equivalent, they are distinct awards with different standards.

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Universities call for action on Early Years Teacher Status

Placements putting childminders off Early Years Teacher courses

Nursery workers consider leaving profession due to workload

'More Great Childcare': Early Years Teacher to supersede EYPS

Early Years Teachers launch campaign to demand teacher status

More graduates eligible for Early Years Teacher training bursaries

Early years teacher standards 'ignore sector's views'

One university ditches EYT, while numbers rise at another

New PhD to focus on Welsh language in the early years and the new curriculum

DfE criticised over lack of workforce strategy

Consultation begins on training standards for the new Early Years Teacher role

School Direct programme expanded to early years from September

Sector concerned DfE mentoring programme will put added pressure on nurseries

Number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium at record high

EYPs denied Early Years Teacher certificate

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