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Early years trainer takes Government to court on re-sits

Monday, November 3, 2014

| Nursery World

An early years trainer is taking the Government to court over rules which he says mean apprentices will be forced to take ‘completely unnecessary re-sits’ of their GCSEs.

Wales plans to raise the bar for early years workforce

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Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

A ten-year plan to improve the qualification levels and status of the early years, childcare and play sector in Wales is set out today.

Free entitlement should be linked to quality of early years settings

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

| Nursery World

A think tank is calling for early education funding to be given only to providers who can show they are ‘raising their game’.

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'.

Childcare should be 'actively promoted' as a career for men

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Friday, August 1, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government should do more to encourage boys and men to work in the childcare sector, according to a new briefing by the Fatherhood Institute.

£2.3m early years bursary scheme attracts handful of applicants

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

Labour has branded the Early Years Apprenticeship Scheme a failure, after just 23 apprentices were successful in applying for the funding.

Scottish degree has positive impact on leadership

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

New research highlights the positive impact of the new early years degree-level qualification for leaders and managers of the early years and childcare workforce in Scotland.

EYPP could help create 'teacher-led' settings

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government's consultation on the introduction of the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) encourages early years providers to use the funding to make their settings 'teacher-led'.

Teaching schools to develop 'early years hubs'

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Friday, June 20, 2014

| Nursery World

Twenty teaching school alliances are working together to develop local early years hubs to improve practice in the sector.

Interim framework agreed for apprenticeships before new standards next year

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Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

An interim framework has been agreed for early years apprenticeships to bridge the gap between the end of the current arrangements and the introduction next year of the new standards for early years apprenticeships.

Childminders - Opposition to agencies persists

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Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government's approach is only fuelling concerns in the sector, says Pat Gordon-Smith.

New organisation aims to encourage children to lead more active lives

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

| Nursery World

An independent register of children’s activity professionals has been created by SkillsActive to build on the Olympic legacy and counter the rising trend of inactivity in young people.

Consultation results not deemed to be in 'public interest'

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Monday, April 21, 2014

| Nursery World

The Department for Education (DfE) has decided not to publish the results or a response to a key early years Government consultation because it was not deemed to be 'in the public interest', Nursery World has learned.

Exclusive: Nutbrown Level 3 recommendations dismissed

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Monday, March 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Ministers have confirmed that they will not go ahead with recommendations made by Professor Cathy Nutbrown to move towards a minimum Level 3 qualification for all early years practitioners counted in staff:child ratios.

Experts call for expansion to slow on twos offer

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Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Last week's appeal by leading early years experts to delay the expansion of the two-year-old programme was viewed by many in the sector as a timely wake-up call.

Scottish Government provides £460,000 for extra early years training

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Friday, January 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Childcare training in Scotland is receiving a £460,000 boost from the Scottish government for post-graduate and professional development places.

Funding doubled for early years apprenticeship scheme

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Friday, November 22, 2013

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has doubled the funding available for the early years bursary scheme to £3,000 in a bid to encourage more applicants.

Childminder takes petition against agencies to House of Commons

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| Nursery World

The Stop, Listen, Consult petition has been signed by nearly 4,000 people and calls for the Department for Education to reconsider plans in More Great Childcare.

Nick Clegg speaks out against Michael Gove's free schools

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Monday, October 21, 2013

| Nursery World

The Deputy Prime Minister is expected to say this week that he believes free schools have too much freedom.

Concern over agency models as pilots start off

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Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

A few weeks into the childminder agency pilots, a number of organisations have begun to consult with the early years sector about their proposed models.

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Early years trainer takes Government to court on re-sits

Wales plans to raise the bar for early years workforce

Free entitlement should be linked to quality of early years settings

Apprenticeship trailblazer members walk out

Childcare should be 'actively promoted' as a career for men

£2.3m early years bursary scheme attracts handful of applicants

Scottish degree has positive impact on leadership

EYPP could help create 'teacher-led' settings

Teaching schools to develop 'early years hubs'

Interim framework agreed for apprenticeships before new standards next year

Childminders - Opposition to agencies persists

New organisation aims to encourage children to lead more active lives

Consultation results not deemed to be in 'public interest'

Exclusive: Nutbrown Level 3 recommendations dismissed

Experts call for expansion to slow on twos offer

Scottish Government provides £460,000 for extra early years training

Funding doubled for early years apprenticeship scheme

Childminder takes petition against agencies to House of Commons

Nick Clegg speaks out against Michael Gove's free schools

Concern over agency models as pilots start off

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