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'More Great Childcare': Elizabeth Truss backs Teach First in early years

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

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The minister for education and childcare said the Department for Education would consider extending the Teach First scheme to the early years, a recommendation made by Policy Exchange, at an event hosted by the think tank to discuss the Government's response to the Nutbrown Review.

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

Monday, January 28, 2013

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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.

Think tank calls for fresh impetus in improving the quality of early years teaching

Monday, January 28, 2013

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Policy Exchange is recommending that the Teach First scheme be extended to the early years to attract high-calibre graduates to settings that serve disadvantaged areas, as figures show children in these parts of the country receive poorer quality care.

Teachers' pay will be linked to performance

Thursday, December 6, 2012

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Teachers in England and Wales will get pay rises based on performance rather than the length of service, after the Government accepted today all of the proposals in a report by the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB).

Pre-School Learning Alliance to open its doors to childminders

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

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The Pre-School Learning Alliance is to offer childminders a bespoke membership package from early next year, following the National Childminding Association's bid to attract a wider membership under a new name.

NCMA to change its name in bid to attract wider membership

Friday, November 9, 2012

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The National Childminding Association is changing its name to the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years as of next year.

EYPs warn morale will fall if they are forced to re-train

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

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Representatives for Early Years Professionals met with Department for Education officials yesterday to voice their concerns about replacing EYPs with specialist early years teachers.

Well-educated early years workforce vital to closing gaps in 'school readiness'

Thursday, September 20, 2012

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Working in early years should not be seen as a less well-paid, lower status and less skilled job than working with older children, a new report argues.

EYPS and the Nutbrown Review: Threat or opportunity?

Friday, August 3, 2012

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Cathy Nutbrown's recommendations for EYPS in her recent review of qualifications have fuelled heated debate. Karen Faux finds out why opinion is so divided and what it could mean for the status.

Rise in number of men training as primary school teachers

Monday, July 16, 2012

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The number of men training as primary school teachers has risen by 50 per cent in the last four years, according to statistics from the Teaching Agency.

Professor Nutbrown answers your questions

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

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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.

Nutbrown Review: Final report maps way ahead for quality early years workforce

Monday, June 18, 2012

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A new early years teaching qualification, minimum standards for maths and English, and clear job titles and roles, are among some of the 19 recommendations made by Professor Cathy Nutbrown.

Schools to train thousands of teachers

Friday, June 15, 2012

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Up to 10,000 trainee teachers will be trained directly by schools, rather than through teacher training colleges, in plans set out by the education secretary.

Training to help staff support parents to manage children's weight

Thursday, April 26, 2012

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Children's centre staff in Wandsworth and Lewisham will be taught how to raise the issue of tackling childhood obesity with families, as part of a new programme commissioned by the NHS.

Childcare courses confuse students on Level 3 status

Friday, April 13, 2012

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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.

Revised Early Years Foundation Stage: new framework is out

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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The hotly anticipated revised Early Years Foundation Stage has been published by the Department for Education.

CWDC gets ready to close its doors

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

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On 31 March the Children's Workforce Development Council will close and the DfE's Teaching Agency will continue its work with early years.

Level 3 diploma consultation 'too narrow'

Friday, March 16, 2012

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Just two early years employers were consulted during the development of the much-criticised Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's workforce, Nursery World can reveal.

Nutbrown review: interim report spells out key messages for qualifications reform

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

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Improving literacy and numeracy skills for early years practitioners and bringing in a new licensing system are key issues that Professor Cathy Nutbrown highlights in her interim report published today.

Early years teaching centres pilot launches

Monday, March 5, 2012

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Somerset County Council has followed in the government's footsteps by delivering its own Early Years Teaching Centres pilot.

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