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Thursday, October 11, 2012

| Nursery World

EYP Sarah Fillingham describes how her determination to give renewed impetus to a local network is gaining fruition

EYP Diary - Learning journeys begin

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

| Nursery World

Our candidates are embarking on their learning journeys and I wanted to give you a flavour of what they are currently experiencing in the first month of the EYPS. All candidates have attended an induction event and have become members of the University community. This induction covered what their relevant pathway entails, how the assessment is structured, information on mentor requirements and safeguarding plus a University familiarisation session.

Early Years Professional Status - Staying on course

Friday, September 28, 2012

| Nursery World

As new students embark on a refreshed EYPS programme, Mary Evans finds out why the status is built to last

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

Thursday, September 20, 2012

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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.

EYP Diary - Getting ready for the new cohorts

Thursday, August 2, 2012

| Nursery World

It's time to celebrate the achievements of this year's candidates who are about to graduate and also plan positively for the next programme, says Nikki Fairchild, EYP programme co-ordinator at the University of Chichester

Rise in number of men training as primary school teachers

Monday, July 16, 2012

| Nursery World

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

| 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.

To the point: We must aim high

Friday, July 6, 2012

| Nursery World

'Narrowing the gap' has been a central focus of investment in early years, aimed at decreasing the divide in life chances between those children who are the haves and have-nots.

'Don't close the door to new recruits'

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

| Nursery World

Raising the qualifications bar risks locking out some school leavers and young people, warns CACHE chief executive Richard Dorrance, in his response to the Nutbrown review.

The Minister's View - Making a difference

Friday, June 22, 2012

| Nursery World

Ensuring that early education and childcare professionals have the right skills is vitally important. That is why I commissioned a comprehensive review of qualifications last year.

Editor's view - a bold and ambitious report

Friday, June 22, 2012

| Nursery World

There will doubtless be long and heated discussions over Professor Cathy Nutbrown's recommendations put forward in her final report, Foundations for Quality: the independent review of early education and childcare qualifications, before the Government makes its response.

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

Monday, June 18, 2012

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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.

"It doesn't take GCSEs..."

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

| Nursery World

"It doesn't take GCSE's or anything else to change nappies, just common sense" - comments on the Nutbrown Review. Julian Grenier gives his response on his latest blog

Childcare courses confuse students on Level 3 status

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.

Revised Early Years Foundation Stage: new framework is out

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

Nutbrown Review: at-a-glance guide to the main findings

Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

Interim findings from the Nutbrown review of early years qualifications reveal the issues to be tackled in future, outlined here by Ruth Thomson.

Exclusive: The Minister's View - Let's raise the bar

Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

There have been plenty of eye-catching reports relating to childcare over the last decade. Not all create the headlines they deserve, but every so often you get one that jumps up and down demanding attention.

Editor's view - the Nutbrown Review

Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

The Nutbrown interim report, the Level 3 Diploma and what it all means for the sector.

Level 3 diploma consultation 'too narrow'

Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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