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Conferences addresses changes to Ofsted inspection framework

Monday, November 14, 2011

| Nursery World

'Inspection and Regulation in the Early Years: Building the Strongest Foundation' (Neil Stewart Associates, 18 January) is designed to help the sector get up to speed with changes to the inspections framework which will be timed to coincide with the introduction of the revised EYFS next September.

Nutbrown Review gives qualifications stay of execution

News

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

| Nursery World

Plans to rationalise the sector's 361 early years qualifications have been put on hold by the Children's Workforce Development Council in the light of the Nutbrown Review .

Editor's View - Training the early years workforce is under the spotlight

Features

Monday, October 31, 2011

| Nursery World

It is fantastic that the Department for Education has asked Professor Cathy Nutbrown of the University of Sheffield to lead the review of early years training and qualifications.

Government launches Professor Cathy Nutbrown review of early education and childcare qualifications

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Friday, October 28, 2011

| Nursery World

The early education and childcare qualifications review launched today aims to strengthen the training, qualifications and career opportunities for all thsoe working in the sector.

'Respond to the qualifications and training review,' says Cathy Nutbrown

News

Friday, October 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Professor Cathy Nutbrown from the University of Sheffield is leading the independent review on how to strengthen qualifications and career pathways of the foundation years workforce.

Plans and providers unveiled for new EYP programme

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Monday, October 17, 2011

| Nursery World

The Children's Workforce Development Council is funding a total of 7,200 places on the new Early Years Professional Status programme between 2012 and 2015, with expectations of a large additional number of self-funded candidates across the programme's lifetime.

First providers of new EYPS revealed

News

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

| Nursery World

Some of the names of the providers that will offer the new programme of training for Early Years Professional Status have been confirmed.

Early years teaching centres named

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

| Nursery World

18 more local authorities to pilot payment-by-resultsParents and community groups given right to run their own centres

CWDC confirms 1,500 funded places for next intake of EYPs

News

Friday, September 9, 2011

| Nursery World

Up to 1,500 funded places will be available for early years practitioners to train on the new Early Years Professional programme, which starts in January.

Editor's view - Now we have proof of the benefits Early Years Professionals bring

Features

Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

The EYFS and Early Years Professional Status are widely acknowledged to have improved practice.

Parents want men in nurseries but male school leavers 'not interested' in childcare

News

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

| Nursery World

New research has found that while the majority of parents are in favour of men working in nurseries, most male students would not consider childcare as a career.

HR Update: Agency workers to be on equal terms

Features

Monday, July 11, 2011

| Nursery World

Regulatory changes will have big implications for nurseries employing agency workers, says Jacqui Mann, managing director of HR4Nurseries

Lords bid to save Montessori and Steiner qualifications in Education Bill

News

Thursday, July 7, 2011

| Nursery World

Amendments to the Education Bill proposed by the House of Lords are seeking to preserve the accreditation of Montessori and Steiner qualifications and to stipulate minimum requirements for nursery staff responsible for the care of children aged two and above.

Gove's action plan to attract more outstanding teachers

News

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Training bursaries of up to 9,000 will be made available for all for top graduates applying to become primary school teachers, in plans to attract the best trainees to choose teaching as a career.

Nursery chains slam 'inadequate' Children and Young People's Workforce diploma

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Monday, June 27, 2011

| Nursery World

Dissent is growing among major nursery providers over inadequacies in the content of the new Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce.