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The Government has decided to review rules on GCSE equivalents after it emerged that they may disqualify childcare graduates from being able to count in ratios.

Bright Horizons Early Years Teacher pilot scrapped for autumn

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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

| Nursery World

A pilot Early Years Teacher training course, which trained staff for Bright Horizons, has been scrapped for September due to lack of demand.

Business Development - Proper placement

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

Modern qualifications allocate hundreds of hours to placements, but how useful are they to managers? Jackie Musgrave and Nicola Stobbs, authors of a book looking at early years placements, explain.

New graduates with GCSE equivalent won't count in ratios

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

Future childcare graduates with a standard GCSE 'equivalent' will not be able to count in ratios because the Government no longer recognises the tests, it has emerged.

Spotlight on ... Julie Lister

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

Julie Lister, manager, Portland Nurseries, Huddersfield

Early Years Teachers: Part 4 - On the fast track

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

Training to become an Early Years Teacher doesn't have to take an entire year. Charlotte Goddard meets an experienced nursery practitioner who took a shorter route to the qualification.

Employers set to lose 'just' 20% of apprentice funding over failed GCSEs

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Friday, July 10, 2015

| Nursery World

Full funding for an Early Years Educator course will not be withdrawn if the apprentice fails to gain their GCSEs, despite misleading information from the Skills Funding Agency (SFA).