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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

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Early Years Teachers will no longer need GCSE English and Maths at grade C and above to count in Level 3 workforce ratios, following yet another Government revision to qualification requirements.

Sector wins review of GCSE equivalents

Friday, July 17, 2015

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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

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

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

Early Years Teachers: Part 4 - On the fast track

Monday, July 13, 2015

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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.

Low-paid nursery staff leaving for supermarket jobs, NDNA survey reveals

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

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Half of all nurseries are saying that they can’t find staff to fill vacancies, according to the new National Day Nurseries Association Workforce survey.

Early Years Teachers: Part 3 - Joined-up learning

Monday, June 1, 2015

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In her third article on Early Years Teacher training options, Charlotte Goddard finds out how one aspiring practitioner is combining the qualification with her undergraduate degree

Early Years Teachers: Part 2 - To India and back

Monday, May 4, 2015

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In her second article on Early Years Teacher training options, Charlotte Goddard looks at how working abroad led an aspiring actor down the graduate employment-based pathway.

Early Years Teachers: Part 1 - Rocks to Reception

Monday, April 6, 2015

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In the first of a six-part series on Early Years Teacher training options, Charlotte Goddard tracks the progress of a former geologist on the graduate entry pathway.

Early years 'failing' children at maths

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

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Early years practitioners are ‘failing’ young children over maths skills, a campaign group has said.

Nursery Chains: Early Years Teachers - Centre stage

Monday, November 17, 2014

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More nurseries are playing a major role in delivering training courses for EYTs. Hannah Crown reviews their performance.

Bids open for early years School Direct programme

Monday, November 3, 2014

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Nurseries can now tender for the School Direct programme, an initiative to train Early Years Teachers by giving nurseries more control over the training of their workforce.

Nursery World Awards 14: Individuals - Early Years Professional of the Year

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Monday, September 29, 2014

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Winner - Kathryn Learner, early years specialist teacher, Bright Horizons.

Early Years Teacher Status Diary - the teachers take their marks

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

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Over the past year, 43 trainees have become EYTs.

EYPP could help create 'teacher-led' settings

Monday, June 30, 2014

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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'.

Training Today: Early Years Teacher status - Leading the pack?

Monday, June 30, 2014

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Gabriella Jozwiak investigates how the Government's new Early Years Teacher Status is viewed by those working in the sector.

Early Years Teacher Status Diary – The end is in sight…….

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

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A flurry of activity is underway as students prepare for their final setting visits, says Chichester University’s Nikki Fairchild in her penultimate diary

Childminders can find a way to EYTS

Monday, June 2, 2014

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Early years initial teacher training requires experience of Key Stage 1, but this should not stop childminders from taking Early Years Teacher courses.

Placements putting childminders off Early Years Teacher courses

Monday, June 2, 2014

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Some childminders are being put off enrolling for Early Years Teacher courses in September because of the requirement to undertake at least two weeks' work experience in a school.

Early Years Teacher Status - A real sense of achievement

Monday, May 19, 2014

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The first early years teachers have now qualified for the role - and they have much to celebrate, says Best Practice Network's Maureen Lee.

Early Years Teacher Status Diary – exploring what it means to be a professional

Thursday, May 8, 2014

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Students are being encouraged to develop a sense of their own unique professional identity, says Chichester University’s Nikki Fairchild

Bigger role for teaching schools

Monday, April 21, 2014

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Teaching schools are to play a greater role in supporting the early years sector, Elizabeth Truss said last week.

Early Years Teacher Status Diary – on track with development reviews

Thursday, April 10, 2014

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Programme co-ordinator Nikki Fairchild reports on current student progress and welcomes an external reviewer to help Chichester University gear up for its three new EYTS pathways in September

School Direct programme expanded to early years from September

Monday, April 7, 2014

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The Government is expanding the School Direct programme, which offers work-based training for graduates, to the early years from this September.

Early Years Teacher Status Diary – GPP Assessments are complete!