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Tuesday, December 5, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government is inviting views on proposals for the free early years entitlement eligibility criteria for two-year-olds under Universal Credit.

PACEY and Voice Early Years Teacher research

Thursday, November 30, 2017

| Nursery World

PACEY and Voice the Union are calling on Early Years Teachers, Early Years Initial Teacher Training leaders and students to take part in a survey for a joint research project.

Early Years Teacher Survey (Save The Children)

Monday, November 27, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey by Save the Children to find out what barriers providers face employing an EYT and what deters staff from taking up the qualification.

Eligibility for the early years pupil premium under Universal Credit

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government is proposing to change the eligibility criteria for the EYPP

Quality of apprenticeships and skills training

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

| Nursery World

Launched by the Education Select Committee, this inquiry will explore whether apprenticeships are value for money.

Children and Social Work Act, Part 3: Looked-after Children - Corporate parenting

Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Ann Marie Christian sets out how the Children And Social Work Act is aiming to strengthen the 30-year-old idea of ‘corporate parenting’

Changes to safeguarding guidance

Thursday, October 26, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government is consulting on changes to the wording in the Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance and new regulations.

New consultation on local and national safeguarding

Thursday, October 26, 2017

| Nursery World

Major changes to guidance on local and national safeguarding arrangements went out to consultation yesterday.

A million children with serious medical conditions put at risk by schools

Monday, October 23, 2017

| Nursery World

The lives of one million children with chronic medical conditions are being put in jeopardy because schools don’t know what to do in an emergency, warns a body of child health organisations.

Scotland to become first country in the UK to ban smacking

Thursday, October 19, 2017

| Nursery World

The Scottish Government has committed to banning smacking in law.

Children and Social Work Act, Part 2: Sex/Relationships Education - Good relations

Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

What did the new act, which takes effect in 2019, say about relationships education for 4 and 5 year olds? Safeguarding consultant Ann Marie Christian explains

Managing SEND, Part 1: Legislation - Special cases

Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

What pressures do managers face specific to children with special needs, and how should they deal with them? In the first of a new series on the subject, Karen Faux reviews the legal framework

Abortion (Foetus Protection) Act 2017

Thursday, September 28, 2017

| Nursery World

The design, delivery and awarding of functional skills qualifications

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Ofqual’s consultation is about the design, delivery and awarding of these qualifications, covering assessment methods for both English and maths.

Ratios made more flexible for childminders with 30-hours children

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Childminders may be able to operate outside ratios if they are providing wraparound care for children taking up the 30 hours in England.

Nursery Management: 30 Hours - Do you agree?

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

| Nursery World

The conditions governing delivery of the 30 hours are being set out in local agreements up and down the country, and there is significant variation, finds Charlotte Goddard

Nursery Management: Policies - ‘Run, hide, tell’

Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

In the wake of the recent spate of terrorist attacks in London and Manchester, some settings are revising their emergency policies. Meredith Jones Russell reports

Nursery Management: Health & Safety - Be prepared

Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

In light of the Grenfell Tower disaster, which claimed 72 lives in June, Meredith Jones Russell looks at current fire safety advice and how it might affect childcare settings

Children and Social Work Act, Part 1: Safeguarding Arrangements - Safer laws?