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Childcare Counsel - temporary contracts, suitability policies

Features

Monday, February 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Our resident employment lawyer, Caroline Robins, senior associate solicitor at Eversheds, answers your questions

Apprenticeship levy could lower wages, finds think tank

News

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

| Nursery World

The new apprenticeship funding system could result in lower wages for employees, a think tank has claimed.

Call to make small schools exempt from apprenticeship levy

News

Monday, January 9, 2017

| Nursery World

The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils in England and Wales, wants small maintained schools to be exempt from the levy to put them on an equal footing with similar sized academies and faith schools.

Institute for Apprenticeships consultation

Other

Friday, January 6, 2017

| Nursery World

The government has launched a consultation on the Institute for Apprenticeships, which it says will be an ‘independent body to act as the guarantor of the integrity of the apprenticeships system, with a mandate to assure quality and provide objective advice on future funding for apprenticeship training.’

Childcare red tape review reveals confusion and high cost of regulation

News

Friday, December 16, 2016

| Nursery World

Paperwork costs childcare providers more than £17m a year, a Government review into cutting red tape has found.

Online junk food ads aimed at children to be banned

News

Thursday, December 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Online advertising of foods high in fat, salt and sugar aimed at children is to be banned under new rules coming into effect next year.

Call to remove asbestos from all schools

News

Friday, December 2, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government is being pressured to do more to protect children and teaching staff from exposure to asbestos in schools.

Level 3 consultation generates huge response

News

Monday, November 28, 2016

| Nursery World

A consultation on literacy and numeracy qualification requirements for Level 3, due to close today, had received more than 3,000 responses last week.

Autumn Statement: Rise to NLW, but no extra funding for childcare sector

News

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

| Nursery World

Rises to the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage have been announced by the Chancellor.

Pressure put on DfE to make childcare costs report public

News

Friday, November 11, 2016

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance says the DfE must now publish research on childcare delivery costs, following a ruling in the charity's favour from the Information Commissioner's Office.

Literacy and numeracy qualification requirements for level 3 Early Years Educator staff

Other

Monday, November 7, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government is seeking views on the level 2 literacy and numeracy qualification requirements for staff with a level 3 Early Years Educator qualification.