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Monday, June 15, 2015

| Nursery World

Professor Iram Siraj says that Scotland should be proud of the ambition it has for children's early years.

GCSE rules scrapped for standalone Level 3 EYEs

News

Friday, July 31, 2015

| Nursery World

The requirement for those taking standalone Level 3 Early Years Educator courses to have GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or above before starting the qualification has been removed just before the new funding year begins on 1 August.

Exclusive: Nutbrown Level 3 recommendations dismissed

News

Monday, March 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Ministers have confirmed that they will not go ahead with recommendations made by Professor Cathy Nutbrown to move towards a minimum Level 3 qualification for all early years practitioners counted in staff:child ratios.

New organisation aims to encourage children to lead more active lives

News

Thursday, April 24, 2014

| Nursery World

An independent register of children’s activity professionals has been created by SkillsActive to build on the Olympic legacy and counter the rising trend of inactivity in young people.

A far-reaching vision for the workforce in Wales

Opinion

Monday, October 6, 2014

| Nursery World

Huw Lewis, minister for education and skills, Wales, explains the Welsh Government's plans for the early years

Government set to delete 'five year rule' on GCSE re-sits

News

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government is set to back down over controversial rules which could force hundreds of apprentices to retake valid GCSEs.

£2.3m early years bursary scheme attracts handful of applicants

News

Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

Labour has branded the Early Years Apprenticeship Scheme a failure, after just 23 apprentices were successful in applying for the funding.

Lib Dems would give Early Years Teachers right to QTS

News

Thursday, November 27, 2014

| Nursery World

The Liberal Democrats would ensure that Early Years Teachers would be able to achieve qualified teacher status.

Nursery chain offers 'babble to chatter' scheme

News

Thursday, April 16, 2015

| Nursery World

The UK’s largest nursery group Busy Bees has launched a new training programme to help practitioners to develop children’s early language skills.

Sector responds to cutting red tape review

News

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

| Nursery World

The sector has responded boldly to the Government’s review of the red tape burdening early years provision, amid fears of a ‘tipping point’.

Outrage over Leadsom's comments that male childcarers might be paedophiles

News

Friday, July 15, 2016

| Nursery World

The early years sector has been outraged by comments made by Andrea Leadsom, the new environment and rural affairs secretary, who claimed that men who worked in childcare might be paedophiles.

Schools require 'new training on special needs', study finds

News

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| Nursery World

New teaching methods are needed to help schools cope with a growing number of children who have increasingly complex special needs and disabilities, according to new research.

Early Years Pay and Conditions survey: stagnation triggers brain drain fears

News

Monday, October 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Early years wages remain significantly below the national average and out of line with inflation, exclusive research by Nursery World and the Pre-school Learning Alliance reveals.

Deadline for current early years qualifications could be extended following criticism from regulator of new Level 3

News

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

| Nursery World

The CWDC has confirmed that it is reviewing the cut-off point for students to current Level 3 qualifications in early years and childcare, following a report by Ofqual, which criticises the new diploma.