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Editor’s view - At the summit

Monday, November 14, 2016

| Nursery World

We were delighted to welcome early years minister Caroline Dinenage to the Nursery World Business Summit last week to give her first major address to the sector since taking up her role in July this year.

Playwork diplomas are valid for nursery jobs

News

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

| Nursery World

New playwork qualifications have been accepted on the Qualifications List as valid for working in early years settings, following confirmation from the CWDC.

Analysis: Early Years Foundation Degree - Students may have to pay a high price

News

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Funding for the early years foundation degree is being withdrawn by some local authorities, with a damaging impact on EYP Status and career prospects for the workforce. Karen Faux investigates.

Increase staff flexibility to make ends meet, says DfE

News

Monday, February 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Following the Government’s review of childcare costs, Dr Jo Verrill, managing director of Ceeda, asks if more use of ‘variable staffing models’ is feasible

More graduates eligible for Early Years Teacher training bursaries

News

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

| Nursery World

The DfE has extended the bursary scheme for graduate entry to Early Years Teacher Status courses to those with 2.2 degrees for 2016/17.

Early years teacher standards 'ignore sector's views'

News

Monday, July 22, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years experts and academics have slammed the new Early Years Teacher standards, which were set out last week by the National College of Teaching and Leadership.

GCSE Level 3 rules scrapped as Early Years Workforce Strategy is released

News

Friday, March 3, 2017

| Nursery World

Functional skills will be reinstated as alternatives to GCSEs in English and maths for Level 3 qualifications, the early years minister Caroline Dinenage confirmed today.

Editor's View - the new apprenticeship scheme

Opinion

Friday, May 31, 2013

| Nursery World

The Government has provided 2 million for an Apprenticeship Bursary Scheme for 1,000 early years students.

Support staff pay scale is put on hold

News

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

| Nursery World

The future of a national pay and conditions scale for early years and support staff in maintained schools in England is in doubt, as work by the body set up by the previous Government to determine the framework has been put on hold by the coalition Government.

Campaign to save nursery schools intensifies

News

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

| Nursery World

A major new report released today (11 March) calls for urgent action to protect and expand maintained nursery schools, as many are being closed or amalgamated.

Largest ever increase to National Minimum Wage from October

News

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| Nursery World

The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister have today announced increases to the national minimum wage, including a 20 per cent rise to the amount apprentices are paid an hour.

Gove's action plan to attract more outstanding teachers

News

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Training bursaries of up to 9,000 will be made available for all for top graduates applying to become primary school teachers, in plans to attract the best trainees to choose teaching as a career.

Parents want men in nurseries but male school leavers 'not interested' in childcare

News

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

| Nursery World

New research has found that while the majority of parents are in favour of men working in nurseries, most male students would not consider childcare as a career.