This month Smart Training is waiving the usual top-up fee of 250 plus VAT for learners who are eligible for apprenticeship training.
Teaching assistants are covering lessons for absent teachers in 80 per cent of England's schools, new research has shown.
Following Debbie Hemingway's letter detailing her nursery's positive experiences of heuristic play (14 June).
We are all beautifully different – so it is important for children to see themselves and others portrayed positively on the pages of picturebooks. By Andy McCormack
As the National Portage Association celebrates its 40th year, Nicole Weinstein looks at the vital role that portage workers play in supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities
Many children in need are pre-school age, but early help is being cut. Rachel Buckler, trainer and consultant, reports
If you've decided to plough ahead with expanding your premises, make sure your essential services come highly recommended and you have a contingency plan for delays, advises Gayle Goshorn.
With the number of young carers on the rise, high levels of professional understanding and quality support are crucial. Annette Rawstrone reports.
Interpreted and applied correctly, Letters and Sounds gives credence to experiential and interactive learning and the importance of children using their senses to understand their world, says Daniella...
Two large-scale partnership projects in London and Birmingham have recently shown what an ambitious agenda for excellence in early years music education can look like. Project leader Nicola Burke...