Support staff in primary schools in England and Wales feel undervalued in their job and most of them work up to ten hours a week of overtime without any extra pay, a survey by the Professional...
Young children across Ireland are being encouraged to respect each other's differences in a groundbreaking early years initiative.
Nursery staff can expect enhanced career development as integrated community schools are introduced across Scotland, if the experience of pilots in Stirling is repeated.
Early years providers want an overarching Children's Sector Skills Council to link early years with the sectors for health, young people, playwork and classroom assistants, according to a consultation...
The new children's Commissioner for Wales has been named as Keith Towler.
Early years organisations across Scotland have welcomed the setting of the qualifications criteria for the registration of early education and childcare workers, announced last week by the Scottish...
Talks between Unison and employers aimed at resolving the nursery nurse dispute in Scotland ended in dead- lock last week (3 June) without reaching an agreement on pay.
The coalition Government says it will be announcing its plans in the new year to develop early years workforce leaders.
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The number of childcare providers has fallen for the first time since Ofsted started compiling data on the early years and childcare market. Quarterly figures published by Ofsted show that the number...