19 July 2001
Issues affecting school support staff in England and
Wales are to be addressed by a joint working party comprising the Local
Government Association, Local Government Employers' Organisation and Unison.
Christina...
19 July 2001
The draft Code of Practice for Special Educational
Needs is being revised by the Government to ensure that children receive the
help they need, schools minister Catherine Ashton said last...
19 July 2001
(Photograph) - The Greenaway Medal for outstanding
illustration in a children's book was awarded by the Library Association last
week to I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato by...
19 July 2001
'Rather than dismissing us as receptionists, the
education system would benefit greatly from recognising the talents available
within it through developing effective, on-the-job training' Nursery nurse Jean
Deacy, referring to...
19 July 2001
(Photograph) - Two-year-old Sebastian Fisher couldn't
avoid getting wet among the water jets in the courtyard of Somerset House in
central London. Activities for the 'family free time' weekend on...
19 July 2001
Education and skills secretary Estelle Morris has
announced a further expansion of the Sure Start programme for under-fours and
their families in disadvantaged areas. The 177 new programmes will cost...
19 July 2001
Childcarers can now access training from the comfort of
their own home following the launch of an internet college for early years
professionals. The Yorkshire-based Internet College for Early Years...
19 July 2001
(Photograph) - Members of Bournemouth's Children Come
First childminding network, set up in April last year, celebrated receiving the
National Childminding Association's Children Come First charter from
Bournemouth Early Years...
19 July 2001
Childcare projects in the Channel Island of Jersey will
benefit from more than £46,000 in grants awarded by the Jersey Childcare
Trust Quality for Children Scheme. The 36 successful applicants...
19 July 2001
Measures are being introduced to safeguard school
playing fields in England. From now on local education authorities will only be
allowed to sell off playing fields for redevelopment if the...
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