19 September 2002
New proposals to stop 'unsuitable' people from working
with children have been unveiled by the Scottish Executive. Minister for
education and young people Cathy Jamieson gave details of the Protection...
19 September 2002
A petition signed by 20,000 supporters calling on the
Scottish Executive to set up a review into early years education and childcare
received its first consideration by the public petitions...
19 September 2002
The Scottish Executive will invest £40m over the
next three years in integrated children's services, plus an additional Pounds
110m for early years intervention, finance minister Andy Kerr said last...
19 September 2002
'European countries recognise and value early years
education and childcare as a separate profession. In this country it is often
viewed as a "woman's" job, or one that is taken...
19 September 2002
* Young children could know their oignons from their
onions before ever setting foot in a classroom with the help of foreign
language learning materials sourced by Linguatots, a company...
19 September 2002
Just over 27,000 people are employed in pre-school
daycare centres in Scotland, caring for nearly 99,000 three-to five-year-olds,
according to Scottish Executive statistics published last week. A little more
than...
19 September 2002
The status of teaching assistants has changed as their
roles have developed and they are now widely regarded in schools as valuable
members of staff, according to a report from...
19 September 2002
(Photograph) - Actress Linda Robson, accompanied by
21-month-old Elizabeth Robbins-Cole, was among celebrities taking part in the
Children's Society's annual London Bridges Walk on 7 September. The walkers
trekked either...
19 September 2002
* The National Union of Teachers has asked the
Association of Teachers and Lecturers and the NASUWT to agree a date from which
teachers will no longer do any of...
19 September 2002
Children's services in the UK have been urged to assess
how they support disabled parents. The National Family and Parenting Institute
(NFPI) last week said that there are at least...
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