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Teaching unions in Northern Ireland disputing pay parity have signalled their readiness to take part in conciliation with employers under the auspices of the Labour Relations Agency. But Frank Bunting,...

'If you fall out with a nanny, it's straightforward - you fire them. If you fall out with your mother, it's a disaster.' A woman remarking on the downside to...

(Photograph) - Sure Start minister Catherine Ashton met Btissam Zemoura and her children, Hana, two, and Sami, one, as they tried out one of the toys on loan from the...

Childcarers in the north-east have fallen prey to the latest mailshot scam and been targetted by companies demanding payment of between £95 and £135 for registration under the Data Protection...

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 Social Services...

Learning and Teaching Scotland has appointed Bernard McLeary as its new chief executive to take over the post from Mike Baughan when he retires in June. Mr McLeary is currently...

(Photograph) - The British Red Cross is enlisting nurseries in its 'Ready Teddy Smile' campaign to raise funds for vulnerable people in Scotland and abroad with the help of a...

Public services union Unison has agreed to meet the 21 Scottish local authorities who have not yet made a settlement in the dispute over nursery nurses' pay and grading. The...

Unions representing nursery nurses and other school support staff have urged the Government to think again and include them in its latest scheme to help key public sector workers get...

(Photograph) - Liz Scrambler's award-winning 'green' nappies decompose in just 150 days, compared to the 500 years that disposable nappies will take. Liz runs her environmentally-friendly nappy business, Lollipop, from...