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The new national occupational standards for classroom assistants (see News, page 4) are welcome for several reasons. The standards, and the forthcoming NVQs/SVQs that will follow, will be a big...

Unison, the public service union, has welcomed the national occupational standards for classroom assistants but has warned that local education authorities and schools need to continue to provide training on...

Ofsted plans to review the national standards for daycare and childminding in a year's time, the chief executive of the Council for the Awards in Children's Care and Education (CACHE)...

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...

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...

(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...

'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...

(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...

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...

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...