7 February 2008
This ex-secondary teacher branched out into childminding and is now a council childcare development officer. Careers adviser Tina Jefferies suggests EYPS, academia or management as fruitful paths to explore
28 August 2008
Nursery staff who have made great progress in their settings tell Karen Faux about the policies that have boosted their careers.
1 August 2008
The Government should scrap the requirement to have teachers leading the EYFS in maintained nursery schools and classes, a union leader said this week.
4 September 2008
With experience in a range of settings and a similarly wide range of personal interests, a childcarer uncertain about what professional direction to take is advised by Tina Jefferies.
5 November 2008
Parents on low incomes associate formal childcare with 'career people' and working parents who do not have any family members around to help, according to new research.
17 July 2008
Acquiring the habit of reflective practice is an asset that will steer any professional through a successful career, says Tina Jefferies.
21 February 2008
Health visiting as a specialist career could be lost under Government plans for nursing, says the health visitors' union.
3 July 2008
The play's the thing for an actress and children's theatre director turned playwork trainer who wants to build on her role working with other professionals. Tina Jefferies offers suggestions.
18 December 2008
Don't overlook the value of enjoyment as a motivating force in working life. Tina Jefferies points to children as an example.
6 March 2008
With a job portfolio in the health service, lecturing, assessing, nursery inspecting and local authority management, and studying for a higher degree, where would Tina Jefferies suggest this candidate goes?
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