Analysis: Graduate fund easier to access?

Nursery World, 30 July 2008

Has the Government learned its lesson on investing in graduate leadership in the early years sector, or will the new funding only divide the workforce and create new costs for providers? Mary Evans hears a range of opinions.

The Government underlined its determination to raise standards in the early years workforce with the launch of the £350m Graduate Leader Fund (GLF) to create graduate leadership within the sector. The fund, which came into effect in April, is focused solely on private, voluntary and independent (PVI) settings. It initially runs for three years, but to address concerns about sustainability, ministers have...

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