Foundation degrees: Aiming higher

Early years workers can extend their career prospects with a new higher education degree. Mary Evans reports The first new higher education qualification for 25 years was launched this autumn, offering a new route to professional development for early years practitioners. Called a foundation degree, this new employment-related higher education qualification can be studied by employees such as nursery nurses and classroom assistants to gain specialist skills for work, and act as a stepping stone to further professional development, including teaching. Employers, professional...