Childcare Counsel – dealing with long Covid
What do nursery owners need to know about the legal implications of long Covid? Hannah Belton,...
Workforce
Best Practice Network chosen to deliver new Level 3 SENco training
The Best Practice Network has been awarded a contract by the Department for Education (DfE) to...
Teaching unions to take action if 'landmark' pay rise for teachers is not increased amid record inflation
Teaching unions have warned their members will be ready to strike if the Government does not...
Ofsted - Children continue to be behind developmentally due to Covid
Children’s language development, social interaction and gross motor skills continue to be impacted...
GCSE maths and English pass a barrier to T-Level take-up, warn researchers
The requirement for a pass in GCSE English and maths by training providers is holding students back...
Covid on the rise among schools workforce
There has been a rise in the number of school staff catching Covid, with those working in primary...
Cost of living crisis sees students cutting back on basic essentials
Apprentices and students are taking out loans, cutting back on food, or missing out on teaching time...
Calls to reform and improve England's early education system
A new report, which compares childcare and education in six countries, suggests the system in...
Sector invited to contribute to Level 3 Early Years Educator review
The review of the Early Years Educator (EYE) qualification has opened for feedback from the sector...
Early years is ‘an invisible workforce’ - report
More than nine in ten workers in the early years sector feel they are not respected by Government...
Number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium at record high
The number of children eligible for the early years pupil premium has risen to 116,500, the highest...
Kids Planet opens graduate training scheme
Kids Planet, the UK's third largest nursery group, has joined forces with the Best Practice Network...
Early Years Alliance launches its #WeAreEducators campaign
A campaign to recognise those working in the early years as educators has been launched by the Early...
NDNA launches campaign to raise the profile of the early years sector
A campaign to promote the sector and its dedicated workforce is being launched by the National Day...
Level 3 EYE qualification to be reviewed this summer
The Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification (EYE) will be reviewed by the national education...
Hundreds of learners sign up for Level 5 early years apprenticeship
More than 500 early years staff embarked upon the newly-created Level 5 early years apprenticeship...
Teaching union wishes Ofsted an ‘unhappy birthday’ and renews calls for it to be replaced
As Ofsted turns 30 years old today (6 May), National Education Union members (NEU) are marking the...
New DfE research emphasises the impact of Covid on early years sector
Three new reports from the Department for Education outline how childcare settings across the...
Business Challenges: Part 2 - Short of staff
As Covid continues to impact staffing, how are settings coping now, and going forward, asks...
Management Queries - When it’s too late
What is the best way to deal with a member of staff who is consistently late, which is having a...
Ofsted launches five-year strategy to take account of pandemic's impact on youngest children
Ofsted has published a new five-year strategy with a stronger focus on the inspectorate’s work in...
Rise in number of teachers planning to leave the job
High workload and workplace stress are significant factors leading to 44 per cent of teachers to say...
Early years research company Ceeda to close next month
Ceeda, the independent market researcher for the early years and childcare sector, has announced its...
LEYF introduces new rewards package for staff
LEYF (London Early Years Foundation) is to reward its employees with a pay rise and a bonus as well...
Men in Childcare - In the balance
What are the benefits of having more men working in the early years sector, what are the barriers,...
Take part in vital new research into nursery staffing
Business and data consultancy CACI is carrying out research and analysis of nursery staff across the...
Fennies nursery group opens its own training academy
Fennies nursery group has launched its own training academy, offering CPD courses and a scheme for...
The early years sector and leadership apprenticeships
The apprentice levy can now support early years leaders with an enriched Level 5 and Level 7...
Bright Horizons invests £10m to boost salaries and pay scales
Bright Horizons, the UK’s second largest nursery group, is investing £10m to boost staff salaries...
EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus forced childcare providers to take dire action, study shows
Covid has seen professionals cut staff, use reserves and even sell belongings, but researchers say...
Childcare booking platform designed to boost nurseries' occupancy rates to expand
A new platform that allows parents to book ad hoc sessions at their childcare setting is being...
Change to Covid rules on testing and isolation provokes mixed response among nurseries and childminders
Early years settings have questioned the Government’s decision to scrap twice-weekly testing in...
Inspiring a new wave of practitioners to protect the future learning of our children
Storal Learning's regional director Charlotte Roberts reflects upon what the nursery group is doing...
TUC calls for 'urgent cash boost' to help childcare sector recover from the pandemic
The trade union is calling for an ‘urgent’ cash boost to the childcare sector and an immediate...
Covid forces the permanent closure of two nurseries
A setting operated by Storal Learning has shut down due to a lack of staff and inability to recruit,...
MiChild to invest £1m to improve nurseries and staff training
Nursery group MiChild is to invest £1m in its 16 settings, including for the refurbishment of the...
Government launches new flexible apprenticeships
The Government is introducing new flexi-job apprenticeships so learners so can ‘earn while they...
Covid cases on the decline in childcare settings and schools, official figures suggest
The number of early years staff absent from work because of Covid-19 has dropped slightly, reveal...
Government urged to do more to increase the number of apprentices
The Department for Education (DfE) has been slammed for missing the Government’s own target for...
Anti-Racist Leadership: part 2 - Looking inward
When it comes to racism, Liz Pemberton questions how leaders can start conversations around the...
Management queries: You’re not alone
Gabriella Jozwiak gathers advice from the managers of three early years settings in response to a...
Analysis - Settings in staffing crisis due to Covid-related absences
With high numbers of staff off work due to either catching coronavirus or having to isolate as a...
Nurseries at risk of collapse due to 'large corporate takeovers'
A new report warns the nursery sector is ‘at threat of being damaged’ as smaller settings get taken...
DfE survey shows 13 per cent of early years staff off work due to Covid
New statistics published by the Department for Education (DfE) show that 13 per cent of staff...
Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse
An equality fund to make Scottish workplaces, including childcare settings, more inclusive and...
EXCLUSIVE - Coronavirus: More than 20 per cent of early years staff off work last week
Around one in five early years staff were off work due to Covid during the first week of the new...
Ofsted U-turn on controversial early years employee health guidance
In a swift turnaround, Ofsted has withdrawn its document requiring early years providers to report...
Sector outraged by new ‘insensitive’ Ofsted guidance on reporting employees’ ‘emotional issues’
The early years sector is up in arms about new Ofsted guidance that states providers must report any...
NDNA to collect data on number of nursery staff with Covid
Nurseries across England, Scotland and Wales are being encouraged to fill in a survey designed to...
Management queries - Not close enough?
Gabriella Jozwiak speaks to nursery leaders about how to support a staff member whose practice has...
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