Nursery World - Bids open for early years School Direct programme

Nurseries can now tender for the School Direct programme, an initiative to train Early Years Teachers by giving nurseries more control over the training of their workforce.

Multinational chain Bright Horizons and early years teaching schools were part of a pilot programme last year. From Monday, the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) is inviting more nurseries and schools to join the scheme.

Under the early years arm of School Direct, which was introduced by Michael Gove, a nursery or school joins forces with a university or other training provider to deliver Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT). The nursery will help recruit the candidates, and provide placements and any other training it wishes, and has the chance to work with the university over aspects of its teaching. The idea is to help workplaces get the trainees they want.

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