With the first two cohorts of students now having completed the T Level in Education and Early Years, it’s a good time to take a step back and assess the qualification’s impact on the sector.
Lillie Hart, nursery manager at Jesters Day Nursery and Pre-school in Beaulieu.
Our new columnist, Imogen Edmunds, managing director of Redwing Solutions, which specialises in HR for early years settings, on what the new flexible working bill means
Jenny Oldham, age 25, on how she became deputy manager of Meadow Lane Children’s Nursery in St Ives, Cambridgeshire.
Our panel discuss the issue of vaping and whether members of early years staff should be allowed to vape while at work. By Gabriella Jozwiak
A model of professional development in Barnsley, where settings choose a project to participate in, is designed to help nurseries embed changes. By Caroline Vollans
Agency staff are a vital resource for many settings, but using them can pose difficulties. By Jo...
Our panel discusses how settings can ensure staff are always engaged with children – rather than...
What support and training is available that can be tailored to settings’ particular needs? Charlotte...
Grass Roots Private Day Nursery, Sowerby Bridge
What do nursery owners need to know about the legal implications of long Covid? Hannah Belton,...
As Covid continues to impact staffing, how are settings coping now, and going forward, asks...
The Government’s long-awaited workforce strategy is about a lot more than just the re-acceptance of Functional Skills at level 3. In this series, Charlotte Goddard looks at each of its aspects: from level 3 and EYTs to CPD and supporting children with SEND.
Recruitment is a major issue for many nurseries. In this series, Charlotte Goddard pulls together the sector's most creative approaches to tackling the problem - from attracting staff at all levels and ages to more men, minorities and staff from abroad.
How do practitioners need to improve their skills to meet the requirements of the EYFS? In an update to our highly popular series on this topic, Charlotte Goddard revisits the issue now the EYFS is established and in light of new developments such as the new inspection framework
We take a look at the latest on the Level 3 qualification, including apprenticeships, recruitment and the Government's consultation on the GCSE rules.
What is the best way to deal with a member of staff who is consistently late, which is having a knock-on effect on her colleagues? Gabriella Jozwiakasks our panel
What are the benefits of having more men working in the early years sector, what are the barriers, and how can settings start to turn things around? By Mark Moloney
When it comes to racism, Liz Pemberton questions how leaders can start conversations around the subject
Gabriella Jozwiak gathers advice from the managers of three early years settings in response to a question about how to deal with feeling ‘isolated’ as a leader
Gabriella Jozwiak speaks to nursery leaders about how to support a staff member whose practice has changed since furlough
How can employers ensure staff’s health and wellbeing needs are met post-pandemic, asks Charlotte Goddard
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