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Nursery Management: Recruitment - Staff wanted

Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

A drop in the numbers applying for jobs, and in the quality of candidates, is leaving the sector floundering. Hannah Crown investigates.

Practical Management Part 3: Staff Training and CPD - Keeping one step ahead of change

Features

Friday, March 22, 2013

| Nursery World

The best training anticipates change and contributes to a nursery's continuing development. Auditing training and identifying appropriate courses should be part of the CPD cycle, say Des Forrest and Kathy Brodie.

Workforce Strategy, Part 2: Level 3 - Levelled out

Features

Monday, September 4, 2017

| Nursery World

With the number of Level 3s completing courses falling by more than half, the sector is still in the grip of a recruitment crisis. What can the Workforce Strategy do, asks Charlotte Goddard

Research Nurseries: On a learning curve

Features

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

| Nursery World

In the last of the series, researcher Gemma Goldenberg discusses what research- informed practice means to different settings and unpicks some of the differing views about what works

In My View - Don't let go of the EYPs

Features

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

| Nursery World

John Chowcat, general secretary of Aspect, the union for educational improvement and children's services professionals

Nutbrown Review: at-a-glance guide to the main findings

Features

Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

Interim findings from the Nutbrown review of early years qualifications reveal the issues to be tackled in future, outlined here by Ruth Thomson.

Editor's View - Training the early years workforce is under the spotlight

Features

Monday, October 31, 2011

| Nursery World

It is fantastic that the Department for Education has asked Professor Cathy Nutbrown of the University of Sheffield to lead the review of early years training and qualifications.

EYP case study: Small group 'thinks big'

Features

Thursday, October 11, 2012

| Nursery World

EYP Sarah Fillingham describes how her determination to give renewed impetus to a local network is gaining fruition

Work Matters: Management Focus - Parental leave - Call for flexibility

Features

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

| Nursery World

The Federation of Small Businesses wants parents to be given more say in planning maternity/paternity leave, says Karen Faux.

Work matters - Business Development: Let's keep up the good work on training

Features

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

Support for training and professional development among the workforce has made a huge difference to the way nurseries operate and the quality they deliver. This must continue under a new Government, says Karen Walker, director of Children's Place nursery chain.

Nursery Management: Apprenticeship Roundup - Slow progress

Features

Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

The deadlock over GCSEs at Level 3 has set early years apprenticeships back years. Following the Government U-turn and the sacking of the trailblazer group, what now? asks Hannah Crown

Workforce Strategy, Part 6: Diversity - Mirror, mirror

Features

Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

What progress is being made on representation of men in childcare, and what about other groups? asks Charlotte Goddard

Nursery Management: Training - Under one roof

Features

Monday, March 21, 2016

| Nursery World

Settings are trying to GCSE-proof future staff via bespoke training. Charlotte Goddard investigates

New Ofsted Inspection Framework: Part 4 - How to achieve strong, responsive leadership

Features

Monday, April 21, 2014

| Nursery World

In the concluding part of her series, Lena Engel examines what it takes to be an effective manager and an inspiring leader.

Editor's view - Now we have proof of the benefits Early Years Professionals bring

Features

Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

The EYFS and Early Years Professional Status are widely acknowledged to have improved practice.

All about the role of ... Director of children's services

Features

Friday, November 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Managing substantial budgets and ensuring that children's services are delivered to the highest standard within a local authority are part of this highly responsible role. Anne Hayes outlines the career path to this position

EYP Diary - Getting ready for the new cohorts

Features

Thursday, August 2, 2012

| Nursery World

It's time to celebrate the achievements of this year's candidates who are about to graduate and also plan positively for the next programme, says Nikki Fairchild, EYP programme co-ordinator at the University of Chichester

Training Today: Apprenticeships - A new model

Features

Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

Apprenticeships are getting an update, with plans for employer-led standards coinciding with the introduction of the Level 3 EYE qualification and new GCSE rules. Ross Midgley explains.

EYP Diary - Learning journeys begin

Features

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

| Nursery World

Our candidates are embarking on their learning journeys and I wanted to give you a flavour of what they are currently experiencing in the first month of the EYPS. All candidates have attended an induction event and have become members of the University community. This induction covered what their relevant pathway entails, how the assessment is structured, information on mentor requirements and safeguarding plus a University familiarisation session.

HR Update: Agency workers to be on equal terms

Features

Monday, July 11, 2011

| Nursery World

Regulatory changes will have big implications for nurseries employing agency workers, says Jacqui Mann, managing director of HR4Nurseries

Guide to: Promoting the Early Years

Features

Monday, August 20, 2018

| Nursery World

What resources and initiatives are out there to help the sector promote itself to potential new and future recruits? Hannah Crown reports

Opportunity Areas: West Somerset - On the move

Features

Monday, March 2, 2020

| Nursery World

West Somerset, which has a high proportion of families in remote communities, has been focusing on getting it right from pregnancy. By Charlotte Goddard

In my view - EYPs shall go to the ball

Features

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

Early years has been a Cinderella sector for far too long. However, among the most important of recent glimmers of light has been Early Years Professional Status.

Ofsted: The New Inspection Framework, Part 3 - How you can be an 'action practitioner'

Features

Friday, November 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Staff need to be able to demonstrate their understanding of child development in practice during inspections, says Laura Henry.

Nursery Management: Equality - Finding balance

Features

Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

A Christian nursery worker sacked for comments about homosexuality recently won a case against her employer. So are equality and discrimination mutually exclusive? Katy Morton finds out.

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Nursery Management: Recruitment - Staff wanted

Practical Management Part 3: Staff Training and CPD - Keeping one step ahead of change

Workforce Strategy, Part 2: Level 3 - Levelled out

Research Nurseries: On a learning curve

In My View - Don't let go of the EYPs

Nutbrown Review: at-a-glance guide to the main findings

Editor's View - Training the early years workforce is under the spotlight

EYP case study: Small group 'thinks big'

Work Matters: Management Focus - Parental leave - Call for flexibility

Work matters - Business Development: Let's keep up the good work on training

Nursery Management: Apprenticeship Roundup - Slow progress

Workforce Strategy, Part 6: Diversity - Mirror, mirror

Nursery Management: Training - Under one roof

New Ofsted Inspection Framework: Part 4 - How to achieve strong, responsive leadership

Editor's view - Now we have proof of the benefits Early Years Professionals bring

All about the role of ... Director of children's services

EYP Diary - Getting ready for the new cohorts

Training Today: Apprenticeships - A new model

EYP Diary - Learning journeys begin

HR Update: Agency workers to be on equal terms

Guide to: Promoting the Early Years

Opportunity Areas: West Somerset - On the move

In my view - EYPs shall go to the ball

Ofsted: The New Inspection Framework, Part 3 - How you can be an 'action practitioner'

Nursery Management: Equality - Finding balance

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