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Government set to delete 'five year rule' on GCSE re-sits

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government is set to back down over controversial rules which could force hundreds of apprentices to retake valid GCSEs.

£2.3m early years bursary scheme attracts handful of applicants

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

Labour has branded the Early Years Apprenticeship Scheme a failure, after just 23 apprentices were successful in applying for the funding.

Lib Dems would give Early Years Teachers right to QTS

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

| Nursery World

The Liberal Democrats would ensure that Early Years Teachers would be able to achieve qualified teacher status.

Nursery chain offers 'babble to chatter' scheme

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Thursday, April 16, 2015

| Nursery World

The UK’s largest nursery group Busy Bees has launched a new training programme to help practitioners to develop children’s early language skills.

Sector responds to cutting red tape review

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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

| Nursery World

The sector has responded boldly to the Government’s review of the red tape burdening early years provision, amid fears of a ‘tipping point’.

Outrage over Leadsom's comments that male childcarers might be paedophiles

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Friday, July 15, 2016

| Nursery World

The early years sector has been outraged by comments made by Andrea Leadsom, the new environment and rural affairs secretary, who claimed that men who worked in childcare might be paedophiles.

Schools require 'new training on special needs', study finds

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| Nursery World

New teaching methods are needed to help schools cope with a growing number of children who have increasingly complex special needs and disabilities, according to new research.

Early Years Pay and Conditions survey: stagnation triggers brain drain fears

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Monday, October 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Early years wages remain significantly below the national average and out of line with inflation, exclusive research by Nursery World and the Pre-school Learning Alliance reveals.

Deadline for current early years qualifications could be extended following criticism from regulator of new Level 3

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

| Nursery World

The CWDC has confirmed that it is reviewing the cut-off point for students to current Level 3 qualifications in early years and childcare, following a report by Ofqual, which criticises the new diploma.

Trainers report Level 3 apprentice surge

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Monday, May 29, 2017

| Nursery World

There has been a sharp increase in the number of apprentices signing up for Level 3 Early Years Educator (EYE) since the GCSE rule change, a Nursery World analysis shows.

CWDC gets ready to close its doors

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

| Nursery World

On 31 March the Children's Workforce Development Council will close and the DfE's Teaching Agency will continue its work with early years.

Nutbrown Review: Final report maps way ahead for quality early years workforce

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Monday, June 18, 2012

| Nursery World

A new early years teaching qualification, minimum standards for maths and English, and clear job titles and roles, are among some of the 19 recommendations made by Professor Cathy Nutbrown.

Rise in number of men training as primary school teachers

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Monday, July 16, 2012

| Nursery World

The number of men training as primary school teachers has risen by 50 per cent in the last four years, according to statistics from the Teaching Agency.

Qualification levels among early years staff are falling

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

| Nursery World

New analysis of the early years workforce reveals a worrying time for the sector, with a downward trend in the proportion of qualified staff and the prospect that in the future the workforce may be less qualified than it is now.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

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Friday, February 15, 2019

| Nursery World

Children in the most deprived area of the country have seen a huge improvement in their outcomes at the end of the EYFS following a major programme of targeted Government investment.

Government consults on Early Years Educator qualification criteria

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

| Nursery World

The new Level 3 Early Years Educator qualifications will take on average two years to complete.

Childcare providers call for relaxation of qualifications to tackle staffing 'crisis'

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Thursday, October 19, 2017

| Nursery World

An organisation of independent childcare providers in Ireland is calling for a temporary relaxation of the rules that all childcare staff be qualified to alleviate the sector ‘recruitment crisis’.

Nutbrown Review - last chance to sign up for free consultation event

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Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Professor Cathy Nutbrown is holding one-day events across the country to give the early years and childcare workforce the chance to contribute to the qualifications review.

Sign up for the best advice and information on caring for two-year-olds

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Friday, March 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Tickets are selling fast for Nursery World's Two-year-Olds: Policy and Practice conference on 19 April, which features a fantastic line-up of early years experts all ready to share their knowledge and experience.

Childcare Level 3 qualifications to be free from April

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Childcare Level 3 qualifications are among 400 fully-funded courses for adults that the Government is making available for free from April 2021.

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Government set to delete 'five year rule' on GCSE re-sits

£2.3m early years bursary scheme attracts handful of applicants

Lib Dems would give Early Years Teachers right to QTS

Nursery chain offers 'babble to chatter' scheme

Sector responds to cutting red tape review

Outrage over Leadsom's comments that male childcarers might be paedophiles

Schools require 'new training on special needs', study finds

Early Years Pay and Conditions survey: stagnation triggers brain drain fears

Deadline for current early years qualifications could be extended following criticism from regulator of new Level 3

Trainers report Level 3 apprentice surge

CWDC gets ready to close its doors

Nutbrown Review: Final report maps way ahead for quality early years workforce

Rise in number of men training as primary school teachers

Qualification levels among early years staff are falling

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

Government consults on Early Years Educator qualification criteria

Childcare providers call for relaxation of qualifications to tackle staffing 'crisis'

Nutbrown Review - last chance to sign up for free consultation event

Sign up for the best advice and information on caring for two-year-olds

Childcare Level 3 qualifications to be free from April

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