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Government launches child protection review

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

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Education secretary Michael Gove and children and families minister Tim Loughton last week invited Professor Eileen Munro from the London School of Economics to conduct an independent review of child protection and social work in England that will focus on how social workers can spend more time with vulnerable children.

PACEY launches annual sector-wide survey

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

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The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) wants to hear from early years and childcare professionals in England and Wales for its annual sector-wide survey.

Ceeda Data: About Early Years 2 - No such thing as free?

Monday, February 5, 2018

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Ceeda’s second early years sector survey shows that less than half of 30-hours places are offered free of charge, while a third of training budgets are being slashed. Here are the key figures

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

Thursday, July 18, 2013

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The Welsh Assembly has published its first early years and childcare plan, detailing ways in which it will support families and young children over the next ten years.

Complaints spark Teach First review

Friday, July 12, 2013

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The eligibility criteria for Teach First are currently being reviewed following complaints that applicants with early years degrees were unable to apply for the scheme.

GCSE rules scrapped for standalone Level 3 EYEs

Friday, July 31, 2015

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The requirement for those taking standalone Level 3 Early Years Educator courses to have GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or above before starting the qualification has been removed just before the new funding year begins on 1 August.

Exclusive: Nutbrown Level 3 recommendations dismissed

Monday, March 24, 2014

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Ministers have confirmed that they will not go ahead with recommendations made by Professor Cathy Nutbrown to move towards a minimum Level 3 qualification for all early years practitioners counted in staff:child ratios.

£2.3m early years bursary scheme attracts handful of applicants

Monday, June 30, 2014

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

Nursery chain offers 'babble to chatter' scheme

Thursday, April 16, 2015

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

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

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

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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

Monday, May 29, 2017

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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

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

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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

Monday, June 18, 2012

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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.

Qualification levels among early years staff are falling

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

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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

Friday, February 15, 2019

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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.

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

Monday, November 28, 2011

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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

Friday, March 8, 2013

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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.

DfE seeks views on new experience-based route qualification for early years practitioners

Monday, April 22, 2024

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A consultation on plans to introduce a new experience-based route for unqualified early years practitioners to count in ratios has been launched today.

Early years trainer takes Government to court on re-sits

Monday, November 3, 2014

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An early years trainer is taking the Government to court over rules which he says mean apprentices will be forced to take ‘completely unnecessary re-sits’ of their GCSEs.

Nursery chains slam 'inadequate' Children and Young People's Workforce diploma

Monday, June 27, 2011

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Dissent is growing among major nursery providers over inadequacies in the content of the new Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce.

DfE consults sector on GCSE rules in wake of protest

Sunday, November 13, 2016

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The Department for Education has finally responded to vocal concerns from the sector about the need to revise the GCSE rules for Level 3 early years workers, amid the recruitment crisis.

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

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Nurseries in Wales are struggling to stay afloat due to low funding rates and rising business costs, according to findings from the NDNA’s annual survey.

Minister confirms workforce strategy for next year

Friday, December 4, 2015

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Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has confirmed that there will be a workforce strategy established next year.

Link 30 hours to workforce development: PACEY

Monday, January 11, 2016

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Ministers should consider restricting the 30-hour offer to those settings that are graded Good or Outstanding, a leading early years organisation argues.

GCSE requirements to be reviewed

Friday, July 1, 2016

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Sam Gyimah has promised a review of the GCSE requirements at Level 3.

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