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PACEY launches annual sector-wide survey

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  • Tuesday, March 20, 2018
    • | Nursery World
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.

Early years workforce ‘becoming less qualified’

    News
  • Monday, March 19, 2018
    • | Nursery World
Last week, new analysis of the early years workforce revealed a troubling picture of 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.

Qualification levels among early years staff are falling

    News
  • 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.

Wales launches 10-year childcare plan

    News
  • Monday, December 18, 2017
    • | Nursery World
The Welsh government has unveiled a 10-year plan to develop the early years, childcare and play workforce to deliver its commitment to offer 30-hour childcare for working parents.

Trainers report Level 3 apprentice surge

    News
  • 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.

Apprenticeships plan set out

    News
  • Wednesday, April 19, 2017
    • | Nursery World
The new Institute for Apprenticeships, which launched this month, will regulate the quality of apprenticeships, including the new apprenticeship standards produced by employers.

Apprenticeship levy is a 'blunt instrument', MPs say

    News
  • Friday, March 31, 2017
    • | Nursery World
The Government’s apprenticeships policies lack focus and will not close the skills gap because they fail to concentrate on the sectors and regions where training is most needed, an MPs' report warns.

GCSEs U-turn praised, but questions remain

    News
  • Monday, March 20, 2017
    • | Nursery World
The sector has welcomed the early years minister Caroline Dinenage’s decision to reinstate functional skills as alternatives to GCSEs in English and maths for Level 3 qualifications.

Early years apprenticeship group dismissed in GCSE deadlock

    News
  • Friday, February 17, 2017
    • | Nursery World
The Government has dispensed with the Early Years Apprenticeship Trailblazer Group following a long-running stand-off over the inclusion of ‘reasonable equivalents’ to GCSE English and Maths in the new Level 3 apprenticeship standard.

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