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Teaching schools to develop 'early years hubs'

Friday, June 20, 2014

| Nursery World

Twenty teaching school alliances are working together to develop local early years hubs to improve practice in the sector.

Interim framework agreed for apprenticeships before new standards next year

News

Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

An interim framework has been agreed for early years apprenticeships to bridge the gap between the end of the current arrangements and the introduction next year of the new standards for early years apprenticeships.

Childminders - Opposition to agencies persists

News

Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government's approach is only fuelling concerns in the sector, says Pat Gordon-Smith.

New organisation aims to encourage children to lead more active lives

News

Thursday, April 24, 2014

| Nursery World

An independent register of children’s activity professionals has been created by SkillsActive to build on the Olympic legacy and counter the rising trend of inactivity in young people.

Consultation results not deemed to be in 'public interest'

News

Monday, April 21, 2014

| Nursery World

The Department for Education (DfE) has decided not to publish the results or a response to a key early years Government consultation because it was not deemed to be 'in the public interest', Nursery World has learned.

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.

Exclusive: Nutbrown Level 3 recommendations dismissed

News

Monday, March 24, 2014

| Nursery World

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.

Editor's view - Simple as A-C?

Opinion

Monday, March 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Should you need at least a grade C in English and maths GCSE to be able to start the new Early Years Educator level 3 qualification from September?

Public we win, Public you lose

Opinion

Friday, March 7, 2014

| Nursery World

The Early Years Educator entry criteria are yet another example of a policy that has been rushed out without any attempt at joined up thinking, says Ross Midgley.

Experts call for expansion to slow on twos offer

News

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Last week's appeal by leading early years experts to delay the expansion of the two-year-old programme was viewed by many in the sector as a timely wake-up call.

Scottish Government provides £460,000 for extra early years training

News

Friday, January 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Childcare training in Scotland is receiving a £460,000 boost from the Scottish government for post-graduate and professional development places.

Funding doubled for early years apprenticeship scheme

News

Friday, November 22, 2013

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has doubled the funding available for the early years bursary scheme to £3,000 in a bid to encourage more applicants.

Childminder takes petition against agencies to House of Commons

News

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| Nursery World

The Stop, Listen, Consult petition has been signed by nearly 4,000 people and calls for the Department for Education to reconsider plans in More Great Childcare.

Nick Clegg speaks out against Michael Gove's free schools

News

Monday, October 21, 2013

| Nursery World

The Deputy Prime Minister is expected to say this week that he believes free schools have too much freedom.

Concern over agency models as pilots start off

News

Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

A few weeks into the childminder agency pilots, a number of organisations have begun to consult with the early years sector about their proposed models.