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Monday, March 6, 2017

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Dr Eunice Lumsden gives her views on the recent London School of Economics research, which found that graduates have little impact on children's outcomes

Do graduates and ratings really make no difference?

Monday, March 6, 2017

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Following a study claiming that graduate staff and Ofsted Outstandings have little impact on children’s outcomes, a group of early years academics take issue with its methods

Most parents want early years teachers in nurseries

Friday, February 17, 2017

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Just under three-quarters of parents would rather send their child to a nursery with an early years teacher than one without, new research suggests.

Nursery teachers are not the only answer to closing the gap

Friday, November 11, 2016

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Sue Martin, professor of early childhood education in Toronto, says that Save the Children's call for more nursery teachers is missing the mark

An early years teacher needed in 'every setting in deprived areas'

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

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A nationwide shortage of ‘10,000 trained nursery teachers’ is putting a quarter of a million children at risk of falling behind, a charity claims.

Early Years Teachers launch campaign to demand teacher status

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

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A group of early years teachers is campaigning to be awarded qualified teacher status in a bid to boost their standing and pay.

Nursery World Awards 16: Individuals - Early Years Professional/Early Years Teacher of the Year

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Sunday, September 25, 2016

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Laura Maguire, Dukes and Duchesses, Liverpool

Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

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Part 9: In the final instalment of her diary, newly qualified EYT Emma Davis jumps the final hurdles to achieve her qualification

Training Today: Early Years Degrees - Skilling up

Monday, July 11, 2016

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Thousands of people do early childhood degrees each year – and unlike EYT status, they usually have to fund it themselves through a loan. Why do they do it? Charlotte Goddard reports

DfE criticised over lack of workforce strategy

Thursday, June 16, 2016

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The Department for Education remains vague over when it will publish its workforce strategy, despite criticism from a government spending watchdog for not having one while launching the 30-hours policy.

Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher

Friday, June 10, 2016

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Part 8: Trainee EYT Emma Davis, manager of Busy Bees @ LPS (Ledbury Primary School) talks babies, observation, and how her training has helped impress Ofsted

Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

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Part 7: Trainee EYT Emma Davis juggles experiments with microgravity and finding evidence to hit the early years teachers’ standards

The time is right for a Royal College for Early Childhood

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

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Eunice Lumsden, head of Early Years at University of Northampton, argues that professionalising the workforce means adopting standards akin to those in professions such as social work

Providers cut EYT courses due to low demand

Monday, May 2, 2016

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Early Years Teacher courses are being scrapped across the country, while some new EYTs are going straight onto qualified teacher courses, a Nursery World investigation has found.

Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher

Friday, April 1, 2016

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Part 6: Trainee EYT Emma Davis wins some at school but loses to the online gremlins

More graduates eligible for Early Years Teacher training bursaries

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

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The DfE has extended the bursary scheme for graduate entry to Early Years Teacher Status courses to those with 2.2 degrees for 2016/17.

Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

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Part 5: Trainee EYT Emma Davis on the benefits - and disadvantages - of juggling manager duties with her training

Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher

Monday, January 18, 2016

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Part 4: Trainee EYT Emma Davis gives wrapping paper a maths focus and has to contend with an observation on her first day back

Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

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Part 3: Trainee EYT Emma Davis has a nerve-wracking first observation

Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher

Monday, November 9, 2015

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Part 2: Trainee EYT Emma Davis considers finding evidence for teachers' standards as she comes to the end of her first term at university

Nursery workers consider leaving profession due to workload

Friday, October 23, 2015

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Three fifths of early years graduates have considered leaving the profession in the past six months, according to a new survey.

Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher

Friday, October 2, 2015

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In the first instalment of her monthly online journal, trainee EYT Emma Davis talks about her interview and impressions of starting the new course

Nursery World Awards 15: Individuals - Early Years Professional/Teacher of the Year

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Sunday, September 27, 2015

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Winner - Jessica Curbishley, Deputy manager, Woodlands Day Nursery, Timperley, Cheshire

Early Years Teachers - Part 6 - First class