A course of neglect for Early Years Teacher Status

13 May 2018 | by Liz Roberts

With no apparent action on Workforce Strategy promises for EYTs, the prospect of a graduate-led workforce is diminishing

A question of status

06 March 2017 | by Dr Eunice Lumsden, head of early years, University of Northampton

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?

06 March 2017 | by Kathy Sylva, Pam Sammons, Iram Siraj, Brenda Taggart, Sandra Mathers, Edward Melhuish - University of Oxford Department of Education, and University College London Institute of Education

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

Nursery teachers are not the only answer to closing the gap

11 November 2016 | by Sue Martin

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

The time is right for a Royal College for Early Childhood

03 May 2016 | by Eunice Lumsden

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

Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher

24 February 2016 | by Emma Davis

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

18 January 2016 | by Emma Davis

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

08 December 2015 | by Emma Davis

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

Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher

09 November 2015 | by Emma Davis

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

Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher

02 October 2015 | by Emma Davis

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