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Government funds Level 3 qualifications in early years for free from 1 April for over-24s

Thursday, April 1, 2021

| Nursery World

The Level 3 Early Years Educator course is one of 400 free qualifications on offer, in the Government’s attempt to boost skills and jobs, as the country recovers from the pandemic.

Apprentices and training key to solving the early years staffing crisis

Opinion

Thursday, June 3, 2021

| Nursery World

We need to make the most of apprenticeship schemes and training programmes to recruit and retain early years staff, argues Karen Derbyshire, head of sector at training provider Realise

Fennies nursery group opens its own training academy

News

Monday, March 14, 2022

| Nursery World

Fennies nursery group has launched its own training academy, offering CPD courses and a scheme for graduates.

Long-awaited Level 3 early years appenticeship standard approved

News

Thursday, April 4, 2019

| Nursery World

The much anticipated Level 3 early years apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery.

T-level funding 'better' than for EYE courses

News

Friday, June 21, 2019

| Nursery World

The Government will spend more than £10,000 on each childcare T- level in a bid to boost the numbers taking this new Level 3 programme.

Call for Level 5 to include foundation degree

News

Monday, September 30, 2019

| Nursery World

A trailblazer group which is pushing to get a foundation degree included in a Level 5 apprenticeship wants to hear from employers.

Training Talk - Employing an early years apprentice

Features

Monday, February 5, 2018

| Nursery World

An online course helped manager Carol Billingham know what to expect when employing apprentices. By Gabriella Jozwiak

Level 3 early years apprenticeship could receive £8,000 funding

News

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

| Nursery World

The Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard has now been approved, Nursery World can reveal, with increased funding in prospect.

'Inadequate' Learndirect stopped from taking new apprentices

News

Thursday, August 17, 2017

| Nursery World

Learndirect, the biggest provider of childcare apprenticeships, has had its Government funding withdrawn after it was found to be inadequate by Ofsted.

Coronavirus: Nurseries and schools pose low risk of infection to children

News

Monday, August 24, 2020

| Nursery World

Children are more likely to catch Coronavirus at home than in childcare settings or school, finds study.

Training Today: Level 3 Apprenticeship - On the level

Features

Monday, December 21, 2020

| Nursery World

The Level 3 apprenticeship was finally approved in spring 2019. Charlotte Goddard tracks the first cohort of apprentices to find out what they, and their early years employers, make of the new standard so far

Call to make small schools exempt from apprenticeship levy

News

Monday, January 9, 2017

| Nursery World

The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils in England and Wales, wants small maintained schools to be exempt from the levy to put them on an equal footing with similar sized academies and faith schools.

Nursery Management: Qualifications - Recruitment quagmire

Features

Monday, March 23, 2015

| Nursery World

An awarding body, training providers, colleges and nursery owners are united in their opinion that new GCSE rules designed to improve standards aren't working. Hannah Crown investigates.

Coronavirus: training providers facing huge drops in apprentice numbers

News

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

| Nursery World

Training providers are facing huge drops in apprentice numbers as settings start to close en masse and new apprentices stay away.

Nursery World Awards 2022 - Early Years Apprentice of the Year

Features

Sunday, September 25, 2022

| Nursery World

Jack Bedder, SEND to Learn, Blyth

Early years T-Level 'will give licence to practice'

News

Monday, June 18, 2018

| Nursery World

The DfE has confirmed that the early years T-Level will provide students with a licence to practice upon completion.

Training: Exclusive - The end of an era for EYE?

Features

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

| Nursery World

T-levels – the Level 3 programmes of study that will come in from 2020 – look set to replace the Early Years Educator qualification. Hannah Crown has an update

Former chair of trailblazers seeks judicial review

News

Friday, April 7, 2017

| Nursery World

The former chair of the apprenticeship trailblazer group, which was stood down in February, is seeking a judicial review of the Government’s decision.

The early years sector and leadership apprenticeships

Opinion

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

| Nursery World

The apprentice levy can now support early years leaders with an enriched Level 5 and Level 7 programmes in Leadership. Gareth Alcott, director of strategic partnerships at the National College of Education, explores Leadership in Early Years.