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Monday, November 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Nurseries can now tender for the School Direct programme, an initiative to train Early Years Teachers by giving nurseries more control over the training of their workforce.

Nursery World Awards 14: Individuals - Early Years Professional of the Year

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| Nursery World

Winner - Kathryn Learner, early years specialist teacher, Bright Horizons.

Early Years Teacher Status Diary - the teachers take their marks

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

| Nursery World

Over the past year, 43 trainees have become EYTs.

EYPP could help create 'teacher-led' settings

Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government's consultation on the introduction of the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) encourages early years providers to use the funding to make their settings 'teacher-led'.

Training Today: Early Years Teacher status - Leading the pack?

Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

Gabriella Jozwiak investigates how the Government's new Early Years Teacher Status is viewed by those working in the sector.

Early Years Teacher Status Diary – The end is in sight…….

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

| Nursery World

A flurry of activity is underway as students prepare for their final setting visits, says Chichester University’s Nikki Fairchild in her penultimate diary

Childminders can find a way to EYTS

Monday, June 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years initial teacher training requires experience of Key Stage 1, but this should not stop childminders from taking Early Years Teacher courses.

Placements putting childminders off Early Years Teacher courses

Monday, June 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Some childminders are being put off enrolling for Early Years Teacher courses in September because of the requirement to undertake at least two weeks' work experience in a school.

Early Years Teacher Status - A real sense of achievement

Monday, May 19, 2014

| Nursery World

The first early years teachers have now qualified for the role - and they have much to celebrate, says Best Practice Network's Maureen Lee.

Early Years Teacher Status Diary – exploring what it means to be a professional

Thursday, May 8, 2014

| Nursery World

Students are being encouraged to develop a sense of their own unique professional identity, says Chichester University’s Nikki Fairchild

Bigger role for teaching schools

Monday, April 21, 2014

| Nursery World

Teaching schools are to play a greater role in supporting the early years sector, Elizabeth Truss said last week.

Early Years Teacher Status Diary – on track with development reviews

Thursday, April 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Programme co-ordinator Nikki Fairchild reports on current student progress and welcomes an external reviewer to help Chichester University gear up for its three new EYTS pathways in September

School Direct programme expanded to early years from September

Monday, April 7, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government is expanding the School Direct programme, which offers work-based training for graduates, to the early years from this September.

Early Years Teacher Status Diary – GPP Assessments are complete!

Monday, March 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Chichester University’s Nikki Fairchild reports on how existing students are progressing and on how the university is preparing to introduce new pathways in September

Early Years Teacher Status Diary – getting ready for assessment

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| Nursery World

Chichester University's Nikki Fairchild reports on the current progress of her hard working students

Early Years Teacher Status Diary - Happy New Year!

Thursday, January 9, 2014

| Nursery World

Students on all four pathways will be busy working towards their EYTS in January, says Nikki Fairchild, programme co-ordinator at Chichester University.

Early Years Teacher gears up for massive expansion

Friday, January 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Significant expansion of the Early Years Teacher programme is underway with the number of training providers set to increase from the existing eight to more than 40 for 2014/15.

Early Years Teacher Status Diary - Setting out action plans

Monday, December 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Students are gearing up for work placements and development reviews. And in the midst of the festive season they are also focusing on the wider rights of the child, through organisations such as Children in Crisis, says Nikki Fairchild

Early Years Teacher Diary – So far, so good

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| Nursery World

Programme co-ordinator Nikki Fairchild describes how training for the first cohort of Early Years Teachers has got off to a strong start

EYPs denied Early Years Teacher certificate

Monday, September 23, 2013

| Nursery World

The National College for Teaching and Leadership has confirmed that while EYPS and Early Years Teacher are equivalent, they are distinct awards with different standards.

Early Years Teacher Diary - a new beginning

Friday, September 20, 2013

| Nursery World

Nikki Fairchild describes how it's now full-steam ahead at Chichester University to start delivering the new Early Years Teacher programme

Training - Sharing expertise with new qualifications

Friday, September 20, 2013

| Nursery World

Breaking down the divide between schools and early years will create a stronger workforce, says National College for Teaching and Leadership chief executive Charlie Taylor.

Nursery Management: Training - Call for clarity

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Many nursery managers are still trying to gauge what the Early Years Educator and Early Years Teacher roles are really going to mean from a practical perspective. Karen Faux reports

Why Early Years Teacher standards fail the youngest children