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Monday, March 14, 2022

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

EYPP could help create 'teacher-led' settings

Monday, June 30, 2014

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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

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

Early Years Teacher Diary – So far, so good

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

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

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

Early Years Teachers: Part 5 - Going direct

Monday, August 10, 2015

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The School Direct route gave one practitioner opportunities for practical learning and development - and ultimately a PGCE with EYT Status. Charlotte Goddard reports.

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

Report calls for QTS for 'devalued' early years teachers

Friday, April 7, 2017

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Two decades of ‘relentless’ policy changes, lack of investment and low pay have led to early years teachers feeling devalued and ready to leave their profession.

Diary of an Early Childhood Studies Student: Settling In

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

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Kezia Thurgood-Parkes begins a regular blog following the progress of her degree at Sheffield Hallam.

Lack of action threatens Early Years Teacher Status

Monday, May 14, 2018

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Frustrated university lecturers have said inaction by the Government over Early Years Teacher Status risks the loss of a graduate-led workforce in the sector.

Diary of an Early Childhood Studies student: 3rd year stresses and successes

Friday, May 1, 2020

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Kezia Thurgood-Parkes, a final year ECS student at Sheffield Hallam, is battling strikes and coronavirus while writing her final dissertation

Time for a rethink on early years degrees

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

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Early years degrees vary hugely and need attention, say Verity Campbell-Barr and Katherine Gulliver. Is it time for the next Nutbrown moment?

Qualifications - Too much choice?

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

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Research shows that prospective students must navigate their way through 320 early years degrees on the UCAS application system. Verity Campbell-Barr and Katherine Gulliver, authors of a new report, set out their findings

Consultation launched on content and standards for updated Early Childhood Studies degree

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

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The sector is invited to respond to a consultation on a revision to the nature of Early Childhood Study degrees and the academic standards expected of graduates.

Early Years Teacher Status Diary – GPP Assessments are complete!

Monday, March 24, 2014

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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 gears up for massive expansion

Friday, January 3, 2014

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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.

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

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

Early Years Teachers: Part 2 - To India and back

Monday, May 4, 2015

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In her second article on Early Years Teacher training options, Charlotte Goddard looks at how working abroad led an aspiring actor down the graduate employment-based pathway.

Low-paid nursery staff leaving for supermarket jobs, NDNA survey reveals