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EYE SUPPLEMENT Student Spotlight: Learning Online

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

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Student Rachel Wall, studying Early Childhood Studies at the University of Derby, discusses completing her course virtually alongside her job as deputy manager of Bangor Abbey Preschool, as well as her ambitions for the future.

EYE and Nursery World guide to graduate career pathways

Features

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

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Wondering what a degree in Early Childhood Studies could do for your career?

LONG READ: NW's cost of living survey finds low pay places even highly qualified staff in dire straits

News

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

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Nursery World’s cost-of-living survey reveals the financial plight of most sector workers, who say they are worried about paying for rising bills. By Katy Morton and Catherine Gaunt

Nursery World Awards 2023 – Early Childhood Graduate of the Year

Features

Sunday, October 1, 2023

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WINNER – Helen Haygarth, University of Sunderland

How having an early years degree boosts career progression

Features

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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What do ECS degrees and the Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner Competencies mean for career progression? By Philippa Thompson and Tanya Richardson at the Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network

What do Early Childhood Studies Degrees offer today?

Features

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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More than 25 years since their debut, what opportunities do ECS degrees offer today? By Dr Tanya Richardson, vice chair of the Early Childhood Studies Degree Network

Number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium at record high

News

Thursday, June 30, 2022

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The number of children eligible for the early years pupil premium has risen to 116,500, the highest on record, reveal national statistics.

Kids Planet opens graduate training scheme

News

Monday, June 27, 2022

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Kids Planet, the UK's third largest nursery group, has joined forces with the Best Practice Network to launch a new graduate training scheme.

Training Today - Find a best fit

Features

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

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What are the best training options for those wishing to enter the early years sector, and for existing staff who wish to progress their careers? Charlotte Goddard reports

DfE urged to make full and relevant qualifications list 'easier to understand'

News

Friday, March 18, 2022

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There are calls for the Department for Education to make its early years qualifications list simpler, as confusion mounts within the sector over which qualifications are 'full and relevant' with many graduates finding they don't have a 'licence to practice'.

Fennies nursery group opens its own training academy

News

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.

Concerns student loan changes could reduce number of low-income students attending university

News

Friday, March 4, 2022

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There are fears changes to the terms of student loans could impact on the number of students from low-income families going to university to study subjects including degrees in early childhood.

New PhD to focus on Welsh language in the early years and the new curriculum

News

Monday, December 20, 2021

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Welsh-medium early years organisation Mudiad Meithrin has announced it has been successful in its bid to fund a PhD jointly with Swansea University and Cardiff Metropolitan University on a topic relating to the early years and the New Curriculum in Wales.

Sector concerned DfE mentoring programme will put added pressure on nurseries

News

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

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The DfE’s new mentoring programme has faced criticism from the sector, with some raising concern it will take much needed senior staff away from settings already experiencing a recruitment crisis.

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

News

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Your guide to Early Childhood Degrees

Knowledge Bank

Friday, October 22, 2021

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Take a look at our comprehensive guide to Early Childhood degrees to find the course and university that is right for you. From Nursery World and EYE in partnership with Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network (ECSDN).

Anglia Ruskin University launches new Montessori degree programmes

News

Thursday, July 8, 2021

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From September, students will be able to study the Montessori method at degree and masters level remotely or face-to-face.

‘I appreciate every lesson I’ve learnt’

Opinion

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

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Early years teacher trainee Mary McAleese explains the joys and challenges of practice, how she has increasing respect for her fellow practitioners and why, for her, the dimension of university study is so important.

New project to test effectiveness of early childhood studies degrees

News

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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A new project to gauge the impact graduates have on practice in early years settings has been launched.

Qualifications - Too much choice?

Features

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