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Grandir UK nursery practitioner scoops Apprentice of the Year award

A nursery apprentice from Grandir UK's Ryan House Day Nursery and Preschool, has been awarded ...
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Managers
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South London nursery group appoints Realise as training provider

A South London nursery group has appointed Realise as its principal apprenticeship training provider Little ...
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The Montessori method

Starting at an early age, Montessori nurtures creative thinking, concentration and independence.Teresa Hamilton-Heward, director and ...
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Training
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Training provider to deliver more than 10,000 early years apprentices

Early years training provider Realise has committed to delivering more than 10,000 newly-qualified apprentices over ...
3 months
Managers
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Childcare Works programme launches in Scotland

Childcare Works, a programme enabling people to become Trainee Support Workers (TSWs) by offering bespoke ...
3 months
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Effective workforce training

Briony Richter speaks to Steph Lawrence, senior quality and learning manager at Education Development Trust ...
3 months
Training
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Post-Covid recovery programme trains thousands of early years practitioners

The Department for Education’s post-Covid early education recovery programme has provided more than 41,474 training opportunities to ...
3 months
Managers
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Setting up for healthy happy lives

Nurturing healthy children in the early years is essential to their happiness, health and sets ...
3 months
Training
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Training myths busted

The changing nature of early years qualifications, updates to the EYFS, and ambiguities in official ...
3 months
Training
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Funding for early years apprenticeships to increase

Funding for Level 3 early years apprenticeships will increase from April this year, and apprentices ...
3 months
Training
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Skills Bootcamp to kick-start 650 new early years recruits

Early years apprenticeships provider Realise has launched a Skills Bootcamp to help attract hundreds of ...
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Expert help

The government-funded Experts and Mentors programme aims to support nursery managers and practitioners to tackle ...
4 months
Managers
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Free training for baby room leaders

Baby Rooms – Inspiring Leaders has launched a new set of courses for baby room ...
4 months
Managers
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New Stronger Practice Hubs website supports sector

The government's Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs programme has launched a new website to support ...
5 months
Managers
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The case for apprenticeships

Apprenticeships can provide a solution by offering a route to harness fresh talent. NMT speaks ...
5 months
Training
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Consultancy Hempsall’s joins the Coram Group

Early years consultancy and training organisation Hempsall’s has joined the Coram Group, and will become ...
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Managers
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Nursery managers must hold maths qualification from January

Nursery managers will need to hold a maths GCSE or equivalent from next year, following ...
6 months
Managers
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Free early years maths and language training for London settings

Nurseries in London are set to gain free access to evidence-based early years maths and ...
6 months
Managers
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New toolkit for nurseries supporting multilingual children and families

The Early Years Alliance has launched a toolkit to support early years settings delivering provision ...
6 months
Managers
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Early years maths programme receives funding for expansion

Up to 405 nurseries will be able to access free training around delivering early maths ...
6 months
Managers
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Kids Planet launches outdoor apprenticeship

The Kids Planet Training Academy has launched a Level 5 Outdoor Learning Specialist Apprenticeship.
6 months
Managers
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Government promotes early years apprenticeships

The government has launched a digital and social media campaign to promote early years apprenticeships.
7 months
Recruitment
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Early Years Alliance launches flexible CPD support

The Early Years Alliance has launched a range of pre-recorded CPD sessions covering a wide ...
7 months
Managers
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Upskill for free

Funding is always a barrier when it comes to training. NMT finds out about the ...
8 months
Managers
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Realise Ofsted report highlights early years progress

Realise, a provider of early years apprenticeships in the UK, has been awarded a Grade ...
8 months
Ofsted
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Staff training: Weighing up the costs

Investing in training is going to be essential for tackling the recruitment crisis and will ...
9 months
Training
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Training provider launches apprenticeship for nursery managers

Early years training provider Realise has launched a Level 5 apprenticeship for nursery leaders.
9 months
Managers
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Ofsted criticises vocational qualifications

Ofsted has criticised T levels, which include early years qualifications, for high dropout rates and ...
9 months
Managers
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An equitable future

Making equality an integral part of the business model has become more important than ever ...
9 months
Training
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Early years maths programme boosts child development by three months

A National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) professional development programme has been shown to boost young ...
10 months
Managers
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Realise apprenticeships: finding the right partner

Karen Derbyshire, operations director for early years at training provider Realise, says it’s important to ...
10 months
Training
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Busy Bees CPD: Improving yourself and your team

Ann Poolton, head of short course delivery at Busy Bees Education and Training, explores early ...
10 months
Training
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Six nurseries named as Stronger Practice Hub leads

The government has named the last six nurseries which will lead Early Years Stronger Practice ...
10 months
Training
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Nursery groups named as outstanding apprenticeship employers

Eight nursery groups have been recognised as outstanding apprenticeship employers in the government’s latest rankings.
10 months
Editorial
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N Family Club coaching programme launches

N Family Club has announced the launch of its brand new N Academy programme, ‘N ...
11 months
Training
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Sign up to signing

A government-commissioned review calls for Makaton training to be encouraged in the early years sector. ...
12 months
Training
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N Family Club: Consider older apprentices

The way we work has changed completely and that has opened up opportunities for the ...
1 year
Training
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Bright Horizons unveils apprenticeship targets for 2023

This year, Bright Horizons is pledging to enrol 500 new apprentices across the UK, as ...
1 year
Training
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Will Level 3 revamp boost recruitment?

A DfE consultation on reforming the Early Years Educator qualification closes shortly – but does ...
1 year
Training
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Early years practitioner graduation at Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms

The nation’s leading nursery group, Busy Bees, started the month with a buzz as Scotland’s ...
2 years
Training
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Kids Inc: Passionate about professional development

Professional development is important to an early childhood educatorbecause it allows them to expand their ...
2 years
Training
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Best Practice Network to deliver new early years SENCo programme

The Department for Education (DfE) has awarded Best Practice Network the contract to deliver a ...
2 years
Training
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Storal Learning team carry out training on safeguarding, outdoor provision and the EYFS

Storal Learning visited their Farley Nursery School group last week to carry out internal training ...
2 years
Training
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Busy Bees named one of the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for 2022

Busy Bees, the UK’s leading provider of early years childcare, has been named as one ...
2 years
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Picking a training provider: A key decision for nurseries

Karen Derbyshire, Realise, shares her thoughts on why implementing the right apprenticeship programme is vital ...
2 years
Training
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Within your London based settings do you have current Level 3 qualified Practitioners with management ...
2 years
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Kids Planet ranked in Top 25 of Apprentice Employers

We are delighted to reveal that Kids Planet is in the top 25 Apprentice Employers ...
2 years
Training
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Best Practice Network and Kids Planet join forces to launch new graduate training scheme

Best Practice Network and national nursery group Kids Planet Day Nurseries are joining forces to ...
2 years
Training
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The 15 most googled questions about early years SENCo  

Specialist early years training provider, Eden Training Solutions, carried out Google keyword research to discover ...
2 years
Training
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Aspire Training team celebrate 25th anniversary

Aspire Training Team, a specialist early years apprenticeship training provider with training facilities based across ...
2 years
Training
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Tops Day Nurseries and Aspire Training Team commit to ‘earn and learn’ by joining the 5% Club

Tops Day Nurseries and Aspire Training Team, a training provider, specialising in the early years ...
2 years
Strategic partnerships
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Fennies Nurseries launches academy & graduate scheme

Fennies has launched its new academy which has been designed for individuals looking to develop ...
2 years
Training
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Apprenticeships are the perfect route for early years

Learning on the job enables people to put into practice the theory they are studying ...
2 years
Training
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Bright Horizons to enrol 700 apprentices across the UK in 2022

This year, Bright Horizons is dedicated to enrolling 700 apprentices across the UK, including supporting ...
2 years
Training
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The benefits of embracing apprenticeships

A former early years learner has progressed her way from apprentice of the year to ...
2 years
Training
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Boogie Mites launches training packages

Boogie Mites has announced that it is launching its fully self-paced online training packages for ...
2 years
Training
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Kids Planet Training Academy receives recognition from Elevate

Kids Planet Training Academy in Knutsford has been given Elevate EBP Patron status, for the ...
2 years
Training

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