At their annual conference, members of the education union Voice voted in favour of a motion to throw out the requirement to have at least one teacher leading the EYFS in maintained nursery schools and classes. Deborah Lawson, who proposed the motion, said, 'As a nursery nurse I could go on and get my early years degree and gain EYPS. It will not improve my career prospects, unless I want to become a teacher, or my terms and conditions...