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In brief...Registered childminders

13 December 2001, Nursery World

Registered childminders in Scotland are to benefit from guidance and training on child protection through a new project by the Scottish Childminding Association. It will include how to identify signs...

In brief...Headteachers in England

13 December 2001, Nursery World

Headteachers in England will see an average rise in funding of £130 in real terms per pupil for the year 2002-03, education and skills secretary Estelle Morris said last week....

In brief...Northern Ireland schools

13 December 2001, Nursery World

Northern Ireland schools will benefit from a £67m increase for education in next year's budget, bringing the total spending on education to £1,407m. Education minister Martin McGuinness said, 'The budget...

Salma Khan, a nursery nurse at Kids Unlimited in Hulme, Manchester

13 December 2001, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Salma Khan, a nursery nurse at Kids Unlimited in Hulme, Manchester, last week won the group's Lynda Ellis award for an NVQ trainee who has overcome difficult circumstances,...

Training seen as cure to turnover

13 December 2001, Nursery World

Early years minister Catherine Ashton last week acknowledged that the Government needs to deal with the problem of turnover of staff in the childcare sector - but made no mention...

Quote of the week

13 December 2001, Nursery World

'Partnership as a form of government, particularly when the partnership is encouraged by the Government to distance itself from its accountable body, is not good government.' John Sinnott, chief executive...

Qualified staff levels set out for standards

13 December 2001, Nursery World

Just half the staff in any pre-school setting should be required to be qualified under the new national standards - whether to NVQ2 or NVQ3 level - the Scottish Executive...

Childminders get advice on abuse

13 December 2001, Nursery World

Registered childminders throughout Scotland are to benefit from guidance and training on child protection through a new project launched by the Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA). The project will provide training...

In brief...A course on the infectious

13 December 2001, Nursery World

A course on the infectious illnesses HIV and hepatitis B is available for childminders on CD-Rom and the internet. Glenrothes College in Fife has developed the 'HIV, Related Illnesses and...

In brief...The HM Inspectorate

13 December 2001, Nursery World

The HM Inspectorate of Education in Scotland (HMIE) has been awarded a Charter Mark for excellence in public service. It is the first education inspectorate in the UK to win...