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Teachers in England and Wales are to receive a 2.5 per cent pay rise

20 November 2003, Nursery World

Teachers in England and Wales are to receive a 2.5 per cent pay rise from next April followed by a further 2.5 per cent in April 2005 and topped up...

Quote of the week

20 November 2003, Nursery World

'People do not like being told that they live in "pockets of deprivation". They think it's a comment on them.'

New child poverty moves demanded

20 November 2003, Nursery World

Britain needs 'a cohesive strategy' to reach the UK's poorest and most vulnerable children, the charity Barnardo's said last week. At the start of its four-week 'Silver Spoons' advertisement campaign,...

Sitter services supply fails to meet demand

20 November 2003, Nursery World

Sitter services are inadequate to meet demand from parents and suffer from long-term funding uncertainty, research for the Scottish Executive has found. A study funded by the Scottish Executive found...

'Greet inspectors' in council settings

20 November 2003, Nursery World

Aleading early years education consultant has called for local authority nurseries to try to engage in the new Care Commission inspection process. Drew McCanney told last week's Early Years and...

Enable, the Scottish charity

20 November 2003, Nursery World

ENABLE, the Scottish charity for people with learning disabilities, celebrated its 50th anniversary last week at an event at which First Minister Jack McConnell heard young people from Fife, Perth...

'Detox toy box'

20 November 2003, Nursery World

Parents and carers across Britain are being encouraged to 'detox their toy box' before Christmas and donate good-quality toys and games to children's charity Barnardo's. The annual Foresters Toy and...

Scottish families miss out on care

20 November 2003, Nursery World

Problems with Scotland's childcare systems have been highlighted by the children's charity Barnardo's. As part of its current 'Silver Spoon' campaign against child poverty (pictured above), Bar- nardo's has voiced...

Networks a 'success story'

20 November 2003, Nursery World

Childminding networks in England have been successful in contributing to the quality of childcare, supporting childminders, raising their status and improving retention rates, according to a report produced for the...

Two-year-old Rachel White

20 November 2003, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Two-year-old Rachel White tries her hand at the pond-dipping platform during an open day at the Jenny Wood Nature Reserve in West Hampstead, London. The platform was launched...