There are now 10,000 graduate-level early years professionals in England, the government has announced. The Early Years Professional Status programme was created in 2007 and helps people get the skills they need to become leaders in early education settings. Nafeesah Rafiq of Leicester (pictured) is the 10,000th person to achieve the status.
Merton Council is to launch a serious case review into the death of 12-year-old Tia Sharp. The council’s chief executive Ged Curran said the Local Safeguarding Children Board, police, social care and health services will work together to establish whether any lessons can be learned. Tia was reported missing on August 3 and her body was discovered by police in the loft of her grandmother's house in New Addington, south London, a week later.
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