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How I Got Here: Early years chef lecturer Sean Cowden

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Sean Cowden, early years chef lecturer at the London Early Years Foundation, on how his career path sparked an interest in childhood nutrition.

Action on childcare workforce

Analysis

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Lack of support has created a "hotchpotch" of skills among staff, which needs targeted measures to address.

Ask the Experts: Making a move to management

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on staff supervision, team motivation, life skills for young people and engaging nursery children with the arts.

Ask the Experts: Post-retirement work options

Other

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on working with children after retiring, joint commissioning, internet safety and the role of key workers.

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

Other

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on delivering sensitive training, school place planning, bilingual nursery support and a bereaved young carer.

Skills for the Job: Alternatives to screen play

Other

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Overuse of screen-based entertainment can hinder children's development and wellbeing so alternatives should be encouraged.

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children and young people's issues featured prominently during Jeremy Corbyn's successful campaign to become Labour leader. So what is he pledging to do, and what do sector leaders think of his emerging policies?

Skills for the Job: Working with co-parents

Other

Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Co-parents - individuals with dual parenting roles - are a growing group that early years practitioners need to be mindful of.

Daily roundup: Seaside towns, rotting teeth, and railway arrests

Other

Monday, August 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Fears of "social breakdown" in coastal towns; children at risk of serious tooth decay; and dozens of children arrested each week by British Transport Police, all in the news today.

Overhaul of early years qualifications

Other

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is reforming the qualifications of childcare practitioners through the introduction of early years educators and early years teachers. Sue Learner examines what the changes will mean in practice.

Daily roundup: Army recruits, play and school fields

Other

Thursday, July 18, 2013

| CYP Now

More than a quarter of army recruits are aged under 18 when they sign up, play leaders warn against proposed legislation changes that could threaten children's freedom, and government figures reveal schools sold 19 playing fields since the 2012 Olympic Games, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Pupil premium, childcare standards and youth apprenticeships

Other

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is to raise the pupil premium among primary school reforms, a government international comparison of childcare places the UK fourth, and almost three quarters of Neet young people cannot access apprenticeships.

Daily roundup: Exclusion inequalities, the Budget and early years teachers

Other

Thursday, March 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Children unfairly excluded from schools, campaigners say the Budget failed disadvantaged children, and DfE consults on early years teacher standards, all in the news today.

Nutbrown calls for all early years staff to hold Level 3 qualification

News

Monday, June 18, 2012

| CYP Now

All staff should hold a relevant Level 3 qualification before being considered qualified to work in an early years setting, a government-commissioned review has claimed.

Skills for the new curriculum

Other

Monday, June 11, 2012

| CYP Now

The revised Early Years Foundation Stage framework comes into force in September. Sue Learner examines the skills that practitioners require to deliver the new curriculum and what training is available

Alliance offers members training in lieu of local authority support

News

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| CYP Now

The Pre-school Learning Alliance is to expand a programme of training to all its members in response to dwindling local authority support for professional development.

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How I Got Here: Early years chef lecturer Sean Cowden

Action on childcare workforce

Ask the Experts: Making a move to management

Ask the Experts: Post-retirement work options

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

Skills for the Job: Alternatives to screen play

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Skills for the Job: Working with co-parents

Daily roundup: Seaside towns, rotting teeth, and railway arrests

Overhaul of early years qualifications

Daily roundup: Army recruits, play and school fields

Daily roundup: Pupil premium, childcare standards and youth apprenticeships

Daily roundup: Exclusion inequalities, the Budget and early years teachers

Nutbrown calls for all early years staff to hold Level 3 qualification

Skills for the new curriculum

Alliance offers members training in lieu of local authority support

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