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YOU DID IT! – Functional Skills will be reinstated as an alternative qualification for Level 3 Early Years Educators

The Government has this morning announced that Functional Skills will be reinstated as an alternative qualification for Level 3 Early Years Educators.  The Save Our Early Years Campaign, led by […]

Posted on 3rd March 20173rd March 2017 by The Save Our Early Years Team
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Global Parenting Expert Jo Frost Backs Save Our Early Years Campaign

Jo Frost, best known for the Supernanny TV show and Jo Frost Nanny on Tour, is calling for the Government to reinstate Functional Skills as an alternative qualification to GCSEs […]

Posted on 2nd March 20172nd March 2017 by The Save Our Early Years Team
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An Open Letter to the Government from #SaveOurEarlyYears

Dear Sir, “There is now an overwhelming need for the catastrophic qualifications policy for early years staff to be scrapped – and for Functional Skills to be reinstated without further […]

Posted on 5th January 20175th January 2017 by The Save Our Early Years Team
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Nursery schools blame government for shocking staffing crisis

Published in the Mirror:Nursery schools are facing a staffing crisis caused by the government’s “catastrophic” demand for new recruits to have good GCSEs in English and maths.And 25 leading figures […]

Posted on 5th January 20175th January 2017 by The Save Our Early Years Team
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Reinstating Functional Skills is the only solution

Julie Hyde, the Associate Director of CACHE, the organisation leading the Save Our Early Years Campaign, said: “We are delighted that this consultation has received so many responses – demonstrating […]

Posted on 29th November 201629th November 2016 by Julie Hyde, Executive Director of CACHE
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Responding to the Department for Education consultation

Responding to the Department for Education consultation, Julie Hyde, Associate Director of CACHE, the organisation leading the Save Our Early Years Campaign, said: “We welcome the consultation launched today – […]

Posted on 5th November 20164th November 2016 by The Save Our Early Years Team
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BBC NEWS: Nurseries at risk as staffing crisis hits, campaigners say

From the BBC News website:Nurseries in England are struggling to recruit qualified staff putting them at risk of closure, campaigners have said.Since 2014, the government has said key nursery workers […]

Posted on 30th September 201630th September 2016 by The Save Our Early Years Team
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#SaveOurEarlyYears on BBC Radio Northampton

Listen to Chief Executive of Acorn Childcare Zoe Raven, who owns 10 nurseries around the Northampton area, being interviewed about the #SaveOurEarlyYears campaign and the recruitment issues that she has […]

Posted on 21st September 201621st September 2016 by The Save Our Early Years Team
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The seriousness of the current situation cannot be underestimated

When the Pre-school Learning Alliance pledged its support for the Save Our Early Years campaign back in April, few could have predicted the political upheaval that would ensue in the […]

Posted on 19th August 201631st August 2016 by Neil Leitch, Chief Executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance
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This policy has to change – it is holding back quality

As key supporters of the Save Our Early Years Campaign, we are all too aware of the effect of current GCSE requirements. This, coupled with growing evidence from providers of […]

Posted on 15th August 201615th August 2016 by Liz Bayram, Chief Executive of PACEY (the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years)
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