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Early years training courses dropped by two UK universities

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Apr 18, 2016
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Leeds Beckett University and the University of Winchester have dropped their early years teacher status (EYTS) courses five months prior to the start of the next academic year, Schools Week reports.
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Alliance to give evidence to the Public Accounts Committee

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Apr 14, 2016
The Pre-school Learning Alliance has been invited to give oral evidence to the Public Accounts Committee as part of its enquiry into the free early education entitlement.
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New study halves recommended dairy intake for older children, no change for under fives

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Apr 11, 2016
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The Eatwell Guide from Public Health England has nearly halved previous recommendations for the amount of milk and dairy products for children over five years old.
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Reception baseline assessments to be abandoned

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Apr 7, 2016
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The DfE has today revealed that reception baseline assessments will not be used to measure pupils’ progress, after a study found that the three different assessments were not comparable.
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Alliance supports functional skills campaign

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Apr 7, 2016
The Alliance is pleased to be backing Save our Early Years, a cross-sector campaign calling for functional skills to be accepted as GCSE equivalents to enable EYE practitioners with these qualifications to be counted in ratios at Level 3....Read more

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