News
Leadership Curriculum goes paperless from January
December 01 2014
Leadership Curriculum (LC) has been working towards being completely paperless by January 2015. At a time when more and more importance is being placed on the need to reduce our carbon footprint thus minimising our use of paper and avoid incurring huge cost through printing and couriers. LC currently spends around £15,000 per intake across all three courses (NPQH, NPQSL and NPQML): which for two intakes is a massive £30,000 a year. Taking steps to become paperless will only bring about a positive change
Distance learning BA (hons) Early Childhood Studies top up
November 24 2014
Janine Ryan, one of our tutors and partners with the Doncaster ITT Partnership, talks to us about University Centre Doncaster’s distance learning BA (hons) Early Childhood Studies top up.
Health and early Years practitioners will work side by side to improve outcomes for young children
November 24 2014
Health and Early Years reviews are now going to be integrated so that parents get a more comprehensive picture of their children and will receive the expertise of both the health inspectors and the early years practitioners combined. Visit gov.uk to find out more.
Meet the Team - Nicky Oram
November 24 2014
I began my career as a class teacher in an Infant school in the London Borough of Hounslow. Since that time I have taught across the primary and early years age range, moving from London to the Sussex coast and then to Wiltshire. I’ve worked in schools and a variety of early years settings.
Meet the Team - Sian Campbell
November 24 2014
I am the regional manager for the Yorkshire and Humberside region. I have been working with the Best Practice Network Early Years team since 2008. My roles include team leadership, group tutoring, personal tutoring and assessment. I really enjoy supporting trainees in a wide variety of settings and roles. I lead on the eportfolio and elearning aspects of the programme.
Nicky Morgan speaks about our plan for education
November 20 2014
The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Secretary of State for Education, spoke at the 2014 Foundation for Excellence in Education Summit on 20 November 2014. You can read the full text of her speech about the plan for Education at https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/nicky-morgan-speaks-about-our-plan-for-education
Guidance to support teachers against cyberbullying
November 17 2014
As part of anti-bullying week advice outlining how school staff can guard themselves against cyberbullying has been announced by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan. It aims to help staff protect themselves online and to know the steps they should take to protect themselves, plus encourages heads to get tough against bulling.
Early Years Experiences - EYITT case study - Gurjinder Bhopal
November 14 2014
Over the coming months, we will introduce to some of our Early Years trainee teachers, with a different regional focus each time. This week Gurjinder Bhopal from London shares her story.
Early Years Experiences - EYITT case study - Gurjinder Bhopal
November 14 2014
Over the coming months, we will introduce to some of our Early Years trainee teachers, with a different regional focus each time. This week Gurjinder Bhopal from London shares her story.
Planting Promise
November 04 2014
Planting Promise has been operating in Sierra Leone since 2008 to provide free education of the highest quality to as many under-privileged children as possible. They believe in sustainable solutions and have therefore been determined to fund schools through ethical and empowering businesses that provide employment for local people and help feed the country. Their community farms grow rice, cassava, sesame, groundnut and pigeon pea.