Michael Gove has announced funding for a pilot scheme for social work trainees. The new fast-track route will see 100 trainees take on case work after five weeks of intensive initial training. The British Association of Social Workers has raised concerns that the training period is too short to properly prepare for hands-on...
David Cameron has insisted a compromise can be found with the Liberal Democrats over ...
Michael Gove has suggested Nick Clegg’s opposition to increasing childminders-toddler...
Downing Street has backed Childcare Minister Liz Truss in the row over Government's c...
The Government's scheme to offer free nursery places to disadvantaged two-year-olds m...
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development press release CIPD responds to government consultation on the administration of Shared Parental Leave As the Gov...
Parents rate the quality of childcare provision in England very highly, with almost all – 95 per cent – describing their childcare as Excellent or Good, a survey com...
Philip Hammond said he would abstain from voting on an amendment to the Queen’s Speech to bring forward an EU referendum bill. “Well I haven't seen any amendment ...
Michael Gove said he would vote to leave the European Union in a referendum today, but planned to abstain from the vote calling for a referendum bill before 2015. ...
Duncan Hames refused to disclose when Nick Clegg decided to reject Government proposals to alter the child-adult ratio in childcare, insisting the discussions h...
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