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<div class="body "><p>Colleges demand more qualifications for students training to look after animals than for those who will care for babies,hollister clothing, the report said.</p><p align="left">Professor Cathy Nutbrown, an expert in early childhood education from Sheffield University, conducted the research and discovered that there was no requirement to demonstrate competence in English and mathematics.</p><p align="left">These skills are important in supporting the development of babies and young children, as well as communicating with parents, she stated.</p><p align="left">Professor Nutbrown found that although there are "examples of excellence", there remained "substantial concerns" about the quality of training.</p><p align="left">Despite the importance of early education in children's development,cheap lululemon, she concluded that the work was seen as "low status, low paid, and low skilled".</p><p align="left">She wrote: ",lululemon outlet canada;The hair or care stereotype still exists for many considering a course in the early years; yet many other sectors have raised their expectations in relation to enrolment.</p><p align="left">"It must be a cause for concern that early years courses are often the easiest to enrol on and the courses that the students with the poorest academic records are sometimes steered towards."</p><p align="left">The Nutbrown Review quoted Dr Celia Greenway,lululemon canada, from the University of Birmingham,lululemon outlet canada, who said: "For too long early years work has been perceived as an alternative to hairdressing and a suitable route for those who fail in school."</p><p align="left">The Unison union said: "By allowing non-qualified people to work in childcare settings we undermine the status of the qualified workforce. In nearly all professions,the relationship be, staff can only be employed if they are qualified.</p><p align="left">"This should be the case in early education and childcare,hollister.",lululemon outlet;</p><p align="left">Helen Perkins of Solihull College told the report that students must achieve a higher level of qualifications on their courses for animal care than child care,hollister.</p><p align="left">"Nobody demands the same level of qualification before you can be left alone with a baby,hollister uk," she said.</p><p align="left">Meanwhile Professor Nutbrown expressed concern that some learning centres ",Car sales go up a gear, fuelling optimism over eco,lululemon canada;push students through a course" even if they are not suited to a career in pre-school groups in a bid to achieve high completion rates,Any smaller than th.</p><p align="left">She considered the introduction of a licence for?nursery?staff, but conceded it was unclear which organisation would manage such a scheme or how it could be funded.</p><p align="left">Her interim report was published last week, and she will make her final recommendations in the summer.</p><p align="left"><em>PA</em></p></div> | <div class="body "><p>Colleges demand more qualifications for students training to look after animals than for those who will care for babies,hollister clothing, the report said.</p><p align="left">Professor Cathy Nutbrown, an expert in early childhood education from Sheffield University, conducted the research and discovered that there was no requirement to demonstrate competence in English and mathematics.</p><p align="left">These skills are important in supporting the development of babies and young children, as well as communicating with parents, she stated.</p><p align="left">Professor Nutbrown found that although there are "examples of excellence", there remained "substantial concerns" about the quality of training.</p><p align="left">Despite the importance of early education in children's development,cheap lululemon, she concluded that the work was seen as "low status, low paid, and low skilled".</p><p align="left">She wrote: ",lululemon outlet canada;The hair or care stereotype still exists for many considering a course in the early years; yet many other sectors have raised their expectations in relation to enrolment.</p><p align="left">"It must be a cause for concern that early years courses are often the easiest to enrol on and the courses that the students with the poorest academic records are sometimes steered towards."</p><p align="left">The Nutbrown Review quoted Dr Celia Greenway,lululemon canada, from the University of Birmingham,lululemon outlet canada, who said: "For too long early years work has been perceived as an alternative to hairdressing and a suitable route for those who fail in school."</p><p align="left">The Unison union said: "By allowing non-qualified people to work in childcare settings we undermine the status of the qualified workforce. In nearly all professions,the relationship be, staff can only be employed if they are qualified.</p><p align="left">"This should be the case in early education and childcare,hollister.",lululemon outlet;</p><p align="left">Helen Perkins of Solihull College told the report that students must achieve a higher level of qualifications on their courses for animal care than child care,hollister.</p><p align="left">"Nobody demands the same level of qualification before you can be left alone with a baby,hollister uk," she said.</p><p align="left">Meanwhile Professor Nutbrown expressed concern that some learning centres ",Car sales go up a gear, fuelling optimism over eco,lululemon canada;push students through a course" even if they are not suited to a career in pre-school groups in a bid to achieve high completion rates,Any smaller than th.</p><p align="left">She considered the introduction of a licence for?nursery?staff, but conceded it was unclear which organisation would manage such a scheme or how it could be funded.</p><p align="left">Her interim report was published last week, and she will make her final recommendations in the summer.</p><p align="left"><em>PA</em></p></div> | ||
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| + | <div class="body "><p><b>Film,lululemon</b></p><p>It's already a banner year for female film-makers, what with the Baftas being swept by Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker, Andrea Arnold for Fish Tank and Martina Amati for her short I Do Air. And you can expect more treats from London's Bird's Eye View Film Festival, which showcases the very best new work helmed by women, including Whip It,hollister clothing, Drew Barrymore's roller-derby-based directorial debut starring Ellen Page of Juno fame, and the heartbreaking Colombian drama Entre Nos. Thursday to 12 March,North Korea threatens 'all-out war, a nuclear, </p><p><i>Adam Jacques</i></p><p><b>Arts</b></p><p>Alan Moore, the graphic-novel genius whose next instalment of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is due out in a couple of months – is a notoriously private man. Which makes his appearance as the closing-night act at the north-east's biennial AV Festival even more special. He will perform a monologue inspired by JB Priestley's Depression-era travelogue English Journey,lululemon outlet canada, while images by the writer Iain Sinclair will be projected on the wall of the venue,it could be adopted, The Sage in Gateshead. 5-14 March, avfestival.co.uk</p><p><i>AJ</i></p><p><b>Kids</b></p><p>If you haven't seen the excellent Where Three Dreams Cross exhibition at London's Whitechapel Gallery,lululemon outlet canada, then grab the kids and make a day of it with Saturday's one-off,hollister, child-friendly workshop. Not only do you get a guided tour of the exhibition – a study of 150 years of photography from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh – and a workshop on making pinhole-camera pictures, but portrait photographer Marysa Dowling has transformed one of the rooms into a photo studio, where she'll snap you a free family portrait that reflects the local dress and customs of the original subjects of the exhibition. </p><p><i>AJ</i></p><p><b>Books</b></p><p>Unfortunately, this paper cannot review Christopher Hirst's excellent first book 'Love Bites' (Fourth Estate, ?14.99),lululemon outlet canada, because the author, our former colleague, is so beloved here that nobody could give it an objective review. This is a shame,lululemon outlet online, because his stories of a lifelong love affair through cooking (starting with Mrs H's scrambled eggs and culminating in a two-day Heston Blumenthal marathon, and containing not only recipes but the truth about what it's really like to cook them) is wise, tender and brilliantly funny, and everyone should buy it.</p><p><i>Katy Guest</i></p><p><b>Fashion</b></p><p>She's the LA socialite who's managed to wrangle herself happiness and a career after a brush with reality TV. Yes, Nicole Richie,lululemon canada, she of the size zero/Paris Hilton's bestie fame,hollister outlet, has grown up, filled out a bit and launched a pretty respectable fashion collection, following her charming House of Harlow jewellery line. The Winter Kate range is available at Selfridges from this weekend, so if you fancy working the sun-kissed,hollister outlet, Californian boho look, you know where to go... selfridges.com</p><p><i>LM</i></p><p><b>Food</b></p><p>If you salivate over the dessert menu before even thinking about the starter,organises events an, check out London's restaurant-cum-art space the Wapping Project's latest innovation: a three-course dessert menu. Marking a month-long collaboration pairing puds with Rémy Martin Cognac, you can gorge on nougat chunks, apricot tart and white-chocolate-and-pistachio cookies. But better book ahead – it's for one night only. 25 March, thewappingproject.com</p><p><i>AJ</i></p></div> | ||
