Childcare and Education Support Staff

Please scroll down the page or click on the links for:

 

 

Single Status/Job Evaluation 

 

If you are a Voice member and have any queries about Single Status and how it affects you, or need advice on your job evaluation etc, contact Voice (karenluker@voicetheunion.org.uk or tel: 01332 372 337) for an information sheet and questionnaire).

 

 

Qualifications & Standards

 

Early Years Professional Status (EYPS)

 

Integrated Qualifications Framework

 

Foundation Degree Gateway Project

 

Standards for school support staff in England

 

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

 

Support staff: DCSF Web site

 

Support Staff Training (TDA)

 

Skills for Life (TDA)

 

Teaching assistants: DCSF Web site

 

Higher Level Teaching Assistants Web site (DCSF)

 

 

Extended Schools in England

 

Extended Schools (TeacherNet)

 

Guidance for childcare providers in developing services in and around schools ( 2006)

 

 

Nursery education for 3 & 4 year olds (DCFS)

 

Code of Practice on the Provision of Free Nursery Education Places

 

 

Pay:

 

National Minimum Wage

 

Latest on Local Govenment pay negotiations, June 2008

More news 

 

Local Government Pay scales 2008 (pdf) (England & Wales) (nursery staff, education support staff)

 

Local government pay info 2007/2008 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland)

 

 

Wider Workforce: Support Staff pay plans

 

Support Staff pay plans (2007)

 

Important information for school support staff (2003): Changes to Tax Credits

 

Changes to Tax Credits mean that school support staff, including in particular term-time workers, may now be able to claim benefits they were previously not entitled to. Click here for more information.

 

 

Implementing the National Workforce Agreement

 

See: Pay & Conditons: Workforce Agreement

 

 

Ten Year Strategy for Childcare

 

Choice for Parents, the Best Start for Children

(DfES/Sure Start, 2006):

www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/earlyyears/tenyearstrategy

 

Choice for parents, the best start for children: making it happen - An action plan for the ten year strategy: Sure Start Children’s Centres, extended schools and childcare (pdf)

 

 

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