Following recent government advice regarding COVID-19, the decision has been made that?all Early Years training will be cancelled until June, which will be reviewed as further guidance is received. For our latest updates please click here to be redirected to our Early Years website.
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Peadiatric First Aid certificates update
What happens if staff need to renew their paediatric first aid certificates?
If paediatric first aid certificate requalification training is prevented for reasons associated directly with coronavirus (COVID-19) or by complying with related government advice, the validity of current certificates can be extended by up to 3 months. This applies to certificates expiring on or after 16 March 2020.
Also please make sure your setting has sufficient first aid cover if not please contact the regulating bodies such as OFSTED for further clarification on specific situations.
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Information: cancellation of 2019/20 national curriculum assessments
The Secretary of State for Education?announced?on, Wednesday 18 March, that the 2019/20 national curriculum assessments will not take place due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.??All early years foundation stage, key stage 1 (KS1) and key stage 2 (KS2) assessments are cancelled, as outlined in the email sent earlier today. This means that no monitoring or moderation activities will take place in 2019/20 and you will not receive the list detailing academy monitoring and moderation agreements.
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