The Five big questions
For the last nine years, The Duchess of Cambridge has spent time looking into how experiences in early childhood are often the root cause of today’s hardest social challenges such as addiction, family breakdown, poor mental health, suicide and homelessness. Having met many people who are dealing with a range of issues, she has seen […]
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Dealing with anxiety: Travis’s story
Anxiety is tough, it is annoying, it’s scary and it brings you down and beats you up just when you don’t need it. As a 16-year-old boy, I’ve dealt with anxiety a lot, sometimes being aware of it and sometimes being unaware, whether it’s at school, social events, meeting new people or (possibly the worst […]
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Choosing the right training provider and course
All too often we see comments on social media from people very confused about which course and which training provider they should go with. It’s far too common that we hear about training providers offering very low prices for ‘full’ qualifications, often with hidden charges or penalties. The ‘full’ qualifications often being CPD courses and […]
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Is good cheap when it comes to buying a qualification
Everyone loves a bargain or a good deal! But as with everything in life, is cheap good when it comes to buying a qualification? On social media we are seeing more and more learners asking if this is the right course in order for them to work with children or progress in their career. We […]
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Steps to avoid disappointment when signing up for a course
This weekend on social media, I have seen so many comments and posts from people looking for courses or who have already signed up for courses that have been mis-sold. One poor learner had been given the wrong information by one of the country’s biggest recruitment agency! Others have not been given support by their […]
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Choosing the right level for STLS courses
There seems to be a lot of confusion over the ‘right qualification’ to work in a school environment and to be honest, it can be a bit of a minefield! In the first instance, if you want to work in a school then the best route is to start to volunteer in a school, each […]
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What is the role of an assessor
We are seeing so many requests for support from learners on social media to help them complete their assignments, where to find evidence and people struggling as assignments have been returned with minimal feedback. We thought we would explain the role of the assessor in vocational qualifications. We have both been so lucky that any […]
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Questions you need to ask a training provider
THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ASK WHEN CHOOSING A TRAINING PROVIDER You have trawled the internet and social media and you are now completely confused as to which training provider or qualification you should be looking for. We hope our previous series of blogs has helped you. We have thought about the questions […]
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Just what is Panco
Judging by a lot of bewilderment on social media a few weeks ago, when someone asked where to complete a PANCo qualification, it quickly became obvious that people in the industry had not heard of it apart from an alternative to coat chicken in! With the implementation of the revised EYFS the PANCo role will […]
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One of our many success stories
Lisa and I worked together at different training providers for more than 20 years before we set up Premier Early Years Training. Our ethos is to ‘support, nurture, and encourage our learners on their learning journey’. We are both caring mums and teachers and know how hard it is for people to go back to […]
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