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Early Years Teacher Status - A real sense of achievement

The first early years teachers have now qualified for the role -
and they have much to celebrate, says Best Practice Network's Maureen
Lee.

In March, a group of practitioners received the happy news that they were the first early learning specialists to achieve Early Years Teacher Status. This pioneer group had successfully embarked on the six-month Graduate Practitioner Pathway to Early Years Teacher Status last September. A total of 122 of them, selected for their experience of working effectively in the quality care and education of babies, toddlers and young children, trained with Best Practice Network.

Some of them are employed in nursery and reception classes in schools, some in private, voluntary and independent nurseries, and some as home-based carers/educators. Everyone has needed to be reflective, hard-working and open to feedback so as to cope effectively with the challenges of selecting, collating and presenting evidence of their achievements.

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