Last year gave rise to a plethora of new special educational needs-focused qualifications for early years practitioners. A key one is the Level 3 award. This follows long-held recognition that quality in this area needs to improve.
Back in 2012, the Nutbrown Review recommended that the content of Level 3 qualifications be strengthened to include more on SEND. The report said, ‘Early years practitioners need to know what to look for, how to respond to it, and how to interact with parents and the range of other bodies, professionals and services that may play a part in supporting a child with special educational needs or who is disabled.’
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