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Consultation launched on content and standards for updated Early Childhood Studies degree

The sector is invited to respond to a consultation on a revision to the nature of Early Childhood Study degrees and the academic standards expected of graduates.
The consultation invites respondents to consider the new Subject Benchmark Statement for Early Childhood Studies, PHOTO Adobe Stock
The consultation invites respondents to consider the new Subject Benchmark Statement for Early Childhood Studies, PHOTO Adobe Stock

The QAA (Quality Assurance Agency) consultation outlines proposed changes to the 2019 Subject Benchmark Statement for Early Childhood Studies - used as a reference point in the design, delivery and review of programmes.

Subject Benchmark Statements describe the nature of study and show what graduates might reasonably be expected to know, do and understand at the end of their studies.

To ensure they continue to serve as useful points of reference, the QAA – an independent body that checks standards and quality in higher education, initiates regular reviews of the content of Subject Benchmark Statements, five years after they are first published, and every seven years subsequently, or in response to significant changes to subjects.

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