The Early Years Sector Coalition (EYSC) has accused the DfE of not consulting widely with early years practitioners in the production of the revised Development Matters curriculum guidance for the EYFS, which was published last week.
The EYSC plans to launch a survey in October to find out more about what the sector wants, to be followed up with public discussion events and opportunities to comment on drafts. It intends to publish its new guidance, Birth to Five Matters, by the end of March 2021.
Meanwhile, Nursery World can reveal that the revised Development Matters guidance contains only a condensed and bullet-pointed outline of an extensive introduction which was developed by Dr Julian Grenier, lead of the East London Research School and head teacher of Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre. The introduction, which elaborates on the importance of early education and contains seven strands of best practice, including curriculum, pedagogy and self-regulation and executive function, is to be published separately online.
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