City & Guilds congratulates the Early Years Trailblazer Group on the development of their draft Level 3 Early Years Educator standard. If approved, it is destined to replace the standard that was approved in November 2014.
After a long period of uncertainty the release of the draft standard follows earlier confirmation from the Department for Education that during the first months of 2017 they have also received other proposals for the development of standards in relation to:
With the exception of some finer detail, the new Level 3 early years standard mirrors the requirements of the full and relevant Early Years Educator (Level 3) qualification criteria that, in response to the findings and recommendations from the Nutbrown’s Review 2012, was published by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) in July 2013.
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