Teachers: Training

(asked on 23rd April 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to improve the transparency of the (a) content of the modules within the early years initial teacher training course and (b) routes from that course to qualifications that can follow.


Answered by
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Nadhim Zahawi
This question was answered on 1st May 2018

Early years initial teacher training courses are designed and delivered by accredited providers to train individuals to meet the Teachers’ Standards (Early Years) which were published in 2013. The Teachers’ Standards (Early Years) are available at:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/211646/Early_Years_Teachers__Standards.pdf.

Early years initial teacher training requirements and supporting advice are available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-itt-requirements-supporting-advice.

Early Years Teacher Status is awarded to graduates who are judged to have met all of the Teachers’ Standards (Early Years) in practice from birth to the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Individuals who have achieved a degree qualification can pursue masters or doctorate courses, for example.

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