Variety is the spice of life, and the early years is no exception – Forest School, entrepreneurship, supporting special needs children, childminding, or even exporting your brand to China, are all valuable skills in this sector. And while there is a plethora of settings, there is also no consistency over job titles: early years teacher, for example, might require Qualified Teacher Status, Early Years Teacher Status or simply a Level 3.
As Professor Cathy Nutbrown wrote in 2012 in her qualifications review, there is a need to ensure ‘that early years staff have clear and intelligible roles, responsibilities and status, which are understood and adopted across the sector’.
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