I have searched my files to find literature which shows the ADCE as Level 4 without success, although I'm sure that I did have something. As Virginia points out, it was an extremely demanding qualification to achieve and I paid for the course myself, costing more than 600. Perhaps this qualification should be put on the National Qualifications Framework.
I was most upset after our last Ofsted inspection when I was told that the inspector had not heard of the ADCE. I wish I had been asked about this personally. Next time I intend to take all the documentation I can to support my hard-won achievement.
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