Consultation launched on content and standards for updated Early Childhood Studies degree

The QAA (Quality Assurance Agency) consultation outlines proposed changes to the 2019 Subject Benchmark Statement for Early Childhood Studies - used as a reference point in the design, delivery and review of programmes.

Subject Benchmark Statements describe the nature of study and show what graduates might reasonably be expected to know, do and understand at the end of their studies.

To ensure they continue to serve as useful points of reference, the QAA – an independent body that checks standards and quality in higher education, initiates regular reviews of the content of Subject Benchmark Statements, five years after they are first published, and every seven years subsequently, or in response to significant changes to subjects.

This latest review of the Benchmark Statement for Early Childhood Studies was carried out by an advisory group from the higher education sector and Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network.

Revised statements also consider the role of equality, diversity and inclusion, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), enterprise and entrepreneurship, and accessibility for disabled students.