A spokesperson for the Department for Education (DfE) told Nursery World that 16-19-year-olds who receive Government funding through the Education Funding Agency will not require GCSE maths and English Grade A*-C to start the Early Years Educator qualification.
However, the department made it clear that it expects those learners without a minimum Grade C in English and/or maths to study GCSEs alongside the Early Years Educator course.
Currently, 16-19-year-olds without GCSE English and maths grade A*-C have to study some form of English and maths as part of their study programme.
From 2016/17 students will need to have completed or be studying GCSE English and mathematics for their study programme to be funded.
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