Earlier this month, the Department for Education published a new job description and qualification specification to develop a new early years qualification for Level 3 practitioners working with children with special educational needs and disabilities. This will enable awarding bodies to develop an accredited qualification for SENCos at Level 3.
The Early Years SENCo role is aimed at practitioners working in private, voluntary and independent settings, including childminders.
Julie Hyde, director at CACHE, said, ‘CACHE will be supporting the new Level 3 criteria through a regulated qualification for early years staff.
‘We welcome the DfE’s commitment to meaningful CPD that enriches the sector by developing, nurturing and improving specialist skills in this critically important area of work.’
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