Nursery World - Early Years Teachers 'doing more work for same pay'

Most early years teachers don’t receive graduate-level pay, unlike the majority of those with Qualified Teacher Status, a survey has found.

And the majority of current EYT students want to work in early years classes in schools as a result.

According to research from Voice and PACEY, only 37 per cent of those with EYT Status had improved pay as a result of qualifying. This compared with 66 per cent of those with QTS who said their income improved as a result of their qualification. The report’s authors said this inequality is ‘simply wrong’.

The news is evidence of the disparity between Early Years Teacher Status, and QTS. The Government says EYTS is equivalent to QTS – but EYTS has been beset by recruitment problems because of the lack of pay and recognition.

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