The move follows Nursery World’s story (13 July) unveiling confusion about equivalency tests no longer being valid for Level 3 workforce ratios for those starting Early Years Teacher Status from September 2014. This meant that those gaining the status would only be counted as a Level 2 practitioner if they did not have the GCSEs.
However, following a brief review and representations from the early years sector, the Government has confirmed that EYTs will no longer need the GCSEs to count in Early Years Foundation Stage Level 3 ratios.
This recognises the fact that holders of EYTS have passed the professional skills tests in numeracy and literacy required for entry to Early Years Teacher training courses, and as part of their level 6 course will have studied approaches to teaching numeracy and literacy for children under five.
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