Nursery World - 'More Great Childcare': Early Years Teacher to supersede EYPS

The Government has responded to Cathy Nutbrown's recommendations for raising the professionalism of the workforce by saying it will introduce a new Early Years Teacher role, but without Qualified Teacher Status.

This will be created by building on the existing Early Years Professional programme, but while the Early Years Teacher role will have equivalence with QTS, it will not have QTS conferred on it. Those who have already achieved EYPS will have equivalence with the new Early Years Teacher.

The first training for Early Years Teachers will begin in September this year, with candidates embarking on a programme which amends the existing EYP standards to more closely match the Teaching Standards for classroom teachers.

Early Years Teachers will have to meet the same entry requirements as primary classroom trainee teachers with at least a C grade in English, maths and science GCSE. From September 2014 they will be required to pass the same skills test as classroom teacher trainees before they start their courses.

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