Nursery World - New early years leadership qualification available from Autumn 2022

The Department for Education has launched a new early years leadership qualification for Level 3 qualified and above practitioners working in private, voluntary and independent settings.

The National Professional Qualification for Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL) will be available from 2022 PHOTO Adobe Stock

The National Professional Qualification for Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL) will be available from Autumn 2022.

Susie Owen, director, early years and childcare, at the Department for Education, told delegates at this week's Westminster Education Forum early years policy conference that the new qualification was being developed and would focus on ‘early years pedagogy and practice’.

Crucially it will be available for early years practitioners working in PVI settings, as well as headteachers of maintained nurseries and nursery schools.

National professional qualifications (NPQs) are a national, voluntary suite of qualifications, designed to support the professional development of teachers and leaders.

A reformed suite of NPQs is available from autumn 2021. From autumn 2022, this is being expanded to include two more qualifications, which are in the process of being developed – the NPQ for early years leadership, and the NPQ for literacy.

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