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Sector wins review of GCSE equivalents

The Government has decided to review rules on GCSE equivalents after it emerged that they may disqualify childcare graduates from being able to count in ratios.

Inconsistencies in Government guidance over the validity of exams from a company called Equivalency Testing, which are accepted by nearly 200 universities as equivalents to GCSEs, were highlighted by members of the sector in Nursery World this week.

Chrissy Meleady, of Early Years Equality met with Department for Education civil servants on Wednesday to discuss the issue.

Ms Meleady called the meeting ‘very productive’, adding that the trailblazer group is grateful that the ministers … ‘have listened to employers and the wider sector'.

She added, ‘We are hopeful that the review will not be a protracted one and will be premised upon seeking solutions.'

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