Early Years Qualifications Checker Update
The lists of qualifications that meet DfE's criteria for counting in the early years foundation stage framework staff:child ratios have been updated.
When making employment decisions providers should pay particular attention to the following sections:
• Full and Relevant
• Assessed Performance
All provision working within the EYFS must comply with the statutory requirements for staffing qualifications and ratios. Please check that current staff continue to hold full and relevant qualifications.
The requirements for different types of early education are set out in Section 3 of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Failure to comply is a breach of legislation. Schools operating Foundation Stage Units should pay particular attention to the requirements for nursery children when mixing age groups.
EYFS - Exemplification Materials
On 8 March, DfE published a suite of case study exemplification videos to support teachers in making EYFSP assessments. These can be found following this link:
Early years foundation stage: exemplification materials - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The Early Years Entitlements Team has also published a vodcast which teachers and leaders may find helpful in explaining the new EYFSP assessment.
Please find attached a letter which provides some further detail on the materials and their uses.
If you have any questions, you can contact the EYFS Reforms team directly at eyfs.qualitypractice@education.gov.uk.
World Autism Acceptance Week
Monday 28th March – Sunday 3rd April 2022: World Autism Acceptance Week.
To celebrate World Autism Acceptance Week 2022, the National Autistic Society have created new free learning resources for early years, primary and secondary schools.