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date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to increase the skills and qualification level of the early years workforce.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	9454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Early years providers play an important role in developing their workforce in line with Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). The EYFS sets clear staffing and qualification requirements for the workforce. The skills of the workforce have increased significantly, with 87% of full day care staff holding level 3 qualification or higher (as of 2013).</p><p> </p><p>In order to meet the requirements of the EYFS, and to increase the skills and qualification level of the early years workforce, the Department for Education has:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol><li><p>Developed a robust new set of standards for the Early Years Educator qualification at Level 3. Staff operating at Level 3 must also have GCSEs in English and maths at grade C or above. The department has recently made these GCSEs an entry to work requirement rather than an entry to training requirement. This has opened up training routes, ensuring more people with the right skills are able to join the early years workforce, including individuals on an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Introduced the Early Years Teachers Status for graduates who specialise in early years. Early years teachers must meet the same entry and qualifications requirements as teachers of older children, including skills tests, and a robust set of teachers’ standards.</p><p> </p></li></ol><p> </p><p>The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on early years educator criteria can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-educator-level-3-qualifications-criteria" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-educator-level-3-qualifications-criteria</a></p><p> </p><p>The teachers’ standards (early years) can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-teachers-standards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-teachers-standards</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 11/09/2015 13:09:52 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

417609

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have (a) begun and (b) graduated from early years initial teacher training courses in each year since the introduction of the early years teacher status.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	9452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Early Years Foundation Stage sets staffing and qualification requirements for early years providers. The government would like to see more trained graduates in the workforce, and we are supporting this by providing funding for course fees and bursaries to eligible trainees, and also funding for employers to support trainees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of graduates in the workforce continues to rise, and between 2008 and 2013 the proportion of full day care staff with a degree or higher increased from 5% to 13%. The National Day Nursery Association’s June 2015 survey showed that 88% of settings employ a graduate Early Years Teacher. There are currently 15,962 individuals who have achieved Early Years Professional Status and Early Years Teacher Status.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since the inception of early years initial teacher training in September 2013, we have recruited an overall number of 3206 trainees, of which 2358 have graduated and been awarded Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS). The 2014/15 cohort has 421 individuals still in training and awaiting an outcome. We have set high standards for individuals gaining Early Years Teacher Status as we want individuals of the highest calibre in these roles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 11/09/2015 13:06:27 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley