Early Years and Working with Children
December update
December update

You can read the update for December. It has information about the new Tech Award and the redeveloped BTEC Nationals.
New Specification for the Early Childhood Development AAQ
New information for BTEC Nationals in Children's play, learning and development
December update
New Specification for the Early Childhood Development AAQ
New Specification for the Early Childhood Development AAQ

You can now read the new Specification for the BTEC National Extended Certificate in Early Childhood development AAQ. You can see the draft specification that is awaiting approval from the DfE. This will be for first teach 2025.
New information for BTEC Nationals in Children's play, learning and development
December update
New Specification for the Early Childhood Development AAQ
New information for BTEC Nationals in Children's play, learning and development
New information for BTEC Nationals in Children's play, learning and development

We have updated the information on work placement for the Extended Diploma and Diploma in CPLD. The number of hours required has been reduced. Please see the update for more information.
Esther Trehearn
Childcare

Introducing our Subject Advisor for Early Years and Health and Social Care

Introducing Esther Trehearn, our Subject Advisor for Early Years and Health and Social Care. Her role is to support you with the delivery of our qualifications, to help you understand the content and the assessment requirements and to answer any subject-specific queries you may have.
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You can nw book a 15 minute Teams meeting with me to discuss any questions you might have about delivering any Early years or Childcare qualifcation. Please beek using your school email adress and a bit of information about what you would like to talk about.
This short video introduces the subject advisor for Childcare, Esther Trehearn.
There is lots of information about delivering the BTEC Tech Award in Child Development avalible on the qualifcation page.
See the qualifcation page for teaching, learning and assessment guidance.
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