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Early Years and Working with Children

December 2025 subject advisor update

December 2025 subject advisor update

Learning Tools

Read the new December update for Early Years. There is information on the White paper and what that means.

New December update for Early Childhood Development AAQ

New resources for Early Childhood development AAQ

New BTEC Level 3 Technical Early Years Educator

December 2025 subject advisor update

New December update for Early Childhood Development AAQ

New December update for Early Childhood Development AAQ

Learning tools

There is a new update for the Early Childhood Development AAQ. It has information and links. It covers Early Childhood Development , Health and Social Care and Medical Science.

New resources for Early Childhood development AAQ

New BTEC Level 3 Technical Early Years Educator

December 2025 subject advisor update

New December update for Early Childhood Development AAQ

New resources for Early Childhood development AAQ

New resources for Early Childhood development AAQ

Learning tools

You can now purchase the student book and register your interest in the Techer Pack for the new Early Childhood Development AAQ (First teach September 2025)

New BTEC Level 3 Technical Early Years Educator

December 2025 subject advisor update

New December update for Early Childhood Development AAQ

New resources for Early Childhood development AAQ

New BTEC Level 3 Technical Early Years Educator

New BTEC Level 3 Technical Early Years Educator

You can see the new specification for the new BTEC Level 3 Technical Early Years Educator for 19+ learners. This is for first teaching in September 2025.

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

Meet Esther Trehearn
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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. 

Book your 15 minutes

This short video introduces the subject advisor for Childcare, Esther Trehearn.

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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.

BTEC Tech Award Child Development

Useful documents

Vocational
Specification - Pearson Edexcel BTEC Level 1/ Level 2 Tech Award in Child Development
Specification - Pearson Edexcel BTEC Level 1/ Level 2 Tech Award in Child Development
pdf | 2.3 MB
Vocational
Specification - BTEC National Extended Diploma in Children's Play, Learning and Development
Specification - BTEC National Extended Diploma in Children's Play, Learning and Development
pdf | 2.6 MB
Vocational
Specification - BTEC First Certificate in Children's Play, Learning and Development
Specification - BTEC First Certificate in Children's Play, Learning and Development
pdf | 9.2 MB
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