This article is well worth the read as it clarifies how: "The standards published earlier this month had already been roundly criticised by the sector for failing to focus on the importance of play for young children, but now two different expert groups have submitted highly critical responses to the standards."
Take a look here: http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/article/1192249/why-early-years-teacher-standards-fail-youngest-children?HAYILC=RELATED&HAYILC=INLINE
http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/article/1192248/early-years-teacher-standards-ignore-sectors-views?DCMP=EMC-CONNurseryWorldUpdate&bulletin=nursery-world-update-bulletin
ReplyDeleteJust as we had suspected, the Government have no intention of following critical EY guidance!