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BGU to Offer New Qualification for Early Years Teachers

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2nd January 2013

Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln will be training teachers in the early years sector for the first time from September 2014.

BGU has been allocated 50 places to train teachers on programmes leading to Early Years Teacher Status (nought to five years), which means the university now trains those teaching learners aged from nought to 90.

To help raise the status and quality of the early years workforce the Government has introduced Early Years Teacher Status which replaces Early Years Professional Status and has the same entry requirements and level of expectations as for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

The new EYTS courses will run alongside the university’s existing courses leading to QTS for teachers working with ages three to 19 and courses for those teaching in the lifelong learning sector.

Courses will be available for graduates who intend to or already work in the early years sector. It will also be possible to combine study for a degree in Early Childhood Studies with study towards EYTS.

“We’re very pleased to have been allocated these places, which will enable us to broaden still further the range of teaching qualifications that we offer,” said Nigel Appleton, Dean of Teacher Development at Bishop Grosseteste University.

“The fact that we have been allocated places for the new EYTS means this is the first time our training programmes will have covered the entire age range of learners, from babies to pensioners.

“The new Early Years Teacher Status is an important development because there is clear evidence that high-quality early education and childcare can have a powerful impact on young children and can fully prepare them for school and later life.”

Details of the courses and how to apply can be obtained from admissions@bishopg.ac.uk. 

Notes to editors:

  • Bishop Grosseteste University was established in uphill Lincoln in January 1862 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2012.
  • It is an independent higher education institution which awards its own degrees at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate level.
  • It changed its name from Bishop Grosseteste University College to Bishop Grosseteste University in November 2012.

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The fact that we have been allocated places for the new EYTS means this is the first time our training programmes will have covered the entire age range of learners, from babies to pensioners
Nigel Appleton, Dean of Teacher Development at Bishop Grosseteste University
The new Early Years Teacher Status is an important development because there is clear evidence that high-quality early education and childcare can have a powerful impact on young children and can fully prepare them for school and later life.
Nigel Appleton, Dean of Teacher Development at Bishop Grosseteste University.