Ensuring members of the children's workforce have the right training, qualifications and ongoing professional development is vital to ensure the best possible outcomes for children, young people and families. Efforts to reform qualifications and training continue apace in a sector also grappling with budget cuts, staffing shortages and political upheaval.
Despite the turbulent times, the past year has seen the publication of a long-awaited workforce strategy for the early years sector, which heralds the development of a new suite of qualifications. The sector was particularly pleased by the reversal of the requirement for Level 3 practitioners to hold English and maths GCSEs, which many felt was creating a recruitment and retention crisis.
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