Nursery World - Early Years: Teacher, standard 4

Skills in observation and assessing a child's needs are key to
meeting the requirements of Standard 4, says Karen Hart

STANDARD 4

An Early Years Teacher must:

4. Plan education and care taking account of the needs of all children

When working towards Standard 4, you will need to demonstrate both your ability to assess the needs of the individual child - through all areas of development - and how, through a systematic approach to observation, assessment and planning, you put this ability into practice through practical classroom activities.

Denise Reardon, programme director of Early Years Teacher Status at Canterbury Christ Church University, gives her advice on Standard 4 throughout this feature

SUPPORTING STATEMENTS

4.1 Observe and assess children's development and learning, using this to plan next steps

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