Nursery World - Early Years Teachers: Part 4

Training to become an Early Years Teacher doesn't have to take an
entire year. Charlotte Goddard meets an experienced nursery practitioner
who took a shorter route to the qualification.

Jessica Bradley has had plenty of opportunities to take a teaching qualification during the 17 years she has been working in the early years sector, but until recently she did not feel there was any teaching course that suited her needs. 'My love is early years,' she says. 'I held back from taking things further until there was something specific.'

Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) proved to be the qualification Ms Bradley was looking for. Her previous experience made her eligible for the assessment-only route to EYTS, while continuing to work as a nursery teacher at Green Oak Church of England Primary School & Nursery in Godalming, Surrey, during the three-month process.

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