Aims of Group      

 

• To provide a strong voice for the Early Years Sector.

• To share expertise, research and give mutual support to members.

• To endorse the quality of Degrees in Early Years.

• To promote the recognition of a FDEY as a professional qualification. 

• To monitor the development of new level 4-6 qualifications in early years.

• To sustain employers’ recognition and awareness of the FDEY as a qualification in its own right and as a progression route to further studies.

• To provide opportunities for collaborative research and continuing professional development.

• To promote collaboration between HEIs, FEIs, employers and other key stake holders.

• To promote widening participation

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Membership of the Committee

 

• A maximum of twelve full members, to include the regional chairs, and five associate members, plus one honorary lifelong member.

• Members are elected each year and stand for a maximum of three years, with the option to stand for further election.

• Elections to the committee take place based on the availability of vacant committee places. Parties interested in joining the committee are nominated and seconded by network members; these nominations are considered at the Annual General Meeting.

• Roles and responsibilities of the committee are decided within the committee following election at the AGM and thereafter.

• Committee members are expected to attend two committee meetings each year.  If unable to attend, to send apologies.

• The Chair, supported by vice-chair, to be appointed for a nominal term of three years at a time.

• Organisation of Meetings

• Administrator, to be offered financial reimbursement for expenses.

• A minimum of two national meeting to be held per year, linked to one committee meeting and the AGM, to be held in a central location.

• A minimum of one regional meeting, to be held within each region, per year, with an identified regional chair who will report back to the national meeting on any regional issues.

 

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Committee Structure
 

• Chair of SEFDEY committee

• Vice Chair

• Administrator

• Treasurer

• SEFDEY committee members