Ms Leeve accessed the former Transformation Fund through Bromley council to support herself and her setting while she undertook training to become an EYP, and is now helping other staff to continue their professional development through the Graduate Leader Fund (GLF).
She says, 'Under the Transformation Fund I was able to pursue the Short Pathway through Greenwich University, while three other members of staff pursued a mixture of level 4 and 5 qualifications through the Open University and subsequently four others have been funded for their level 3.
'The Short Pathway was ideal for me, allowing me to visit settings across the borough to fill in my gaps of knowledge with children from birth to two. My deputy was also working towards a foundation degree, so having a shared training focus on current developments in early years enabled us to reflect more effectively on our practice and initiate a number of changes in our setting.
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