Nursery World - EYPS Support: Shaping policy and practice; working with others

Sue Roberts from Edge Hill explains how one student worked towards meeting Standard 35: Influence and shape the policies and practices of the setting and share in collective responsibility for their implementation; and Standard 36: Contribute to the work of a multi-professional team and co-ordinate and implement agreed programmes and interventions on a day-to-day basis

Sandra Harwood has just completed the training aspect of the EYP full training pathway at Edge Hill University and is about to embark on the assessment and validation process.

Her plan for evidence includes: S35 Influence and shape the policies and practices of the setting and share in collective responsibility for their implementation; and S36 Contribute to the work of a multi-professional team and co-ordinate and implement agreed programmes and interventions on a day-to-day basis.

Sandra's nine-month training has consisted of nine academic modules at Edge Hill plus three setting-based placements. Her previous placements involved working with children from birth to five years, culminating in the final placement with a focus on developing leadership skills. For this, Sandra worked in Moorgate Nursery School and Children's Centre in Ormskirk, Lancashire, where head Jan Holmes and extended services co-ordinator Isabel Sutherland have supported her with a breadth of excellent opportunities and a considerable amount of outreach work.

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