For students on the full training pathway, evidencing standard 39 can present a real challenge. It requires practitioners to lead and support others in a process of review, evaluation and development, and initiate changes where improvements are needed.
As visitors to settings it is difficult for the students to demonstrate this type of leadership within established teams.
At Edge Hill University the programme incorporates a placement development task involving the initiation and management of an aspect of change, as a requirement for each one of three placements.
The development task enables the students to observe current practice and engage in discussions with leadership teams, mentors and setting staff and children, to identify possible areas for development they can take the lead on.
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