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Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce, Part 8: Engage in Personal Development

The challenges and benefits of reflective practice for early years practitioners are explored in depth in this unit, says Mary Evans.

Reflective practice is key to the delivery of high-quality childcare, which is why the core unit 'Engage in Personal Development' in the new Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce is so important.

A nursery manager obviously needs to ensure the setting has effective up-to-date policies, procedures, training, supervision and appraisal systems, but practice will not develop or improve if the staff are not thinking about what they do and the difference they can make.

Although reflective practice has been covered in previous qualifications, this core unit in the new award explores it in greater depth, according to Gail Shenton, deputy to the partners at the Jancett Group and JACE Training.

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