Nursery World - Nursery Management: Training

A project to give a taster of placements to students prior to the real thing has been ‘invaluable’, says Yasmin Stefanov-King, lecturer in early childhood at Coventry University Scarborough

Students can spend 800 hours on a work placement. They are an essential part of training, built into all Early Years Teacher and Qualified Teacher Status programmes, most degrees, and now a key part of all vocational education courses under the Skills Plan. They are the first chance for students to dip a toe into the world of work, engage with real children, and observe child development happening in front of their eyes.

Research has found that on entering placements, students struggle in two key areas: entering an unfamiliar place, which means learning new routines, and in finding their voice – feeling confident enough to make an impact on the practice and activities in the setting.

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