Nursery World - Supervision, part 1: Equipped to lead

In the first of a four-part series, Pen Green Research Base's Karen John explains why supervision is such an important focus of the revised EYFS and what it means for early years settings.

Throughout this series the topic of supervision across early years settings will be fully explored. We will be asking: What constitutes effective supervision? How does supervision promote positive relationships and teamwork? How can effective supervision be embedded within organisations?

Clare Tickell's (June 2011) independent report of the review of the EYFS highlighted the role of supervision in improving practice and maintaining effective early years provision. Her recommendation for the implementation of sector-wide supervision, including childminders, underlined the need for support, performance management and continuous professional development, and this is specified within the revised EYFS. This week we take a closer look at why supervision has been among the changes to the revised EYFS.

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