WELCOME GRADUATES
Congratulations to Stefanie Walbyoff (Letters, 29 July) on achieving her EYPS. While I know that EYPs who have extensive experience plus graduate status are invaluable, I think we have to welcome newly qualified EYPs to the profession. New teachers take on the responsibilities of a class with no experience beyond the teaching practice. Surely leading a room in a nursery is comparable work?
QTS 'speaks for itself', and a new Foundation Stage teacher can take a lead in implementing the EYFS, so why shouldn't the same apply to EYPS and a new EYP? If there is experience in the overall nursery team, and if mentoring and management are of a high quality, a newly qualified EYP can do a great job as a room leader.
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