EYP Diary - gearing up for Early Years Teacher

We had three pathways moving to assessment this month – Graduate Entry Pathway, Undergraduate Entry Pathway and Undergraduate Practitioner Pathway. The candidates who have been to assessment have all been moderated and notified that they have all met the requirements and have become Early Years Professionals. These candidates represent the last of the Early Years Professionals who were being trained at the University.

We’ve certainly seen a busy period since January 2012, when we ushered in a new era of EYPS training. Initially we had 39 Professional Standards and a new assessment process, including a development review and shorter setting visit. From September 2012 the eight new Professional Standards were introduced with 31 sub measures, which were the minimum requirement of the standards.  The team of lecturers, mentors and assessors have worked tirelessly to support all of the candidates in training. We had the continued support of our Consortium Project Office and Consortium Partners and have all collaborated to ensure candidates receive a similar experience and are assessed in a standard way.