Tackling disadvantage: Embedding change within Early Years settings, through high quality professional development and sharing of knowledge through a cascade framework
Written by: Lyn Challender
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LYN CHALLENDER, EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST, UK
Early Years interventions for less advantaged children are hugely important for promoting children’s success later in their education and into adulthood, and the role that Early Years practitioners play is critical.
The Early Years Professional Development Programme (EYPDP) is a two-year initiative, funded by the Department for Education (DfE) and delivered by the Education Development Trust (EDT), and was launched in June 2019. The programme provides high-quality, evidence-informed continuous professional development for Early Years practitioners, working in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country. During the programme, around 1,400 practitioners will gain Level 3 and Level 4 qualifications in language and literacy, as proof of the difference that they are making to increase children’s communication skills and improve outcomes in language, literacy and mathematics.
This forms a key part of the government’s plan t
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