The new extracurricular courses you can access for your professional development Learn how your setting could be impacted by the new proposed funding rule change How NCFE's review of the Early Years Educator Level 3 could change childcare apprenticeships EARLY YEARS NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2022 www apprenticeshipconnect co uk This issue features: A learner case study: How an apprenticeship upskilled my career
Delivering the EYFS how the prime and specific areas of reflective practice
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This session covers key elements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), including: This course will enhance your understanding of the legislative framework that early years education is based upon.
As part of our 2022/23 curriculum improvements, we have created several training courses to support your professional development as an early years practitioner. All of the sessions are delivered on a monthly basis by our industry experienced tutors. After you will receive a completion certificate which you can add to your CV.
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Safeguarding and welfare requirements Characteristics of effective learning and
ACCESS OUR NEW EXTRACURRICULAR CPD COURSES!
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We have 6 new extracurricular courses you can access for additional training during your apprenticeship!
Support your professional writing skills with this training session. Covering Harvard referencing and academic writing, this session fully prepares you for your end point assessments.
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Childcare professionals are encouraged to have dedicated Prevent training by Ofsted and this can improve your employability.
Introduction to Prevent
A key aspect of safeguarding, this Prevent session enables you to safeguard vulnerable individuals from radicalisation and teaches you how to raise a concern.
Safeguarding for the modern world
Over time, safeguarding risks have evolved and this session will teach you how to escalate, report and record safeguarding concerns in your early years setting.
If you are interested in attending one of these extracurricular sessions, you can contact your tutor directly to find out how to access the training session!
This session will introduce you to Makaton, a unique communication language that can support children with communication challenges. During the session, you will cover how it should be used and learn some key signs you can use in your setting
Time Management
This session covers the key principles of time management. This prepares you to take on more responsibilities within your role and operate efficiently in your setting.
Introduction to Makaton
Academic writing
The proposed changes to for 15 and 30-hour offers disproportionate impact struggling areas.
The Department for Educ on changing the calculatio determine how much fund will receive from 15 and 30 based on the location of th from the Early Years Allian change would mean settin availability, mostly in the n would struggle due to the London and the south, wh place availability, they wou
The change would mean setting a fixed minimum and maximum increase to fun rates. Local authorities receiving the le based on calculations would only see a 1 increase in funding rates. However, loca authorities receiving the most based on calculations would see a rise of up to 8.6 their rate With a record level of inflatio cost of living crisis, the rate increase of unlikely to make up for the rise in opera costs and could put settings out of busi
What happens next? The deadline for response to the proposed calculation changes is 16th September.
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IN THE NEW
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Last October the Department for Education announced they will be reviewing the Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification to optimise it following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early years children.
NCFE, the Northern Council for Further Education, has been tasked with reviewing the qualification using research and feedback from parents, practitioners and training providers They are reviewing the qualification to flag where childcare professionals can be trained to a higher level to deliver better care to children.
NCFE IS REVIEWING THE EARLY YEARS EDUCATOR LEVEL 3 QUALIFICATION!
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I feel this apprenticeship has helped me develop my empathy towards others and to think outside of the box when it hild d l
Cristina Cabanillas Martinez, Early Years Educator Level 3
SPOTLIGHT
Prior to her apprenticeship, Cristina was working as a nursery assistant and wanted to gain more confidence within her role and better support children with their development at such a crucial stage in their lives. When discussing her
LEARNER
An apprenticeship can serve as a great opportunity to advance your existing career within the childcare sector. Our Exceptional Performance Award Winner, Cristina Cabanillas Martinez, did exactly that and used our Early Years Educator Level 3 apprenticeship to develop her skills as an early years professional.
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