Achieving EYPS is not the end of training and growth. It is the beginning of an ongoing process of continuing professional development (CPD) as practitioners sharpen their skills and deepen their knowledge, while keeping abreast of best practice and the latest developments in the sector.
The 39 EYPS standards are at the heart of all activity, according to Dorothy Walker, workforce development manager for Surrey.
‘When organising CPD and network days, the EYP standards are looked at and cross-referenced with the learning objectives of each session,' she says. ‘This way we ensure our EYPs have the opportunity to keep up to date with the standards - especially important for EYPs who work in settings with children over the age of two.'
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