The Evaluation of the Graduate Leader Fund found that EYPs played a key role in promoting and driving improvements within settings, particularly in relation to the EYFS and other practitioners' interaction with children.
Interviews with EYPs, managers and nursery staff showed there were three key factors that affected the way the EYP was able to effectively lead the EYFS and improve practice. These were: leadership skills; involvement in management; and the extent to which the role and remit of the EYP was defined and agreed. These three elements combined to create the most effective EYP role in driving improvement and leading practice in settings.
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