Impressive results published from the Early Years Professional Development Programme

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Impressive results published from the Early Years Professional Development Programme </h1> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="overlaybanner__banner__image bg--banneroverlay--ocean" style="background-image: url('https://edtlive.b-cdn.net/live/media/azuhnl0f/early-years-banner-1920x470.png')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="articlebar mt-md-6 my-2"> <div class="container"> <div class="row justify-content-center "> <div class="col-xl-8 col-12"> <div class="row gx-0 align-items-center border-md-bottom-1 bordercolor--lightgreyalt pb-1"> <div class="col-4 col-md-auto ps-md-3 "> <div class="articlebar__sharebuttons d-flex align-items-center justify-content-end"> <div class="articlebar__sharebuttons__label px-2"> Share </div> <a class="articlebar__sharebuttons__link articlebar__sharebuttons__link--linkedin px-1 st-custom-button" data-network="linkedin" data-title="Impressive results published from the Early Years Professional Development Programme" data-image=""> 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of the ongoing evaluation of the programme and its impact on practitioners. It consisted of a baseline survey and short surveys at the end of each module, as well as an endline survey to determine overall perceived impact. The surveys were completed by a total of 1,308 participants who completed the course in full.</p> <p><a href="https://edtlive.b-cdn.net/live/media/vjkaox1j/building-on-success-evaluation-report.pdf" title="Building On Success Evaluation Report">Click here to download the report.</a></p> <p>During their time on the programme, Early Years Practitioners were asked to contribute to the programme evaluation and this report highlights the methodology used and provides a summary of the findings – it clearly demonstrates the outcomes and impact that was created during what was a relatively short intervention.</p> <p>The programme, funded by the Department for Education and delivered by EDT, was delivered in partnership with industry specialists Dr Sue Gifford and Dr Catherine Gripton to deliver the Early Mathematics content, and children’s mental health charity the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.annafreud.org/%22%20/t%20%22_blank" target="_blank">Anna Freud Centre</a> to deliver the PSED content. The speech, language and communication content for the Building on Success Programme was delivered in partnership with speech and language specialists <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://elklan.co.uk/" target="_blank">Elklan.</a> The programme was aimed at improving practitioners’ understanding and skills in supporting the development of the most disadvantaged children between the ages of 2 and 4 years old in England. </p> <p><a rel="noopener" href="/research-and-insights/building-on-success-supporting-early-years-practitioners-in-covid-19-recovery/" target="_blank" title="Building on Success: supporting early years practitioners in Covid-19 recovery"><strong>Click here to find out more about the Building on Success programme.</strong></a></p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Report highlights</strong></h3> <p>Overall, the results of the evaluation report are very positive. It highlights that practitioners were overall satisfied with all aspects of the programme, with the highest levels of satisfaction shown for the programme trainers. Practitioners found the Speech, Language and Communication module most useful for their practice, but typically scored all areas highly. In total, 99% of practitioners agreed that they were able to apply the new learning to improve their everyday practice.</p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Following the programme:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>98% of practitioners said they felt more confident in supporting children’s development in <strong>Speech, Language and Communication</strong></li> <li>94% of practitioners felt more confident in supporting children’s development in <strong>Maths</strong></li> <li>95% of practitioners felt more confident in supporting children’s development in <strong>Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED)</strong></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>For questions and comments, please email: <a href="mailto:earlyyearspdp@edt.org">earlyyearspdp@edt.org</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row justify-content-center"> <div class="col-xl-8 col-12 mb-md-5 mb-3 richtext"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="quote my-5"> <div class="container"> <div class="row justify-content-center"> <div class="col-xl-8 col-12"> <blockquote class="textcolor--marine" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-duration="1000"> The speech and language unit was extremely informative and I learnt so much from it. The information I could download has been so useful and it has supported training with my staff. I feel that this area has made me reflect on my practice the most and has inspired me to use the ideas (vocabulary flowers). My favourite unit was PSED, it felt so current in our present climate and its encouraged me to sign up for more training within this area next term. <figcaption>Level 3 Practitioner, more than 15 years’ experience</figcaption> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container my-6"> <div class="row justify-content-center"> <div class="col-xl-10 col-12"> <h3>Related Content</h3> </div> <div class="col-xl-10 col-12 mt-2"> <div class="row gx-4"> <div class="col-md-3 col-12"> <a class="gridcard mb-4 opacity-100 d-block" href="/news/skills-bootcamps-in-early-years-achieves-significant-progress-rating-from-ofsted/"> <img alt="SBEY News Listing (1)" src="https://edtlive.b-cdn.net/live/media/3iqfhglt/sbey-news-listing-1.png" class="mb-3 w-100" /> <div class="gridcard__inner"> <div class="gridcard__inner__label text--listinglabel"> Article </div> <div class="gridcard__inner__title"> <h5 class="mt-2"> Skills Bootcamps in Early Years achieves ‘significant progress’ rating from Ofsted </h5> </div> <div class="gridcard__inner__content mb-3"> <p class="text--copycards"> We are delighted to share that our work on the UK government-funded Skills Bootcamps in Early Years has achieved a ‘significant progress’ Ofsted rating, across the areas of leadership and management, and quality of provision. </p> </div> <div class="gridcard__inner__cta"> <div class="gridcard__inner__cta__link textlink-smallarrow textlink-smallarrow--largetext svgmask--ocean fw-bold" href="/news/skills-bootcamps-in-early-years-achieves-significant-progress-rating-from-ofsted/">Read more</div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-12"> <a class="gridcard mb-4 opacity-100 d-block" href="/news/early-childhood-education-gets-a-boost-as-10-000-practitioners-register-for-edt-s-early-years-professional-development-programme/"> <img alt="Eypdp 10K News Listing Image (1)" src="https://edtlive.b-cdn.net/live/media/5qsp11e1/eypdp-10k-news-listing-image-1.png" class="mb-3 w-100" /> <div class="gridcard__inner"> <div class="gridcard__inner__label text--listinglabel"> Article </div> <div class="gridcard__inner__title"> <h5 class="mt-2"> Early childhood education gets a boost as 10,000 practitioners register for EDT’s Early Years Professional Development Programme </h5> </div> <div class="gridcard__inner__content mb-3"> <p class="text--copycards"> The Early Years Professional Development Programme (EYPDP) forms part of the UK government’s early years education recovery package to support the sector post-pandemic. 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