Accreditation: National Professional Qualification in Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL)

Audience: Nursery manager,  headteacher, Childminder with leadership responsibilities, Early Years Practitioner Level 3 or above.

Start Date: October 2023

Duration: 18 months

Apply by: 8th October 2023

Cost: DfE funded

Overview

Early-years education sets the stage for what will follow at primary and secondary school. If children are to grow into fulfilled, successful adults, it is absolutely vital that they receive the best, most nurturing early-years education possible. Our NPQEYL is designed to help early-years leaders plan and deliver a high-quality curriculum to support child development. You will have access to cutting-edge research, helping you to build a teaching culture based on what works. It will cover language and literacy approaches, personal, social and emotional development and behaviour management. And, in a sector where there is rarely enough cash to go around, you will learn to prioritise, allocate and manage resources for long-term sustainability. The focus, always, is on being able to provide the children in your care with the education, encouragement and support – and so the future – they deserve.

Benefits

• Essential knowledge: There is no fluff – the programme was developed by early-years professionals, so that every minute spent working towards an NPQEYL will enable you to make a greater impact in your job.
• Research-informed practice: You’ll have access to the latest and best evidence of what works in education, but will also be supported in turning it into real, hands-on practice.
• The best for all children: This course will enable you to devise an ambitious curriculum that will support child development and allow all the children in your care to flourish.
• Stretching a budget: You’ll learn about budgeting, funding and marketing, so that you can ensure your resources go as far as possible.
• Community of educators: You’ll be part of a diverse community of educators, all learning from one another during the course – and potentially afterwards, too.
• Fulfilment: The better and more knowledgeable you are at your job, the more enjoyable and exciting you will find it – and that enthusiasm will be passed on to your pupils

What you’ll learn

• How to establish and sustain your setting’s strategic direction
• How to develop an evidence-based teaching culture
• How to plan and deliver a high-quality, nurturing curriculum, which supports child development and helps all children to flourish
• How to implement communication, language and literacy approaches to support children’s learning
• How to manage children’s behaviour effectively, and to support their personal, social and emotional learning, so that they feel cared for and fulfilled
• How to ensure that all leaders, practitioners and teachers can identify any additional needs early on, and have the necessary knowledge to make appropriate referrals
• How to prioritise, allocate and manage resources effectively, in order to ensure sustainability across all settings
• Rigorous approaches to identifying, managing and mitigating risk

How you’ll learn

The programme is made up of eight modules, studied over 18 months. Each module contains a combination of self-study units, locally delivered in-person sessions, online masterclasses delivered by specialists, coaching and virtual visits to a school.

Time commitment

There are three or four scheduled events every half term, some online and some in person. There are also around six hours of self-study.

Apply

To apply for an NPQ visit The National Institute of Teaching (niot.org.uk)

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email teachingschool@riverscofe.co.uk