Strong year for Early Years ITT

More than 300 trainees are now enrolled on BPN’s Early Years ITT programme, which leads to Early Years Teacher Status.

The programme is proving a success, and with demand growing Best Practice Network has set a target of recruiting 450 onto the programme in 2023-24.

Continuous feedback is sought from candidates, who haven’t held back in their praise. The programme’s destination and impact survey asked candidates if the EYITT programme was having an impact on their careers or aspirations and their responses included:

“The leadership plan helped me become a more confident leader. The modules are very good and opened my interest in the SENCO role.”

“It gave me more of a thirst to build upon my existing knowledge to support the children within my setting to achieve their highest potential. Along with supporting the staff to achieve theirs. Bringing around changes within the setting to improve outcomes for children within our care. Especially those within the preschool room, with the introduction of Read, Write, Inc.”