The Lancashire Quality Award - The Next Step: Embedding Effective Early Years Pedagogy for the 21st Century

This programme is particularly relevant for schools who have previously undertaken ‘Step into Quality’.

This is a quality improvement programme which has been extremely successful in raising standards and securing outstanding practice in the early years in Lancashire schools.

This programme is for schools wanting to:

• Embed existing good EYFS practice and evidence outstanding features
• Raise outcomes for all children with particular reference to PSED and the development of learning behaviours
• Evidence a climate which fosters healthy attitudes to learning and build effective teaching strategies to ensure children develop autonomy
• Close the gap and ensure structured well documented catch up for vulnerable learners
• Ensure children consistently demonstrate the characteristics of learning

With an additional focus on:

• The role of the adult in supporting learning within the observation, assessment and planning process
• Raising ambitions for children

The programme includes:

• An introductory training session for the EYFS team and Headteacher
• A further professional development training session for the class teacher and TAs with senior leaders invited to work alongside as support for monitoring and evaluation of practice
• Up to two mentor visits on site by an Early Years Consultant

Cost

£875 Programme runs for two terms and begins at any point in the year.