High-quality professional development for educators working in the early years should be sustained, well-organised and include four areas of professional learning.
This is according to a new guide, published today by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), that aims to support those choosing, developing or planning high quality professional development opportunities for early years practitioners.
To increase the chance that participation in professional development leads to practice improvements, we recommend that professional development:
- Builds practitioners’ knowledge;
- Motivates them to adopt and maintain changes to their practice;
- Develops specific techniques; and
- Embeds new approaches in their practice.
