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Professional conversations are designed to help an early years professional to review, reflect on and develop their professional practice.

Today, we’ve published a new tool, ​Professional Development Conversations Cycle’ to support our ​Guide to Effective Professional Development in the Early Years’.

This practical tool gives you a structure for an ongoing cycle of professional conversations.

The tool includes a set of prompts designed to support professional conversations.

Each conversation in the cycle is based on evidence around professional development and prompts activities such as: planning, reflection, goal setting, building knowledge, developing and embedding practice change, and reviewing and sharing success.

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