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Early Years Training & mental health

Early Years Training & mental health. Sir Paul Ennals CWDC Chair 4 th Nov 2011. Early Years Training & mental health. What has changed in recent years? Today’s challenges Next Steps. What’s changed in recent years?. Understanding of brain development Including -9 months

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Early Years Training & mental health

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  1. Early Years Training & mental health Sir Paul Ennals CWDC Chair 4th Nov 2011

  2. Early Years Training & mental health • What has changed in recent years? • Today’s challenges • Next Steps

  3. What’s changed in recent years? • Understanding of brain development • Including -9 months • Approach to parenting support • Recent rediscovery of early intervention • Creation of children’s centres • Expansion of workforce & quals

  4. Today’s challenges (1) • Budgets • Changes to children’s centres • Performance related pay • Approaches to restructuring • Localism • Focus on most vulnerable families • Impact of health reforms on early years support • Who will commission services? • What will happen to health visitors?

  5. Early Years qualification review • Context • Rise in workforce & quals • Low pay • EYFS review & simplification • Challenges • Economics • Leadership after CWDC • 15 hours offer

  6. Review – key issues • Content of early years courses • Coordinated suite of qualifications • …that promote progression & flexibility • …and integrated working • Quality assurance of qualifications • Respond to Education.gov.uk/consultations

  7. Next Steps • Don’t lose integrated working • Benefits for C&F • …and for workforce • …and employers • Keep focus on qualifications • Best indicator of outcomes • ..and raises status of EY work • Increase focus on most vulnerable families

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