Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYTS) - Graduate Employment Route PT

In order to achieve EYTS you will experience a range of training, development and assessment activities that vary according to the pathway and your individual learning and development needs. To ensure national consistency, all trainees, irrespective of their training and pathway, are assessed for competence against the 8 Teachers’ Standards (Early Years).

The University of Huddersfield aims to support you through:

• Personalised provision that supports you to demonstrate your abilities across the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• Work based learning, workshops and training events
• A range of mentoring opportunities, with mentors who have experience of delivering and leading practice in the EYFS

All the training and assessment we deliver will be based on the standards. You are required to be proactive in reviewing taught sessions with peer groups, tutors and mentors to ensure you deepen your knowledge and understanding of quality practice and how this supports their understanding of the Teachers’ Standards (Early Years).

You will be offered ideas to structure your work-based learning, which you will need to negotiate with colleagues in the work place. Additional reading and desk-based research will be suggested. You are strongly recommended to use timetabled study days to build your underpinning knowledge and understanding of theory and practice in the Foundation Stage.

You’ll be required to attend university for a maximum of 25 days to participate in taught sessions.

You’ll be required to undertake a placement of approximately 30 days in a setting that is different to your own plus an additional two week placement in a Key Stage one class in school.

The course is assessed through course work, including observations of your practice in the workplace. You’ll typically be assessed against the eight professional standards for Early Years Teachers (NCTL, 2013).There are no timed tests or exams. The assessment on the course allows you to demonstrate your practical knowledge and skills alongside developing your critical and theoretical understanding of the subject. The assessment builds on your particular interests and context and is likely to have outcomes that will be of benefit to your professional life and to your employer. You will be provided with guidance to help you develop your assignment work.

Feedback (usually written) is normally provided on all coursework submissions within three term time weeks – unless the submission was made towards the end of the session in which case feedback is available after the publication of results.