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Early Years Teacher training is often in the news for the wrong reasons – numbers have dwindled steadily since its introduction in 2014, with just 365 starting in 2018-19 (the initial target was 2,400 per year). But it is still a way of gaining Government-funded training at a graduate level in the early years – and we all know the difference that graduate-led practice can make.
I was appointed programme leader for Early Years Initial Teacher Training in 2016 and it became apparent very early on that trainees faced significant challenges both during and after their training. We know that trainees often feel undervalued as Early Years Teachers (EYTs), and some settings and schools appeared to have misconceptions about them.
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