?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Pedagogical+Innovation+and+Leadership+in+the+Early+Years%3A+final+report&rft.creator=Ang%2C+L&rft.creator=Ince%2C+A&rft.description=This+report+presents+the+findings+of+an+evaluation+study+of+an+early+years+teaching%0D%0Aprogramme+delivered+through+a+Teaching+School+Alliance+in+East+London%2C+and+the%0D%0Aparticipants%E2%80%99+experience+of+professional+learning.+The+study+addressed+the+overall+question%3A%0D%0A%E2%80%9CWhat+are+participants%E2%80%99+perceived+impact+of+the+teaching+programme+on+their+professional%0D%0Alearning%2C+development+and+practice%3F%E2%80%9D+The+main+focus+is+on+aspects+of+professional+learning%0D%0Awhich+can+potentially+lead+to+benefits+for+participants%E2%80%99+pedagogy+and+development%2C+and%0D%0Aultimately+for+children%E2%80%99s+learning.+The+study+drew+on+a+substantive+body+of+research+in+three%0D%0Ainter-related+areas%3A+pedagogy%2C+professional+learning%2C+and+leadership.+The+research+was%0D%0Abased+on+a+mainly+qualitative+design+using+questionnaires%2C+interviews+and+online+dialogues.%0D%0AThe+findings+offered+a+nuanced+understanding+of+the+early+years+teaching+programme+as%0D%0Aoccurring+in+a+shared+learning+community%2C+and+demonstrated+how+participants%E2%80%99%0D%0Aengagement+in+collaboration+and+knowledge+exchange+was+important+in+enhancing+their%0D%0Aunderstanding+of+how+best+to+support+their+own+professional+learning+as+well+as+that+of+the%0D%0Achildren.%0D%0ASignificantly%2C+the+findings+showed+evidence+of+participants%E2%80%99+applying+their+learning+to%0D%0Achanging+and+informing+their+settings%E2%80%99+practices%2C+and+for+some%2C+how+this+has+resulted+in%0D%0Ainitiating+and+leading+change+in+key+aspects+of+practice.+Five+key+themes+emerged%3A%0D%0Apedagogical+tools+to+promote+and+extend+children%E2%80%99s+learning%2C+shared+and+purposeful%0D%0Alearning%2C+reflective+practice%2C+Twitter+and+virtual+learning+as+an+enabler+and+inhibitor%2C+and%0D%0Aperceived+impact+on+practice+and+leadership.+The+findings+highlighted+the+agency+that+was%0D%0Aexercised+by+several+practitioners+in+their+development+of+pedagogical+strategies+to+improve%0D%0Atheir+practice+and+interactions+with+the+children.+Overall%2C+participants+were+positive+about+the%0D%0Alearning+they+had+gained+from+being+on+the+programme+and+appeared+to+benefit+from+the%0D%0Aimpact+it+had+on+their+practice.+The+study+provided+strong+evidence+for+sustaining+and%0D%0Apotentially+scaling+up+of+the+early+years+teaching+programme+as+a+model+of+professional%0D%0Adevelopment+and+learning+for+nursery+and+preschool+practitioners.&rft.subject=Leadership%2C+Early+Years%2C+Pedagogy&rft.publisher=East+London+Early+Years+and+Schools+Partnership&rft.date=2017-05&rft.type=Report&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++East+London+Early+Years+and+Schools+Partnership%3A+London%2C+UK.+++++&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1542040%2F&rft.rights=open