Bullough, Lizbeth; (2024) Lessons for Early Years Leadership: Policy Development. Presented at: BELMAS Annual Conference 2024, Glasgow, UK.

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In England the context for professional learning and more specifically the early years sector is complex and the diversity of terminology and qualification with constant change, both confusing and unhelpful ( Nutbrown, 2021). The Covid 19 pandemic highlighted both the importance of early years and the challenges facing the sector (Pascal et al. 2020). Subsequently, there have been several policy initiatives to address aspects of the issues raised. These include the sector being incorporated within the government’s response to teacher retention and recruitment which is affecting much of Europe (Nutbrown, 2021). This response, known as “The Golden Thread” (DfE, 2021) sees professional learning as a continuous thread from initial qualification and has created new early years professional learning opportunities as a response. This paper critically reviews English policy making in early years professional learning through the framework of the National Professional Qualification of Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL). It analyses the design and implementation of these programmes as aligned to the process of enacting government initiatives, with a view of offering lessons for future policies on professionalization through leadership professional learning.

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