How do I become an EYP?

How do I become an EYP?

Candidates gain Early Years Professional Status through an assessment process that requires them to demonstrate their personal practice and leadership of early years practitioners meeting no fewer than 39 EYP Standards. They are also required to demonstrate their experience of working with children from birth to five.

What is Eyps qualification?

Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) is a professional status for practitioners in England at the Early Years Foundation Stage (ages 0 – 5), which is intended to be broadly equivalent to Qualified Teacher Status (ages 5 – 18). In 2013, Early Years Professional Status was replaced by Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS).

Is EYTS equivalent to QTS?

Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) is different to QTS, allowing you to specialise in working with children up to five years old only. You’ll be required to meet all aspects of the early years Teachers’ Standards in order to gain Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS).

Can you work in reception with EYTS?

The Department for Education has acknowledged that EYTs have ‘limited choices’ as regulations do not allow them to lead maintained nursery or reception classes and has said it will consult over amending regulations to allow this.

Do teachers get paid in the summer UK?

Yes – and no. Teachers are paid pro-rata. This means their annual salary is simply divided by 12 and they get the same pay every month, including during holiday periods. However, because it is pro-rata, that means there is no such a thing as overtime or holiday pay.

What level of qualification is Eyps?

graduate level
EYPS is a graduate level status. Graduates with a wide range of experience and qualifications working in a range of settings and roles, as well as new recruits, are potential candidates for EYPS.

How to become an early years professional ( EYPs )?

There are five routes to EYPS, providing options for those with varying levels of experience and qualification: 1. Long Pathway (15 months). Candidates accessing the long pathway must have already achieved a Level 5 Foundation Degree and will top up their degree to an ordinary degree or a BA Hons Degree as part of this programme.

Do you need Maths and English to take EYPs?

(Many find meeting all of these requirements at the same time too much of a burden, so it’s recommended that anybody considering EYPS gains their maths and English before they begin.) There are five routes to EYPS, providing options for those with varying levels of experience and qualification:

Who are the authors of the EYP Handbook?

Becoming an EYP is a significant achievement – one that commits those who have succeeded to a demanding but rewarding role. Joanne Ryan, Liana Beattie and Jackie Basquill are the authors of The EYPS Handbook. You may also be interested in…

How does EYPs affect your sense of professional status?

Key findings from the survey demonstrated that over three quarters (76%) of participants felt that attaining EYPS had improved their sense of professional status, and 80% felt it had increased their confidence as a practitioner.