Assignment 3 Part 1B CPD

• Early years
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Assignment 3 Part 1B 

CPD Revision

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TLevel in Education & Early Years

Learning Objectives 

By the end of the session, all learners will:

1. Receive feedback for their mock exam for the CPD related question.
2. Further re-explore the concept of CPD and the importance this holds for professionals.
3. Assess examplar's to determine the validity and grade boundary for the response. 
4. Re- attempt the CPD question utilising the feedback from the session.

Feedback based on your mocks

What went well

• Some of you identified some CPD strategies and applied these to context. 
• Some of you identified how your skill set can be improved from the strategy you are highlighting.
• Some of you linked it to your early years placement. 

Areas for improvement

• Clear introduction to CPD response required prior to writing your answer. Providing an introduction is always important to anything you are writing. 
• Use of academic terminology is important when writing your response. 
• You need to discuss different approaches to CPD in your answer (shadowing, discussions, observations). 
• You can self reflect on your observations that you did in part 1a, not in extensive detail but if you are able to reflect on them a little this can help. 
• You need to be specific about your CPD opportunities to further discuss the positive outcome it will have for children in your setting. 
• You need to state the positive impact it will have on your professional development and trainee student. 

CPD - recap 

Why do we engage in CPD?

• Identifying your strengths and weaknesses – often completed through peer to peer observations & appraisals.
  
• Inviting professionals in to setting’s during team meetings.
  
• Visit and approach other settings to see their practice.
  
• Online training facilities
  
• Having regular conversations with other practitioners and managers.

Approaches and strategies to CPD

- Shadowing a key worker in your placement 

- Working with parents and carers 

- Accepting feedback from assessor 

- Accepting feedback from placement mentor / key worker.

- Recording feedback or strategies shared. 

- Regular training or team meetings. 

- Discussion with other practitioners in the same setting.

- Self reflection (establishing something you need to improve from own reflective practice approaches)

Examples 

You have 2 examples of different responses to the CPD question.

You will need a highlighter and pen to analyse both examples and compare. 

It is important you are critical with what you are looking for. 

Use the feedback on slide 3 to assess the example's. 

It is important you don't become fixate on the common spelling or grammar error - that's just a human mistake. It is more about the content that is present. 

CPD table task.

On google classroom, you now complete the CPD table task. 

For this task you are required to identify 4 different strategies that are used to support professional development in early years. 

You will then explain how you can use this strategy to support your professional development. 

You must provide 1 reference per strategy - correctly referenced in line with Harvard standards.

Understanding Marks for A3

Total marks: 98
Distinction	80 - 98
Merit	70 - 80
High Pass	50 - 70
Low Pass	45 - 50
Ungraded	0 - 45

Practice CPD question 

On google classroom, I have allocated an assignment document for everyone individually. 

You will now re-attempt this question to clearly include the information we have covered today. 

In terms of structure:

Quick introduction to CPD (5 mins) 

Paragraph 1 (10 mins)

Paragraph 2 (10 mins)

Paragraph 3 (10 mins)

Conclusion to your response (5 mins)