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Why would I want to do an EYPS?

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KatyMac · 19/01/2012 11:31

I am doing my personal statement......help??

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KatyMac · 20/01/2012 22:58

I haven't read any paperwork yet either, but it starts on the 30th

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HSMM · 20/01/2012 22:54

finished my BA in Oct so I think its short pathway. Haven't read any of the paperwork yet!

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KatyMac · 20/01/2012 22:41

& I start OU again in Oct

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KatyMac · 20/01/2012 22:41

Nope

& I can't find my certificates for Eng & Maths - I know I have them....somewhere

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ChildrenAtHeart · 20/01/2012 22:39

Can't believe they won't let you start the short pathway - how picky. I know they've tightened up a few things to do with entry requirements though, as before you could do GCSE Maths/ English alongside the top up on the long pathway but now you can't start until you have both.
Is your provider offering an April entry as well as January? If so & you can get onto it you could use the extra time gathering potential evidence against the standards & developing/implementing ideas for the written tasks.

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KatyMac · 20/01/2012 22:02

Which pathway

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HSMM · 20/01/2012 21:41

Mine will start in Sept I think ... if I go ahead

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KatyMac · 20/01/2012 20:57

OK I can't do the short graduate pathway unless I have a degree; it starts on 30th January, my degree results are out on 4th February

So I can't do it Sad

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HSMM · 20/01/2012 08:29

Ooh Katy Mac thinking about filling in my EYPS forms. Now you've got me worried Grin

JugglingWithSnowballs · 20/01/2012 08:25

marking place. back later !

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KatyMac · 20/01/2012 08:21

Sorry cross post

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KatyMac · 20/01/2012 08:20

Eastern Leadership Centre???

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MrAnchovy · 20/01/2012 08:08

... well you probably tick the 'rock-solid background knowledge and are uncrackable under pressure' box anyway Grin

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KatyMac · 20/01/2012 07:43

Oh I left it in.....I am shameless

But it's a word I use with my parents quite a lot; it's invaluable in explaining that 'learning though play' is exactly that "learning" & that I spend a significant amount of time 'directing' or 'fostering' the supposedly free play that the children do to to achieve aims that I intend

I have actually "studied" something rather than making up up as I go along or working on my experience

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MrAnchovy · 20/01/2012 02:17

Oh and good luck! Grin

MrAnchovy · 20/01/2012 02:15

I would have said to keep 'pedagogy' cos no matter how horrid a word it is, it is also the 'in' word and used a lot in EYP, or was when I did it (accredited Oct10).

That may be true, sorry if I have given you a bum steer. Many interviewers (for anything in general) like to pick up on jargon words used in an application and give the candidate a tough time proving that they really know what they mean and haven't just picked them up as buzzwords so I would always advise to stay clear unless you have rock-solid background knowledge and are uncrackable under pressure.

ChildrenAtHeart · 19/01/2012 22:49

Hi KatyMac
Not been around much for a while & came to this too late to help you, sorry. Looks like Mr Anchovy has all bases covered though. I would have said to keep 'pedagogy' cos no matter how horrid a word it is, it is also the 'in' word and used a lot in EYP, or was when I did it (accredited Oct10).
Who are you applying to do it with now OU have lost the tender? I mentor for Chichester and OU but their last cohort are just doing their setting visits now & that will be it with OU :(

Best of luck with your application and your degree results... Let us know how you get on

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KatyMac · 19/01/2012 21:07

Well I sent it

I can't do OU this year as I'm broke & they may not let me do this because my OU won't be marked until 5th Feb so I may or may not have a degree

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KatyMac · 19/01/2012 16:32

No I've only got about 3/4 of a page & tbh I'd be had pressed to find that information

I mean I have it all archived......in the attic

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MrAnchovy · 19/01/2012 16:18

I'd list them all out on a separate sheet(s) with dates (just months, or even years) - I'm assuming you can add as much supporting information as you like?

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KatyMac · 19/01/2012 15:52

Like....."by other organisations (UEA, City College, JobCentre Plus, Local schools, Childminding Network, nurseries and childminders)"

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MrAnchovy · 19/01/2012 15:51

I would rephrase as:

Rural XXX is characterised by relatively high unemployment and comparatively low wages. The ethnic balance of the population using childcare is predominantly white British; Christianity (mainly Church of England and Methodist) is the prevalent religious background. We have a mix of single and two parent families.

MrAnchovy · 19/01/2012 15:45

I think so. I would also put details of all the training/CPD/reference visits etc. you have participated in to back up the example(s) selected for the PS.

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KatyMac · 19/01/2012 14:33

I lied Wink

Is the rest of the supporting information OK to go in supporting information

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MrAnchovy · 19/01/2012 14:22

... most of your supporting information should stay out of your PS but I would pull in and adapt the information in this paragraph:

I am an OFSTED Registered Childminder working with a team of registered childminders and assistants providing high quality childcare in a home environment. I consider registered childminding to be an invaluable service, and as a professional childcarer, I am proud to offer a flexible home-based service to children and their families. I have received Outstanding at my last two inspections and I really treasure these.