Early Years Initial Teacher Training
A closer look at your EYTS

Your journey towards become an Early Years Teacher will be a fascinating and challenging one, and EarlyYearsTeacher.info can support you at every stage

To achieve your Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) you must demonstrate your competencies against each of the Teachers’ Standards (Early Years), and evidence your leadership skills, reflective practice, and experience with babies, toddlers and pre-school children.

Earlyyearsteacher.info will take you through each of these areas, step by step, offering practical guidance, tips and strategies.
 

‘The Early Years Teacher Book’

When you are ready for more detailed information on each of the Standards and the age-range and leadership requirements, you can find this in ‘The Early Years Teacher’s Book’.

You can order your copy here and download free sample chapters.
 

Preparation is the key to success

The key to achieving your EYTS is preparation. The two publications below will support you in your preparations for your Early Years Initial Teacher Training – practically, mentally and academically.

‘Preparing for your Early Years
Initial Teacher Training’

This short guide will help you organise yourself, set up the systems you need, plan your approach to the Standards and strengthen your evidence.

It includes free templates for tracking your evidence at each stage.

‘Personal and Professional Development for the Early Years Workforce’

This text is full of practical suggestions to help you develop your confidence and assertiveness, professional expertise, effective study habits and organisational systems, time management strategies and leadership skills.

Understand the requirements

You can find guidance on the individual Standards and the other Early Years Teacher Status requirements when you click on the links below:

• Getting to know the Standards
• The age requirement
• Personal practice and leadership and support
• Evidencing your reflective practice
• Action planning and formative assessment
• What makes a good piece of evidence?
• Understanding each Standard: implications for evidence
• Recording and tracking evidence
• Blog: Information on each stage of the process
• Publications: Highlights relevant publications as soon as they are available

Please email us at info@earlyyearsteacher.info for more information or support.