Early Years Professional Portfolio
12 weeks · 0 milestones
Build a structured professional portfolio covering at least 4 documented early years practice experiences in a real setting. Each entry must include: a brief description of the practice experience (anonymised — no child or family names), the child-led learning moment identified and how it was supported by the student practitioner, the practitioner's response and its rationale linked to early years pedagogy or theory (e.g. Vygotsky, Froebel, Reggio Emilia, Montessori principles), and one professional development area identified as a result. Final portfolio reviewed and signed off by the placement supervisor or setting lead with a written assessment of the student's professional growth. Requires current DBS/background check clearance. All entries fully anonymised — no child or family names.
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Compile a professional portfolio demonstrating your practice across a minimum of four early years competency areas from your placement: observation and assessment, planning and provision, environment and resources, working with families, child development knowledge, or safeguarding and welfare. For each area, select and annotate one to two pieces of evidence from your supervised placement. All evidence must be anonymised and collected with supervisor approval.
Proof required
Submit portfolio evidence for minimum four competency areas (one to two pieces per area, each with a minimum 150-word annotation explaining what it demonstrates). Fully anonymised.
What gets checked
- Minimum four competency areas covered with annotated evidence
- Annotations explain what the evidence demonstrates — not just describe it
- Full anonymisation — no names, setting identifiers, or identifying combinations