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WHAT THE REVIEW SAID
The Review identified three main themes that will guide all of the changes that will affect the early years and childcare sector in the future. Those themes are leadership, worker development and flexibility.
- A Roles and Responsibilities Framework has been developed that creates a central leadership role for the lead practitioner/manager of a service. The lead practitioner/manager has a role in, for example: assisting their staff to appreciate how they as an individual and a service are contributing to the Vision for children; facilitating partnership, working with other occupational groups; and encouraging, advising and mentoring staff to develop their own skills and knowledge.
- We need to help each worker develop their skills, knowledge and potential throughout their career, to ensure that we have the workers with the right skills to deliver the quality services we need, and so each worker has the opportunity to pursue a rewarding career in early years and childcare.
- Flexibility in career choice for workers and employers should create a flexible workforce to allow the delivery of services that meet the needs of children and families in local communities. A flexible workforce which is able to work in different settings and with different professionals will be essential to deliver integrated and changing services.
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