What is the Educator-Led Development Programme (ELDP) Online?
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​HertsCam's rigorously designed and evaluated methodology enables educators to effect change both in their own practice and across their community. Through a highly collaborative process, educators are supported to design and lead a project of their own choosing.

ELDP operates through online workshops which enable reflection, planning and critical friendship.

ELDP empowers educators through respecting their professional knowledge and expertise and, by using well-designed tools, enabling them to reflect on their own values and concerns.

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ELDP Early Years Foundation Stage Online 

​Our ELDP enables all educators to design and lead projects that develop their practice, have an impact on children’s learning and make a difference to the quality of their settings’ work with young children and their families.

Download EYFS Online Booklet

ELDP Leading in the Pandemic Online 

​Our ELDP enables all educators to identify professional concerns specifically related to student learning during the pandemic. This thematic ELDP enables educators to design and lead projects that develop practice, impact children’s learning and make a difference to the quality of school’s work with children and young people.

Download Leading in the Pandemic Online Booklet

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The Participant Experience

​Over one academic year, participants receive 15 hours of support to lead development projects through:

• 7 group-based 'twilight' online sessions
• Annual Conference
• online international network events
• regular tutorials with programme facilitator(s)

Participants assemble a portfolio of evidence of participation and an account of their development work leading to the award of the HertsCam Certificate in Educator Leadership.




​ELDP online has honestly been the best thing that has happened to my career...it's really built my confidence.
--Nursery Setting Educator

What happens in sessions?
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• Practical tasks
• Structured discussions
• Time to think
• Tools and information to help you plan, initiate and lead change in your setting
• Opportunities to reflect on teaching and learning
• Opportunities to exchange ideas, build knowledge and collaborate with others

​What happens at network events?

• Sharing accounts of projects
• Cross-setting collaboration
• Cross-phase collaboration
• Building professional knowledge

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EDLP Online costs £500 per participant.
For an informal discussion, please contact our ELDP programme lead, Sheila Ball at sheilaball@hertscam.org.uk

​READY TO APPLY?
Complete our online application form