GM REFLECT
Investing in Greater Manchester's Early Years Workforce
We want every child in Greater Manchester (GM) to have the best start in life and start school ready to learn and thrive and we recognise that our early years workforce is key to unlocking the potential of all of our children in GM.
Our GM workforce is large and varied and includes those working in:
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Early Education and Childcare
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Health services – pregnancy and early years
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Early Help and social care
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Local Authority Early Years Foundation Stage/Quality Assurance roles
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Voluntary sector and volunteers
It also includes the wider workforce who may not have direct responsibility for children’s outcomes but play an important role in the planning and delivery of services for children and families.
We have worked with colleagues across the GM early years sector to develop GM REFLECT which is a single competency framework designed to recognise and strengthen the skills and knowledge of the GM workforce, support integrated working, and provide access to further training and professional development across the GM multi-agency early years workforce.
There are a number of components which make up GM REFLECT, which are highlighted on the tabs below:
