In a report published in March 2009, Ofsted identified the key strengths of the course as:
• The highly personalised training programme and placements in high quality schools enabling trainees to make excellent progress.

• The innovative and creative training, delivered by highly skilled practitioners, producing highly reflective trainees with a very good understanding of how children in the 3 - 7 age range learn.

• The focus on the promotion of equality of opportunity and the valuing of diversity.

• The high levels of consistency across the partnership and excellent quality assurance procedures ensuring equality of experience for all trainees and enabling them to reach their potential.

• The excellent leadership and management of the course and sophisticated quality assurance systems.

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