Quality training can inspire and empower early years educators to identify areas for improvement and lead practice change. This series of articles reflects on the leadership journeys of five individual trainees studying, whilst working in early years settings, to gain early years teacher status.

In this article Debra Laxton and Abi Horn conclude the early years leadership series by looking at the combination of elements that are necessary in enabling early years educators to lead practice improvements and become agents of change.

This month's leadership journey follows Kay Killgalon and her project to promote scaffolded risk taking and build resilience in children and members of staff.

This month's article in the leadership journey series follows assistant educational psychologist Emelia Parker and how she introduced Makaton as a tool to promote inclusion and child development.

This months’ ‘leadership journey’ follows Lorna Rayner and her project to introduce helicopter stories to promote communication and language, and personal, social and emotional development.