It tries to help you understand that there are sets of standards in place that guide and govern the way you work xx
It's most easy when you've copies of your setting's policies & procedures to read, your job contract or a staff handbook and the relevant Early Years framework (
EYFS?)
Nationally, right across the UK the
National
Occupational
Standards state what we're expected to know about, understand and how to perform as a professional practitioner of children's care, learning and development. As they (the NOS) apply to the whole of the UK all four home nations are involved - England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The NOS are very detailed, they're what the older NVQ & CYWP qualifications were directly based on. If read separately they can be overwhelming, just the
titles are listed on this thread.
Bringing things a little closer, the framework for your home nation (England?
the framework will be EYFS) will also contain regulations and standards of practice, that mean you'll be expected to meet them. Each home nation has their very own framework that's built on the NOS, on local legislation and provides information to ensure each works within the law and to their unique set of expected standards.
What is your role in your setting? what do you do?
What does it say you need to do in your job description?
What do the settings policies and procedures say you have to do?
what you need to do then is see how they link to your early years framework (EYFS?) and two or three of the many National Occupational Standards.
Page 32 of the Heinemann book looks at this but it does rely on the training you ought to be receiving from your tutor. xx