Stronger Practice Hubs Joint Summer CPD Offer 2026
Stronger Practice Hubs from across England have pooled their summer offer into one programme. More than twenty fully-funded online sessions running from late July to the end of August, covering babies, communication and language, maths, SEND, nutrition, leadership and childminding. Open to all early years practitioners and childminders.
Privacy and Safeguarding During Intimate Care by Leila Garau Taylor
Reflective Practice Lead and DSL Leila Garau Taylor explores what the updated EYFS safeguarding requirements around privacy during intimate care mean in practice, reflecting on how we can balance children’s dignity and feelings with safeguarding, and how everyday routines teach children about consent, body autonomy and respectful relationships.
Beyond the Settling-In Period: Building Lasting Parent Partnerships to Support Children by Liz Willcox
Childminder and former primary teacher Liz Willcox explores what genuine partnership with parents looks like beyond the settling-in period, sharing practical insights on building trust, navigating harder conversations, engaging families who may find it difficult to connect, and making communication truly two-way.
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We want to make sure our website is working well for you, and we'd love your help making that happen. The Bristol & Beyond Stronger Practice Hub website is designed to help you book CPD events, access resources, and stay connected with early years news and...
We’re Recruiting Early Years Stronger Practice Advisers (SPAs)
Advance Your Career and Shape Early Years Education Are you an experienced Early Years Leader or Setting Manager eager for your next professional challenge? The Bristol & Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub, covering the north of the SW region, is recruiting...
Recruiting Now for Learning Leads!
RECRUITING NOW FOR LEARNING LEADS - Deadline is 9am on the 17th June Advance Your Career and Shape Early Years Education Are you an experienced Early Years Leader or Setting Manager eager for your next professional challenge? The Bristol & Beyond Early Years...
Is Your Setting Ready to Champion Early Maths?
Maths Champions is a fully-funded online professional development programme developed by the NDNA, with support from the EEF. Proven to boost children’s maths and language attainment by an average of three additional months, it’s one of a number of evidence-based CPD programmes currently open to early years practitioners across our region.
The Sensory Side of Behaviour: Rethinking What Children in the Early Years Are Telling Us by Ruth Glover
Ruth Glover, CEO of Springboard Opportunity Group, emphasises understanding behaviour in early years as a form of communication linked to sensory experiences. She advocates for a sensory-informed approach to better interpret children’s needs, proposing strategies to create supportive environments. By viewing behaviours as signals rather than challenges, educators can enhance inclusion and self-regulation, ultimately aiding children’s learning and development.
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