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Emotion Coaching UK – Recruiting Now!
The SPH is recruiting 40 early years settings from our SPH region to take part in this renowned CPD Programme, Emotion Coaching. There will be two cohorts, so we are recruiting 20 settings for the face-to-face programme in Bristol, and 20 settings for the online programme.
It is open to early years educators working in PVIs, maintained nursery schools and nursery and reception educators working in schools.
This usually costs £380 per person, but this is being funded by the Stronger Practice Hub, so there is no cost to the settings.
Emotion Coaching as a way of supporting and sustaining children and young people’s emotional and behavioural wellbeing. It supports children and young people to better understand and manage their emotions, building resilience, well-being, and stronger relationships.
Emotion Coaching UK training is an evidence-based training programme which has been successfully delivered to many thousands of people around the world.
It is a sustainable universal approach and provides the building blocks for all children.
Benefits of Emotion Coaching
- Emotion Coaching is for all children – it has been used successfully with children from many different cultures and with additional needs, including ASC, speech, language & communication difficulties, ADHD and English as an additional language.
- Add it to your existing practice. No additional equipment is required; you become the resource!
- Cascading training model means you don’t need to train all staff at once, but that all staff are trained. This enables high quality and ongoing CPD for all staff members.
- Staff feel more confident in dealing with emotionally challenged and challenging children.
- Once confident in your practice, you can easily share Emotion Coaching with parents and carers.
2 Day Core Workshops Include:
- Outline of neuroscience behind self-regulation.
- Outline of the Emotion Coaching framework
- Practical exercises and skill development for supporting self-regulation.
- Early Years case studies to illustrate use in practice.
- Relevant links to the EYFS
2 Follow-on Reflective workshops:
- Designed to revisit and deepen Emotion Coaching in practice
- Share experiences, challenges, and build community
- Additional co-regulation strategies provided
To read more about Emotion Coaching and the course content, read the Emotion Coaching Information document here.
Bristol & Beyond SPH Emotion Coaching Programme Schedules:
Cohort 1: Face to face in Bristol (venue tbc)
Thurs, 15 January, 9.30am – 3.30pm
Thurs, 22 January, 9.30am – 3.30pm
Follow-up 1: Thurs 5 February, 3.30 – 5pm
Follow-up 2: Wed 25 February, 3.30 – 5pm
Cohort 2: Online
Thurs, 19 February, 9.30am – 3.30pm
Mon, 23 February, 9.30am – 3.30pm
Follow-up 1: Thurs 5 March, 3.30 – 5pm
Follow-up 2: Tues 17 March, 3.30 – 5pm
If you would like to take part and develop your Emotion Coaching practice, please Complete an Expression of Interest Form by the 12th December.
If we are oversubscribed, we may have to prioritise settings in areas of deprivation.
We aim to confirm places before Christmas, and each setting will be required to sign an MOU, agreeing to their commitment to the programme.
If you have any more questions please email: sph@beyth.co.uk
Mathematics Professional Development Programme Pilot – Recruiting Now!
The SPH is recruiting 15 early years settings to take part in this Maths PDP Pilot from Bristol and South Gloucestershire. This is open to PVIs, schools with nursery classes and childminders, as long as they have children aged between 2-4 years.
The Early Mathematics pilot programme comprises of six online learning units, plus three face-to face seminars facilitated by the Stronger Practice Hub. The units comprise of a range of interactive learning activities, learning trajectories, as well as indoor and outdoor learning examples for different stages of child development. The three face-to-face seminars will provide further opportunities for practitioners to check their understanding, to reflect together on their own practice, and they will be equipped with practical ideas and activities to implement in their own settings. The SPH Maths lead will support and guide you through the learning module to ensure you get the most out of it.
The six units are:
- Unit 1: Counting
- Unit 2: Cardinality
- Unit 3: Measurement
- Unit 4: Pattern
- Unit 5: Shape
- Unit 6: Space
More information about each module is in the Maths PDP Programme Info.
Thousands have already benefitted from the Professional Development Programme (PDP) and now there is an opportunity to just do the Maths Pilot.
Read what others have said after completing the Maths PDP.
Recruitment and Programme Schedule:
- Attend our Information Session on 27th November, 4:00pm – 5:00pm, online (book here)
- Complete an Expression of Interest Form by the 12th December
- Confirmation of place and MOU
- 8th Jan: Online launch (1 hour)
- Do Unit 1 in your own time
- 15th Jan: Online check-in (1 hour)
- Do unit 2 in your own time
- 22ns Jan: Seminar 1 (face to face morning)
- Do unit 3 in your own time
- 29th Jan: Online check-in (1 hour)
- Do unit 4 in your own time
- 12th Feb: Seminar 2 (face to face morning)
- Do unit 5 in your own time
- 26th Feb: Online check-in (1 hour)
- Do unit 6 in your own time
- 12th March: Seminar 3 (face to face morning) – Review and closure
- 2-4 weeks after completing the course do a Feedback Form
If you would like to take part and develop your Early Years Maths practice, please complete an Expression of Interest Form by the 12th December.
Those who participate and complete the course will receive a box of Maths resources for your setting!
If you have any more questions, please email: sph@beyth.co.uk
Maths Champions – Recruiting Now!
Maths Champions is an online professional development programme developed by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), with support from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).
The programme aims to improve the maths attainment of children in an early years setting by training a Maths Champion and Deputy Maths Champion in key mathematical concepts and increasing staff knowledge, awareness and confidence in supporting early mathematics.
It has been proven to boost children’s Maths and Language attainment by an average of 3 additional months. (And 6 months for EYPP children)
100% of settings said that the programme had a beneficial impact on the staff in their setting
It is a low cost, high impact programme, and currently funded by the DFE/ EEF.
Read more about the benefits on the Maths Champion Leaflet
Outline of Programme:
- Recruit a Maths Champion and Deputy Maths Champion in your setting.
- 3 x Online Early Maths Training modules (about 2 hours each) to do in your own time
- Work through a 9-12 step process including: setting audit and action planning, implementing a number of core activities, and reviewing impact and learning
- Get up to 6 x Virtual 1:1 Support sessions and access to a Resource Bank
Recruitment Info:
- You need to have 3-4 year olds in your setting
- You need to assign 2 x Level 3 Practitioners who can become the Maths Champions.
- It is open to PVIs, Maintained nurseries and School-based nurseries
- Express an Interest –please use our specific link or QR code above
- Attend an Info Session – See available dates Autumn 2025
- Commit and complete an MOU
- Do an Online Induction Session
- Work through a 12 month programme, cohorts starting from Feb 2026
Read more on EEF info sheet here
If you have any more questions email: sph@beyth.co.uk
Other DFE Programmes
The Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Programme began as part of the DFE Covid Recovery programme, which still includes a number of other strands:
- DFE Early Years Child Development online training
- National Professional Qualification for Early Years Leadership: NPQEYL
Our CPD Programmes
The Bristol & Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub has unique expertise and we have developed some of our own CPD programmes. These typically involve 3 online or face to face sessions which must be attended, allowing a deeper dive into key topics, peer collaboration and reflective practice between and after sessions.
These comprehensive programmes provide the opportunity to thoroughly explore essential areas of early years practice, such as working with babies or two-year-olds, developing a relational approach to supporting behaviour, or teaching phonological awareness to support early literacy, giving you the time and space to embed new learning into your everyday practice.
Read more and book our CPD Programmes.
Other Evidence-Based CPD Programmes Funded by the SPH
Sound Play
The Sound Play programme is for EYs Practitioners working with 3-4 year olds and aims to increase their knowledge and confidence in teaching phonological awareness to support early literacy. This programme will support children including those from disadvantaged/diverse groups to arrive at school with increased motivation and readiness for phonics teaching in Reception and beyond.
The programme has been designed by our team at Bristol EYs Teaching Hub (BEYTH) and with support of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).
The programme includes:
- 3 x Training sessions (in person) for Reading Champions to support knowledge and practice in the teaching of phonological awareness through songs, rhymes, games, stories and books
- Gap tasks to support implementation and advocacy
- Ongoing online support and a final online assessment and planning session.
- A toolkit of resources
Read more about the benefits of the programme and what is involved in the Sound Play Summary Document.
New dates for this programme to follow soon.
If you are interested please email: sph@beyth.co.uk
Dingleys Promise
Dingley’s Promise is a charity that supports children with SEND in the Early Years and their families. In addition to operating five specialist early years settings, the charity provides training across 40 local authorities in England, and 99% of learners would recommend its courses.
Do you want to enhance your support for children with SEND and their families?
The Bristol & Beyond Stronger Practice Hub is funding 20 places on each of the modules: The Voice of the Child and Early Years SEND Transitions.
These places are open to settings and childminders in North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
The modules below will take between 5 – 8 hours to complete and can be done in your own time. However, as an SPH we like to grow a community of practice, so we are asking learners to attend a Reflection session on completion.
The Voice of the Child: Read the Information Flyer here.
Early Years SEND Transitions: Read the Information Flyer here.
There are still places available. If you are interested please email: sph@beyth.co.uk
Helicopter Stories
The Bristol & Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub worked with Make Believe Arts to bring Helicopter Stories and Poetry Basket to 80 early years settings and childminders across our SPH region, including North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, Bristol, and Bath and North East Somerset.
Helicopter Stories utilises the power of story and poetry to enhance children’s communication and language development, as well as emotional development.
Helicopter Stories On Demand gives up to 4 members of your team, one year’s access to this online training. The course includes everything you need to begin delivering Helicopter Stories in your setting. Helicopter Stories can be used with children aged 2 to 7 years old.
Recruitment of early years settings for Helicopter Stories has now finished. However, we may be able to fund more places in the future.
Helicopter Stories – Read the Helicopter Stories SPH Info Sheet
If you are interested please email: sph@beyth.co.uk
Tales Toolkit
Tales Toolkit gives children a means of exploring, creating and telling the stories that are important to them. Through the resources, children tell their own stories about the things that interest them, stories that use props and materials from their world. Keeping materials open-ended encourages imaginative play.
Resources are provided with online training to empower early years practitioners and on-going support to ensure progress across many areas of learning.
Tales Toolkit can be used with all children, working at their level, including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or English as an Additional Language.
Recruitment of early years settings for Tales Toolkit has now finished. However, we may be able to fund more places in the future.
Tales Toolkit – Read more here: Download Information Leaflet
If you are interested please email: sph@beyth.co.uk.
Learning Language and Loving It (LLLI)
LLLI is high-quality and internationally researched training that provides guidance for Early Years practitioners in promoting social, language and literacy learning in Early Years settings.
“A practical, research-based approach to promoting children’s social, language and emergent literacy development during everyday interactions… with the most current research in the field…geared to children at the earliest of stages of non-verbal communication development to those who can speak in complex sentences” – LLLI, The Hanen Programme
LLLI provides you with research and evidence-based practical strategies for:
- Promoting every child’s language development using natural everyday activities, routines and play
- Becoming attuned to children’s interests so you can follow their lead, which is known to foster language development
- Adjusting the way you talk to help children develop more advanced language skills
- Promoting interaction among the children themselves
- Facilitating language-learning in pretend play
- Fostering emergent literacy skills
LLLI offers an approach which enhances the everyday language learning environment for every child in the setting, including children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs, those with or at risk of delay, second-language learners and typically developing children.
Hanen designed the programme, and you can read more about it here.
Recruitment of early years settings for LLLI has now finished. However, we may be able to fund more places in the future.
If you are interested please email: sph@beyth.co.uk
Early Words Together for Childminders
Early Words Together for Childminders was developed by the National Literacy Trust, with support from the Education Endowment Foundation.
Early Words Together for Childminders supports the communication, language, and early literacy of young children age 2-4, through evidence-based activities which lead to improvements in their home learning environments.
The Bristol & Beyond SPH and the National Literacy Trust recruited 12 childminders from Swindon to participate on this course.
Go to the National Literacy Trust website to read more about the benefits of the programme, what it entails.
Recruitment of childminders for Early Words Together has now finished. However, we may be able to fund more places in the future.
If you are interested please email: sph@beyth.co.uk
Coram’s SCARF Programme
Building the Foundation of Emotional Wellbeing:
A programme created by Coram Education and SCARF (Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience, and Friendship) – the UK’s leading charity on personal, social, and emotional development. The programme was for EYs settings working with 3-4 year olds, and aimed to build strong foundations for self-regulation. By enabling children to understand their own feelings, and those of others, and begin to regulate their own behaviour accordingly.
The programme was designed by Coram and SCARF, with support from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).
We recruited 12 early years settings across Gloucester and South Gloucester to join the programme- ‘Building the foundations for emotional wellbeing: SCARF Early Years’
Read more about this programme, what it involves and the benefits here.
Recruitment of settings to this programme has now finished. However, we may be able to fund more places in the future.
If you are interested please email: sph@beyth.co.uk
