Humour Development From Birth to 3 Years With Dr Elena Hoicka

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

In this session Dr Elena Hoicka will discuss research-based evidence about how to share humour with children from infancy through 3 years. She will discuss when infants first understand and produce humour and go through 21 types of humour that children appreciate in the first four years. She will also discuss how you can share humour with children and understand when they joke with you. Finally, she will discuss research about early humour's potential benefits.

Live Panel Webinar: Eight to Relate

Stronger Practice Hub Event

Come and join our dynamic panel in conversation about Eight to Relate, a newly launched Bristol audit tool to support you and your Early Years team in developing the best provision in which children’s emotional well-being and personal and social development can thrive.

Creativity in the Early Years with Pete Moorhouse For Childminders

Oldbury Court Children's Centre Frenchay Road, Bristol, United Kingdom

Stronger Practice Hub Event

The session will be focused around creativity. Pete will facilitate a deep dive into the topic in order for childminders to gain a deeper understanding of creativity. You will look at children’s creative development and the Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning, tying this into the latest research.

Exploring an Early Years Curriculum: Open Study Day at St Pauls Nursery

St. Pauls Nursery School and Children’s Centre Little Bishop Street, Bristol, United Kingdom

Stronger Practice Hub Event

Come and join our team and be part of a reflective conversation about Curriculum. Together, we will hear about the St Pauls' Curriculum journey, see how it promotes our values and pedagogy, understand how it reflects the interests and special characteristics of our children and families and reflect on how it is integrated into observation, assessment and planning.

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Maths Matters More Than Ever! Free Mini-Conference With Guest Speaker Dr Sue Gifford and Maths Workshops

Engineers House Clifton Down, Bristol, United Kingdom

Stronger Practice Hub Event

There is an urgent call to improve children’s outcomes, develop positive attitudes to mathematics, address high levels of maths anxiety in the early years workforce, and develop high-quality, maths-rich, playful pedagogy! Mathematics is empowering and joyful and ALL children are entitled to develop confidence and competence across all areas of maths. Early Years maths is the strongest predictor of later school achievement – more than reading and attention skills. Maths needs to be as much of a priority as language and communication, directly impacting on each child’s educational progress and life chances.

Creativity in Early Years Practice with Millie Colwey

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

We all know that creativity is important. But how do you define it? And WHY does it matter? This session will help you gain confidence in articulating these questions and provide practical support with curriculum, planning, and assessment through creativity and the arts.

Inspiring Provision for Babies

St. Pauls Nursery School and Children’s Centre Little Bishop Street, Bristol, United Kingdom

Stronger Practice Hub Event

This session will explore inspiring provision for babies in settings, the influence of your visions and values on provision for babies and what real noticing looks like as a leader of a baby room. We will consider what builds to inspiring planning for babies’ learning, including reflections on schemas, getting outside the setting and exploring babies’ communities. This session is for leaders of settings with babies, leaders of baby rooms or aspiring baby room leaders.

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Evidence Informed Practice for Communication and Language

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

The Education Endowment Foundation has developed a summary of evidence-informed approaches to help educators to understand and reflect on their practice. Ali Carrington and Nicola Cherry invites us to reflect and explore what this means for our everyday practice in communication and language. What can we learn from research? What does this look like in our work with children?

Brain Development – A Session for Childminders with Sarah Neville

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

In this session, we will talk about typical brain development and how it impacts children’s play and learning. We learn how to feed the brain through our positive interactions with children and reference relevant research and guidance to support our practice.

Exploring and Growing Fresh Produce in a Childminding Setting (for Childminders)

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

This session is for Childminding settings who would like to improve their understanding of food, in particular vegetables, herbs, spices and fruits. The session is led by Jo Ingleby, the Director of The Children’s Kitchen, a Feeding Bristol project focused on encouraging young children and families to explore, cook and grow fresh produce. The project focuses on the areas of Bristol with the highest levels of food insecurity. Settings working with The Children’s Kitchen are encouraged to move away from traditional baking on cakes and towards child-led food sessions led by curiosity and creativity. 

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St. Pauls Children’s Centre: There is no on-site parking but parking is available on the road for £1 an hour for a maximum of 3 hours, or in Cabot Circus which is 5-minute walk from the St. Pauls Children’s Centre.

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