Welcome to Bristol & Beyond Stronger Practice Hub
BEYTH is also home to the Bristol & Beyond Stronger Practice Hub for the South West region: Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Swindon.
The Stronger Practice Hubs programme is part of the DfE’s Early Years Education COVID-19 Recovery Package. The programme aims to support settings to address the impact of the pandemic on young children, by sharing effective practice and building lasting local networks.
The early years Stronger Practice Hub programme is supported by the Education Endowment Foundation and the National Children’s Bureau. More information about stronger practice hubs is available here.
News
Sowing Seeds for the Future: Education for Sustainability for Childminders and Early Years Settings by Millie Colwey
Millie Colwey leads an outdoor early years setting in Bristol. Millie has years of experience working as a childminder, outdoor educator...
Mini INSET Session: Schemas
This comprehensive staff meeting template provides early years educators with a structured approach to understanding and supporting...
Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills to Our Young Children Today to Change the Societal Attitudes of Tomorrow by Jenna Jefferies
Jenna Jefferies works for the Bristol Early Years Portage and Inclusion team. She has over 17 years’ experience in early years and is...
Events
For more info and to book, see our calendar of all SPH events, including CPD, webinars, conferences, open days, network events, face to face and online events.
COURSE CATEGORIES
Birth to 3s
Childminders
Communication, Language and Literacy
Creativity
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Leadership and Staff Development
Maths
Open Days
Physical Development
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED)
Roadshows
SEND
Spotlight on Twos
Stronger Practice Hub (SPH)
Visiting National Trainers
Working in the EYFS
Working with Babies
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Upcoming Stronger Practice Hub Events
Our Role as a Stronger Practice Hub
As a Stronger Practice Hub we aim to support other early years settings to improve outcomes for children in their local area across the EYFS, but specifically focusing on areas of development that research informs us have been most impacted by COVID-19: personal social and emotional development (PSED); communication and language, and early literacy and maths.
We aim to support settings to adopt well-evidenced practice improvements in a number of ways.
The Stronger Practice Hubs are part of the DFE Covid Recovery programme, which includes a number of different strands. We encourage all settings in our region to access and make use of the support available.
You can read more about the other DFE Support Programmes and Early Years Resources available here.
Establishing and supporting networks of early years educators
- Regional network development
- Local network signposting and support
Working with the EEF
Newsletters
Latest Newsletters
What’s Coming Up for Early Years from Bristol & Beyond SPH from May 2025 May 15, 2025 What’s Next for the EYs Stronger Practice Hubs – February 2025 February 25th, 2025 Bristol & Beyond SPH Early Years Newsletter – Maths Special Edition! February 6th, 2025 Subscribe to our Bristol Early Years Teaching Hub Mailing ListLatest Blog Posts
Sowing Seeds for the Future: Education for Sustainability for Childminders and Early Years Settings by Millie Colwey
As the impacts of climate change become increasingly visible, the work of building sustainable futures for the youngest generations has never been more urgent. Millie Colwey explains how childminders and early years settings play a pivotal role in fostering environmental responsibility and sustainable behaviours in children. This blog explores the importance of education for sustainability, practical steps you can take, and how our sector can lead the way to creating a greener, safer future for young children. Through simple changes to their environments, such as using scrap stores for resources and choosing ethical banking, settings themselves can become more sustainable. Meanwhile, activities like outdoor nature exploration and food growing help develop children’s understanding of the world while teaching them they can make a real difference to our environment.
Latest Webinars
EEF Physical Development Toolkit – What to Know and How to Use It With Helen Battelley
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Panel Webinar: Why Playful Maths?
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Webinar: Evidence Informed Practice for Communication and Language With Nicki Cherry and Ali Carrington
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Exploring and Growing Fresh Produce in a Childminder Setting With The Children’s Kitchen
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Our Partners
St Pauls Nursery School & Children’s Centre is the Lead for the Stronger Practice Hub.
Our partners bring unique experience and expertise and will help to steer the SPH programme as it develops. They are:
Contact
Email: sph@beyth.co.uk
