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.
News
Beyond the Settling-In Period: Building Lasting Parent Partnerships to Support Children by Liz Willcox
Liz has been a childminder for 6 years. Before this, she worked as a primary and early years teacher for 20 years and completed a...
Webinar: Sensory Food Challenges and Restrictive Eaters with Catherine Jeans
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Webinar: Talking About… Babies and Attachment with Sarah Clarke
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Mini INSET Session: The Characteristics of Effective Learning
The Characteristics of Effective Learning (CoEL) describe the behaviours children use as they learn, including playing and exploring,...
Case Study – Emotion Coaching
Amber, a Teacher from St Pauls Nursery School in Bristol recently attended the Emotion Coaching continual professional development...
Chance to Win Well-being Goody Bag – Help With Website Survey
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...
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
Childminders
Communication, Language and Literacy
CPD Programmes
Creativity
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Leadership and Staff Development
Maths
Open Days
Physical Development
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED)
SEND
Spotlight on Twos
Stronger Practice Hub (SPH)
Visiting National Trainers
EYFS Learning Community
Working with Babies
Upcoming Stronger Practice Hub Events
Our Role as a Stronger Practice Hub
The Bristol & Beyond Stronger Practice Hub is funded by the Department of Education (DFE).
The early years stronger practice hubs programme was launched in November 2022 as part of the early years education recovery support package. The Education Endowment Foundation and the National Children’s Bureau support the programme.
We aim to support other early years settings in adopting well-evidenced practice improvements to enhance outcomes for children in their local area across the EYFS.
As an early years stronger practice hub, we provide advice, share good practice, develop networks and offer evidence-based professional development for Early Years Educators, as well as Reception Educators, including schools, nurseries and childminders.
Read more about the SPH programme and our national and regional partners.
We work in a number of ways…
You can view our main strands below.
Information, Advice and Guidance on evidence-based approaches
Establishing and supporting networks of early years educators
- Regional network development
- Local network signposting and support
Evidence-based Continuing Professional Development
- Events and Webinars
- CPD Training Programmes
- Evidence-based Programmes
Newsletters
Latest Newsletters
- Bristol & Beyond SPH: Fully-funded conference and training this February and March February 10, 2026
- What's Coming Up for Early Years from Bristol & Beyond SPH in Term 2 November 3, 2025
- New 2025-26 CPD Brochure & EYFS Changes from September June 25th, 2025
- 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
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Latest Blog Posts
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.
Latest Webinars
Webinar: Sensory Food Challenges and Restrictive Eaters with Catherine Jeans
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Webinar: Talking About… Babies and Attachment with Sarah Clarke
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Webinar: Talking About… Outdoor Provision with Babies with Mona Sakr
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Webinar: Physical Development – Gross Motor Skills to PE With Helen Battelley
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