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
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...
Bristol Early Years Book Club: Nurturing a Community of Readers
A collaborative initiative from Bristol Early Years and The Bristol and Beyond Stronger Practice Hub Are you an early years practitioner,...
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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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 Next for the EYs Stronger Practice Hubs – February 2025 February 25th, 2025 Bristol & Beyond SPH Early Years Newsletter – Maths Special Edition! February 6th, 2025 Early Years Recommendations – December 2024 December 19th, 2024 What’s Coming Up: Early Years Courses and Resources with Bristol & Beyond SPH November 27th, 2024 Subscribe to our Bristol Early Years Teaching Hub Mailing ListLatest Blog Posts
Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills to Our Young Children Today to Change the Societal Attitudes of Tomorrow by Jenna Jefferies
For too long, compliance has been the only goal for children with developmental differences in education and society. In this blog post by Jenna Jefferies, she explores how teaching self-advocacy skills to neurodivergent and disabled children can empower them to communicate their needs and stand up for themselves. By presuming competence, explicitly teaching self-advocacy in early years settings, and creating spaces where children feel validated, educators can help shift societal attitudes from deficit-focused to celebratory-driven. Learn practical strategies for supporting children’s self-advocacy that will raise a generation confident in getting their needs met and create a more inclusive society that values neurodiversity.
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
