Brilliant Beach Schools – Reflecting Upon Physical Activity and Self Regulation – A Study Day Hosted by Woodland House Nursery (AM Session)
Severn Beach Severn Beach Road, Severn BeachStronger Practice Hub Event
Come along to the wonderful (sometimes sunny!) Severn Beach to find out all about Beach School experiences. Woodland House Nursery (Clifton, Bristol) have been running Beach School sessions with their Pre-School children since 2012. They won the Nursery World Award for Enabling Environments in 2013 where they were praised for their use of the beach environment to support children's wellbeing and development. Bristol Beach Schools was created in 2016 by Woodland House Nursery and Archfield House Nursery to help spread the word about the fantastic learning opportunities that attending regular sessions at the beach can have.
Musical Creativity in the Baby Room With Dr Mona Sakr
Online CourseStronger Practice Hub Event
In this online workshop, we’ll focus on practical ways to bring more musical creativity into the baby room daily. Mona will offer starting points for bringing more musical creativity into the baby room. Then, there will be the chance to work together to develop practical ideas and tips that you can take back to your place of work to make a difference immediately. We know that musical creativity is something that binds babies, children and adults together – it’s part of what makes us who we are. So, finding ways to be more musically creative with babies is part of developing a happier and healthier baby room.
Supporting EAL in the Early Years For Practitioners in Early Years Settings and Childminders
Online CourseStronger Practice Hub Event
This interactive virtual session considers how we best support multilingual children and their families. It will reflect on how working with families can make the biggest difference and offer practical advice for everyday practice. Multilingual children and families are an important part of the fabric in our early years settings. How do we best support and grow their language skills to ensure they reach a good level of English while maintaining their home language?
Reflective and Responsive Provision for 2-Year-Olds
Online CourseStronger Practice Hub Event
Join us for this online workshop exploring what reflective and responsive provision for 2 a 2-year-old looks like.
Evidence Informed Practice for Communication and Language
Online CourseStronger 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?
Introduction to Makaton With Jacqui Lewis (For Early Years Practitioners in Schools)
Online CourseStronger Practice Hub Event
Come and join this interactive Makaton taster session. This fun and informative introduction will explore what Makaton is and who uses it. You will learn more than 30 signs and symbols which you can start to use immediately in your practice. You will receive a copy of all the signs and symbols you have learned and a certificate of attendance.
Exploring and Growing Fresh Produce in an Early Years Setting (for Nursery Schools and Schools With a Nursery or Preschool Class)
Online CourseStronger Practice Hub Event
This session is for Early Years settings of all sizes 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.
Supporting EAL in the Early Years for Practitioners Working in Schools
Online CourseStronger Practice Hub Event
This interactive virtual session considers how we best support multilingual children and their families. It will reflect on how working with families can make the biggest difference and offer practical advice for everyday practice. Multilingual children and families are an important part of the fabric in our early years settings. How do we best support and grow their language skills to ensure they reach a good level of English while maintaining their home language?
Tuning in to Babies
Stronger Practice Hub Event
This session will explore the role of the key person in tuning in to babies and reflecting upon babies' rights, and listening to their voice, both verbal and nonverbal. It builds upon previous sessions "Getting it Right with Babies" and "Talking with Babies".
Brain Development – A Session for Childminders with Sarah Neville
Online CourseStronger 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.
Evidence Informed Practice for Early Literacy
Online CourseStronger 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 early literacy. What can we learn from research? What does this look like in our work with children?
Creativity in the Early Years with Pete Moorhouse For Childminders
Knowle West Nursery School Leinster Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomStronger 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.
