early years Stronger Practice Hub
EVENTS
All the webinars and events listed below are completely free to book and are fully funded by the UK government.
Designing the Sensory Landscape: Practical Opportunities for Every Setting
The Community of Practice is led by Caitlin Bray, the Nursery Manager at Grass Roots Day Nursery in Calderdale. (Watch Caitlin's interview on the joys and challenges working in the baby room).
This session will discover simple, practical ways to create engaging, inclusive sensory environments for children.
Perfect for educators, early years practitioners, and parents who want to make every setting a space where children can explore, learn, and thrive.
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Train to help children understand the emotions they experience, why they occur, and how to manage them. |
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The core programme is delivered online over two Saturdays to accommodate your busy weekday schedules, followed by two 90-minute evening "check-in" sessions.
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. |
Explore the fascinating link between early brain and physical development.
Join Yorkshire Sport Foundation and St Edmund's Early Years Stronger Practice Hub for the fourth installment of our transition webinar series. In this session, we will explore the fascinating link between early brain and physical development.
You will gain insight into the crucial stages of early brain and physical development, how these support key developmental milestones and come away with practical strategies to support children in becoming confident, independent and connected learners.
Dixons Allerton Academy are opening their doors to share their practice. As well as having the opportunity to explore their environment, they will focus their discussions around the process of project learning with the Reggio approach. Hear more about the projects they have undertaken this year and speak to their staff.
We’d love to welcome you to Dixons Allerton Academy for a visit focused on project learning through the Reggio approach.
Together, we’ll explore some of the projects we’ve been working on this year, with time to chat with our team about how these ideas developed and what supported them along the way.
You’ll also have the chance to look around our setting and see how we use space and materials to spark curiosity and support meaningful learning.
Explore how play-based experiences can support children’s language and communication development.
Participants will learn how high-quality adult–child interactions and a language-rich environment encourage children’s speaking, listening, understanding, and vocabulary skills.
The session will also focus on practical ways early years practitioners can work in partnership with parents to promote language development at home through everyday play and interactions.
Attendees will leave with a range of strategies and activities that can be applied in practice and shared with families to support children’s communication skills both in the setting and at home.
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Meaninngful learning through connecton, collaboration and communication. |
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It's an in-person one-day training taking place at the Village Hotel Leeds South on Saturday, 11 July | 9:30 am – 3 pm. The training is followed by an online follow-up session, and all participants commit to completing a case study with the children in their setting. |
Two-Way Street: Building Powerful Family Partnerships Through Inclusive Communication
The Community of Practice is led by Caitlin Bray, the Nursery Manager at Grass Roots Day Nursery in Calderdale. (Watch Caitlin's interview on the joys and challenges working in the baby room).
We'll explore how to create strong, collaborative relationships with families through clear, inclusive, and empowering communication.
The session will cover practical strategies for two-way dialogue, building trust, respecting diversity, involving families in decision-making, and addressing challenges constructively, with tips and tools you can use in everyday interactions to support children’s learning and wellbeing.
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