Could you help with a Doctoral research project? 🧐 A PhD student based at the University of Cambridge is looking to interview Froebel trained nursery teachers who completed their studies at Froebel College between 1945 to 1999 as part of their Doctoral research. ✨ (1/2)

CREC, in collaboration with University of Wolverhampton, invite Reception teachers and Early Years leads to attend a free CPD event and workshop to explore assessment in the Reception Year. Find out more and sign up here: buff.ly/TYsJ5h9 @beynetworks.bsky.social #CREC #EarlyYears #EYFS

🚨 We’re Hiring! #JoinOurTeam as we expand to support an exciting new phase of work across the city. 👩‍🏫 3 x Lead Advisors (QTS) 👶 6 x Early Education Advisors 📍 North, Central/East, South Birmingham 📅 Fixed Term to Mar 2030 📌 Apply now: mynewterm.com/school/Birmi... #EarlyYearsJobs #Birmingham

Let your practice GROW this summer 🌱🌻 Join Growing Practice—a national series of free webinars from Stronger Practice Hubs across the UK. 🤝 Open to all #EarlyYearsEducators 🎓 Practical, evidence-informed sessions 🔗 Book now 👉 www.strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/wm/hear... #EarlyYears #CPD

Supporting Self-Regulation in the Early Years 🧠💖🙂 📅 Wed 13 Aug | 🕙 10–11am or 6–7pm Interactive session for #EarlyYears professionals. Learn practical tools to support emotions, relationships, and independence 🚀✨ BOOK NOW 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/supporting... #EYFS #EarlyYearsCPD

📣 Handful of tickets left for this! Join us TOMORROW afternoon for an inspiring session with Sally Cave of @gnsfc.bsky.social 🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-network-meeting-in-conversation-with-sally-cave-tickets-1316248708319

✨ NEXT WEEK ✨ Rediscover your love for the early years! 💜 Join Sally Cave for 90 minutes of inspiring dialogue on joy, purpose, and passion in your practice. 🎟️ Last few tickets—grab yours now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-net... @gnsfc.bsky.social #EarlyYears #LoveWhatWeDo #CPD

We're delighted to publish 'No child left behind', our new FREE essay collection where key early years experts reflect on the current sector challenges & outline their long-term vision of a system underpinned by fairness & equality. Download your copy: bit.ly/3TKhTUE

✨NEW✨ Stronger Practice Insights: Working with Children under Two A comprehensive collection of materials curated from Hubs nationwide, complemented by links to the #EYFS framework, further research, and online resources. 📥 Download free via our website! #EarlyYears #UnderTwos

📣 The DfE is reviewing space requirements in early years settings—and Birmingham City Council wants YOUR input. Have your say: • Wed 18 June, 10:00–11:30 or 16:00–17:30 • Tue 24 June, 18:30–20:00 REGISTER 🔗 birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/events?tag=Space+Requirements

Dr Christine Pascal will be chairing this upcoming event: buff.ly/n6CzOgc #Childcare #EarlyYears #WestminsterInsight #EarlyChildhood

✨ FREE CPD - THIS WEEK ✨ There's lots going on across the Birmingham Early Years Networks - check out what's available this week 🧵 #EarlyYears #CPD #Events #ProfessionalDevelopment

Tomorrow at Nursery World’s Big Day Out our Director, Sarah Ronan, will be chairing the Big Debate She’ll be joined by brilliant voices: - LEYF (Coalition member) - Early Years Alliance (Coalition member) - NDNA (Coalition supporter) - Storal A crucial conversation. If you’re there, don’t miss it!

Interested in becoming an Early Years teacher? Find out more and come along to one of our information sessions: buff.ly/Jek4WVg #EarlyYearsTeacher #EarlyYears #EYFS #TrainToTeach #TeacherTraining #Birmingham #Midlands #Teaching

📢 Early Years Professionals – Have Your Say! LGA Rising Needs in Early Years Provider Survey 2025: Share your insights on how children's needs are evolving in early education. 🕒 10 mins 📅 Deadline: Wed 14 May 🔒 Anonymous & confidential 🔗 smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EarlyYearsNeedsProfessionalsSurvey/

✨ TODAY ✨ Join our Summer Term Online Briefing Session at 3:45 pm! Hear from partners, projects, and organisations as they share key messages for the term and updates about what’s happening across Birmingham. 🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-information-briefing-sessions-202425-tickets-981775857017

2 in 30 children (that's 2 pupils in every average classroom!) live with Developmental Language Disorder. Provide support beyond #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek - check out our free resources for educators👇 speechandlanguage.org.uk/educators-an... #DLD #DevLangDis #DevelopmentalLanguageDisorder

Led by maths specialist teacher, Roy Broadfield, this session will look at and explore the concepts covered in teaching Early Number, what ELGs for number and counting are, and what they mean in practice. Tools supporting teaching the concepts more effectively will be provided.

✨ On the blog ✨ Discussing PEPs, target setting, and supporting Looked After Children: an interview with Birmingham Virtual School 👉 birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/blog/insights-birmingham-virtual-school-supporting-looked-after-children-peps-target-setting #EarlyYears #SEND

The £1 Million Early Years Sports Fund (EYSF) is open for applications in Birmingham ⚽️🏉🏸🏃‍♀️ This fantastic initiative covers 100% of costs for a 45-min sports/activity lesson at your setting—no expense to you, your setting, or families! Apply today: earlyyearssportsfund.co.uk

New FREE Episode Alert! 🎓 Stacy Benge reveals how children actually develop literacy. Discover why labelling everything in your setting might be counterproductive and how children naturally learn multiple letters that matter in their world www.earlyyears.tv/episode/s...

NEW OECD report includes a policy roadmap that aligns with our calls to make early education and childcare accessible, affordable and inclusive for ALL children as well as the need for adequate funding and integrated policies. Read in full 👇 www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

📢 FULLY BOOKED - JOIN THE WAITLIST 📩 Our upcoming 'In Conversation with Gary Wilson: Boys will be... BRILLIANT!' webinar is fully booked. Missed out? Join the waitlist: bit.ly/join-boys-br... Signed up but can't make it now? Please cancel your place to open up a space for someone who can!

✨ FREE CPD - THIS WEEK ✨ Ladywood District Spring Term Meeting 🗓️ Tue 4 Mar, 09:30–11:30 📍Brearley Nsry Sch, B19 3XJ 🎟️ birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/events/ladyw... Early Talk Boost Training 🗓️ Tue 4 Mar, 09:30–15:00 📍 Selly Oak Family Hub 🎟️ birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/events/early... 1/2

🌐 Join our upcoming lunchtime session, designed for you to discover all CREC has to offer on your SCITT journey to teaching. 👩‍🏫 Ask questions and find out more during this informative session: https://buff.ly/3E86jyf #SCITT #TrainToTeach #TeacherTraining #PrimaryTeaching #EarlyYearsTeaching

✨ Transition ✨ We have lots of resources on the website to support parents and providers with positive #transitions in the #EarlyYears Our #ReadySteadyReception resources for parents are available in 8 languages, including Arabic and Ukrainian! 🔗 birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/transitions#...

The early years are full of big steps for your little ones, and one of those big steps is the start of their educational journey. If you’re looking for support or unsure where to begin, our Early Years SEND guide is here to help. Read guide here: https://buff.ly/3QpuR8J

✨ ICYMI ✨ In case you missed our Spring Term #EarlyYears Online Briefing Session - feat. messages and updates from partners, projects, and orgs across Brum 🗣️ Download the slides from the session: birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/s/PartnerProjects-Information-Sharing_Spring-2025-website.pdf

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 Without those foundations in the early years, a child’s future success in education and life are at risk. My new blog for @theeef.bsky.social ⤵️ educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years/...

The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood has published a 'Shaping Us' framework describing the social and emotional skills that matter most and how we can all support their development in early childhood. Check out the framework resources and video on their website ⬇️ tinyurl.com/ypjszeya

✨ Early Talk Boost 💬 face-to-face training for Birmingham practitioners ✨ #EarlyTalkBoost is a targeted intervention for 3 to 4-year-olds who need help with talking and understanding words. 📢 Spring dates available to book now! GRAB YOUR PLACE: www.birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/events?tag=E...

🚀 January newsletter just landed 🚀 "January is the perfect time to reset, recharge, and renew your focus on what truly matters" 🌟 Join our #EarlyYears community to improve educational outcomes for Birmingham's youngest children! 👶 READ 👉 bit.ly/BEYN-news-ja...

Our Manifesto for Childminders sets out 9 actions to address plummeting childminder numbers, ensuring children have the very best start in life. Let's make 2025 the year for childminding! www.pacey.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Did you know you can find lots of great resources and insights to support best practice early years provision at buff.ly/48VAnHf? Like this brilliant poster from @brighter_start which was the site's most popular resource in 2024! Download it today! buff.ly/3E82sBs

ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT TO REGISTER!! As the end of the #ABetterStart programme approaches, join us in celebrating ten years of learning and successes. This FREE online event will showcase the remarkable achievements from the five partnerships. 📅 10 February, 13:00-16:30 Register here: buff.ly/3ZNtLYW

📢 Have you booked your place? Spring Term Online Briefing Session 🗓️ Wed 29 Jan, 15:45-16:30 Hear key messages and updates from partners, projects, and early years organisations across Birmingham! BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE NOW: birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/events/onlin...