Thinking together with children: conversations that generate, amplify and sustain children’s learning

Early Education Associate, Debi Keyte-Hartland reflects on a recent commission by Balcarras Teaching School Hub In Gloucestershire to deliver a four-day course on Sustained Shared Thinking. The aim of this 4-day professional learning course for Balcarras Teaching School Hub is to build educators knowledge and practice through a combination of professional learning mechanisms designed to […]

Supporting Oldham’s childminders

Early Education Associate, Caroline Eaton writes about developing bespoke support for childminders for Oldham Borough Council. Since 2021, Early Education has been working alongside Oldham Early Years service to support their childminders To celebrate their achievements, we recently arranged an event for participants to share good practice and to get together with others working in […]

Department for Education issue update on codes for parents to claim new entitlements

DfE have issued an update to address the issue of parents wishing to claim their codes for the new entitlements who cannot do so because of the “reconfirmation window” which affects some existing users of the Tax Free Childcare system. View or download the letter from DfE with FAQs for parents below. DfE have also […]