📢 Applications now open! Join the DfE-funded Early Years SENCO training with Best Practice Network 🎓 ⚠️ Limited places – apply early! For PVI practitioners & childminders (Level 2/3, SENCOs or aspiring). 🔗 www.bestpracticenet.co.uk/early-years-SENCO #SEND #SENDCo #earlyyears #nursery #education

📢 How is EYPP funding used in practice? New findings from 500+ early years settings and a planning tool to support evidence-informed decisions from @theeef.bsky.social 📖 Read more: eef.li/kRMTBJ

Extra funding for disadvantaged pupils strongly valued by early years…

The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

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💭 What happens when we truly tune in? A moment of play with Emilia (3) showed me that high-quality interactions aren’t about doing more — they’re about noticing more. Following her lead and responding meaningfully makes all the difference. 🌱 www.strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/ldn/bri... #ShREC

Early years settings 🌟 Leading maths in your setting? Join the NDNA Maths Champion Programme! Strengthen teaching & learning + enter our prize draw 🎁 Sign up by 12 Jan 👉 ndna.org.uk/champions-pr...

🎉 Wednesday Webinar is back! 📅 14 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 6:30–7:30pm Join Catherine Jeans, Nutritional Therapist & Registered Nutritionist, for Part 1 of our series on children’s & family nutrition 👦🥦 🔗 Register: forms.gle/U4uezhdVvSe6...

🎄Merry Christmas, and wishing you all a lovely break. Thank you for your continued support throughout the year.🌟 #abrighterstart #newyear

🌼 Calling all London Childminders! 🧐Feeling unsure about Making Tax Digital? That’s okay! Join us this Friday to talk things through, share experiences, and get your questions answered in a supportive environment. 📆19th December 2026 🕛1-2pm 🔗Register: forms.gle/mr8Eob5LGy1P... #abrighterstart

🌟 Join us tomorrow! 🤗Our Early Years SEND Network with Dingley's Promise from 1–2pm 💛Learn about inclusive practice, ideas, research and how to support children with SEND. 👉 Sign up now: forms.gle/DCFjJCzz2VQP... #abrighterstart #strongerpracticehubs #SEND #SENDco #earlyyears #EYFS #teaching

🔔 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸! 🔔 Bookings for the Powerful Playful Pedagogy conference close 1𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 — don’t miss out! 🎟️https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1700490535969?aff=oddtdtcreator

💛 Early Years SEND Network Join us online with James Brown, Head of Training and Meggie Fisher, Head of Quality from Dingley's Promise & Dingley's Promise Training 📅 Friday 12th December ⏰ 1:00-2:00pm 🔗 Sign up here: lnkd.in/eZUHTEeH #abrighterstart #SEND #EYFS #SENDCo #earlyyears #education

📣 Early Years SEND Network 📅Friday 12th December from 1-2pm ⭐Educators, leaders and SENDCos — join us for an hour of collaboration, practical insight, and discussion focused on strengthening SEND practice in the early years. ✍Register here: forms.gle/672SG55thrHX... #abrighterstart #SEND #EYFS

🌟 Early years settings! Boost maths confidence with the FREE 12-month NCB Programme (DfE/EEF). ⭐ Maths Champion + Deputy ⭐ Training, tools & 700+ resources ⭐ Play-based activities + impact tracking ⭐ 1-to-1 coaching ✍ Register: tinyurl.com/4kwpbp4t 🎉 Sign up by 8 Dec for prize draw goodies!

💛London childminders! ✨We’re hosting an online session on childcare funding! 🔍Whether you're new to the sector or just want a refresher, this session will help you feel confident navigating funding and supporting families. 📅Tuesday 2nd December from 7–9pm 📲Sign up here: forms.gle/rFDK6q1dxpCA...

“I was terrified of maths… now I’m a Maths Champion.” Adele’s journey shows how anyone in early years can build confidence & transform maths learning with simple, everyday ideas. 👉 Read more and sign up for @ndnatalk.bsky.social's no cost Maths Champions programme. 👉 tinyurl.com/522xhys5

🍎 Childminders! Need a midday boost? ✨Join our Lunch & Learn session online for connection, conversation, and practical inspiration. 🌱 🥪Bring your lunch and let’s grow together! 📆21st November from 1-2pm 🔗Sign up here: tinyurl.com/ejrxc47w #childminders #childminding #education #earlyyears

💡Don’t forget to join tomorrow’s Wednesday webinar! ⏰4-5pm 📲Register here: tinyurl.com/2p9jd8my #earlyyears #education #abrighterstart #teaching #nursery #practitioners #ShREC #teachers

The ShREC Approach: A set of Evidence-Informed strategies to support brain building back and forth interactions.

Wednesday 19 November 2025 4.00 - 5.00pm

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🧠The ShREC Approach: A set of evidence-informed strategies to support brain-building back-and-forth interactions Join @flissj.bsky.social @melissapren.bsky.social & Louise Jackson on 19th November 👉 Sign up! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @abrighterstart.bsky.social @departmentforedu.bsky.social

🧠The ShREC Approach: A set of evidence-informed strategies to support brain-building back-and-forth interactions Join @flissj.bsky.social @melissapren.bsky.social & Louise Jackson on 19th November 👉 Sign up! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @abrighterstart.bsky.social @departmentforedu.bsky.social

The East London Research School are holding an EYFS Conference on Powerful Playful Pedagogy, on 6th January 2026. For more info or to book tickets visit -

Powerful Playful Pedagogy

This conference is hosted by Newham Maintained Nursery Schools and East London Research School

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🙂Do you want to improve your teaching in Early Maths? 🏆Become a Maths Champion with NDNA and unlock the power of playful maths learning. ✨DfE Funded programme 🧮 Build staff confidence 🌟 Support every child’s maths journey 💛 Proven to make a real difference! 👉Sign up tinyurl.com/4kwpbp4t #maths

✨ Lunch & Learn for Term-Time Childminders! ✨ 🥪Grab your lunch, join us and chat with other childminders. 🧠Let’s share ideas, discuss challenges — all while connecting with people who get it! 📆 Friday 24th October from 1-2pm. ✍🏻Sign up here: forms.gle/oGPY557BbmGr... #abrighterstart #childminders

🤔Curious to know what the programme entails? 🫵You can join today's online session from 3:30-4pm 📲https://tinyurl.com/45pxfrte #education #earlyyears #maths #strongerpracticehubs #abrighterstart #nursery #teaching

A Brighter Start@abrighterstart.bsky.social · 12mo ago

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗗𝗳𝗘-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀? The Maths Champions programme helps improve maths outcomes for 3–4-year-olds by building staff confidence and strengthening your setting’s maths environment. 📌𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 www.strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/ldn/bri...

𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲? Join us for a special 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 session with @marcrowland73.bsky.social and 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 🔗𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 forms.gle/dfT4QbNSTe1C... 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲

💡Are you an Early Years lead who loves to share, learn, and connect? 👉Join our monthly Early Years Leads Network Meeting! 📆 24th October 2025 🕛 10-11am ✨ Register below: forms.gle/8JEf5XiWqo6c...

Eventbrite was down yesterday (thanks, @awscloud.bsky.social outage 😬). We're sorry for the hassle — and To make it up to you, tickets for 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗴𝘆 are now just £50 (£𝟯𝟬 𝗼𝗳𝗳!) Offer ends Friday. 🎟️ Grab yours now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/powerful-p...

🧮For more information about the programme, join today's session online from 2:00-2:30pm events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9d0938... #maths #earlyyears #strongerpracticehubs #education #teaching

A Brighter Start@abrighterstart.bsky.social · 12mo ago

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗗𝗳𝗘-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀? The Maths Champions programme helps improve maths outcomes for 3–4-year-olds by building staff confidence and strengthening your setting’s maths environment. 📌𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 www.strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/ldn/bri...

We’re sorry you're having trouble booking tickets for the Powerful Playful Pedagogy Conference - it looks like there’s a wider issue (possibly linked to @awscloud.bsky.social servers) 🎟️𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝗽 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: tinyurl.com/4tcep9k2 💸Use the code 𝗕𝗙𝗙 for a special discount!

🌈Are you a childminder in Newham? 💌You are invited to join us! 📆Tuesday 21st October 25 from 7-9pm 🌟Share ideas, connect and share knowledge with other childminders 🔗Register here:

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Calling all Newham childminders! 👋 🌟 Join our NEW Network Growth Series 📆 Starting next Tuesday from 7-9pm 🔗 Sign up form: forms.gle/RCBm6im34zAb... #childminders #strongerpracticehub #newhamchildminders #abrighterstart

‼️Don't miss out on today's webinar! 🕓4:00-5:00pm 🔗Sign up here: forms.gle/kPHc5sNh3utL... #webinar #earlyyears #strongerpracticehubs #education #educators #nursery #teachers #childminders

Supporting Children with Diverse Communication and Language Profiles in the Early Years with Prof. Jenny Gibson

Wednesday 15th October 2025 4.00 - 5.00pm

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A Brighter Start@abrighterstart.bsky.social · 11mo ago

📢 Join us for our next 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 with Jenny Gibson! 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 📆15th October 2025 🕓4:00 – 5:00pm 🔗𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗨𝗽 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 forms.gle/hdeqtwmywPYE... In association with 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭

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Powerful Playful Pedagogy

This conference is hosted by Newham Maintained Nursery Schools and East London Research School

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