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Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Newsletters Blogs Programmes Documents Subscribe Childminders Recruitment Learning Leads application information. New Early Years Learning Lead Opportunities – Coming September 2026 We are pleased to share new Department for Education roles coming to Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs from September 2026. These new Early Years Learning Lead roles are advertised below, strengthening sector-led support and professional practice in three key areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS): Communication and Language (4 days per week), Mathematics (3 days per week) and Personal, Social and Emotional Development (2 days per week). Are you an experienced Early Years Leader or Setting Manager ready for your next professional challenge? As an Early Years Learning Lead, you will facilitate high-quality Department for Education (DfE) approved Continual Professional Development (CPD) for practitioners, provide specialist subject support to Early Years settings, and engage in regional and national networking with fellow professionals. Your expertise and passion will be instrumental in driving excellence and innovation across the sector. Early Years Learning Lead Application Pack Communication and Language Lead (4 days per week): Promote language-rich environments, develop practitioner knowledge and support communication development for all children. Mathematics Lead (3 days per week): Champion mathematical learning and development, supporting practitioners to embed numeracy and spatial reasoning in everyday practice. Personal, Social and Emotional Lead (PSED 2 days per week): Lead initiatives which support practitioners to foster children’s emotional wellbeing, social skills and resilience within Early Years settings. These roles will be contracted by the Stronger Practice Hub (SPH) with an allocated day rate of £500/day and are funded up until March 2028 in the first instance, with the possibility of contracts being extended dependent on funding. All roles are for 38 weeks of the year (term-time) and can be undertaken in one of two ways: Being paid directly as a self-employed contractor / consultant or By agreed release from your existing role, with payment be made to your setting for your release These newly created roles offer an opportunity for experienced early years professionals to influence practice, support continuous improvement, and work collaboratively with settings across their local area. Click on the links below if you wish to apply for any of the roles. Closing date: Monday 1st June 2026, 12 noon Shortlisting and notification of invite to interview: Tuesday 9th June 2026 Interviews will be held on: Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th June 2026. To apply, please complete the EOI, and email it to: SpHubNW@evertoncentre.liverpool.sch.uk Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

EYSH Blogs Lost words hài hòa Case Studies In Harmony Liverpool lấy cảm hứng từ El Sistema của Venezuela và sử dụng việc tạo ra âm nhạc cho dàn nhạc để cải thiện sức khỏe, giáo dục và nguyện vọng của trẻ em và thanh niên ở Everton. Được thành lập vào năm 2009 tại Trường tiểu học Faith với 84 trẻ em, In Harmony Liverpool đã mở rộng để hơn 700 trẻ em và thanh thiếu niên từ 0-18 tuổi và gia đình của các em tham gia vào việc tạo ra âm nhạc cho dàn nhạc với chất lượng cao nhất hàng tuần, miễn phí. trong và ngoài trường. Việc sáng tác âm nhạc diễn ra tại Trường tiểu học Faith, Trường tiểu học The Beacon CE, Trường mẫu giáo và Trung tâm gia đình Everton, Trường tiểu học Công giáo All Saints, Trung tâm trẻ em Anfield và tại Liverpool Philharmonic at the Friary, trung tâm diễn tập của chúng tôi ở Tây Everton._cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Case Studies Send in a Case Study to be published here. Mail Email: sphubnw@evertoncentre.liverpool.sch.uk Case Study Template By Diane Boyd ‘Lost words’ reflected through the three pillars of sustainability and the SDGs. Little Oaks Playschool Early Years Sustainable Hub – Case Study Template Little Oaks Playschool Climate Action Plan Home | Climate Action Strategy | Case Studies | Curriculum Resources | Blog and Video Logs

Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Newsletters Blogs Programmes Documents Subscribe Childminders Recruitment ‘Lost words’ reflected through the three pillars of sustainability and the SDGs. By Diane Boyd As early years practitioners we recognise the importance of our role in supporting children’s oral skills through holistic development. Influential research by Hart and Risley (1992,1995) stated that early year’s children living in poorer disadvantaged situations experienced significantly less adult directed words than their higher socio-economic peers. The research implied there was a ‘30-million-word deficit’ for the lower socio-economic children by the time they were four. That is a lot of missing words! These crucial findings draw attention to the importance of what quality practitioners can do to support and narrow the gap for children through quality interactions and using their quality environments (SDG 4 Quality Education). So, how can we close the gap and support children’s communication skills? The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS DfE, 2024, p9) clearly states the importance of “back-and-forth interactions” as a necessary requirement for language and cognitive development in young children. Sameroff and Fiese (2000) suggest back-and-forth interactions are more important than the quantity of the vocabulary children are exposed to, because the bi-directional conversations shared together are closely entwined with Personal, Social and Emotional Development, a universal prime area (EYFS, DfE,2024). As practitioners we need to focus on ensuring all children have opportunities to encounter through modelling and scaffolding, complex language input with a high level of longer, richer sentences (Rowe, 2008). This aligns with the Education Endowment Foundation – Communication and Language toolkit, which reminds practitioners to support and model effective linguistic aspects of communication. However, reflecting on pedagogical interactions Margaret Donaldson (1978) says this must make ‘human sense’ to the children, suggesting the need to draw on the socio-cultural aspects of community too (SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and communities). Within the Specific Area Understanding the World (EYFS, DfE,2024, p11) practitioners are asked to guide “children to make sense of their physical world and their community.” Taking children out beyond the gates of your setting allows them to experience holistically their neighbourhood, and what makes sense to them. Every neighbourhood is different (think of smells in a city compared to a beach town!) but as the EYFS (DfE, 2024, p 11) states “the frequency and range of children’s personal experiences increases their knowledge and sense of the world around them”. One such example is walking with your children through the town daily or weekly, past the local shops and engaging in back-and-forth conversations, adding new vocabulary as they walk. Exchanging hellos and making conversation with shop keepers will help children to become familiar with new vocabulary that is seemingly being lost due to the overuse of supermarkets. In large supermarkets everything is there and available in one stop – just come in and buy! There are limited interactions, relationships and vocabulary shared. Sadly now, how many children know for instance, what a cobbler is and what their work comprises of, linking here to SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth. By visiting in a natural organic way through a neighbourhood walk, children will become familiar with the shop keepers such as an optician, haberdasher, greengrocer, butcher, chemist, and baker (remember use this core language) that reside on their high street. When do children ever hear these occupational words now? So, it is imperative early years practitioners highlight these words before they become ‘lost’. Reinforce the words further through reading non-fiction books and revisit language associated with each profession, for example, Dylan the Shopkeeper by Guy Parker Rees. Set up your role play as different shops visited to consolidate language further. The new vocabulary can be extended to understand the produce they can purchase from the different shops, resonating with SDG 8, SDG 9, and SDG 11. The EYFS (DfE,2024) asks practitioners to build ‘positive relationships’, and this is a way of doing this through your locality. For example, in the greengrocer discuss the type of apple with the children and then taste test them. Granny Smith or Royal Gala which are sweet or bitter? Think of the lovely describing words or faces here! Other extension activities could include memory games- I went to the baker and I bought bread, a cake, some pastries; or I went to the butcher, and I bought some pork sausages, a bacon chop, some beef burgers; this consolidates the produce from each shop and the repetition aids the children’s cognition. After visiting the high street, the children could make their own big story book from each shop rather than buying books to support. This would be very effective as this supports children’s understanding of text - words and images together have meaning, that there is a beginning, middle and end in books which will make ‘human sense’ to them as this connects them to their community high street shops, and the satisfaction of knowing they wrote the book. Due to plastic credit cards being used in supermarkets there are other words that are now less frequently used in the terms of monetary currency. How often do children hear in purchasing back and forth conversations, or the words pennies and pounds being used? By highlighting during your neighbourhood walks not just the local shop keepers, their profession and produce sold, take the children into the shop, and model the use of real money. As the EEF Communication and Language states “settings should use a range of different approaches to developing communication and language skills.” It is important that children hear your “back-and-forth interactions” (EYFS, DfE,2024p, 9) with the shop keepers, as they are valuable conversations of both produce and currency together. The EEF (Early numeracy approaches) research shows that by utilising holistic pedagogy it has “a higher impact than when maths was delivered as a supplementary activity.” Through these conversations children will hear pennies, pounds, change and cost which they can replicate in role play back at your setting because this makes “human sense” (Donalson,1978) to them. Moving out into the locality and community children will have countless opportunities to use their 5 senses – hearing, smelling, tasting, seeing, and touching. By visiting local parks, gardens, or beaches regularly children will develop empathy and care for their environment. The emphasis is that you always use correct terminology with the children. For example, not the generic term ‘flower’ but daffodil or snow drop, and you encourage the children to observe the fauna but not pick them. There is a fabulous book called Lost Words by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris (2021) which focuses again on disappearing words but this time in the natural world. The book states “all over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. These are the words of the natural world; Dandelion, Otter, Bramble, and Acorn, all gone. A wild landscape of imagination and play is rapidly fading from our children's minds. The Lost Words stands against the disappearance of wild childhood”. This book could be used as a follow up to walks or scientific observations in woodland. Crucially for the planet we need to ensure young children hear, use, and understand key words from nature. As the EEF- Early Literacy approaches state you must ensure that “your early literacy strategy is well-balanced and combines approaches that will support the development of skills, knowledge and understanding”. From a sustainable perspective we need to invest in our locality whether this is the high street or park or woodlands or coastline. If children develop a relationship with their community and locality then they will love the area, respect the area and care for the area. EEF- Early years evidence highlights “approaches for teaching early literacy should, therefore, be used in ways that build on approaches that support communication and language, which are fundamental to children’s literacy.” This resonates with the Specific Area Knowledge and Understanding which asks practitioners to “foster their understanding of our culturally, socially, technologically, and ecologically diverse world” EYFS (DfE,2024, p11). Extending and developing these ‘lost words’ of the high street and environment builds “important knowledge,” and “extends their familiarity with words that support understanding across domains” (EYFS, DfE, 2024, p11). Economic sustainability through regular opportunities to use and understand words associated with currency, socio-cultural sustainability through engaging and connecting with your local community high street shops and environmental sustainability with care and empathy because of a relationship with the natural world. This clearly demonstrates the interconnected and holistic approaches to both early childhood and sustainability. Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

At Everton Nursery School, we are committed to ensure the highest possible standards of learning and teaching for our young children at all times. Trường Mẫu Giáo 2-5 Tuổi Chương trình giảng dạy của chúng tôi Tại Trường mẫu giáo Everton, chúng tôi cam kết luôn đảm bảo các tiêu chuẩn học tập và giảng dạy cao nhất có thể cho trẻ nhỏ. Là an trường xuất sắc (được Ofsted đánh giá gần đây nhất vào tháng 10 năm 2018), chúng tôi cung cấp môi trường học tập có mục đích và đầy cảm hứng cho tất cả trẻ em vui chơi, học hỏi và khám phá. Chúng tôi quan sát, lắng nghe và ghi nhận cách trẻ em phát triển theo tốc độ của riêng chúng và thử thách chúng trong suốt thời gian học tại Trường Mẫu giáo của chúng tôi thông qua các trải nghiệm học tập được lên kế hoạch cẩn thận. Chúng tôi có kế hoạch sử dụng khuôn khổ 'Các Vấn đề Phát triển' của Giai đoạn Nền tảng Đầu năm (EYFS) và trang bị cho tất cả trẻ em những trải nghiệm học tập rộng rãi và cân bằng trên tất cả bảy lĩnh vực học tập và phát triển - cả trong nhà và ngoài trời! Hồ sơ Công nhân Gia đình Tại Trường Mẫu giáo Everton, chúng tôi tin rằng việc quan sát, phản ánh, đánh giá và ghi lại quá trình học tập, thành công và thành tích của trẻ em là những yếu tố quan trọng của chương trình giảng dạy Giai đoạn Nền tảng Những năm đầu đời. Quy trình lập hồ sơ này cho phép nhân viên xem xét sự tiến bộ của từng trẻ để lập kế hoạch phù hợp cho các cơ hội học tập trong tương lai nhằm đáp ứng nhu cầu và giai đoạn phát triển của tất cả trẻ. Nhân viên ghi lại những quan sát, phản ánh và đánh giá này trong Hồ sơ Công nhân Gia đình cá nhân của trẻ em, cả hai hồ sơ này đều có sẵn cho phụ huynh/người chăm sóc bất cứ lúc nào và được chuyển cho mỗi đứa trẻ vào thời điểm chúng chuyển sang trường tiểu học. Nhân viên của chúng tôi Mỗi thành viên của đội ngũ nhân viên làm việc tại Trường Mầm non Everton đều được đào tạo chuyên sâu và có kỹ năng giáo dục những năm đầu đời. Việc học tập của trẻ em được dẫn dắt bởi một Giáo viên Mầm non có kinh nghiệm with Tình trạng giáo viên đủ tiêu chuẩn who hợp tác làm việc với nhiều Nhà giáo dục Mầm non có kiến thức và kỹ năng. Quan hệ đối tác với cha mẹ và người chăm sóc Tại Trường mẫu giáo và Trung tâm gia đình Everton, chúng tôi cam kết đảm bảo rằng chúng tôi hợp tác chặt chẽ với phụ huynh và người chăm sóc để tiếp tục xây dựng trên nền tảng vững chắc đã được đặt ra trong những năm đầu đời của trẻ._cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b -136bad5cf58d_ Chúng tôi thừa nhận rằng cha mẹ/người chăm sóc của đứa trẻ là người quan trọng nhất trong cuộc đời của đứa trẻ. Đây là lý do cơ bản củng cố phương pháp hợp tác làm việc của chúng tôi để đảm bảo rằng chúng tôi giúp tất cả trẻ em đạt được tiềm năng đầy đủ của mình. Đi học ở trường mẫu giáo Tất cả trẻ em đều được yêu cầu và mong đợi việc đi học đều ở trường mẫu giáo. Là một Trường mẫu giáo được duy trì, chúng tôi tuân thủ kỳ vọng đi học chuyên cần của địa phương và quốc gia là 97%. Tất cả sự chuyên cần của trẻ em đều được theo dõi và sau đó sẽ bị thách thức nếu tỷ lệ này thấp hơn 97% dự kiến, và nhà trường có một hệ thống rõ ràng để thách thức tình trạng Vắng mặt Liên tục. Nhà trường viết thư cho tất cả phụ huynh và người chăm sóc theo định kỳ để tóm tắt tỷ lệ chuyên cần của lớp và toàn trường. Bạn có thể tìm thấy ví dụ gần đây nhất về bức thư này bằng cách click nơi đây . Nộp đơn xin học tại Trường Mẫu Giáo Everton... Để đăng ký vào Trường Mẫu giáo, hãy nhấp vào liên kết bên dưới để tải xuống mẫu đơn đăng ký của chúng tôi. Vui lòng hoàn thành biểu mẫu này và gửi lại Trường mẫu giáo Everton cùng với bản sao giấy khai sinh của con bạn. Nursery Application Form

Liverpool City Region and beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Programmes Documents Blogs Childminders Early Years Professional Development Programme Newsletters Recruitment Subscribe Recruitment Early Years Experts and Mentors Learn More Here. The Liverpool City Region and beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub is one of 18 DfE designated Stronger Practice Hubs across England. The Liverpool City Region Hub will cover the Liverpool City region Local Authorities and Beyond , offering bespoke support, EEF evidence informed training opportunities as well as conferences and opportunities to network with others working in Early Years. The hub is fully funded, meaning the offer will always be free to those who take part. The team running the hub are all working within the schools/settings currently and want to offer support across the whole Early Years sector. If you are a childminder, working in a PVI or school/maintained nursery class and would like more information and to join our network, please sign up to the hub here: Subscribe Events Liverpool City Region and Beyond Learn More Programmes Liverpool City Region and Beyond Learn More Documents Liverpool City Region and Beyond Learn More Blogs Liverpool City Region and Beyond Learn More Childminders Liverpool City Region and Beyond Learn More EYPDP Liverpool City Region and Beyond Learn More Newsletters Liverpool City Region and Beyond Learn More Recruitment Recruitment opportunities at the Liverpool City Region Stronger Practice Hub. Learn More Early years stronger practice hubs provide advice, share good practice and offer evidence-based professional development for early years practitioners. They are part of the early years education recovery support package, which also includes the early years experts and mentors programme. The early years stronger practice hubs programme is supported by the Education Endowment Foundation and the National Children’s Bureau. It is funded for 2 years, until late 2024. More information, along with our privacy notice for the programme, is available on the National Children’s Bureau website. Hubs support other nurseries and childminders in their area to adopt evidence-based practice improvements by: * establishing local networks of early years educators to share knowledge and effective practice * sharing information and advice on evidence-based approaches – for example, through newsletters, blogs and social media * acting as a point of contact for bespoke advice * signposting to other funded support * working with the Education Endowment Foundation to select evidence-based programmes to fund and make available to nurseries and childminders Hub locations There are 18 hubs in total – 2 in each of the 9 government office regions across England. Each hub consists of a lead setting and up to 4 partners . Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs will support other early years settings in the designated areas to improve outcomes for children in their local area across the EYFS, but specifically focusing on areas of development that research informs us have been most impacted by COVID-19: personal social and emotional development (PSED); communication and language, and early literacy and maths. Each Hub is led by a group-based (school-based, private, voluntary, or independent) early years provider. The Department’s ambition is for Hubs to be evenly distributed across England, with two Hubs in each of the nine government office regions. Everton Nursery School and Family Centre have been successfully appointed as one of the 6 new DfE Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs, and will lead the Liverpool City Region and Beyond Stronger Practice Hub supporting 11 Local Authorities surrounding Liverpool City Region. There will also be an opportunity to gain coaching and mentoring with early years specialists through the Stronger Practice Hubs as well as CPD and workforce development opportunities. Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

Liverpool City Region and beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Blogs Childminders Programmes Documents Subscribe Early Years Professional Development Programme Newsletters Recruitment Early Years Professional Development Programme (EYDP) https://www.earlyyearspdp.com/ I cannot recommend the Early Years Professional Development Programme enough to any early years practitioner whether they are new to the sector or have many years of experience. Being able to adapt ideas from the training and talking to colleagues on the webinar has been invaluable. Understanding children’s depth of knowledge in Early Maths has allowed me to enhance activities allowing me to see the immediate, positive impact on their learning. Ten simple hints and tips could make any setting become “language rich” and the ability to spot and fix communication “cold spots” personally I am so glad I signed up. June Cargill Ofsted Registered Outstanding Childminder Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

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Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Newsletters Blogs Programmes Documents Subscribe Childminders Recruitment Our aim as an Early Years Stronger Practice Hub will be to share communication and language and literacy programmes initially. Please keep checking back as we aim to provide recorded and live webinars and face to face drop in's and twilights regarding the programmes we will offer. In the meantime look at the programmes on offer through the Department for Education (DfE): https://help-for-early-years-providers.education.gov.uk/ New Maths Champions 2025 Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

The benefits of outdoor play Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Newsletters Blogs Programmes Documents Subscribe Childminders Recruitment Deysbrook Childminding Network By Tracie Dowling My name is Tracie Dowling and I have been a childminder for over 32 years and I live in Anfield Liverpool. I am also part of the strategic team at Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub (EYSPH) and support childminders within the Region. My role is to be a point of call to support the childminders, signpost them to early years funded support programmes and link in with the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) to promote the Early Years Evidence store and Early Years Tool kit. https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/ The Stronger Practice Hub has funded a Childminder Network drop In at the Deysbrook Village Centre. https://www.deysbrook-vc.co.uk/ This provides the local childminders with a venue to meet up weekly with their minded children, link to myself and each other to share good practice and access face to face support. The childminders and children enjoy attending the drop-in sessions as this supports good practice by giving the children experiences to gain valuable social skills like sharing, taking turns, communication, and cooperation by interacting with others children. Having access to larger group activities such as music and movement and craft time also provides opportunities to develop language skills, motor skills, and overall confidence through play-based learning and exposure to larger group activities and toys and helping with preparing for school transition. The Drop in provides a venue for childminder and child-based training opportunities and a space for childminders to connect and build a community with each other. Over the last few months, the childminders and children have enjoyed the Sustainability Goal bitesize sessions that I have facilitated. https://sdgs.un.org/goals We have focused on one goal each week, for example week 1, we focused on Goal 1 ‘No Poverty’. We all sat together on the carpet and read the story ‘The Three Little Pigs’ we discussed the different types of housing and what it’s like to be homeless. We thought about what the safest house would be and which would have strong foundations that can withstand challenges due to global warming. I provided the children with an activity using wooden ‘Three Little Pig’ story props to decorate using crayons and recyclable materials. At the end of the session, I gave each childminder an information pack explaining why I chose the activity, how I incorporate the goals within my setting, extra reading materials / information around the Sustainability Goals. The following week before we started the next focused activity, we discussed the previous goal and how and what the children did at their childminders setting to include ‘poverty’. One child told me she made a Den, but she got upset because one of the children pulled off the blanket. I suggested next time they use pegs to see if the den stayed up longer. She told me her childminder made another den out of a big sturdy box and this was fun. Another child had used their props to tell the story again. This feedback from the children was invaluable and makes the time I spend putting the activities together all worthwhile. Anne Wrigley a childminder of the Deysbrook Drop in provided me with some amazing feedback. She said by attending the drop in and accessing support gave her confidence when she had her latest OFSTED inspection. By taking part in the bite sized Sustainability Goals awareness made her realise she was already promoting sustainability but hadn’t realised this. Since attending the sessions, she now takes the children to the local charity shop to donate and purchase items and every few weeks she buys wool to knit squares with the children to make blankets for the homeless. Anne and the children go on a trip to St Luke’s church to donate food for families who are less fortunate. During Annes previous OFSTED inspection, the inspector commented on the lack of extra training. In this inspection the inspector said it was evident Anne had been very proactive extending her continuous professional development. Anne explained to the inspector about the SPH webinar recordings and how she liked them as she can dip in and out, at a time that suits her due to the flexibility and thought they were a perfect way to extend her knowledge. Further reading: https://www.strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/nw/liverpool-city-region-and-beyond-eysph/resources/autumn-time-apples-and-apple-juice-dr https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years/evidence-store https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years/toolkit/play-based-learning https://www.evertonnurseryschoolandfamilycentre.org/childminders https://www.evertonnurseryschoolandfamilycentre.org/early-years-sustainable-hub Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Newsletters Blogs Programmes Documents Subscribe Childminders Recruitment The following information and documents will provide you with an insight of the Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs working with the Education Endowment Foundation A flexible way for settings to engage with various online recordings Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub, have introduced a flexible way for settings to engage with various online recordings. Feedback from Local Authorities highlighted Communication and Language development as a continued key priority, so this has been the focus of the CPD resource. The resource provides flexibility to suit all educators, whether refreshing their knowledge or exploring communication and language in more depth for the first time. Childminders plan to use the recordings during network meetings to encourage good practice and discussion. Similarly, other settings can incorporate the recordings into INSET days or staff meetings. To support this, there is a written INSET template for those who prefer this delivery format. This resource will be a valuable tool to support evidence-informed practice, encourage professional dialogue, and promote the effective sharing of knowledge across early years settings. If you would like the recording that accompanies this inset resource please email sphubnw@evertoncentre.liverpool.sch.uk providing us with your name, setting name, postcode and Local Authority your setting is registered with. Early Education Journal Early Education published a Journal issue on Cultures of Sustainability in Summer 2024. The journal started a conversation exploring sustainability, referenced by Jan White in the editorial. This issue is a follow on from that one, building on the articles and educators’ experiences of sustainability in practice. Communication and Language A short INSET template to use with your team which will support professional development to improve practice and outcomes for children. Early Years Pupil Premium | EEF - Education Endowment Foundation The Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) has one aim: to improve outcomes for socio-economically disadvantaged children from 9 months upwards. In April 2025, the Department for Education (DfE) increased funding for the EYPP by 45% to £570 per child per year. https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years/pupil-premium A School’s Guide to Implementation Maximise the impact of new approaches and practices. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk A School's Guide 1 A School's Guide 2 Early Mathematics The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement. https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years-evidence-store/early-mathematics Early Years Evidence Store https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/support-for-schools/evidence-for-the-early-years/early-years-evidence-store Support to help you put evidence-informed approaches into practice. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk Early Years Toolkit A summary of the best available evidence on key areas for learning and development Early Years Toolkit | EEF (educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk) Preparing for Literacy Seven recommendations to support improving early language and literacy Preparing for Literacy | EEF (educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk) Early Literacy The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement. EEF | Early Literacy (educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk) Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

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Sensory Garden Blog Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Newsletters Blogs Programmes Documents Subscribe Childminders Recruitment Sensory Garden Video blog Everton Nursery Teacher Kate Doyle and Dr Diane Boyd present The Authentic development of a Sensory Garden through the 17 SDGs 1. The 'otherness' of the non-human world - highlighting worms! 2. Agency in Action – Children voicing their thinking through mark making. 3. Discovering recycling waste and contamination through a community visit. 4. Understanding Construction and Positioning of a Bug hotel in our garden. 5 Sparking interest through visiting Everton Park Nature Garden in our neighbourhood 6. The Fix-it Shop! Shopping lists, money, decision – making in action. 7. Sensory cognitive explorations using recycleable sustainable resources through tyres, hurricanes and the rain! Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice