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We're East London's Early Year's Stronger Practice Hub, led by Sheringham Nursery School and Children's Centre.
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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

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November 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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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
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🙂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
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#maths
October 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
✨ 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:
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#abrighterstart #childminders
October 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🤔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
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...
October 23, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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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
October 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
💡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:
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October 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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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...
October 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🧮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
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...
October 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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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!
Powerful Playful Pedagogy
This conference is hosted by Newham Maintained Nursery Schools and East London Research School
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October 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🌈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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October 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Calling all Newham childminders! 👋
🌟 Join our NEW Network Growth Series
📆 Starting next Tuesday from 7-9pm
🔗 Sign up form:
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#childminders #strongerpracticehub #newhamchildminders #abrighterstart
October 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
‼️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
October 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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🎉 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 ! 🎉

🎟️ Use code 𝗥𝗦𝗡 at checkout to get your ticket for just £𝟲𝟬 (usually £80)!

👉 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲!
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Powerful Playful Pedagogy
This conference is hosted by Newham Maintained Nursery Schools and East London Research School
www.eventbrite.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
📢 Share your experience with EYPP!
@theeef.bsky.social is running a short survey to help shape future funding for children from low-income families.

💷 Optional £50 interview
🗓 Deadline: 24 Oct 2025
📍Take part here: www.iffresearch.com/EYPP4

#earlyyears #education #schools #survey #educators
IFF Research
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October 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
📢 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
October 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM
What a brilliant lineup!
𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
📅 6th Jan 2026
📍 UEL Stratford (USS Campus)

Our early years conference promotes relational, intentional, and playful pedagogy to make a meaningful difference in children’s development and learning.

🎟️ Book your tickets now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1700490535...
October 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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...
September 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
📢 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗬𝗙𝗦 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁

🔗https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2?mc_cid=777499b116&mc_eid=4d22c9c5f5
September 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
A simple moment in the nursery can build the strongest foundations 💛✨

Through the Key Person approach
September 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
📢 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴! 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 – 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻
💼 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 | £𝟯𝟬,𝟮𝟴𝟴 – £𝟯𝟭,𝟲𝟭𝟭| 𝗛𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴

Join our friendly, dynamic team at Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre and help deliver 𝗔 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁: 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗯.

📄 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄: lnkd.in/eSH52-Ru
August 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🌟 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀. 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀. 🌟

𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 – 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻
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📄 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: lnkd.in/dESmWrAm
📅 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 3rd September 2025
August 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🗣️ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟮- 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟯-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀?

🌟 Join the 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 (𝗘𝗬𝗖𝗣) trains in-setting champions to lead lasting, impactful change.

🚨 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟯 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀!

📄 F𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗹𝘆𝗲𝗿

📝 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: forms.gle/CVMuBuj6HSdo...
August 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Scaffolding is one evidence-informed way educators can support children’s learning, guiding them toward success. The 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗦 approach breaks it down.

A simple moment becomes rich with learning when educators scaffold with intention.

Read article here ➡️
sheringham-nur.org.uk/wp-content/u...
July 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A simple moment in the garden turned into a rich learning experience at Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre 🌳

With thoughtful support from Rahima, led an exciting discovery about tree sap, or “glue”

Read the case study here ➡️ sheringham-nur.org.uk/wp-content/u...
July 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM