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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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Visit our website: https://sheringham-nur.org.uk/stronger-practice-hub/about-sph/
🙂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
💡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
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
📢 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
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
📅 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 | 𝟯𝟲 𝗵𝗿𝘀/𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 | 𝟱𝟮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 | 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆: £𝟰𝟵,𝟬𝟱𝟲 - £𝟱𝟮,𝟭𝟵𝟰| 𝗛𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴

📄 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 ➡️
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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
Childminder 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗸 attended the 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 at Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre – an inspiring event that left a lasting impact.

Read her blog here ➡️ sheringham-nur.org.uk/wp-content/u...
July 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In a follow-up conversation, Early Years Educator Sehrish Kayani saw real progress with Musa’s eating.

Read all about Musa’s eating journey here 👉
www.strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/ldn/bri...

@melissapren.bsky.social @theeef.bsky.social @departmentforedu.bsky.social @ncb.org.uk
July 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
☀️🌈 As summer begins, all of us at A Brighter Start want to wish you a sunny, restful break! 🏖️🍦😎

Thank you for being part of our journey this year💬📚

💛 We’ll still be here over the summer if you need us! 💻📞

🌼 Wishing you a joyful summer, and we look forward to continuing our work together! 🍉📖
July 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗯𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

We are pleased to share that the full evaluation report for the Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs programme has now been published.

𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685587...
June 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗥𝗘𝗖 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵!!

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@elresearchsch.bsky.social @flissj.bsky.social @melissapren.bsky.social @juliangrenier.bsky.social @sineadh.bsky.social @theeef.bsky.social @ncb.org.uk
June 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Soofia Amin will be sharing practical, research-informed ways schools can adopt a multilingual approach that recognises, values, and builds on the linguistic and cultural assets of our learners.

✨I hope you’ll join us on 18th June at 4pm for this important conversation 👉 forms.gle/oy5nCuq6QFYu...
June 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Young children need space to express emotions 💬❤️ Using tools like emotion cards helps them recognize and manage feelings 🤲🧠

This case study shows how Sabrina and Sam supported Michael through his first strong emotional moment at nursery 👦💭

📖 Read more about our approach ⬇️
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June 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Department for Education is seeking views on options for amending the indoor space requirements in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory frameworks. The government has launched a consultation seeking the views of parents and providers. 🧸

📝 Please give your views shorturl.at/9HSeK
May 30, 2025 at 8:32 AM
💬🍽️👶 In our latest A Parent Asked Us... Sehrish shares how she reassured a parent worried about fussy eating with calm words and supportive advice in the moment.💛

🗣️✨ Read the column to see how she answered on the spot shorturl.at/XUZ7T ⏱️📖
May 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🧮 Adaptive teaching in action! ✨🧸

In the case study below, you’ll see how a simple tidy-up time 🧹 turned into a brilliant early maths learning moment 🧠💡

📚 Read our Key Concepts in just 2 minutes ⏱️
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May 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🌳 Forest school provides a nurturing environment for every child to thrive and explore their potential. Sarah Porter, headteacher of Kay Rowe Nursery School, discusses the benefits of forest school for SEND children. 🌳

#Forestschool #NCB #StrongerPracticeHub

🔗 shorturl.at/N3rNK 🍃
May 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🌟 We are excited to invite you to our upcoming showcase! 🌟

Join us as experienced early years leaders share their insights and demonstrate practical applications of evidence informed practices in the early years.🎉

📅 Wednesday 4th June 2025
⏱️ 9-11am

🔗 Book now: forms.gle/cXWX128waCtH...
May 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM