Solihull EY Team NEWS
October 10, 2022
This e mail contains information about Early Years Leadership NPQ, Solihull early Years recorded SENCo webinars, an upcoming DBS briefing, a request for contributions to our Solihull School Readiness definition, PSE support materials, Five to Thrive, a winter toolkit and further energy support information, and…
Free, high quality professional development opportunities for leaders in early years settings
National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) are courses for teachers and leaders in schools and early years settings. They are fully funded by the government, so are completely free to take and flexible, to fit around your work and personal life. Leadership NPQs help you become a confident and expert leader. You can find out more about the Early Years NPQ on their professional development for teachers and leaders’ website. https://professional-development-for-teachers-leaders.education.gov.uk/early-years-leadership
Early Years Recorded Webinars
Two additional pre-recorded briefing have been added to the Solgrid website. They focus on Early Years Inclusion Fund application and the SENCo briefing talks through the EHCP request and preparing for a parent centred meeting. They can be viewed here https://www.solgrid.org.uk/eyc/resources/send/
DBS eligibility training with Regional Outreach Adviser Disclosure and Barring Service
Thursday 24th November at 1.30pm with Allister Woods (DBS Outreach Adviser) -please copy this Microsoft Team link to your calendar if you wish to join the briefing. The meeting will last between 90 min and 2 hours.
Focus- DBS eligibility, how to apply, how often to apply, DBS as part of safer recruitment, and Q&A.
Join via the link below- no booking required.
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 365 934 667 800
Passcode: fjh9Ls
Download Teams | Join on the web
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-dbs-regional-outreach-service#regional-safeguarding-outreach-service to view the role of the DBS Outreach Advisers
Solihull School Readiness
School Readiness is a term used widely but with no national definition. We would like to define what the term means for us in Solihull. Please help us by chatting about your views with parents and colleagues and by adding words to the Mentimeter collaboration link- https://www.menti.com/91h7sgcuj1 by 21st November.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
The Anna Freud Centre has produced a PSED handbook for practitioner informed by Attachment Theory. They recognise that young children learn about their emotions and how to manage them through their relationship with important adults around them.
View and download Personal, social and emotional development in the early years: a handbook for practitioners
View their PSED videos https://www.annafreud.org/early-years/early-years-in-mind/expert-advice-and-guidance-videos/?mc_cid=7340a656bd&mc_eid=6a94adabe5
You may also find the East London Teaching School recorded webinar on self-regulation useful…..
Solihull Five to Thrive
On behalf of the BSOL Infant Mental Health Steering Group we would like to invite you to the next Five to Thrive Drop In Sessions- starting on Monday 17th October 12.00-12.50pm
The three drop-in meetings will focus on supporting staff to find out more information about the Five to Thrive approach, to share their learning in terms of using the Five to Thrive resources across the different partners and to hear about the FTT groups for parents that are currently being run in the Solihull Parenting Service and the Perinatal Service. There are two attachments added to this e mail for further information.
Hear more about Five to Thrive here: Molly Wright: How every child can thrive by five | TED – YouTube or by visiting the website: Five to thrive in Solihull (solgrid.org.uk)
Early Years Alliance Winter Toolkit
I attach a link to this free resource which I noticed in the Alliance’s recent update. It is likely that the winter will be challenging for parents and early years providers. The toolkit contains a range of information which I believe will be useful for you and also to share with parents.
New free Winter Toolkit -Link to the toolkit https://eyalliance.docsend.com/view/s/a6s7eggzsc6kejuk?utm_source=dotdigital&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=winter-toolkit
Government Energy Support Scheme
Owners of Early Years settings (including childminders) can contact the government’s Business Support Helpline for free and impartial advice at 0800 998 1098 or enquiries@businesssupporthelpline.org.
Equally, Citizens Advice offers free independent advice about business energy contracts and consumer rights. Citizens Advice can be reached via phone at 0808 223 1133 or on their website: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/.DfE e mail summary is attached for your information.
Finally, I attach information for those of you who may be interested in supporting short breaks for children with disabilities.
A book about developing ways to describe feelings – important on this World Mental Health Day