The Great Outdoors – Enabling Environments for Babies and Toddlers
10:15 - 10:45
This session explores the significance of creating an accessible and skilled outdoor area for babies and toddlers. Looking at the impact and benefits this has on their early physical development, communication and language and emotional development.
Stop! Collaborate and listen: Can families ease the burden on EY Settings?
11:00 - 11:30
Matt from Early Childhood Platform Famly doesn’t want to talk much about their software. Instead, he’ll share stories from the front lines to show how different early years settings are using closer relationships with families to ease their admin workload - and develop a better picture of their children along the way. Alright, he might sneak a few fancy screenshots of Famly into his slides too. But you’ll learn so much more than that...
Key Takeaways:
How one setting could pay their staff more by limiting parent flexibility
How one nursery manages to do all their debt collection without having to pick up the phone
How properly sharing child information has saved a handful of settings time for more staff training
How family partnerships helped the nursery group of the year grow
How one maintained setting in London brought parents closer to the learning process with shareable observations
NCFE’s student conference on the road: What does it mean to be a professional? (1)
11:45 - 12:15
Aimed at students, their tutors and early years practitioners at the start of their career, this session will cover what it means to be a professional in the early years sector, including how we can best serve families and communities. We’ll look at a range of competencies including maths and SEND, as well as key responsibilities and transferable skills. We’ll also cover how our free professional membership network supports over 20,000 practitioners to reach their career goals and network with a supportive community.
NCFE launched its free CPD conferences for early years students in 2021 and since then, they’ve attracted nearly 1,000 attendees virtually. We’re excited to bring this next session to you ‘on the road’ at the Nursery World Show.
An effective environment, which is carefully planned and organised, promotes a broad range of learning opportunities for children and gives them the opportunity to follow their own fascinations and interests. This session will give practitioners a fresh perspective on the vital importance of empowering continuous provision and how this can be used to develop inspirational practice.
Childminder settings aren’t only wonderful places for children to thrive - childminding is an amazing career for anyone looking for a rewarding role that pays well too.
Koru Kids has already helped almost 100 childcare workers start their own businesses and Rachel will be sharing insights on what it takes for a childminder to succeed. Which career backgrounds do well in childminding? (The answer will surprise you!) What do childminders typically struggle with, and what do they love?
Thinking Big! Rethinking Outdoor Spaces in the Early Years
14:00 - 14:30
Outdoor spaces offer rich opportunities for learning, often in more varied and more physically challenging ways than indoor areas. For outdoor spaces to be effective, we, as adults, need to see their rich learning potential. In this session, we will share and discuss the key principles of effective outdoor practice and support practitioners to create a vision for their own outdoor area.
Transforming environments into language opportunities
10:15 - 10:45
To lay the foundations for our children’s literacy we must immerse them in the language of everyday life. Language is influenced by a wide range of natural, cultural, and social factors. As educators we need to explore our Early Years environments and practice to ensure we provide opportunities for language learning.
Stop! Collaborate and listen: Can families ease the burden on EY Settings?
11:00 - 11:30
Matt from Early Childhood Platform Famly doesn’t want to talk much about their software. Instead, he’ll share stories from the front lines to show how different early years settings are using closer relationships with families to ease their admin workload - and develop a better picture of their children along the way. Alright, he might sneak a few fancy screenshots of Famly into his slides too. But you’ll learn so much more than that...
Key Takeaways:
How one setting could pay their staff more by limiting parent flexibility
How one nursery manages to do all their debt collection without having to pick up the phone
How properly sharing child information has saved a handful of settings time for more staff training
How family partnerships helped the nursery group of the year grow
How one maintained setting in London brought parents closer to the learning process with shareable observations
Confident, Happy, Independent, Resilient, Proud: Supporting Young Children to be CHIRP
11:45 - 12:15
How do you actively develop a child’s sense of confidence, happiness, independence and engender resilience and pride within them? Are your staff authentically modelling all of these values? CHIRP is a brand new approach to building these life-long skills in children and adults, through practical activities and mindset shifting.
In this current climate where we are all aware of costs and the impact on our organisations, this presentation will cover the top 10 HR myths that you may think are true but actually aren’t. Return to your settings and check you and your team know the myths from the truths.
In this session Roots Federation will offer practical and cost-effective solutions for creating engaging outdoor spaces. They will share ideas of easy to source resources that will ensure you can embrace the unique learning opportunities offered outdoors irrespective of the size of your space or budget.
Early Years Innovation Manager and In House Educationalist
TTS Group
Kamilla-Rose Jawed-Rogers
Early Years Innovation Manager and In House Educationalist
TTS Group
Matt Arnerich
Head of Learning and Development
Famly
Matt is writing this bio in the third person because he’s not famous enough to have someone else do it for him (but he'd like to pretend). He spent his first four years at Famly looking after the Famly blog, but now spends his time on the story of what makes Famly different, helping them get to their mission to make early childhood truly valued. More recently, he's been looking after the project to entirely reinvent how people can use Famly to note, understand, and share child development, without interfering in it.
Matt Arnerich
Head of Learning and Development
Famly
Matt is writing this bio in the third person because he’s not famous enough to have someone else do it for him (but he'd like to pretend). He spent his first four years at Famly looking after the Famly blog, but now spends his time on the story of what makes Famly different, helping them get to their mission to make early childhood truly valued. More recently, he's been looking after the project to entirely reinvent how people can use Famly to note, understand, and share child development, without interfering in it.
Dawn Newman
CACHE Alumni Communities Manager at NCFE
NCFE
Dawn has a wealth of experience working to improve outcomes with individuals from all different backgrounds. Before joining educational charity NCFE, Dawn supported people in the Asylum Seekers’ Unit of Newcastle, whilst completing some arts projects with a Young People's Service. Working as a careers advisor for the National Careers Service led to working in homelessness full time at a Young People’s hostel and with adults with multiple barriers. Since then, Dawn has worked in welfare to work, in front line youth work roles and, more recently, in a position which enables Dawn to ‘help the helpers’. As the Communities Manager for CACHE Alumni, Dawn manages careers support, resources and CPD for the collaborative association in care and education.
Janet King
Sector Manager for Education and Childcare at NCFE
NCFE
Janet is the Sector Manager for Education and Childcare at educational charity NCFE and plays a crucial role in developing new and existing qualifications under the CACHE brand, ensuring they are market leaders. Janet’s previous work has involved management in both Further and Higher Education across care provision and within social services and education.
Dawn Newman
CACHE Alumni Communities Manager at NCFE
NCFE
Dawn has a wealth of experience working to improve outcomes with individuals from all different backgrounds. Before joining educational charity NCFE, Dawn supported people in the Asylum Seekers’ Unit of Newcastle, whilst completing some arts projects with a Young People's Service. Working as a careers advisor for the National Careers Service led to working in homelessness full time at a Young People’s hostel and with adults with multiple barriers. Since then, Dawn has worked in welfare to work, in front line youth work roles and, more recently, in a position which enables Dawn to ‘help the helpers’. As the Communities Manager for CACHE Alumni, Dawn manages careers support, resources and CPD for the collaborative association in care and education.
Janet King
Sector Manager for Education and Childcare at NCFE
NCFE
Janet is the Sector Manager for Education and Childcare at educational charity NCFE and plays a crucial role in developing new and existing qualifications under the CACHE brand, ensuring they are market leaders. Janet’s previous work has involved management in both Further and Higher Education across care provision and within social services and education.
Andy Burt
Curriculum Consultant & EYFS Trainer
Early Excellence
Andy Burt is an experienced EYFS Teacher and School Leader who has explored open-ended, creative and innovative approaches to learning over a number of years. Research done in collaboration with Professor Pat Broadhead, focusing on Andy’s work, led to the exploration of ‘the whatever you want it to be place’ and the co-written text “Understanding Young Children’s Learning through Play” which was published by Routledge in 2011.
Andy Burt
Curriculum Consultant & EYFS Trainer
Early Excellence
Andy Burt is an experienced EYFS Teacher and School Leader who has explored open-ended, creative and innovative approaches to learning over a number of years. Research done in collaboration with Professor Pat Broadhead, focusing on Andy’s work, led to the exploration of ‘the whatever you want it to be place’ and the co-written text “Understanding Young Children’s Learning through Play” which was published by Routledge in 2011.
Rachel Carrell
Founder and CEO
Koru Kids
Rachel Carrell
Founder and CEO
Koru Kids
Andy Burt
Curriculum Consultant & EYFS Trainer
Early Excellence
Andy Burt is an experienced EYFS Teacher and School Leader who has explored open-ended, creative and innovative approaches to learning over a number of years. Research done in collaboration with Professor Pat Broadhead, focusing on Andy’s work, led to the exploration of ‘the whatever you want it to be place’ and the co-written text “Understanding Young Children’s Learning through Play” which was published by Routledge in 2011.
Andy Burt
Curriculum Consultant & EYFS Trainer
Early Excellence
Andy Burt is an experienced EYFS Teacher and School Leader who has explored open-ended, creative and innovative approaches to learning over a number of years. Research done in collaboration with Professor Pat Broadhead, focusing on Andy’s work, led to the exploration of ‘the whatever you want it to be place’ and the co-written text “Understanding Young Children’s Learning through Play” which was published by Routledge in 2011.
Olivia Kirkby
In-House Educationalist
TTS Group
Olivia Kirkby
In-House Educationalist
TTS Group
Matt Arnerich
Head of Learning and Development
Famly
Matt is writing this bio in the third person because he’s not famous enough to have someone else do it for him (but he'd like to pretend). He spent his first four years at Famly looking after the Famly blog, but now spends his time on the story of what makes Famly different, helping them get to their mission to make early childhood truly valued. More recently, he's been looking after the project to entirely reinvent how people can use Famly to note, understand, and share child development, without interfering in it.
Matt Arnerich
Head of Learning and Development
Famly
Matt is writing this bio in the third person because he’s not famous enough to have someone else do it for him (but he'd like to pretend). He spent his first four years at Famly looking after the Famly blog, but now spends his time on the story of what makes Famly different, helping them get to their mission to make early childhood truly valued. More recently, he's been looking after the project to entirely reinvent how people can use Famly to note, understand, and share child development, without interfering in it.
Carla Nolan
Early Years and Childcare Service Equality and Inclusion Advisors
The Education People
Kelly Ashford
Early Years and Childcare Service Equality and Inclusion Advisors
The Education People
Carla Nolan
Early Years and Childcare Service Equality and Inclusion Advisors
The Education People
Kelly Ashford
Early Years and Childcare Service Equality and Inclusion Advisors
The Education People
Imogen Edmunds
Principal HR Consultant
Redwing Solutions Ltd
Imogen Edmunds is Managing Director of Redwing Solutions Ltd, the UK’s largest HR Consultancy specialising in Early Years and Childcare. Established in 2004, Redwing supports Day Nurseries, Pre-schools and Out of School Clubs throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Imogen has 30 years’ experience in HR Management.
Imogen Edmunds
Principal HR Consultant
Redwing Solutions Ltd
Imogen Edmunds is Managing Director of Redwing Solutions Ltd, the UK’s largest HR Consultancy specialising in Early Years and Childcare. Established in 2004, Redwing supports Day Nurseries, Pre-schools and Out of School Clubs throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Imogen has 30 years’ experience in HR Management.
Jill Wheatcroft
First Aid instructor and Co-Founder of Riverside Cares
Riverside Training Company
Co-founder of Riverside Training Company, Jill Wheatcroft MSc, BSc Community Childrens Nursing, RSCN Post Grad Dip Academic Practice, First Aid Instructor, A1 Assessor has extensive experience as a Paediatric Nursing Sister and Lecturer in Child Health. Her depth of knowledge of childcare in home, community and hospital settings enables her to support others working in the childcare sector, as well as providing sound well thought out advice and support for families, underpinned by her extensive knowledge. Jill, co-founder of Riverside Training Company, established 1989, has always been passionate about ensuring children’s safety and well-being.
Jill Wheatcroft
First Aid instructor and Co-Founder of Riverside Cares
Riverside Training Company
Co-founder of Riverside Training Company, Jill Wheatcroft MSc, BSc Community Childrens Nursing, RSCN Post Grad Dip Academic Practice, First Aid Instructor, A1 Assessor has extensive experience as a Paediatric Nursing Sister and Lecturer in Child Health. Her depth of knowledge of childcare in home, community and hospital settings enables her to support others working in the childcare sector, as well as providing sound well thought out advice and support for families, underpinned by her extensive knowledge. Jill, co-founder of Riverside Training Company, established 1989, has always been passionate about ensuring children’s safety and well-being.
Hayley Yendell
Executive Headteacher
Roots Federation
Hayley is one of the Executive Headteachers of Roots Federation. Hayley previously held the role of deputy Headteacher, with a responsibility for Early Years, at a three-form entry primary school. She then worked as an Early Years adviser for HfL Education, a quality improvement company commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council. In this role Hayley provided consultancy and delivered training to Early Years schools and settings in Hertfordshire and beyond. She is passionate about improving the quality of Early Years education.
Hayley Yendell
Executive Headteacher
Roots Federation
Hayley is one of the Executive Headteachers of Roots Federation. Hayley previously held the role of deputy Headteacher, with a responsibility for Early Years, at a three-form entry primary school. She then worked as an Early Years adviser for HfL Education, a quality improvement company commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council. In this role Hayley provided consultancy and delivered training to Early Years schools and settings in Hertfordshire and beyond. She is passionate about improving the quality of Early Years education.