Safeguarding updates
From our recent communications we have mentioned that the continuum of need and risk identification tool was being reviewed and updated. The new version is now available on the Safer Bradford website.
The main changes in the document are:
- The new logo – Bradford District Safeguarding Children Partnership.
- The removal of all references to “Signs of Safety” and now introducing a “Restorative Approach” in all work with children, young people and their families – see pages 19 and 20.
Find it here : Continuum of Need and Risk Identification Tool
Following on from the launch of the Practitioners Advice and Referral Line 01274 433999 on 15th November 2022, the Children's Portal has now also been launched. The Children’s Portal is for the Police, Ambulance Service (YAS) and the night time economy to share information and /or make a referral to Children’s Services. It is also to be used for practitioners to submit documentation relating to a child or young person following a conversation with one of the Consultant Social Workers - portal for professionals.
The priority remains for Practitioners to utilise the Practitioner Advice and Referral Line during day time hours
FREE telephone line 0800 9530966 for members of the public to use to talk to Children’s Services about concerns about a child. This can be advertised to your parents and carers who will also have a section on the Children’s Portal to share information as well as to access lots of useful information - portal for parents or carers
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Day Nurseries & Pre School owners
Just a polite reminder to all owners that if your email addresses on our data base is the main contact, it is your responsibility to share important / key information with your managers and staff. We are highlighting this due to a couple of recent scenarios where the managers didn’t receive important safeguarding information. If you would like to have more than one email address please email Quality.Support@bradford.gov.uk and we will add it to your record.
Final Call - There are places available for Online – Early Years Foundation Stage - Where we are now!
We have all been on a journey since the EYFS reforms took place and you might be wondering:
What do we mean by curriculum in your EYFS practice?
What are the key messages from Ofsted in relation to the EYFS?
The Early Education & Childcare Quality Officers are offering a free online briefing session - Monday 6th March 2023 @ 6.30pm - 8.30pm book here
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Free All Under One Roof Event
Bookings now available for the 12th June 2023
Why not join the Early Education & Childcare Quality Officers and book a place on one of our All Under One Roof Events held at - Margaret McMillan Tower’s at 2pm - 4.30pm or 6pm - 8.30pm. We will be joined by our partners: Prevention & Early Help, Access and Inclusion Officers, Early Education Funding Team, Education Safeguarding, Sufficiency Team & Early Years Officers.
We will have stalls from Better Start Bradford, 50 Things, Oral Health, Bradford Libraries, FYI (Families & Young Persons Information) and fundraising for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal, so come and join us in this networking event and enjoy refreshments with a slice of Victoria sponge.
Book your place here :
All Under One Roof - Early Years Event – 2pm – 4:30pm
All Under One Roof - Early Years Event – 6pm – 8:30pm
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Ofsted updates
1.People connected with Ofsted-registered childcare - People connected with Ofsted registered childcare
Guidance for childminder assistants, people living or working with a childminder, committee members and other people associated with Ofsted-registered childcare.
- Update about caring for children whilst awaiting a suitability letter added.
2.Apply to join a nursery or other daycare organisation (EY2) - Apply to join a nursery or other daycare organisation (EY2)
You must apply to Ofsted if you want to take up a governance position in a daycare organisation, or if you start living or working in a home where daycare takes place.
- Update about caring for children whilst awaiting a suitability letter added.
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Ofsted’s 2023 Priorities for Early Years
A new post, “Ofsted’s 2023 priorities for early years” has just been published on the Ofsted: early years blog.
Before looking ahead to what 2023 will hold for the early years sector, it’s worth reflecting on the year that has just passed. Ofsted ended the year with the publication of their Annual Report, which provides an overview of what their inspections found, their research, and identifies important themes and potential challenges.
You can read the full report here and the early years section here.
Ofsted Early Years Curriculum Roadshow for Childminders - webinar
This webinar explains about the curriculum for communication and language in the early years. Also discussed is what Ofsted have learned from their education recovery research about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s learning and development. The webinar is part of a programme of national roadshows for early years practitioners. It is designed specifically for childminders who, because they're often lone workers caring for children, cannot always attend roadshows in person.
Early years curriculum roadshow for childminders - webinar - YouTube
DfE updates
Stronger Practice Hubs
Early years stronger practice hubs will provide advice, share good practice, and offer evidence-based professional development for early years practitioners.
The hubs are part of the early years education recovery support package which also includes the early years experts and mentors programme.
Early years stronger practice hubs are distributed across England. There is an ambition to have 2 hubs in each of the 9 government office regions (18 in total).
The Department for Education has designated St Edmund's Nursery School (in Bradford) as the lead for the Early Years Stronger Practice Hub for Yorkshire and the Humber.
St Edmunds are now completing an Early Years development needs analysis to better understand the needs of childcare settings across Yorkshire and the Humber.
Please fill in this questionnaire to ensure your development needs are recognised - Early Years Development Needs Analysis
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Early Years Child Development Training
The Department for Education has launched a free online Early years child development training course aimed at childminders, nursery practitioners and nursery managers.
The flexible online training has been developed in consultation with early years experts and provides a greater understanding of child development.
The training:
- gives practical advice for supporting children in early years settings
- includes opportunities to reflect on your practice
- reinforces your understanding through learning check questions and tests
- allows you to pause and restart the training at any time
- offers the chance to download certificates of achievement for each module
The first 4 modules of the training are available now. Further modules will be added throughout 2023.
Find out more about the training and enrol.
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Foundation Years update
The Princess of Wales launches "Shaping Us" Campaign to raise awareness of the unique importance of early childhood
“Shaping Us” is a major new awareness-raising campaign from The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, which aims to increase public understanding of the crucial importance of the first five years of life.
Spearheaded by The Princess of Wales, with support from a range of high-profile figures from the world of media, music, science and sports, the campaign officially launched on Tuesday 31st January with the release of a short animation film.
In the film, we see how a little girl, Layla, develops from pregnancy to age five and how she is shaped by her interactions with the people and environment around her. It will appear on Piccadilly Lights at Piccadilly Circus and will be screened in cinemas across the UK from Friday. You can watch the film here.
The campaign launches as the Centre for Early Childhood released new data on public understanding of child development which shows around one in three (36%) adults report knowing just a little or nothing about how children develop in their early childhood. The long-term ambition is to transform public awareness of this issue over the coming months and years.
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Training available
The Early Education & Childcare Officers are presenting provider networks delivered online for you to the hear updates and key messages from Bradford Council. The theme for our next provider networks in May is the Family Hubs. Further details and bookings are here
Online Safeguarding Children in Bradford - Aimed at practitioner level, this course is delivered by the Early Education & Childcare Officers which covers the basic awareness of safeguarding children and to gain an understanding of different types of abuse with focus on Bradford's Safeguarding Partnership and using their documentation.
Online Bradford's Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) - This course is delivered by the Early Education & Quality Childcare Officers to ensure you feel confident to fulfill your role as the designated safeguarding lead practitioner and help you fulfill the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework with focus on the Bradford's Safeguarding Partnership and using their documentation.
Online - Wellbeing & Mental Health in the Workplace - As an owner, employer or manager of a childcare setting - do you know what is legally required of you to support your staff in their wellbeing and mental health. This course will benefit early years’ settings and childcare that employ staff e.g. day nurseries, large childminding settings, pre-schools and out of school clubs.
Keep yourself well informed
There are lots of sources for information guidance and support available online. This is not an exhaustive list and we are not endorsing specific organisations
Early Years marketing
If thinking about marketing your setting fills you with dread, you’re not alone. Hundreds of Early Years leaders and educators just like you are asking the same questions about the best way to reach prospective parents. Famly have published an article 6 expert tips for more effective childcare marketing.
6 tricks for top-tier child care marketing | Famly
Marketing child care through social media | Famly
The National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN) is running a DfE funded free webinar on two dates throughout March that will cover:
- Responsibilities of a Private,Voluntary or Independant (PVI) setting towards children with SEND
- The role of the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) and the Key Person
- The importance of the early identification of Special Educational Needs & Disabilities ( SEND)
- What effective inclusive practice looks like in a Private,Voluntary or Independant ( PVI )setting
- How to develop positive relationships with parents of children with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)
The webinars are running on Wednesday 8th March at 10AM – 12PM and Tuesday 28th March at 6PM – 8PM and can be booked here: https://nasen.org.uk/early-years
Additional CPD opportunity for Primary Music & Special Educational Needs & Disabilities staff and/or coordinators:‘Magical Musical Elements’
The session will be held at Shipley Library & free parking is available at Asda Shipley for up to two hours
In this session we will look at the main musical elements and how they can be used in EYFS settings, as well as how music can be used as a thread to learning. The course is for anyone who would like more experience in delivering music sessions in Nursery and Reception, whether you are a music coordinator or a teacher/practitioner.
Please click on the link to book a free place at this event.
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Monday 20th March
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2.30 - 4pm
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Shipley Library
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"Magical Musical Elements!"
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Monday 20th March
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5pm - 6.30
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Shipley Library
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"Magical Musical Elements!"
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Book here
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Thursday 23rd March
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2.30 - 4pm
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Shipley Library
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"Magical Musical Elements!"
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Free Training for Early Years Professionals at Any level
Are you an early years educator? Do you want to support the 1.7 million children who are struggling with talking and understanding words?
Click here for more information and to book onto the training which is delivered via webinars - EYSEND (speechandlanguage.org.uk)
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