 The government's recent increase in the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP), now worth £570 per eligible child, means it's the perfect time to reflect on how you can most effectively spend it.
This free, step-by-step guide from the Education Endowment Foundation includes tips and advice on how you can use the funding to: improve the quality of your team's practice, tailor personalised support for children, and make changes last.
 9 December 2025, 9.30am - 11.30am, Civic Offices
New to Early Years? Returning after a break? Or just need a refresher? Do terms like Cultural Capital, the 3 I’s, or even curriculum still feel like a mystery?
Join our Learning & Development Training and let us demystify these concepts while exploring what great learning and development looks like in Early Years.
- 2-Hour face-to-face session
- Share experiences with fellow practitioners
- Practical insights you can use right away
Book your place today and invest in your practice!
 Could you plant a new hedge on your grounds? If so, CPRE Hampshire can help plant, restore and rejuvenate Hampshire’s hedgerows, with their Community Hedge Fund. They'll help by supplying whips, guards and canes to successful applicants.
To apply for the Community Hedge Fund, your hedgerow planting must be completed:
- With 1-2 year hedge whips (using additional mature saplings must be provided by other means)
- Between November and March, but November and December is best
- Using native species such as, hawthorn, blackthorn, privet, spindle, crab apple, dogwood, guelder rose, field maple, wayfaring, hazel, dog rose
- Forming a mixed hedge at least 7 species to maximise the benefits to wildlife
Applications are accepted until end of December 2025. Projects must be carried out during the hedge planting season, between 1 November and 31 March, and all projects must be complete by March 2026.
 Take a look at the upcoming training and events from Thames Valley and South Central EY Stronger Practice Hub at the buttons below.
 The Portsmouth Educational Psychology Team will be hosting an ELSA training course commencing next February 2026 and would like to extend an invitation to you to join them. The course is primarily for those who support children and young people in all aspects of emotional literacy.
Topics covered will be: building relationships, social and friendship skills, self-esteem, emotional regulation, anxiety, neurodiversity, loss and bereavement and emotional wellbeing. Trainee ELSAs will also learn specific techniques such as active listening, writing social stories and working therapeutically in a creative way.
The training will be held at the Training and Learning Centre, The Portsmouth Academy, St Marys Road, Portsmouth over the following six days: 24 February 2025, 3 March 2026, 24 March 2026, 21 April 2026, 12 May 2026, and 9 June 2026.
The cost will be £625 per delegate. Please note there is also an ongoing commitment to attend supervision sessions following training to maintain the ELSA status. Please see leaflet at the button below for details about the ELSA role, the upcoming training and ongoing supervision.
The course can be booked through the Portsmouth Traded Services website (course code PLG2-0226-T003) or by emailing Philippa Wilson (Philippa.Wilson@portsmouthcc.gov.uk).
Spaces are limited for this course so please book early. If you have any queries please email Philippa.
 Many parents and carers assume that if they can buy a toy for their child then it must be safe. But sadly, there is an increasing number of unsafe toys being sold online which can be deadly. And, with many families feeling the pinch this Christmas, the appeal of cheap toys could have fatal consequences. But you could help spread the word with Child Accident Prevention Trust's (CAPT) toy safety guide. It’s free to download and share.
Top tips for buying safe toys
The biggest risks
More free resources
Visit CAPTs resource centre for more downloadable toy safety resources including posters on water beads, magnets and dangerous toys.
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