• Useful Links
• Who to Contact for Help and Support
• Early Years and Childcare Team Contacts

Autumn term headcount form

The estimates headcount form for the Autumn term needs to be completed by the 14th of July.

The actual headcount form for the Autumn term opens on the 15th of July and this needs to be completed by the 15th of September.

Cognet OSH - First Aid and Other Courses 2024

Hi all 

We are still running the blended learning option for the Paediatric First Aid Training (6 hours theory online (learners do not need to complete the online in one sitting they can go in and out of it until completed) then a 6 hour practical session).

All of our courses are Ofsted approved and run through our awarding body FAIB.

Open course places are £90.00 + VAT per learner (£108.00 inclusive of VAT)

Click on the green link below to take you to our website where you can choose your date for the practical session(s) and book in directly (Or just email if you prefer)

https://cognetosh.arlo.co/w/

Or………

If you have a group of learners…….

Our Private blended learning courses (We send the trainer to you on site) are £595.00 + VAT (£714.00 inclusive of VAT) for up to 12 learners.

We can run the practical session on site with you any day or afternoons/evenings of the week.

If you have less than 12 learners for a closed course please let me know how many you do have, I can then quote you a VERY competitive price.

Email address: craig@cognet.training

World nursery rhyme week

Recent Ofsted recommendations this week from 3 Ofsted reports:

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the providers should:

• build further on adult-led activities to focus teaching more precisely on the planned learning intentions, to further support children's learning.
• extend the language teaching strategies to help accelerate the progress for all two-year-old children.
• review planning of large-group activities so that teaching is matched precisely to the wide variety of children's stages of development.
• provide staff with precisely focused professional development to support the continual extension of their knowledge and practice.
• support staff to set fully ambitious behaviour expectations for children.

 Recommendations from previous Ofsted inspections for Childminders can be found at: Recommendations in recent Ofsted inspections for childminders in Shropshire | Shropshire Learning Gateway (shropshirelg.net)

Recommendation from previous Ofsted inspections for group-based settings can be found at: Recommendations in recent Ofsted inspections for group based settings in Shropshire | Shropshire Learning Gateway (shropshirelg.net)

Further information and resources to support the inspection process can be found at: Ofsted | Shropshire Learning Gateway (shropshirelg.net)

Provision Audits:

Early Excellence have a number of online provision audits which are free to access. If you click onto the links below and fill in your details, Early Excellence will email the document to you to download.

• Early Years Environment & Provision Audit Tool 2-3yrs (earlyexcellence.com)

• Early Years Environment & Provision Audit Tool 3-5yrs (earlyexcellence.com)

• Small World Audit Tool 3-5yrs | Early Excellence

• EYFS Domestic Role Play Provision Audit | Early Excellence

• Dough, Water & Sand Audit Tool | Early Excellence

Useful Links

Early Years Funding Code of Practice

Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework for Childminders

Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework for Group and School-Based Providers

Early Years CPD

Early Years Information Pages on the SLG

Early Years Resource Library

Funding Diary Dates (headcount windows and payments)

Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)

Parent Declaration Form (Summer 2024 to Summer 2025)

Recruitment:

• External Advert Request Template
• National Early Years Recruitment Campaign

Shropshire SEND Local Offer

Support Request Form (SEND)

Who to Contact for Help and Support

Funding Claims, Free Entitlements, Eligibility Codes, Provider Portal etc.:

Admin Team: NEF@shropshire.gov.uk

Job Vacancies:

Admin Team: NEF@shropshire.gov.uk

Buildings, Premises, Accommodation, and any related issues including schools looking to adopt their local pre-school:

Andy Nicholls: andy.nicholls@shropshire.gov.uk

Wraparound Childcare Programme:

Rachel Reynolds: rachel.reynolds1@shropshire.gov.uk

School Sustainability Funding:

Jo Morris: Jo.morris@shropshire.gov.uk

Qualifications, Ratios, Staffing etc.:

Beverley Jones: beverley.jones@shropshire.gov.uk

Safeguarding and Child Protection:

Charlotte Percival: Charlotte.percival@shropshire.gov.uk

Early Intervention Grant - applications and admin:

Admin Team: NEF@shropshire.gov.uk

Applications for EYPP and 30-Hour Entitlements for Children who are Looked After:

Admin Team: NEF@shropshire.gov.uk

Applications for Disability Access Fund:

Admin Team: NEF@shropshire.gov.uk

Information, advice and guidance in relation to SEND children:

earlyyears@shropshire.gov.uk

Any other queries that don’t fall into the above:

earlyyears@shropshire.gov.uk

Remember – we also have the MS Teams site:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3a9e2862aae963406b9ffc01b034aae950%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=dd786852-0af3-4592-b069-7cf66e48df55&tenantId=b6c13011-372d-438b-bc82-67e4c7966e89

If you are not already a member of this group, then please email nef@shropshire.gov.uk and we will get you access.

Early Years and Childcare Team Contacts

Alison Rae

School’s Improvement Commissioner Adviser Early Years Foundation Stage

Education Improvement Service

Tel: 01743 254467

Email: alison.rae@shropshire.gov.uk

Beverley Jones

Education Improvement Service

Early Years Consultant

Tel: 01743 254454

Email: beverley.jones@shropshire.gov.uk

Charlotte Percival

Safeguarding Officer

Tel: 01743 254147

Email: charlotte.percival@shropshire.gov.uk

Sue Carroll

SEND Lead Early Years / Severndale case manager

Tel: 01743 254242

Mobile: 07458124424

Email: sue.carroll@shropshire.gov.uk

Judith Pilkington

Early Years Intervention Officer

Tel: 01743 254287

Email: judith.pilkington@shropshire.gov.uk

Admin Team (funding queries):

Beth Parry-Jones, Brydie Porter & Sarah Jones

Email: NEF@shropshire.gov.uk

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