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Please click the link below to view the poster with with all the details in regards to the cluster meetings being held in March.
Cluster Meeting_March_2025_Flyer.pptx
SEND and Inclusion Network (Early Years)
Thank you to those who joined the Early years SEND and Inclusion network meeting last week. There was a staggering 44 attendees!
For those who were unable to join or if you would like a copy of the information shared for your records, the slides are now available on the SEND Local Offer here: PowerPoint Presentation
Our all age locality meetings for Summer 1 are now set up and you are able to book onto these here: SEND and Inclusion network meetings | Shropshire Council
Remember this will be all aged so slightly less Early Years focused but do provide an opportunity to meet SENCos from other settings face-to-face and to also link with the SENCo from the primary school setting you feed into.
Early Years SEND Solution Circles
This week also saw the first four participants join an Early Years SEND Solution Circle aimed at supporting settings when they are experiences some challenges with knowing how to support a child. This was a fabulously solution focused session with all participates taking something away to try. Three further sessions are now available to book onto.
Monday 3 March 2025 Online MS Teams 9.30am - 11.30am Eventbrite link to book
Thursday 3 April 2025 Online MS Teams 9.30am - 11.30am Eventbrite link to book
Wednesday 7 May 2025 Online MS Teams 9.30am - 11.30am Eventbrite link to book
SEND and Inclusion Newsletter
The latest copy of our SEND and Inclusion Newsletter can be found here: shropshire-send-and-inclusion-newsletter-february-2025.pdf
If you would like to share an example of the good inclusive practice that is going on in your setting, please to send the information along with a photo of yourself to our EQA.shropshire.gov.uk inbox.
Safer sleep week 2025 – 10th-16th March will focus on what baby sleep should look like, busting common myths surrounding baby sleep and supporting parents and carers through sleep deprivation. The Lullaby Trust have informative resources for both professionals and parents Safer Sleep Week - The Lullaby Trust please share with staff and parents.
Ofsted are asking parents, carers, professionals and learners what they think about their proposals to improve education inspections and their new report cards for providers. This includes:
- early years
- state-funded schools
- non-association independent schools
- further education and skills (FE and skills)
- initial teacher education (ITE)
This link Improving the way Ofsted inspects education - GOV.UK provides and overview of the consultation, draft inspection toolkits and the opportunity to have your say and respond to the proposals.
The consultation is open until 28th April 2025
This is a short form which was shared with colleagues who attended the network meetings this week. Could you please spend 10 minutes or so filling in the 3 questions so that we have an informed idea of agenda items for future Shropshire Education Partnership Board -Early Years Subgroup meetings. Thank you for your time.
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ETDBti03i0O8gmfkx5ZuiaB3mVG_MrVCg_QoH5YghGZUOFFQQVFFQllRTVJWRkdOMzYzSTVUMFVGMC4u&route=shorturl
Please click the link below to view the poster with with all the details in regards to the DT NETWORK EVENT being held in March.
12.03.25 Network update.pdf
Please click the link below to view the slides from the last early years network meeting.
Network Meeting_11.02.2025.pptx
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 Funding for Foster Children
CPD Early Years and Schools | Shropshire Learning Gateway
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:
SEND and Inclusion Newsletter
Shropshire SEND Local Offer
Support Request Form (SEND)
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:
Dan Steele: Dan.steele@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.
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
Admin Team (funding queries):
Beth Parry-Jones, Brydie Porter & Sarah Jones
Email: NEF@shropshire.gov.uk
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