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Thanks to all who attended the two Early Education Network events in 2021 and 2022... for those who couldn't make it, or, if you just want to relive some of the key moments and keynotes, keep scrolling!
What is the
Early Education Network?
Brought to you by the Ipswich Opportunity Area, we are a local network of practitioners collaborating to prepare children for the best possible start to school. We’re expanding the network, so please come along to find out what’s been happening, what’s new, and where the future is headed…
- 17 Early Years Transition Leads
- 18 Family Support Assistants
- A Year in Development
- Providing practical and emotional help and advice
- Developmental and educational focus
- Language & Communication, early speech and more...
- personal, social and emotional development
- Signposting to sources of specialist advice
- Collaboratively designing family activities to support school readiness
- Collaborating to improve early years transition processes
The impact of the network has evolved with the support of Ipswich Opportunity Area funding, harnessing and developing the skills of early years practitioners and the families they work with.
Early Education Network Festival of Learning Videos: June 2022
View videos with 'search inside video', advanced transcript and 'jump to timestamp' features
Special thanks to Adastral Park, BT Headquarters for their support
Early Years Evolution Online Conference Videos: June 2021
Special Guests
Our main focus is on how the network has brought about positive change and impact through the Ipswich Opportunity Funded programme to support families, schools and transition.
In celebration of our network practitioners, and to support the cause, we are delighted to welcome our special guests, each with their own unique specialist experience and expertise to punctuate the importance of Early Years Education.
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Liz Elks
Director, Elklan Training
01208 841450 [email protected] https://www.elklan.co.uk/
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Vici Morris
Acting Deputy Headteacher, Dale Hall Community Primary School
01473 251651 [email protected] http://www.dalehall.suffolk.sch.uk/web
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Amanda Goldsmith
Childcare Manager / SENCo
(01473) 718296 option 1 [email protected] https://abcchildcare.org.uk/
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- All early years settings welcome
- Hear how the network has been developing a consistent approach to starting primary school across settings
- Hear about successful approaches to supporting families, improving early resilience, speech and language
- Get practical tips on “what works”
- Find out how your school and setting can join the network (for FREE!)
- Find out how your organisation can connect to our network of educators working with families of 0-5 children
- Support services exhibition
- Collaboration
- Neurodiversity
- Working with Parents
- Assessment & interventions around language & development
- Improving Early Resilience
- Personal, social and emotional development
- Sustainability & Legacy
- Speech & Language
We reach into the network to look at some tried and tested ways that settings can develop effective communications to enhance offers, improve impact and become more efficient.
With Ben Gough and Anne Denny
What are the successes of the network, and how can we rise to the challenge of taking an effective networking culture forwards in a world of uncertainty
With Jackie Bircham and Anne Denny
We take a reflective look at the area of interventions in speech and language development, and how the network has found ways to focus on this key area.
With Lisa Brown, Liz Elks and Emma Miles
Transition information between early years and primary settings can be hugely challenging for all involved. The development of a new Transitions Document is a step towards a more consistent approach – but, where are we now and where do we need to go with it?
With Vici Morris and Amanda Goldsmith
A reflective sharing session from the Ipswich & Unity Research School – looking at some evidence based ideas for improving behaviour and parental engagement.
With Eileen Allpress and Ruth Coleman
A look at what it’s been like to establish and develop a network of practitioners to mutually support. And, importantly, what can be drawn from the work of the Family Support Assistants and Early Years Transition Leads?
With Jodie Young, Amanda Goldsmith and Marcelo Staricoff
How the new online Sharing Learning Hub can support the work of early education practitioners region-wide.
With David Ladbrook
Marcelo will deliver a keynote focused on tangible, evidence based methods that really work in the practical education settings, with plenty of takeaways to try out and embed into practice.
Annie Clements takes us on a whistle-stop tour through a simple assessment framework to help embed lasting impact and a consistent approach to Autism & ADHD.
The “4 foundation Blocks” approach has achieved global recognition, and the response is always the same…. “Oh now I understand ! I know I can do this”
The Blocks are:
- Understanding Overwhelm
- Understanding Imagination Fracture
- Understanding Language of Assumption
- Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder
Autism & ADHD delivers high quality training and support for education and business.
Liz qualified as a speech and language therapist (SaLT) in 1981 and worked within the NHS and education services with a range of children and settings. As a co-founder of Elklan training, she now helps thousands of practitioners to become more skilled and confident in developing speech and language in a range of contexts.
The Eastern Opportunity Areas are gradually adding impactful case studies to the LinkBig Sharing Learning Hub, and we’ll be exploring a selection of these more closely at our face-to-face event on 7 June. Until then….why not click through and explore the hub!
"The Network has been transformational!"
hear from the people involved...
For us, primarily working on speech and language, it’s been amazing to be out of ratio to be able to use the WellComm assessment and work individually with children and their families, getting the iPad to communicate and share clear photos and videos with the parents and also getting feedback from the parents.
Using technology to assess & communicate
“This network has provided opportunities to work with schools and other settings so we all are doing the same things regarding school transitions. These relationships that have been built are a crucial part in ensuring smooth transitions.”
Enhanced School Transitions
“The project has been so beneficial to our families and the children at the setting that we will continue as much as we can to support the children as the network has been a great support.”
Developing relations with families
“I am keen that the network continues as it has really supported the children to transition and be school ready”
Sustaining the network
“It has been amazing to be part of, I really hope it continues so we can support children and their families through this crucial transition in the best way possible and also working closely alongside other schools and settings.”
Supporting through the crucial transition stage
“The biggest plus about the network has been visiting other settings and speaking to other EY staff. There is little time to do this on a regular basis, but getting the chance to get tips and advice from other professionals has been great.”
The power of visiting other settings
“I believe all nurseries and schools should work together to create a network that allows the children to thrive from one setting to another.”
Creating a culture