Following our recent session exploring the ‘Power and Pleasures of Play’, Chris Pascal shares her thoughts on the importance of reflective pedagogy and the importance of play.

Ever found yourself wondering what to do next after a WellComm screening, or how best to support a child with emerging speech and language needs? Birmingham’s relaunched SLT Advice Line is here to help.

Now in its fourth successful year, BEYN has continued its inspiring collaboration with The REP Theatre, delivering story-based workshops to early years settings across Birmingham.

The Birmingham Nursery School Collaboration and Birmingham City Council Early Years Service have been working side by side since 2019 to strengthen early years education across the city. This blog marks five years of shared success—and introduces the exciting next phase of our work together.

Peters is proud of its Birmingham heritage and deeply committed to supporting early years providers across the city; working closely with librarians, educators and reading professionals to promote literacy and help get the right books into the hands of generations of readers.

In this blog, Stephnie Kettle, Workforce Development Officer from Birmingham City Council Early Years & Childcare Service interviews Lisa Southall, an Early Years Advisor from Birmingham’s Virtual School.

Three early years settings in Birmingham have completed the Dingley’s Promise Early Years Inclusion training and achieved their Mark of Achievement (MOA) Award!

Susanne Mayer and her colleagues from Berta Jourdan Vocational School in Frankfurt share reflections on their visit to Birmingham.

Birmingham City Council has been selected to become one of 20 Local Authorities to offer a Financial Incentive Pilot (FIP) grant to support the recruitment of an additional 654 Birmingham-based early years staff.

Are you passionate about education, child development, and making a meaningful impact in your community?

Becoming a school governor might be the perfect role for you!

Janice Blanchette, Acting Senior Early Years Inclusion Officer at Birmingham City Council, discusses how we can share Black history with our children and make it relevant for them in this guest post for Black History Month 2024.

The Department for Education (DfE) is re-launching its early years and childcare recruitment campaign: ‘Do Something BIG, Work with Small Children’ (England only).

Lisa Taylor Hawkins, SENCO at Marsh Hill Nursery School and Perry Beeches Nursery School, shares their journey into becoming Trauma-Informed Attachment Aware Schools (TIAAS).

Guest post from Marvadha Foolchand who shares her experience with ISEY funding in Birmingham - from the application process to the impact these vital funds had on the child.

Birmingham is one of the Local Authorities chosen to participate in the Dingley’s Promise Early Years Inclusion Programme; we need you to help make it a success!

Find out about our creative partnership with The Rep in Birmingham, offering storytelling drama workshops to Early Years settings to help build children’s communication and language.

Elaine Williams, Teaching Assistant at Highters Heath Nursery School, shares her thoughts and experiences, as well as what the children say, about woodwork.

This article from The British Association for Early Childhood Education explores the findings of a review into the special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) provision in the early years within one local authority in relation to inclusion in the Reception year.