Maddy Kennedy, Author at Education North Tyneside

Education North Tyneside Early Years Conference

The Education North Tyneside Annual Early Years Conference was held on 28th March at The Linskill Centre. 100 delegates attended from across North Tyneside, from regional authorities and North East Combined Authority. Speakers The keynote speaker was early years consultant and expert Ruth Swailes. Workshops were led by New York Primary School, Shooting Stars Childcare,…

The government’s wraparound care offer for families

Two children playing with toys with their backs to the camera.

The government has an aspiration that all primary school aged children (4 – 11 years) in England, will be able to access wraparound care from 8 am to 6 pm. What would this wraparound care look like? It would be during term time. It would be provision such as breakfast clubs and regular after school…

The Early Years Foundation Stage Profile

New to the Profile The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Profile is a statutory assessment of children’s development at the end of the academic year in which children turn 5. This assessment is usually undertaken by reception teachers, but on rare occasions, other early years settings would need to complete the Profile if it is not…