EYFS Network

The EYFS Network looks to bring together the Early Years in Newham and beyond to uncover and share the wonderful good practice that exists in Newham, to work together on exciting new initiatives and to help each other in continuing to give the children in our schools the very best start in the foundation years; arguably the most important in setting children up for life. We aim to shine a spotlight on Early Years in order to invigorate and make more prominent our very important role in a child's educational journey. Joining the EYFS Network will also give you access to networking with all the members and opportunities to visit each other's schools for inspiration and support.

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Birth to 5 matters

Development matters

Education Endowment Foundation – Improving Communication, Language and Literacy in the Early Years – Guidance Report

Using picture books to promote high-quality conversations in maths; the ShREC Approach – Fliss James, ELRS

Encouraging Sustainable Citizens of the Future – John Siraj-Blatchford

A Beginner’s Guide To Anti-Racism - Liz Pemberton

• Strong Foundations - The best start in life (Ofsted, 2024)

• Putting EYFS Curriculum into Practice (Newham EY Conf, 2023)

• Is the notification the start of the inspection? (Ofsted, 2023)

• Should I store my paperwork in a folder marked Ofsted? (2023)

• What should I expect from the learning walk (Ofsted, 2023)

• Observing young children (Froebel Trust, 2022)

• The relationship between stress and concentration in children (UEL, 2021)

• EY Curriculum Roadshow for Childminders (Ofsted, 2023)

(coming soon)

Guidance Documents

• Putting Evidence to Work (Implementation Guidance) (EEF, 2024)

Videos

• A schools' guide to Implementation - Animation (EEF, 2024)

• Newham Learning: Implementation (Newham Learning, 2022)

Templates

• Action plan template (pdf)

• Action plan template (docx)

• Case study template (pdf)

• Case study template (pptx)

• Arzu Yeter, St Luke's CE - 'Curiosity approach'

(coming soon)