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Early Years Aspiration Networks

Providing support and advice for settings and providers across the early years sector

The Warwickshire Teaching School Alliance (WTSA) is working in partnership with Warwickshire County Council to establish 14 new Early Years Aspiration Networks. These networks aim to support workforce development and quality improvement, as well as to grow networking opportunities. They are open to all early years practitioners working with children aged birth to five in schools and settings and are free to attend.

Meetings will be held around five times per year (linked to geographical consortia groups) and will cover areas such as:

  • effective teaching, learning and assessment
  • closing the gap
  • family engagement in learning
  • effective practice for the 30 hours model
  • what ‘good’ practice looks like and how to achieve it

The focus for each network will be tailored according to the locality and a data package for each group will be provided to help target specific local needs and to plan the focus for the year.  

The roll out for these networks has already begun with the successful launch of these five groups in the summer term 2019:

Consortia Network Lead
Nuneaton East & Stockingford Sharon Kindred
Bedworth Jane Harris
Leamington North Rachel Cooper
Leamington South Rachel Gillett
Warwick & Southam Cathy Bignold

Plans are underway to launch six more networks across Warwickshire in the autumn term 2019:

Consortia Network Lead
North Warwickshire Nicci Burton
Kenilworth Rachel Gillett
Stratford, Henley & Studley Debbie Bateman/Lisa Pinkerton
Nuneaton Hartshill Sharon Kindred
Rugby Town Catherine Crisp
Rural Rugby & East Sandra Barnes/Becky Dowler

The launches of the remaining three consortia groups (North Warks – Coleshill & Kingsbury, Bidford & Alcester and Kineton & Shipston) will take place during the spring term 2020.

If you would like to find out further information or have any questions on how to access the meetings in your area, please contact the Teaching School Coordinator Michelle Hutton on Hutton.m2@welearn365.com

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