BEYN Blog
Read the latest from the Birmingham Early Years Networks, including guest posts from colleagues working across the Early Years Sector in Birmingham.
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One Book, One City: How a Shared Story Is Helping Children Step Confidently into School
Starting school is one of those big childhood moments — exciting, full of possibility, and sometimes a little bit wobbly. That’s why, this year, we’re doing something simple but powerful…
Understanding Transitions in the Early Years: Supporting Children Through Change
Drawing on Birmingham practice and network insights, this blog explores everyday and milestone transitions, the role of relationships, and how sensitive support “lays the foundations for positive feelings towards the many other transitions children will face through life.”
Birmingham Childminders: Supporting Transitions
Safiaya Abowath-Tulloch, Early Years Consultant (EYC) for Inclusion, explores supporting transitions, including the key factors for planning and supporting smooth and successful transitions in the early years.
Championing SEND in the Early Years
Hall Green Consortium Schools (HGCS) Early Years Developing Local Provision project: Championing SEND in the Early Years.
The Birmingham Transition Approach
From September 2021, a group of professionals committed to improving children's outcomes through a consistent transition approach have been meeting to develop the "Birmingham Transition Approach".
Supporting Daily Transitions Through Song in the Early Years
In this guest post, Ruth Harris talks about transitions and how she came to create “Singing SENCO” - a free bank of easy to sing “songs of transition” to support daily transitions in nurseries, childminders, schools and home.