Is your EYFS as strong as it needs to be to secure high outcomes at the end of KS2?

Hear from School Leaders at Bexton Primary School as they reflect on their EYFS development journey over recent years. With insight about inclusive practice, consistency, curriculum, provision and transition there’s plenty of food for thought. They talk about the benefits of commissioning an external Strategic Review with Early Excellence and the value of this for profession discussion, reflection, CPD and the creating traction to maintain momentum, balancing quick wins with long-term sustainability.

It’s a not to be missed listen for Trust Leads, Headteachers, Senior Leaders and EYFS Leads

Are outcomes in Writing holding your GLD back?

Join Ashlie McGreavy, Director of Early Years at Carlton Academy, as she talks through how her team transformed writing outcomes by focusing on the fundamentals - systematic teaching, staff collaboration, and the right tools in the right hands. Ashlie discusses why physical development matters more than people think, how triangulating phonics, reading, and writing keeps everything joined up, and why small, deliberate changes tend to beat big overhauls. It's a practical, honest look at building a whole-school and Trust wide approach to embedding effective practice to enable early writers.

An essential listen for Trust Leads, Heads, EYFS Leaders and Teachers looking to raise outcomes in writing.

From start points and narratives to informing teaching and learning - does your Reception Baseline Assessment actually tell you what you need to know?

​In this episode Emma Doran, from Whitefield Primary School, shares how she and her team rethought EYFS assessment from the ground up. Emma candidly discusses her thoughts about EExREC, through the eyes of both a leader and teacher. She reflects on the value of a using a tool centred around child development to build a holistic view of each child. Emma talks through how the team was trained, how the EExREC data reshaped provision and curriculum, the real impact on children's learning and development and the onward use of the EExREC suite to support transition to Year 1.

If you're wondering whether your early years assessment is capturing what really matters, this episode is for you.