Can stories support early maths learning? 📚🔢

We’re inviting primary schools across East England, London & the South East to join a 10-week Maths Through Picture Books trial—it aims to support Reception pupils with early numeracy through shared reading.

👉 Search your school: tinyurl.com/3wtsp5f9

📹 Have you seen Clips from the Classroom?
🗓️ Every week we spotlight a clip of a school putting evidence into practice

This week, @elresearchsch.bsky.social focus on high-quality interactions in the early years.

👀 WATCH NOW: buff.ly/pU4Iere

📹 Have you seen Clips from the Classroom?
🗓️ Every week we spotlight a clip of a school putting evidence into practice

This week, @elresearchsch.bsky.social focus on high-quality interactions in the early years.

👀 WATCH NOW: buff.ly/pU4Iere

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙉𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙋𝙄 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩

In our latest audio blog, @ralstonh.bsky.social, breaks down the key findings from the Education Policy Institute’s 2025 Report 📊.

🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: shorturl.at/T3upV

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙉𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙋𝙄 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩

In our latest audio blog, Helen Ralston, breaks down the key findings from the Education Policy Institute’s 2025 Report 📊.

🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: open.spotify.com/episode/0IsW...

🔔 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸! 🔔
Bookings for the Powerful Playful Pedagogy conference close 1𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 — don’t miss out!

🎟️www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1700490535969

📢 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰 𝗥𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿! ✨

Let’s keep the conversation going and dive even deeper into effective approaches for tackling educational inequality. 💬📘

📆 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

👉 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: forms.gle/AF2V9ivwvc3P...

✨🧠 The 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 @EducEndowFoundn has released updated guidance on 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 - one of its most widely used evidence resources.🧩💬

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
🔗 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...

#EEFMetacognition #EEFGuidanceReports

🧠The ShREC Approach: A set of evidence-informed strategies to support brain-building back-and-forth interactions

Join @flissj.bsky.social @melissapren.bsky.social & Louise Jackson on 19th November

👉 Sign up! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@abrighterstart.bsky.social @departmentforedu.bsky.social

Powerful Playful Pedagogy This conference is hosted by Newham Maintained Nursery Schools and East London Research School

The East London Research School are holding an EYFS Conference on Powerful Playful Pedagogy, on 6th January 2026. For more info or to book tickets visit -

🌟🌈 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! 🌈 🌟

Are you interested in attending the 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 on 𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 at University of East London, Stratford?

✨ 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲.✨

📧 elrs@sheringham-nur.newham.sch.uk

✨ Lunch & Learn for Term-Time
Childminders! ✨
🥪Grab your lunch, join us and chat with
other childminders.
🧠Let’s share ideas, discuss challenges — all while
connecting with people who get it!
📆 Friday 24th October from 1-2pm.
✍🏻Sign up here:
forms.gle/oGPY557BbmGr...

#abrighterstart #childminders

⏳ 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 — 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁!

🎉 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗴𝘆
📅 𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍 University of East London

👉 Book now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1700490535...

𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲?

Join us for a special 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 session with @marcrowland73.bsky.social and 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿

🔗𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 forms.gle/dfT4QbNSTe1C...

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲

Eventbrite was down yesterday (thanks, @awscloud.bsky.social outage 😬). We're sorry for the hassle — and To make it up to you, tickets for 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗴𝘆 are now just £50 (£𝟯𝟬 𝗼𝗳𝗳!) Offer ends Friday.

🎟️ Grab yours now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/powerful-p...

We’re sorry you're having trouble booking tickets for the Powerful Playful Pedagogy Conference - it looks like there’s a wider issue (possibly linked to @awscloud.bsky.social servers)

🎟️𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝗽 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: tinyurl.com/4tcep9k2

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Powerful Playful Pedagogy This conference is hosted by Newham Maintained Nursery Schools and East London Research School

🎉 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 ! 🎉

🎟️ Use code 𝗥𝗦𝗡 at checkout to get your ticket for just £𝟲𝟬 (usually £80)!

👉 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲!
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CLASSROOM CLIP OF THE WEEK

Have you seen the Research Schools' Clips from the Classroom? Every week we spotlight a clip of a school putting evidence into practice.

This week it's @ELResearchSch.bsky.social exploring ways to integrate mathematics throughout the day.

WATCH NOW: buff.ly/WSCSUo9

✨🎉𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 for the Powerful Playful Pedagogy Conference have been 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞! 🎉✨

📅 6th Jan 2026
📍 UEL Stratford (USS Campus)

🔥 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲! 🎟️👇
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🎉 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 — 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠!

We’re thrilled to invite you to Powerful Playful Pedagogy

📚 Every attendee will receive a FREE BOOK!

📅 𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
🔗 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄
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𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
📅 6th Jan 2026
📍 UEL Stratford (USS Campus)

Our early years conference promotes relational, intentional, and playful pedagogy to make a meaningful difference in children’s development and learning.

🎟️ Book your tickets now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1700490535...

🍎📚 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿! 🎉✏️

We hope you had a fantastic summer break! ☀️😎 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 are excited to reconnect and share evidence-informed practice. 💡🧠

We’ve got lots coming up!

🌱𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿! 🚀

🗣️ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟮- 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟯-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀?

🌟 Join the 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 (𝗘𝗬𝗖𝗣) trains in-setting champions to lead lasting, impactful change.

🚨 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟯 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀!

📄 F𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗹𝘆𝗲𝗿

📝 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: forms.gle/CVMuBuj6HSdo...

10 months on, EYCP Champion 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗕𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 reflects on the lasting impact of ShREC 💬✨

Now a “way of being” in her setting, it’s boosted confident communication, team practice & parent engagement 🌟

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 👉 sheringham-nur.org.uk/wp-content/u...

𝗘𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗻, Lead Early Years Teacher, reflects 9 months on from joining the Early Years Conversation Project in part II 💬✨

📖🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲: sheringham-nur.org.uk/wp-content/u...

𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗕𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲, EYCP Champion, shares how thoughtful interactions and the ShREC approach are transforming language development in early years 🌱🗣️

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 👉 sheringham-nur.org.uk/wp-content/u...

𝗘𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗻, Lead Early Years Teacher, took part in the 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 (EYCP) – a powerful programme delivered by East London Research School through the Brighter Start Stronger Practice Hub.

📖🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲: shorturl.at/JFSKl

We're delighted to welcome @melissapren.bsky.social and @flissj.bsky.social to the Department!

Melissa and Fliss will be will be supporting Dr Sandra Mathers to create materials for the new PGDip in Early Childhood Education 💡🧩

🎉 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦! 🎉
𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙋𝙚𝙙𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙜𝙮

Join @elresearchsch.bsky.social & 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 for an inspiring conference!

🌟Professor Iram Siraj, @lizpemtbnm.bsky.social, @paulramchandani.bsky.social & Professor Jenny Gibson.

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We are delighted to announce that @melissapren.bsky.social and @flissj.bsky.social have been awarded 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀 with the Department of Education, University of Oxford. @education.ox.ac.uk