Welcome to our August Newsletter
Attention early years professionals!?
Don't miss out on the ultimate time-saving gem of the month! Our exclusive newsletter is hot off the press, designed especially for you! Discover a treasure trove of free resources and must-know updates that will revolutionise your childcare business.
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Time Management
Not surprisingly, the phrase ‘time management’ is used frequently in the early years sector; we work in an industry which is infamous for its time constraints with so many practitioners striving to make those precious hours in one day go a little further. Simply put, time management is the ability to use one’s time effectively, or productively, especially at work.
One thing is certain, time management is a vital skill for early years practitioners and educators who wish to spend more of their working day in a hands-on role with children.?
Plunging into Pedagogy
Tuesday 19th September 2023, 10.00am
There is no Parenta webinar during the month of August, but we are back in September with “Plunging into Pedagogy”!
As early years educators, we are aware that, within their learning environment, children's development, behaviour and relationships are supported by several pedagogical approaches (sometimes combined), which focus on active learning, play-based activities and holistic development. Gina Bale and fellow educators will unpack methods and practices used and help us understand how we can engage our teams and encourage parents to get involved with our approaches.
Did you miss our July webinar? If so, you can watch it here.
Effective Now! New employer funding rules for apprenticeships 2023/24
To support you with your preparations and planning for the new academic year, we have been reporting for the past few months on the new ESFA’s apprenticeship funding rules for 2023/24. These were released earlier than usual by the DfE and came into effect on 1st August.
Here is a reminder of the short summary, and the full changes can be found here.
You can find the new Apprenticeship Funding Rules for 2023/24 on the official government website, here.
Ofsted publishes new EIF for September 2023
Ofsted has published an updated version of the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) set to come into effect in September 2023.
The updated document has three changes:
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Why engage your senses for learning?
You are creating an engaging learning environment, you have a theme, you have keywords or sounds laminated and displayed around the place, there is the opportunity to mark-make provided, and toys are dotted about to support your topic, why think sensory?
Of course, you already have so much that could be considered sensory. I should be clear from the start that I need two?sensories: sensory – as in the everyday world that we can see and touch and smell and so on, and SENSORY – that extra special, something extra, and a bit wonderful sensory, which is what I am talking about in this article. I will not keep shouting at you with capital letters, so please presume that from now on it is that second SENSORY that I am discussing.
Parenta Trust Expands its Footprint to Rwanda
Parenta Trust Expands its Footprint to Rwanda: Sixth School Commissioned for 200 Orphaned and Disadvantaged Nursery-aged Children
Parenta Trust, the charitable arm of the Parenta Group of Companies is thrilled to announce the construction of its sixth school in Eastern Africa, to complement the existing five schools in Uganda. This new initiative will provide quality education, care, and hope to 200 orphaned and disadvantaged children, all under the age of 6, furthering Parenta Trust’s mission to contribute to vulnerable communities across Africa.
"We are delighted to announce the building of our sixth school in Eastern Africa," said Allan Presland, Founder of Parenta Trust and Chairman of Parenta Group. "Our commitment to providing education to children in disadvantaged communities has only grown stronger over the years. With this new school, we will be able to positively impact the lives of even more children, giving them the tools they need to succeed and thrive”.
Parenta Ranked 11th Best Childcare Blog in the World & Secures 2nd Place in the UK
Parenta, the UK’s leading solutions provider to the early years sector, has been ranked the 11th best childcare blog by users of Feedspot, the internet's largest human-curated database of bloggers and podcasts. In addition, the recognition of being one of the only two blogs from the UK featured in the global top 20 is particularly impressive; Parenta's blog has grown over the past few years and has emerged as a trusted and valuable resource for childhood education professionals, and parents alike here in the UK.
Feedspot's evaluation, which curates content from thousands of blogs on the web, ranks by traffic, social media following and freshness. Parenta's commitment to delivering timely, insightful, and evidence-based advice and guidance has clearly earned the company this global recognition, reinforcing its position as a go-to resource in the childcare industry.
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