Empathy Day UK
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin Looking at events going on in June we came across ‘Empathy Day UK’ and, without exception, everyone in the office admitted they had never heard of it before, but loved the sound of it. We have copied the following information from the empathylab.uk website: ‘Empathy is our ability to imagine […]
Child Safety Week
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin Firstly, we hope you all enjoyed the extended bank holiday weekend, however you spent it 😊 This week is Child Safety Week, from 6th to 12th June, which seemed too important not to blog about when all our EPA standards are around early years, children and young people. According to […]
The Platinum Jubilee
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin Today is the 2nd of June and in England we are celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. Imagine spending 70 years of your life doing the same job, no I can’t either. Not only is it a special day for her, but she is the first British […]
News Round-Up
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin Anybody else finding it strange being at work today? It is usually a Bank Holiday here in England, a replacement for the Whit Monday which we used to celebrate many centuries ago. This year though, because of the Queens Platinum Jubilee, today has been cancelled. But it has been moved […]
Our End Point Assessments Part 1
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin As an End Point Assessment Organisation, we decided right at the beginning that we wanted our blog posts to be so much more than just an avenue to sell our services. Looking back at our blog posts over the last couple of years, we have talked about: Awareness days Early […]
Playwork & Special Educator Needs Coordinator Standards
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin At the Nursery World Show a couple of weeks ago we were asked to explain more about the Playwork standard. This is one of 2 standards that we plan to End Point Assess when they are fully approved. The 2 standards are Playwork Level 2 and the Special Educational Needs […]
Last chance to become the Early Years Apprentice of the Year
Facebook Twitter Youtube Linkedin Instagram Tomorrow, 17th of May, is your last opportunity to submit someone you feel should be the Nursery World Early Years Apprentice of the Year. We are very proud to be sponsoring this reward, as we feel it is important to acknowledge and support best practice from the Early Years […]
Nursery World Wash-Up
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin Last Friday and Saturday (29th and 30th April) SSES had a stand at the Nursery World Show. As much as I tried not to, I found myself comparing the show to the Childcare and Education Expo we were at a few weeks ago. For me there were both positives […]
News Round-Up
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin Anybody else finding it strange being at work today? It is usually a Bank Holiday here in England, a replacement for the Whit Monday which we used to celebrate many centuries ago. This year though, because of the Queens Platinum Jubilee, today has been cancelled. But it has been moved […]
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week
Facebook Twitter Youtube Linkedin Instagram Today we are acknowledging Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, which is the 2nd to 8th May this year and organised by the Maternal Mental Health Alliance. We wanted to write a post about this as all our standards are for the workforce for early years, children and young people. They […]