Childcare & Education Expo Review
This weekend, on Friday and Saturday, we exhibited for the first time at the Childcare and Education Expo, at The Olympia, London. Where to start? Well, firstly, it was so good to see and speak to people in real life. Here at SSES we support hybrid working (and 4 day working weeks!), and a lot […]
World Book Day
Today, 3rd March 2022 celebrates the 25th anniversary of the first World Book Day. As someone who has loved reading anything and everything since I was a child, this day fills me with excitement and fear. Yes, fear! Exciting because anything that can encourage children to develop or maintain an interest in books […]
Childcare & Education Expo
We are excited to be exhibiting at the Childcare and Education Expo this weekend. Ask us about our exhibition-only offer and how we could collaborate to ensure the next generation of early years, children, young people and families workforce will get the best possible start. You can find us at the Olympia Exhibition Centre, Hammersmith […]
How SSES Started
Within the End Point Assessment Organisation there are companies offering from 1 End Point Assessment for 61. So how do you choose? And why should you choose SS Educational Services? Usually, the ones that offer less EPAs are specialists in a certain sector. They can still be a large organisation but have chosen to […]
End Point Assessment Portfolio of Evidence
Part of the Gateway for the apprenticeship standards is a requirement to produce a portfolio of evidence for the standards we assess, showing the knowledge, skills and behaviours the apprentice has acquired. Each standard has its own set of requirements and it is essential that the End Point Assessment Organisation ensures both the employer […]
Gold Heart Day (Variety Club)
As an End Point Assessment Organisation whose focus is on standards that support apprentices in the early years, children, young people and families sector, we wanted to acknowledge Gold Heart Day GB Variety UK was started in 1949 and since then they have raised over £270 million pounds for both individuals and groups. […]
National Apprenticeship Week
As an End Point Assessment Organisation, we fully support apprentices. Regular readers will know we currently employ a Digital Marketing apprentice and as the EPAO grows we are looking to recruit further apprentices. The 15th National Apprenticeship Week takes place from 7th – 13th February 2022. The theme for National Apprenticeship Week 2022 […]
Children’s Mental Health Week
When we were looking for topics for February, we knew, as a niche EPA for Early Years, Children and Young People, we had to acknowledge Children’s Mental Health Week. This year it takes place from 7th to 13th February 2022, with the theme Growing Together. If you would like to get involved, please click […]
The Childcare and Education Expo
SS Educational Services are excited to be exhibiting again for the first time since February 2020; and this will be the first time SSES will be at The Childcare and Education Expo, London. The Childcare & Education Expo is finally returning to London on the 4th – 5th March 2022 and is being held […]
National Storytelling Week
Today is the last post of the month, not sure where January went. On Saturday, 29th, it was the start of National Storytelling Week and a theme we thought worth covering. When looking for topics I thought this was a great one. I’m guessing storytelling has been happening since the dawn of time, before […]