Update from the Department for Education:
The Council for Disabled Children has published guidance and training to help early years practitioners, governors and trustees understand their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 in relation to disabled children.
These free resources, commissioned by the Department for Education, support inclusive practice and aim to improve outcomes for disabled children. The training is designed to help early years providers to meet their legal duties and create environments where every child can participate and thrive.
The training includes four short modules:
The Department for Education (DfE) have made changes to the safeguarding requirements of the EYFS that are statutory from 1st September 2025. There are two updated statutory requirements, one specific to childminders and one specific to group based early years settings. In alignment with this, the Early Years Team have developed two Safeguarding Self-Assessment and Evaluation Audit… Continue reading Early Years: Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Safeguarding Reforms 2025
From 1 September 2025, the updated (EYFS) Safeguarding Reforms will become statutory for all registered Early Years providers. To support this transition, providers are expected to use the ‘Safeguarding Self-Evaluation Tool 2025′. This tool helps embed the 2025 safeguarding reforms into daily practice, supports leadership and management self-evaluation, and aligns with the new Ofsted inspection framework. We invite all… Continue reading EY: Early Years Safeguarding Reforms 2025: Using the ‘H&F Self-Evaluation Tool’
