Birmingham is one of the Local Authorities chosen to participate in the Dingley’s Promise Early Years Inclusion Programme; we need you to help make it a success!

Hall Green Consortium Schools (HGCS) Early Years Developing Local Provision project: Championing SEND in the Early Years.

The Early Years Developing Local Provision (DLP) project, in partnership with the Area SENCo team, is pleased to offer Birmingham practitioners the opportunity to attend this funded training and gain the CACHE Level 3 Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators in Early Years settings.

The Early Years Developing Local Provision (DLP) project is pleased to offer Birmingham practitioners working within Early Years settings, Maintained Nursery Schools or Childminders the opportunity to attend this funded training and gain an NCFE CACHE Level 2 accredited award.

Karen Jones, acting Head of Early Years SEND and Early Years Inclusion Support (EYIS) for Birmingham, shares an update on behalf of the Local Authority EY SEND Leads Group on meeting the needs of children with SEND, prior to transition to reception.

The Developing Local Provision (DLP) initiative, already in primary and secondary schools across the city, is now being extended to Early Years settings. In this post, Dwayne Burke (Senior Inclusion Manager, BCC Early Years & Childcare Inclusion Team) provides an overview of the initiative and approach.

In this guest post, Ruth Harris talks about transitions and how she came to create “Singing SENCO” - a free bank of easy to sing “songs of transition” to support daily transitions in nurseries, childminders, schools and home.