The UK’s leading early years show returns to the Business Design Centre in London in 2020 for another packed programme of events, presentations and exhibits for everyone in the early years sector.
The Nursery World Show 2020 will be held on 7 and 8 February and will enable visitors to discover latest approaches in CPD-certified seminars and masterclasses, compare cutting-edge resources from a wide range of exhibitors, receive practical advice and guidance from renowned early years experts, and enjoy presentations from early years advocates.
EQUIPMENT
Herts for Learning (HfL), a provider of products and services to schools and educational settings, will be running a prize draw to win two sets of phonics activity packs, which include easy-to-use phonics cards.
Teal will be showcasing its KiddiWash range (above). The sinks are specially designed for nursery and pre-school environments, making hand-washing educational and fun in inside or outside areas.
Tree Top Toddlers will be offering a 20 per cent discount on its award-winning sports programme through stories, exclusively at the show. The programme provides storytime with a difference, with children able to follow Alfie the gorilla on his adventures and help him along the way by engaging in physical activity before turning the page. The programme improves children’s physical and cognitive development, bilateral co-ordination, spatial awareness and confidence.
Also at the show: Azafran Innovacion, Community Playthings (right), Cosy Direct, Eduzone, Gompels, Graduation Attire, Greenspan Projects, Hope Education, Nano Green Trade, Nexus, Outside Classroom Boards, Sense Toys, The School Renovation Company, TTS Group, Yellow Door.
BOOKS
Time for Stories is a division of the Puppet Company offering bagged story sets designed by teachers, comprising a book plus assorted puppets or soft toys. Neil Griffiths, founder of Story Sacks and children’s author, is a professional advisor to Time for Stories and will be at the show to answer any questions you may have about the value of stories in the classroom.
Also at the show: Clickety, Hodder Education.
SERVICES
Discover a wide range of services at the show, including Famly’s nursery management software for managing your finances, staff planning, attendance, child development and parent communication.
Also at the show: GoServe, I CAN.
CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT
The Education People’s Threads of Success offers a wide range of training, products and services to support and develop the early years and childcare sector. These include its Nursery World Award-winning Enhancing Family Involvement in Children’s Learning and Recruitment toolkits, which will be available at the stand, alongside information on its bespoke support visits and range of more than 90 training courses, all of which can help raise your practice to the next level.
This year, the company will be focusing on sharing its leadership and management suite of products to help practitioners respond positively to the new Education Inspection Framework and prepare for the forthcoming changes to the EYFS.
This will form the basis of the company’s speaker session in the Live Theatre at 1.15pm on Friday, 7 February.
Also at the show: Blossom Educational.
TRAINING
Come and see Omnia Training Solutions to try a CPR challenge (above). The highest scores achieved each day will gain entry to a prize draw for a free first-aid course from the health and safety company, which offers engaging training to ensure you meet your Ofsted and EYFS guidelines and create a skilled team.
SS Educational Servicesis currently in the application process to become an end-point assessment organisation for the Early Years Educator and the Children, Young People and Families standards. Come and find out how it helps develop childcare practitioners who wish to complete their apprenticeships and excel in the industry.
Also at the show: Montessori Centre International, Parenta, People and Business Development, South Essex University Centre, The Education People, University of Greenwich.
RECRUITMENT
Visit CACHE’s stand to claim your year’s free membership to CACHE Alumni, the organisation’s online membership network, packed full of tools and resources to help you achieve your learning, career or business objectives. The service includes CPD opportunities, career information, job search and offers.
Drop by to N Family Club’s stand for a free massage and a smoothie while you find out about its mission to rethink careers in the early years. The group is expanding to new locations in London and is looking for passionate educators to join the N Family, and will be showcasing its team benefits and well-being scheme at the show.
Yellow Duck Childcare returns to the Nursery World Show for the third year running with a variety of special offers and discounts. The company delivers high-quality early years consultancy and bespoke staffing services to nurseries and schools.
Also at the show: Link Education, London Early Years Foundation, Riverside Cares, TUI.
NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Free Range Kids will be showing off its new vegan range for children at its stand, where you can witness a full demonstration and even try some delicious food. Developed over two years by the owner of a small chain of nurseries, Free Range Kids is a food provider helping nurseries serve two healthy hot meals per day with as little as five minutes preparation per service by any member of staff, reducing food costs and matching or improving nutrition and quality levels.
Also at the show: Oral Health Foundation, Sanondaf UK.
CPD AT THE SHOW
With an inspirational mix of seminars and two half-day masterclasses, the CPD-certified programme of high-quality training will provide attendees with an unrivalled opportunity to hear from acclaimed early years experts, each covering topics vital to best practice and supporting provision.
Masterclasses
On Friday, our panel of speakers will reflect on the new Ofsted judgement ‘quality of education’, which spans curriculum (intent), pedagogy (implementation) and outcomes (impact), in the masterclass ‘New Ofsted Judgement: Quality of Education’.
Dr Julian Grenier, head teacher at Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre in east London, will provide an essential guide to planning and delivering a holistic early years curriculum that provides opportunity for every child to thrive.
Dr Jo Basford, senior lecturer in childhood, youth and education at Manchester Metropolitan University, will then lead a discussion on cultural capital and how to make it meaningful in early years practice; and Dr Sue Dale Tunnicliffe, a reader in science education at University College London’s Institute of Education, will discuss the importance of science for young children.
Later in the morning, Becky Dolamore will lead a case study on the science exploration that has taken place at Rachel Keeling Nursery School, east London, where she is head teacher.
This masterclass will run from 9.30am-12.30pm on 7 February.
On Saturday, Professor Vivette Glover, Kevin Kelman, Bryony Monaghan and Ben Hasan will lead the masterclass ‘Ofsted Judgement: Behaviour and Attitudes’.
The speakers will consider how the early learning environment, both in the home and at nursery, influences a child’s behaviour and motivation to learn, a question that early years practitioners will need to revisit in light of Ofsted’s new judgement ‘behaviour and attitudes’ and the planned introduction of a ‘self-regulation’ early learning goal under the revised EYFS.
In her keynote speech on maternal anxiety, Vivette Glover, visiting professor of perinatal psychobiology at Imperial College London, will trace the impact of a mother’s emotional state on the emotional and cognitive development of the child, in the short and long term.
Kevin Kelman and Bryony Monaghan, chief education officer and service manager for additional support needs and well-being respectively at Stirling Council, will focus on the importance of self-regulation in early learning, how an awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can inform early years practice, and the importance of building relationships with families.
Finally, head teacher Ben Hasan, whose setting Wentworth Nursery School and Children’s Centre in east London piloted the Education Inspection Framework, will consider the attitudes needed to become a motivated learner, their links to the Characteristics of Effective Learning, and aspects of best practice in promoting these attitudes.
This masterclass will run from 9.30am-12.30pm on 8 February.
Seminars
A packed seminar programme will feature themes from across the EYFS, with speakers including Julia Manning-Morton, June O’Sullivan, Judith Twani, Alice Sharp, Penny Tassoni, Stella Louis, Jo Skone, Andy McCormack, Jan Dubiel, Julie Revels and Ben Kingston-Hughes.
Subjects include loose-parts play, a Froebelian approach to outdoor learning, makerspaces, messy play, Forest School in an urban environment, reading to children, curriculum progression in the EYFS, physical interactions and movements, maths and personal development.
Special features
EARLY YEARS RESOURCES AND LEARNING ZONE
Be the first to discover the unique collection of TTS new-for-2020 resources, all carefully crafted and educationally aligned. In the Early Years Resources and Learning Zone, immerse yourself in interactive learning areas to inspire your own practice and ignite a sense of awe and wonder in children’s play.
With plenty of free exclusive content and educational expertise, TTS can provide everything you need to create environments where every child can flourish. Visit the zone for the opportunity to win brand-new 2020 resources worth almost £3,000!
EARLY YEARS CAREERS ZONE
As this year’s early years careers partner, the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) will be demonstrating how its unique pedagogy, which is embedded across its approach to childcare, makes LEYF a very special place to work.
The zone will showcase some of the amazing provocations that LEYF’s imaginative nursery teams create every day and a selection of workshops that the LEYF academy offers to staff, including fantasy play, heuristic play that all babies love and how to create a wonderful baby corner.
LIVE THEATRE
The Nursery World Show 2020 programme will offer a great array of free presentations for visitors to the Live Theatre on the exhibition floor. These free-to-attend presentations, delivered by leading suppliers and advocates, will take place at the centre of the show on both days.
INNOVATION ZONE
The brand-new Innovation Zone will offer attendees the chance to join in with dynamic and revitalising workshops, proving that you don’t have to bend over backwards to introduce physical activity into your setting.
The programme includes an introduction to children’s yoga with the founders of Yoginis, Sue Hartley and Katie Brennan, Zumba classes, and sessions on bringing stories, songs and rhythms to life through movement led by Alice Sharp, managing director of Experiential Play and Wonderbox. Angelica Celinska, early years content editor at TTS, will also run sessions on fostering children’s skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Maths (STEAM).
THE NANNYHUB
Whether you’re an experienced nanny, new to nannying or a nanny-in-training, the NannyHub, an exciting addition to the show this year, will provide unrivalled access to experts from across the sector.
Sponsored by the British Association for Professional Nannies (BAPN), the NannyHub will bring together knowledge from Tinies Childcare, Nannytax, CACHE, The Curiosity Approach and Avail Learning Academy. Experts will be on hand to discuss The Curiosity Approach, qualifications such as T-Levels and early years educator, affordable online training on subjects such as safeguarding and food allergies, as well as payroll, pensions and nanny insurance.
The programme includes presentations on the benefits of working with a professional nanny agency, led by Beverly Munden, franchise manager of Tinies Childcare, a discussion on the benefits of self-employment versus employment, a look at personal development opportunities for nannies, the importance of CPD, and a talk on the benefits of becoming a member of BAPN.
