Early years
Training and events
The Early Years Network Forum dates have been added for the 2023/24 school year. SENCo’s and early years leads are invited to attend. Visit the Early Years Events and Training page to see what’s on and book.
Grimsby Institute offers a range of free training on SEND. Have you seen the free distance learning on neuroscience in Early Years? Level 2 Award in an Introduction to Neuroscience in Early Years | Distance Learning (distance-learning-courses.co.uk).
Early Years Inclusion Funding
The Early Years Inclusion Fund is designed to support settings with resourcing solutions to support a graduated response to meet the needs of children in their setting.
Dates for this year’s EYIF requests are as follows:
Term dates for EYIF 23/24
Term | Closing date for requests | Decision panel date | Feedback to settings |
Autumn | 16 June 2023 | 26 June 2023 | W/C 10 July 2023 |
Spring | 30 November 2023 | 12 December 2023 | W/B 18 December 2023 |
Summer | 8 March 2024 | 20 March 2024 | W/B 25 March 2024 |
SEN drop-in surgeries will follow with dates and times. As always, this funding should not be relied upon for 1:1 support.
Important Documents
Early Years Observation parent consent form (Word, 55KB)
Signposting
Parent carers should know about the Early years page on the Local Offer. There is information on training and workshops, childcare, and more.