haringey nursery schools training consortium
London
The Consortium was formed in 2011 to represent the progressive and outward
looking role of nursery schools in the 21st century. We are a partnership of
three maintained nursery schools in Haringey with a rich and diverse history of
excellent integrated early years practice. Our central aim is to progress our
role in leading system improvement in the Early Years in Haringey and beyond.
Within our local authority we have established a strong reputation for providing
high quality accredited and non-accredited training. This has been enhanced by
working in partnership with the Haringey Early Years Team, Pen Green, Derby
University, Middlesex University and Barnet and Southgate college. The schools
are located in areas with some of the highest levels of deprivation within the
borough of Haringey and serve a diverse population representing a rich cultural
and ethnic mix. Typically 24 different languages are being spoken at each school
and 65% of the pupil cohort have EAL. Each nursery school has an on site
Children’s Centre and a key aspect of this work is supporting families onto
pathways back into employment. The centres have effective on site volunteer
training and placements for families within the community. We have been part of
projects to enable and enhance children's learning and development across the
curriculum and widened our partnership through collaborative creative projects
including link work with Italy. Sweden, Finland & Denmark. We are one of 16
consortiums designated as an Early Years Teaching Centre, by the DfE in 2011,
and we continue to develop and promote the training of staff in local early
years settings. Staff training and development is associated with higher quality
early years provision (Study of Early Education and Development (SEED), 2017)
Children who experience high quality early years provision are well placed to
achieve higher outcomes at school and develop better social, emotional and
cognitive abilities necessary for life-long learning. (Foundation Years Great
Early Years & Childcare, Knowledge Hub, 2018) Who are we? The Haringey Nursery
Schools Training Consortium is a collaboration between Rowland Hill, Woodlands
Park and Pembury House Nursery School and Children’s Centres. This partnership
was formed in 2010 in order to support young children and practitioners in Early
Year’s settings locally and further afield. The Nursery Schools have on-site
Children’s Centres and offer fully integrated care and education for families.
The combined strength of the nursery schools together with children’s centre
services and childcare enables them to offer a wide range of services to
children and families. The Nursery Schools have been judged by Ofsted to have
outstanding practice and in 2011 were awarded ‘Early Years Teaching Centre’
(EYTC) Status. What is our aim? The Nursery Schools have a reputation for
exciting, innovative Early Years expertise, practice and research which we have
developed in order to improve outcomes for young children and their families.
Through a close, strategic partnership with the Local Authority and a range of
other partners, we are able to offer a range of high quality training and
development opportunities for those in the Early Years Workforce. This includes
staff in Primary Schools, Nursery Schools, Private, Voluntary and Independent
Early Years Settings and Childminders. Together with the Haringey Early Years
Quality and Improvement Team, we also offer an annual Early Years Conference.
