Early Years Today Friday 31st January 2025

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Bright beginnings: New Year products & Bright beginnings: New Year products & services for little learners! services for little learners!

As we ring in the new year, it’s the perfect time to

As we ring in the new year, it’s the perfect time to discover the latest products and services designed discover the latest products and services designed to support early childhood development From to support early childhood development From educational toys to innovative learning tools, these educational toys to innovative learning tools, these picks are sure to spark joy and curiosity in little picks are sure to spark joy and curiosity in little ones while making life easier for parents and ones while making life easier for parents and educators educators

Complete, peace of mind IT support for schools and businesses

We help business leaders tackle IT gremlins with simple, honest, effective IT support services, thus reducing risk and driving efficiency in your business or educational establishment.

Comprehensive, onsite and remote IT support and service level agreements for schools and academies.

Simple, honest, effective education IT support services to help deliver your Digital Strategy.

Empowering Your School with Future-Ready Technology Solutions

As a school, you face growing challenges in delivering high-quality education while keeping up with ever-evolving technology standards in today’s fast-paced world. We understand the unique demands of the education sector and offer a comprehensive suite of services designed to help your school thrive. At Evolve, we are revolutionising how IT supports education by combining strategy, innovation, and a people-first approach.

Strategic IT Solutions for Your School

At the heart of our service is a strategic vision tailored to the education sector. Recognising that every school has unique challenges, we partner with your leaders to create bespoke IT strategies that align with your long-term goals. With a focus on a 35-year finance and technology roadmap, your school can confidently plan for the future, ensuring sustainable growth and predictable costs.

Compliance with DfE Digital Standards

Navigating Department for Education (DfE) digital standards can be complex. We simplify the process, ensuring your school meets compliance requirements without unnecessary stress. From connectivity to cybersecurity, we prioritise a robust and secure digital infrastructure that enhances education and meets government expectations.

Cloud-First, Serverless Technology

We champion a cloud-first, serverless approach to IT, enabling your school to move away from aging, costly on-premises systems. By embracing cloud technology, your school unlocks unparalleled scalability, flexibility, and efficiency. This forward-thinking approach streamlines operations, reduces downtime, and ensures seamless access to resources whether in the classroom or remotely.

Safeguarding and Keeping Children Safe in Education

We take safeguarding seriously, ensuring your school has the tools and systems to protect students in an increasingly digital world. From robust content filtering to proactive cybersecurity measures, we provide peace of mind that children are safe online, fully aligned with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidelines.

Predictable Costs and Financial Clarity

IT budgets can be unpredictable, but we eliminate uncertainty with transparent pricing and clear financial planning. Our 3-5 year finance plans allow your school to anticipate expenses and manage resources effectively, avoiding costly surprises. Our expertise ensures that your school can invest in technology with confidence, knowing it’s a sound financial decision.

Enhancing Work-Life Balance for Teachers and Staff

A well-functioning IT system is critical to reducing stress for teachers and staff. Our solutions minimise disruptions, improve efficiency, and free your educators to focus on what matters most: teaching. With intuitive tools and systems that work seamlessly, your teachers can reclaim valuable time, achieving a healthier work-life balance.

Partner with Us

We are more than an IT provider - we are a partner in education. By aligning technology with strategy, compliance, and safeguarding, we empower your school to confidently embrace the future.

With predictable costs, cloud-first innovation, and a commitment to supporting educators, we are redefining what IT can do for your school.

Ready to evolve your school’s IT? Visit us today to learn how we can help your school succeed.

What could be more exciting than bringing a living, breathing British rock pool into the nursery or classroom?

Rock pools offer a fascinating insight into life beneath the waves and the amazing creatures that live there after the tides recede. Here at Aqualease, we can do just that!!! Our interactive, hands-on Aqua Explorer rock pool experience provides an opportunity for children and adults to truly explore.

Our highly knowledgeable Marine Rangers will deliver an engaging workshop with lots of opportunities for participants to look at, touch and hold some of the amazing creatures. From sea stars to hermit crabs

everyone involved will be truly fascinated and learn some incredible facts too. Aqualease not only offer educational projects but lease aquariums to nursery and school settings. An aquarium is perfect for brightening up a reception area or creating calm and tranquillity to a library, classroom or sensory space. Our maintenance staff will offer an onsite visit to guide the customer to the perfect location and aquarium, install the aquarium and regularly maintain the aquarium so that it looks as amazing as the day it was installed.

Rental aquariums from only £1.30 per day Fully Serviced with everything included

Aqualease have been supplying aquariums to schools, nurseries and other areas of the educational sector for over twelve years now and have dedicated their expert knowledge and years of skill and experience into producing research that supports the benefits it brings to a child’s learning and development.

It is without doubt that hiring an aquarium for your classroom will create a sense of fascination among your students. Not only this, but aquariums have been scientifically proven to enhance relaxation and encourage a tranquil atmosphere, allowing children to develop at a steady pace whilst enjoying a calm environment. Our exceptional range of educational aquariums which vary in style and size from 6ft base tanks, to slim-line column-styled aquariums, curved front glass tanks and cubic designs all offer a captivating focal point for children’s classrooms or reading rooms small or large, as well as making perfect welcoming entrance features for receptions and canteens.

Aqualease have also created information packs and educational posters to accompany the aquarium rental for classrooms and children’s nurseries, giving the student’s an opportunity to study the different species that they can see inside the tank. Activity sheets are also available for those rainy playtimes!

We at Aqualease are currently suppling educational aquariums to over 400 Primary schools in the North West of England per year – our experience with new schools helping to shape the direction we take our educational content and packages towards. Our forward-thinking team are continuously growing their ideas towards refining the quality of our classroom projects, whilst also broadening our opportunities within the educational sector. If you would like more information on hiring an aquarium for your classroom or nursery, get in touch with one of our team members today to discuss your requirements in more detail.

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www.interactivetouchtechnology.co.uk

The Edutouch Early

Years

The Edutouch Early Years Digital

Digital Interactive Touch Table: Interactive Touch Table: A A Revolution in Early Childhood Education Revolution in Early Childhood Education

Interactive learning tools have become essential in modern Interactive learning tools have become essential in modern education, especially in early education, especially in early childhood, where the childhood, where the foundation for future learning is laid. The Edutouch Early foundation for future learning is laid The Edutouch Early Years Digital Interactive Touch Table, designed and Years Digital Interactive Touch Table, designed and manufactured by Interactive Touch Technology Ltd, stands manufactured by Interactive Touch Technology Ltd, stands out as a state-of-the-art tool that combines cutting-edge out as a state-of-the-art tool that combines cutting-edge technology with the principles of early years pedagogy technology with the principles of early years pedagogy.

The touch table is equipped with a The touch is equipped with highly responsive, multi-touch highly responsive, multi-touch surface that allows multiple surface that allows multiple children children to engage simultaneously This to engage simultaneously. This feature fosters collaboration, social feature fosters collaboration, social interaction, and teamwork, essential interaction, and teamwork, essential skills for early childhood skills for childhood development development.

Key Features of the Edutouch Key Features of the Edutouch Interactive Touch Table Interactive Touch Table

The Edutouch Touch Table is a dynamic, multi-

The Edutouch Touch Table is a dynamic, multifunctional device designed specifically for functional device designed specifically for young young learners Its robust design and rich feature set make it learners. Its robust design and rich feature set make it an invaluable addition to classrooms, nurseries, and an invaluable addition to classrooms, nurseries, and other early childhood learning environments. Some of other early childhood learning environments. Some of its standout features include: its standout features include:

Child-Friendly

Design

Child-Friendly Design

Designed with young learners in Designed with young learners in mind, the Edutouch table features mind, the Edutouch table features rounded edges, a rounded edges, a durable screen, durable screen, and an adjustable height to suit and an adjustable height to suit various age groups The materials various age groups. The materials used are both robust and safe, used are both robust and safe, ensuring the product can withstand ensuring the product withstand frequent use in busy environments frequent use in busy environments. Engaging

The touch table comes preloaded The touch comes preloaded with a rich suite of interactive learning with a rich suite of interactive learning applications tailored applications tailored to early years to early years education These include games, education. These include games, puzzles, and creative tools that puzzles, and creative tools that support literacy, numeracy, problem- support literacy, numeracy, problemsolving, and motor skill development solving, and motor skill development

Customizable and Expandable Content

Customizable and Expandable Content

Educators can customize the software to meet Educators can customize the software to meet specific curricular requirements or introduce specific curricular requirements or introduce additional applications for more personalized additional applications for more personalized learning The table supports a variety of learning The table supports a variety of formats, ensuring seamless integration with formats, seamless integration with existing resources. existing resources

Ease of Mobility and Versatility

Ease of Mobility and Versatility

The device is mounted on sturdy casters, The device is mounted on sturdy casters, making it easy to move between classrooms or making it easy to move between or learning zones Its versatility allows it to learning zones Its versatility allows it to function as a standalone workstation, group function as a standalone workstation, group activity hub, or interactive display screen activity hub, or interactive display screen.

Interactive Touch Technology Ltd has established itself as a leader in the interactive Interactive Touch Technology Ltd has established itself as a leader in the interactive technology industry. The company’s commitment to innovation, quality, and user-centric technology industry. The company’s commitment to innovation, quality, and user-centric design ensures that its products remain at the forefront of the market. With a strong focus on design ensures that its products remain at the forefront of the market. With a strong focus on customer satisfaction, they offer comprehensive support, including installation, training, and customer satisfaction, they offer comprehensive support, including installation, training, and ongoing maintenance. ongoing maintenance.

Whether you’re an educator looking to enrich your classroom or an organization seeking

Whether you’re an educator looking to enrich your classroom or an organization seeking cutting-edge display solutions, the offerings from Interactive Touch Technology Ltd provide cutting-edge display solutions, the offerings from Interactive Touch Technology Ltd provide unparalleled value and versatility. unparalleled value and versatility.

Nurseries & early years settings

Early years is a crucial stage in a child’s development – but it’s also a messy one.

From seamlessly changing nappies to keeping tiny hands as clean and germ-free as possible, it’s important to create a safe and hygienic environment – where children can learn, explore and thrive with confidence.

As a specialist supplier, we’ve worked with nurseries and pre-schools in the UK for over 25 years. With an extensive online range of trusted brands, child-friendly products and practical solutions, we can provide the ideal childcare supplies for your early years setting.

Discover the perfect start

Choosing the right nursery & pre-prep for your child is an important step in their educational journey. This spring, independent schools will be opening their doors, offering parents the chance to explore their nurturing environments, curriculums and facilities.

Open mornings provide a unique opportunity to tour classrooms, meet the teachers and see first-hand how these schools foster creativity, curiosity and confidence in their youngest learners.

Be sure to check our editions on a weekly basis as we showcase a range of independent schools open mornings/days and book your visit today!

Eagle House Early Years buzzes with life. It is a bright and stimulating place where everyone is made to feel special. Comprising Nursery and Reception this is where we build the foundations for our children to flourish. A broad all-round curriculum ensures happy, engaged learning. Our experienced team teaches a careful blend of numeracy and literacy along with science, technology, French, art, sport, swimming, drama and outdoor learning through play based activities. These experiences encourage enquiring, investigative minds.

A focus on caring for others, showing respect and kindness and celebrating success at every level is at the heart of our Early Years offering. Strong foundations ensure the very best for our children. Confidence, curiosity and kindness are the keystones of our philosophy which continues as they move upwards through our Junior School.

Exciting play environments around school encourage social confidence and understanding, and the ability to use the excellent facilities around the school ensure a passion for life that is palpable amongst children, parents and teachers.

Bright and open areas, all with outside access to our fabulous outdoor classroom help us provide a happy, safe, warm and stimulating environment for all children to play, learn and develop freely.

Delve Architects are an award winning, specialist Early Years Nursery design team, with experience on new build, retrofit and refurbishment of nurseries and schools across the UK.

Delve have received international press for their innovative approach to educational design, using natural sustainable materials, light filled classrooms, and creating dynamic learning spaces.

They offer a range of services, including feasibility design, site viability studies, planning applications, interior design and full architectural technical packages. They also can project manage directly with contractors on site and have strong experience managing construction work through to handover and the important first opening day of a new nursery.

The meaning of Delve is to explore – examining the design process to

create spaces that have a positive impact on the way we learn, play, live and work. They encourage collaboration with clients, other design disciplines and end users, creating playful, nurturing and engaging spaces, that encourage positive learning.

To get in touch or view their work, please see below a link to their website, or visit them on instagram @delvearchitects View our most recent work

SITE MAINTENANCE MANAGER

£32,868 to £34,062

London three sites to maintain over N16 & N4

Full Time, 36 hours per week

NURSERY EDUCATION OFFICER

£27009 to £28497

London (two positions) N16 & N4

Full Time, 36 hours per week

CRECHE COORDINATOR

£24,705 to £26,064

London, E8

Full Time, 36 hours per week

HOW TO APPLY

Visit education.hackney .gov.uk/jobs/hlt

→ Select the vacancy you'd like to apply for

→ Scroll down and select "apply for this job"

Nursery&Childcare

Benefits

Free parking on-site

5-minute walk from Ewell East Station and great transport Links

Free hot lunchtime meals

Opportunity to do a Leadership and Management qualification on site

Discounted Starbucks, modern hair and beauty salon offering employee discounts

A discounted on-site gym, sports hall, fitness class, osteopathy and day nursery

Free online qualifications

Duties

Supporting children in play and learning activities

Everyday care routines such as meal and sleep times

Enhancing the environment with creative and exciting ideas

Observing and record keeping of children’s development and planning to meet their individual needs

Establishing positive relationships with parents and carers

Meet Laura!

Early Years Supervisor

I'm Laura and have worked at Nestots now for 18 years. I've always enjoyed working as part of a team and being involved in early years. I have worked my way up to a supervisor role and like coming into work where I feel happy in my job role.

Nursery&Childcare

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS CO-ORDINATOR (SENCO)

HOURS: 21.25 HOURS PER WEEK (8.30AM – 12.45 DAILY).

SALARY £24,075-£24,749 FTE

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2024

FOR A FULL JOB

DESCRIPTION AND DETAILS OF HOW TO APPLY PLEASE VISIT OUR RECRUITMENT WEBSITE OR CALL 0121 777 2722 WITH ANY QUESTIONS. CVS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

EARLY YEARS OUTREACH WORKER

HOURS: 30 HOURS PER WEEK, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, 9AM – 5PM (WITH A 30 MINUTE LUNCH BREAK).

SALARY £ 24,749.46 (£20,342.02 PRO RATA) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2024

FOR A FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND DETAILS OF HOW TO APPLY PLEASE VISIT OUR RECRUITMENT WEBSITE OR CALL 0121 777 2722 WITH ANY QUESTIONS. CVS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

WE WELCOME APPLICATIONS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU REQUIRE ANY ADJUSTMENTS FOR INTERVIEW.

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