It is time to have your say on Draft 2 of Birth to Five Matters here is the link  The survey will close on 26 Feb - plenty of time to ensure that we get lots of feedback!
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Have you responded to the consultation yet? We are urging all our TACTYC members to have their say! The deadline is Monday 11th January 2021. Here is the link https://www.birthto5matters.org.uk/have-your-say/
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Letter from the NCB: #GiveUsAChancellor – Giving children and young people a voice in the ‘Comprehensive Spending Review’ TACTYC are supporting this important initiative and hope you will get involved – thank you! Dear Colleague Thank you for the amazing support for #GiveUsAChancellor so far. …
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Coalition of Early Years Sector Organisations Read our press release: Statement on the new non-statutory guidance for the EYFS here The EYFS Coalition propose to work with the sector over the next six months to develop guidance for the sector, by the sector: Birth to Five Matters. This is an opportunity to revise existing guidance to develop an evidence-informed document for our times that addresses practitioners’ needs and concerns about doing what is best for children. Priorities are likely to include children’s wellbeing and key skills and knowledge for every child growing up in the 21st century such as digital literacy, sustainability and citizenship. The process of developing the guidance will give practitioners opportunities for active involvement in producing guidance and resources that support practice, that reflect their pedagogic principles and that bring together research and practice knowledge. In this context, we invite all stakeholders (practitioners, parents, the public, policy makers and others) to engage with us in producing guidance for the sector, by the sector, through a public process of consultation over the coming months. More details about the consultation will be made available via the members of the coalition, or sign up for further details at www.early-education.org.uk/birth-to-five-matters Please do feel free to get in touch with us here at TACTYC for further information. We would like all our members to get involved [email protected]
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We are delighted to announce the results of the year’s Student Reflections Award with two very timely and personal responses to current concerns. The winner is Diane Garrison from Liverpool John Moores University writing about countering racism whilst the runner-up, Sarah Bennet-Leyh from the University of Sussex shares her experience of how the lockdown shaped their early years community.…
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New resources to support  younger children's social and emotional development during the challenging times of Covid-19. The activity cards are free to download and are designed for parents, carers and family members of children aged 3-5 years to support their transition back to nursery/childcare or starting school.  The activities are divided into the following topics:  Feelings, communication, friendship, solving problems, change & loss and moving forward. More information about the project here. 

https://www.partnershipforchildren.org.uk/what-we-do/resources-for-parents/early-years-social-emotional-learning-activities.html

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TACTYC and Early Education are busy lobbying for key recommendations to support transition into settings and schools - read the press release here.

As the two leading early years charities, TACTYC and Early Education feel that returning to existing nursery or school provision in the autumn will provide children with the best transitions. We are recommending that entry into nursery, reception and Key Stage 1 should be delayed by up to a term to help children settle, build confidence and be resilient. Read the Transition recommendations and Transition Letter colleagues, Transition Letter parents and carers.

The Observer features the main points here 

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'Put children at the heart of the recovery'

150+ organisations, and counting, are calling on the Government to put children at the heart of the recovery process. The statement to the Prime Minister is here, followed by a full list of the 150+ signatories. The statement was published on Tuesday, 30th June.

The activity on social media is fantastic so far and BBC News online have covered our call here! Thank you and please join in! We encourage you all to respond to the call using #ChildrenAtTheHeart and #PowerOfYouth as well as continuing to promote children and young people’s voices today and beyond.   

Here are some videos promoting children and young people’s voices to the social media pack here.

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Thinking about writing an occasional paper? TACTYC wish to invite our colleagues to contribute to our occasional paper series. Please contact Janet Moyles with your proposals. Here is the guidance page on our website. 

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On Saturday, TACTYC Trustees are sad to announce that Nancy is stepping down from her role as Chair of TACTYC after many years of dedicated service.  On behalf of everyone involved in the ECEC  field we thank Nancy for her inspiring contribution to the lives of children and families through her influence on policy makers and her work with students as well as with professional colleagues.

We wish her all the very best for the future.

Please do feel free to pass on your thanks to Nancy and fond memories to [email protected] and we will ensure that Nancy sees them. 

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