Dingley's Promise Training

A good day in the #Westminster sunshine, talking to MPs about how we can ensure every child with #SEND gets the best start in life. Dingley's Promise are encouraged by the Government's clear recognition of the importance of #earlyyears in life outcomes. We hope there will be more detail soon on how much of the £1 billion of the new funding for the SEND system will be allocated to this critical stage of a child's life. Thank you to Peter Swallow and Luke Murphy who are committed to championing children and families.

Our COO Lee Friend is delighted to be on the panel of 'Inclusion not isolation' tomorrow, discussing the key challenges faced by local authority teams in supporting young children with SEND in the early years, including: -The importance of inclusivity and supporting neurodiversity in local communities to reduce the need for separation -Transitioning from ‘diagnosis-led’ services to ‘needs-led’ services -How to develop a holistic approach to upskilling the early years workforce around SEND -How EasyPeasy is developing services to support children with SEND and their families The event will take place on Microsoft Teams on Thursday 19th September, 1-1:45 pm Sign up here: https://buff.ly/3XMgbVE

We're delighted to announce the launch of the Early Years SEND Assessment Guidance, developed in partnership with the Department for Education. We aim for it to be a practical support for practitioners across the early years. Learn more about the guidance here:

💡 Do you work in a school, college or early years settings in England? Would you like to join a community of evidence users?  We’ve launched our annual survey to help us make sure that what we do is rooted in the reality of your setting.  We’d love to hear from you and learn more about your experiences and pressures working in the sector. Your input will help to shape the advice and resources that we develop. After the survey, you can also choose to stay in contact and join the EEF Exchange, our community of evidence users working in education. What are the benefits of joining?    ✅ Free entry into a prize draw to win Amazon vouchers and a selection of printed EEF guidance reports  ✅ Invitations to paid focus groups  ✅ Advance access to our publications  ✅ Membership to a growing community of evidence users working in education ✍ Take the ten minute survey: https://lnkd.in/erbfXAs9

Help us build a more inclusive early years - learn more about our training courses and join us in ensuring every child gets the best start possible: https://buff.ly/45roj05 #SEND #DPTraining #Inclusion #Disability #EarlyYears #DingleysPromise

The newly published EPI annual report states that pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are some of the most educationally disadvantaged in the English state school system. https://buff.ly/3Y56Usw ‘We are very concerned - but not surprised - to see that the gap for children with SEND in reception is the widest it has ever been. There is a significant lack of funding and support for children with SEND in the early years, and settings are struggling to meet needs. Dingley’s Promise found that one in five families of children with SEND experienced being turned away by settings, and only 6% of local authority areas believe they have enough places for children with SEND in the early years. With these major issues, it is no surprise that the gap is widening for our most vulnerable children, and we urge the new Government to focus on the early years to give children with SEND the best start, and take the pressure off families.’ Catherine McLeod - CEO Dingley's Promise

Amazing team here at Dingley's Promise Bournemouth!

Join us at our new Provider lunch break 11th July at 12.30-1.30pm We will be reflecting on our previous discussions around Transitions, and sharing how this is currently going for you and your children. We will also be discussing key topics raised in our recent Lunch Breaks and our Transitions webinar. We'd love you to join as and share you thoughts and ideas, working together we can build inclusion in the early years. Click here to sign up: https://buff.ly/4bpeGQO

We are delighted to share the Coram Family and Childcare Manifesto, which has clear recommendations for improved access to places for children with SEND, in light of what they term the ‘inclusion crisis’ in early years. In line with our Dingley’s Promise Manifesto, they focus on the need to simplify and increase SEND funding to support settings to be inclusive. We look forward to continuing to work with our partners to increase the pressure on decision makers to address these critical issues and ensure children with SEND are able to access their early years entitlements as much as other children do. Read the Coram Family Manifesto here https://buff.ly/4eKe8b9

Join our next ‘Early Years Inclusion Lunch Break’ on 8th July 12.30-1.30pm. These sessions are funded by the DfE through the EYSEND partnership therefore free of charge to attend. Bring your lunch and lots of ideas! We would love you to join us in sharing your knowledge experience and challenges face and shaping the content of our sessions. Sign up here https://buff.ly/3KMWO7L