Working at Pen Green: Careers Open Event Are you qualified and looking for a new challenge?Considering a career change?Currently studying and wanting to explore your future career options? We’re inviting […]
Relationships in the Early Years Network Tuesday 17 February | 6.00–7.30pm Following the success of our last session, we are delighted to welcome Suzanne Zeedyk back for a deeper dive […]
🌿 Outdoor Learning Network Taking Time to BE and Learn Outdoors The Outdoor Learning Network offers a welcoming space for early years professionals to engage in discussion, reflection, and shared […]
Join our East Midlands Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Speech & Language Support Network, a supportive online space led by specialist speech and language therapist Karen Royle. These sessions offer […]
We are delighted to welcome Pen Green alumni back for a special event featuring former postgraduate student and leading early years consultant Dr Stella Louis. Following the success of our […]
How to Write Meaningful Observations Many practitioners tell us that observation, assessment, and planning can feel overwhelming — especially when there’s pressure to record learning rather than truly understand it. […]
Relationships in the Early Years Network Session 3: Professional Love in Early Years Practice – with Jools Page In this session, Jools will introduce her research on professional love and the […]
Things I Wish I’d Known: An Essential Guide for New and Aspirant Leaders 23rd March | 4:00–5:30pm | Online This uplifting one-hour session explores the powerful parallels between how we […]
A community space for early-years apprentices to learn, connect, and thrive Join us for an interactive online forum designed just for early-years apprentices. You support children every day — now […]
Explore your future in Early Years Join us at Pen Green to discover how you can build a rewarding and meaningful career supporting children, families and communities. Whether you are […]
Our next Baby Room Network will focus on relationships and high-quality interactions, exploring the strong relational foundations that underpin babies’ learning and development. This session will consider how attuned, responsive […]
Early Writing: Building Strong Foundations for the GLD (Half-day training) This half-day training supports practitioners to understand how early writing develops from birth and how secure physical, sensory and emotional […]
Ofsted Updates – Inspection & the Curriculum Network Join us for the next Ofsted Updates Network with Jude Simpson, designed for leaders and managers in early years settings, schools, and […]
Pen Green Initial Teacher Training Information Session Thinking about becoming a teacher? Join us for an informative and welcoming session to explore Initial Teacher Training (ITT) with Pen Green Research, […]
Mobile devices are now a common part of everyday life for many young children. Recent research suggests that by the age of four, more than half of children have their […]
Masters Degree Information Session Early Childhood & Education (Integrated Working with Families and Children) Thinking about taking the next step in your early years career? Join us for an informal […]
Our Apprenticeship Support Forum is a dedicated space for early years apprentices to come together, reflect on their experiences in practice, and deepen their understanding of new learning. These sessions […]
Join us for the next phase of our Outdoor Learning Network, where we move from discussion into real examples from practice. In this session, we are delighted to be joined […]
Apprenticeship Information Session – Level 3 & Level 5 Thinking about taking the next step in your early years career? Join us for an informative and welcoming session to explore […]
How to Write Meaningful Observations Many practitioners tell us that observation, assessment, and planning can feel overwhelming — especially when there’s pressure to record learning rather than truly understand it. […]
Baby Room Network: Planning for Children’s Learning In our next Baby Room Network, we’ll be focusing on planning — thinking about how we plan for children’s learning in ways that […]
Join us for this practical and reflective webinar exploring the foundations of early writing in the EYFS. Drawing on research, developmental understanding and real examples from practice, this session will […]
Looking to build on your experience and develop your practice through degree-level study? Join us for an informal Foundation Degree Information Session and find out how Pen Green’s flexible, work-based […]
If you are looking for a nursery place for your child then we'd like to invite you to join us at our Nursery Stay & Play Session. Are you looking […]
Looking for the right nursery place for your child?Come and experience Pen Green Nursery! Join us for a relaxed Stay and Play session where you and your child can explore […]
We are excited to launch a new networking opportunity focused on schemas and mathematics in the early years. This network will explore how schema theory can support meaningful mathematical learning […]
Looking for the right nursery place for your child?Come and experience Pen Green Nursery! Join us for a relaxed Stay and Play session where you and your child can explore […]
NPQ Information Session Are you considering taking the next step in your leadership journey? Join us for an online information session to find out more about the National Professional Qualifications […]
How do adults recognise when a child is ready to engage, beginning to drift, or becoming overwhelmed? In this two-part webinar series, Professor Sam Wass explores attention and regulation as […]
Masters Degree - Early Childhood & Education (Integrated Working with Families and Children) Online Information Session Thinking about taking the next step in your early years career? Join us online […]
Level 6 Qualification BA (Hons) Top-Up Early Childhood & Education (Integrated Working with Families and Children) Online Information Session Do you have a Foundation Degree or equivalent qualification and 240 […]
Lincolnshire Early Years Professional Development Day Supporting the Foundations for Early Writing Join us for a reflective and practice-focused professional development day exploring the foundations of early writing in the […]
Thinking about becoming an Early Years Teacher? Join us to discover the brand new Early Years Teacher Degree Apprenticeship (EYTDA), delivered by Pen Green Research, Development and Training Base in […]
Thinking about becoming an Early Years Teacher? Join us to discover the brand new Early Years Teacher Degree Apprenticeship (EYTDA), delivered by Pen Green Research, Development and Training Base in […]
Are you passionate about early years education or curious to learn about the pioneering work at Pen Green? Join us for our Visitor Day at the Pen Green Centre for […]
Following the fantastic response to last year's webinar, we're delighted to welcome back Dr Mona Sakr and Dr Sara Bonetti for this interactive follow-up session. This webinar is designed for local authority […]
Take the Next Step in Your Early Years Career Whether you're looking to become an Early Years Teacher, develop your leadership, complete a degree or continue your professional learning, our […]
Are you looking for a nursery where your child can feel safe, valued and inspired to learn? Join us at our Kingswood Community Nursery Open Day and discover how we […]
Early Years Professional Development Open Day Wednesday 19 August | 4.00–7.00pmPen Green Research, Development and Training Base, Corby It's not too late to apply for a 2026 start. Whether you're […]
Early Years Stronger Practice Adviser (EYSPA) Information Session Could your setting or childminding provision benefit from free, tailored support from an experienced early years leader? Join our short online information […]
Relational Pedagogies: Trusting the Child and Knowing Yourself A Fully Funded East Midlands Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Conference Join us for an inspiring day exploring how relationships, kindness, play […]
How to Write Meaningful Observations Many practitioners tell us that observation, assessment, and planning can feel overwhelming — especially when there’s pressure to record learning rather than truly understand it. […]
We’re excited to bring together childminders through our Speech, Language and SEND Support Network, led by Karen Royle, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. This informal online network runs alongside our […]
This network explores how schema theory can support meaningful mathematical learning experiences for young children and how practitioners can use children's schematic interests to inform planning, environments and interactions. Together, […]
Friday 18 September 2026 | 11.30am–1pm | Online via Microsoft Teams Discover the maths hiding in everyday play Children love making things move, and ramps are a perfect invitation for […]
Join Jude Simpson, Senior His Majesty’s Inspector (SHMI), Ofsted, for our next Ofsted Network session. Following our previous session exploring curriculum under the renewed inspection framework, Jude will return to […]
We’re excited to bring together practitioners through our Speech, Language and SEND Support Network, led by Karen Royle, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. This informal online network runs alongside our […]
For our next Baby Room Network, we’ll be doing something a little different and taking a virtual visit into the Pen Green baby room. We’ll explore the environment together, sharing […]
A practical webinar exploring how autism may present in girls in the early years. Consider less visible presentations, communication and play, friendships, sensory and emotional regulation, and how we can […]
Reflective Leadership in Early Years Practice A collaborative leadership session from West Northamptonshire Council and the East Midlands Stronger Practice Hub Join us for a thoughtful and practical morning exploring reflective leadership in the early years sector. This session is designed to support leaders to strengthen self-evaluation, develop confident leadership practice, and create shared understanding […]
Thinking about becoming an Early Years Teacher? Join us to discover the brand new Early Years Teacher Degree Apprenticeship (EYTDA), delivered by Pen Green Research, Development and Training Base in partnership with the University of Greenwich. Starting in January 2027 this innovative apprenticeship offers the opportunity to achieve a BA (Hons) Early Years with Early […]
We’re excited to bring together childminders through our Speech, Language and SEND Support Network, led by Karen Royle, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. This informal online network runs alongside our funded 1:1 speech and language consultations and is designed specifically to support childminders in developing confidence in children’s speech, language and communication, including inclusive approaches […]
There the Dance Is: Bringing Co-Regulation into Practice From understanding children’s states to knowing how to respond This third session with Professor Sam Wass brings together the thinking explored across the There the Dance Is series and considers what it means for everyday early years practice. Drawing on Sam’s research into attention, regulation and the […]
How to Write Meaningful Observations Many practitioners tell us that observation, assessment, and planning can feel overwhelming — especially when there’s pressure to record learning rather than truly understand it. […]
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