Telford & Wrekin Early Years Settings and Childminders

We offer a range of services to Early Years settings that include:

Training and consultancy

Please contact the team for information on [email protected] 

Funded Support for Telford & Wrekin Early Years Settings 2024-2025

Who we are

Multicultural Development Team (MDT) are part of Telford & Wrekin's Achievement and Enrichment Service Area. We serve Shropshire Schools and Early Years settings as well as Childminders. We also provide support in person or via Teams to other local authorities. We provide training and support for other educational providers including independent, private and state funded organisations. MDT provides specialist support for English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners and for Ethnic Minority (EM) pupils. We also provide training, support, guidance and resources for schools and Early Years Settings in:

• Working with pupils who have English as an additional language, including those who newly arrived from overseas and more advanced EAL learns
• Raising the attainment of ethnic minority pupils who are at risk of underachieving
• Tackling racism and promoting equality of opportunity for all pupils
• The promotion of all pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development

Improving School Readiness for EAL Learners Project

The aim of the project is to work in partnership with Early Years settings and provision in Telford & Wrekin ONLY, to build capacity of Early Years settings to support the educational improvement of EAL learners. There is a wide range of FREE focused support through consultancy visits, the CPD program, workshops and EAL Network meetings.

Bespoke Advisory Visits to settings

Bespoke EAL Advisory visits for settings with EAL learners visit with a follow-up visit report. The visits to be agreed with the Early Years team. This could include:

• Learning walk’ style visit to provide feedback and guidance on EAL provision as a whole
• Consultancy meeting with setting leader to discuss bespoke setting needs and offer advice and guidance around curriculum provision, pupil progress or specific setting need.
• Review of setting polices (EAL, Equality, Diversity and Race Equality), practices and procedures relating to EAL pupils and their families. (induction, parental engagement, religious and cult, etc)
• A one-hour staff meeting (30 mins preparation) on:
• EAL Strategies in EYFS
• Induction of EAL learners
• Festivals and Celebrations
• Language Development in EAL learners
• Assessing and Monitoring progress of EAL learners
• Interactions and activities to promote language development advice

Online CPD Training courses:

MDT will provide 4 CPD training sessions (1.5 hours each) via TEAMS, which will be free to all settings and all staff with no limit on numbers. Each session will be an evening session open to childminders, nurseries and EYFS staff in schools.

Online Early Years EAL Network Meetings:

MDT will provide EYFS bespoke termly network meetings (1 hours each) via TEAMs with the aim of focus each term on topics highlighted by network members, with opportunities for delegates to raise issues and share good practice and resources.

Practical Workshops in person with resources: