Our session focused on early years, no surprise there. Our opening assertion was that we can and must assertively quantify and demonstrate how early education makes a difference. Because it enables children to succeed in their educational futures.
We can close gaps before children start school, but the greatest gift we can bestow children is to switch on their motivated personal learning journeys, and to help them embrace the opportunities that school offers and be resilient to tackle its challenges.
Early years isn’t an annexe to education, it is the second stage, after children have started learning at home with their parents. It is a vital and equal part of the continuum of learning before children start school, and a reliable indicator of their future needs and learning potentials throughout primary and secondary.
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