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We support teachers and school leaders to keep getting better. Together, we’re shaping the future of education to give every child the best start in life.

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Joined February 2009
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🆕 Introducing Leading Professional Development for Teaching Assistants. Teaching assistants play an important role in helping pupils learn. Equip them to use a wider range of evidence-informed strategies effectively in the classroom with this train-the-trainer programme. [1/3]
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🌟 Are you a primary headteacher or early years leader? 🌟 Read our expert explainers and practical case studies to learn more about the unique child – one of the overarching principles of the early years foundation stage framework.
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See how you can bring it to life in your setting: www2.ambition.org.uk/early-y…
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Expert practitioners Dixie-Louise Dexter and Nicola Middleton share how they embed the three characteristics of effective teaching and learning in their early years setting. Read more: ambition.org.uk/blog/how-tea…
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⏰ Hurry! Our Adaptive Teaching: Train the trainer programme closes soon. ▶️ Deepen your expertise in adaptive teaching. ▶️ Learn to deliver effective professional development. ▶️ Help teachers better meet pupil needs. Apply by Tuesday 10 November: www2.ambition.org.uk/l/33023…
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Our early years expert Corrie Leach explains the three characteristics of effective teaching and learning in the early years and shares practical ways to embed them. Read the article and get questions to reflect on your practice: ambition.org.uk/blog/underst…
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🙋 Made for: Teachers and leaders with responsibility for training teaching assistants. 💻 You’ll get: The skills to deliver effective professional development, plus six ready-to-use training sessions on how pupils learn, to adapt and deliver to your teaching assistants. [2/3]
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🌱 If you work in the early years, you can now get practical resources to help you or your team support children with SEND. Early years inclusion training from Dingley's Promise is fully funded by the Department for Education and suitable for all types of provision. [1/2]
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Across three professional development courses you’ll learn: 1. What inclusion means. 2. How to make inclusion part of everyday practice. 3. Ways to build strong relationships with families. Find out more and sign up today: dingley.org.uk/training-eycp… #DingleysPromiseTraining [2/2]
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Some children who start school need extra support to thrive. Expert early years practitioners Dixie-Louise Dexter and Nicola Middleton share how they provide tailored support from the start. Read the article: ambition.org.uk/blog/four-wa…
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Today is your last chance to apply to start a National Professional Qualification this academic year. Apply today and start learning next month! It takes just 15 minutes to apply: ambition.org.uk/npqs-nationa…
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🗨️ "By reflecting on key areas, we gather lots of information about children as learners." Expert early years practitioners Dixie-Lousie Dexter and Nicola Middleton share how they get to know children and respond to meet their needs. Read the article: ambition.org.uk/blog/startin…
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School and trust leaders across the country are increasing their skills, confidence and impact through National Professional Qualifications. Apply by 22 October to join them: ambition.org.uk/npqs-nationa…
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How and when does using visuals and words together in teaching help your pupils learn? 🎥 Watch to discover what our latest research found and what it means for you.
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️ 🗨️️ “Pupils are now accessing learning more successfully at the level they’re working at.” 🎥 Watch to see Safiyyah’s experience on our Adaptive Teaching: Train the trainer programme, and how it helped her create a culture of adaptive teaching at Oakridge Primary School.
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Our early years expert Corrie Leach explains the principle of the unique child and shares three ways to help you get to know the unique child in your setting through ongoing assessment. Read the article and get questions to reflect on your practice: ambition.org.uk/blog/underst…
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The new SEND and inclusion training materials are designed to strengthen universal, high quality inclusive teaching and help staff to: [1/5]
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They are the first part of a wider package of support on SEND and inclusion that will be available to schools and post-16 settings throughout 2026/27. [4/5]
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