Teaching, learning and assessment

Observation, assessment and planning resouces including the local authority's tracking system Progress from the Start (PFTS).

Every Child a Talker (ECAT) is a national project to develop the language and communication of children from birth to five years of age.

Childcare providers and health visiting teams will be expected to integrate the reviews they complete and share with parents when a child is two years old.

Activities to promote speaking and listening skills, phonological awareness, oral blending, and segmenting, to prepare children for learning to read and write.

Resources to support practitioners to identify how their everyday routines and interactions promote effective listening and responding.