BIRMINGHAM NURSERY SCHOOLS COLLABORATION REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Structure Governance and Mana ement Governing document Constitution dated 21st October 2015 U dated 10 Juty 2025 Association Constitution I Charitable Incorporated O nisation ICIOI Except for the Trustees listed in 12.4 (Constitution 10.07.2025), who shall se￿e for the terms indicated, every charity Trustee shall hold Offi￿ for three years from the date of their appointment. New Trustees can be appointed by the members at the AGM or by the Charity Trustees. A charity triistee who has served for nine consecutive years may not be reappointed for another consecutive year but may be reappointed after an interval of at least one year. All matters of poliry and managernent ofthe CIO are determined by regular Meetings of the Trustees Income and property of the CIO must be applied solely towards the promotion of the Objects Constltutlon Trustee Selection method Orianisation Con5t•tulion provlslons Ob ectlves and A¢tivities ObJe¢ts The advancement of education for children in early years (birth to 71 in such ways as the charlty trustees think fit includin8 (but not exdusivetyl by: _ l. Promoting their care and safety 2. Promoting their education and parental involvement 3. Providing services to support them and their familie5 and carers 4. Ensuring quality and equity in the early years, sector Maln Actlvltles lor Public Benefit The CIO offers a training and facilitie5 resource to support those providing education and educational activities in private. voluntsry or independent and maintained settings in the most deprived areas of Birmingham and the West Midlands. The ao's work benefits children from birth to seven years and includes a significant number of children who are looked after under 3 child protection order or have complex educational needs and disabiliiies. The CIO 5UPPOrtS the work of Early Education (The British Association for Ear￿ Childhood Education) Save Our Maintained Nursery schools htt tion.or cam intained-nurse -school Birmingham Early Years Network IBEYN) Since 2019, the CIO has worked closefy with the Local Authority to run the Birrningham Early Year5 Network IBEYNI a network for early years staff across the city based around the 10 Birmingham districts. This involves working with nursery settings 3nd primary schools with nurserylreception "SSC5 to s;:enn+hc-. pritt.-ce .'eia... ca5 s old,., 3:T t-: Support increased capacity to deliver 2-year-old EEE places Improved outcomes for all children at the end of the Foundation Stage Effertive transition arrangements within the 10 distfirt areas. The CIO support5 the development and maintenance of Earfy Years Steering groups across the 10 Districts. The CIO also provides Continued Professional Development across the Early Years Sector. The CIO enables expertise, knowledge and skills to be di55eminated a¢ross all early years, setting5. Families of children under 5 are supported through our 50 Things to do Before You're Five in Birmingham projert. part funded by the Family Hub irbitsative. Birmin8ham Maintained Nursery Schools pnwide CPD to the team of Birmingham Local Authority Early Years Consultants to experience and understsnd innovative pedagogical approaches to teaching in early years. Vlsitors Under the umbrella of the Birmingham Nursery School Collaboration. IS students from Frankfurt in Germany completed a 5-week bkKk placement in Binningham Maintained Nursery Schools between February- March 2025. Whilst in a host placement they also had the opportunity to visit other nursery schools. We held a session at Osborne Nur5eryfor them and their teacher to gsve them an overview of early years in the UK and particularly in Bimiingham. They also had the opportunity to tour Osborne Nursery Sthool. On 24.03.2025, Louise Bennett 8ayliss OBE. Vice Lord kneutenanl West Midlands met with CIO trustees and BEYN co-ordinators following an interest in the work of the Birmingham Early Year5 Networks. Louise shared how the Princess of Wales through A Royal Foundation Taskforce for Early Childhood is exploring the importance of the formative years of a child's development and how, if we can get that right. we can shape a p05itive. oC?￿¢3) voov iooi 00000000000000 00000000000000 00000000000000 L)xcECLÉ tCnO>-ffjEffjc￿ fj)LU In o oz OLU (y Q C OJO Zthtaz2?C(tnci￿•LQj 000￿(￿000)00oo0(fj Oviooc4rOOO(tsO)O iOOi*rOTtTtrOOO￿CI)0 (00￿#*00#￿) In v (r) In LYJ OfDn -** o wz OLUaJ IDC ffjoo Z(0025SCccoOSiL(D￿￿) 8-808888888888- 000￿￿00(￿00 oroor¢DOU O ol q)£ W c>(nuJ- o NZ olu OJ q) C OooE ZO)OZS￿CCcDQSi￿Q1￿￿O In o ¢iJ Z o LU 2z(oozSSc£cnQ 0004 oiocoo ¥>4IP)r ooui jlli (QI ￿ 3 ¢ty 02t￿￿￿TI q)i oj li 11 7)3 e? ¢0 >4 l ole> Ipi