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About Early Excellence
Supporting Quality
Education in
Early Years & KS1

Welcome to Early Excellence, a transformational organisation specialising in supporting the development of best practice and provision in the Early Years and KS1.

From tailored School Improvement Services and Bespoke Consultancy, through to inspirational Training Events and Online CPD, as well as specialist Classroom Furniture and Resources to transform indoor and outdoor learning environments – we offer expert support across all areas of teaching and learning.

Whatever your need, if you are rethinking your approach to teaching in the EYFS, Y1 and Y2, we can support you to review and evaluate your Early Years right through to the end of Key Stage 1, guiding next steps towards improved outcomes for children.

Our highly experienced School Improvement Team and Curriculum Consultants offer personalised advice, support and training to meet the unique needs of your school and your team, ensuring that when you engage with Early Excellence you secure impact – for leaders, teachers and children.

At Early Excellence we are passionate about early education and offer specialist expertise in young children’s learning from Early Years – children aged 2yrs plus, through to end of KS1 – age 7.

We are proud of our 25+ year track record of delivering high-quality improvement services and inspirational CPD in schools and nurseries across England and internationally. Our unparalleled history of supporting high-quality education has enabled us to be the leading provider of specialist services and products including School Improvement Services, Bespoke Consultancy, CPD and Training, as well as Complete Classrooms, Early Years Furniture, Classroom Resources and Storage for age-appropriate Continuous Provision and Enhanced Provision.

By choosing Early Excellence to support your development, you are tapping into a wealth of expertise including an extensive CPD Programme for ECTs through to EYFS Leads and Senior Leaders – as well as a unique range of Complete Classroom Solutions and Outdoor Equipment to rapidly develop outstanding learning environments.

You will find fully resourced Pre-School Rooms, Nursery Classrooms, Early Years Units and KS1 Classrooms all with exclusive UK-made classroom furniture, outstanding teacher-curated resources and resource storage solutions.

Reach out whenever you need support and inspiration, CPD or classroom equipment for EYFS and KS1, we’d be delighted to work with you and guide your development journey – helping you to lead with greater confidence with access to resources that fully update and upskill your team in quality practice and provision.

What Schools Say

The Early Excellence Story

A Message from our Founder

“As a young teacher I was lucky to work in a school that promoted creativity, with an inspirational and highly experienced headteacher who expected nothing less than perfection! I can still remember many of the ground-breaking projects that so strongly influenced my beliefs about innovation, creativity and quality.

This passion for high-quality, inspirational practice has influenced every aspect of my career – evident in my teaching, through headship and on into advisory roles. It was in this advisory role that the idea of Early Excellence first emerged in 1997 – an explosion of ideas that culminated in the concept of Early Excellence as a regional development centre serving schools and early years settings across the north of England.

Whether by luck or by fate – at that very same moment a disused Victorian school building, close to where I lived, appeared on the market – and the rest is history! On the 1st of May 2000, the doors to Early Excellence opened for the very first time and our journey of development began.

We are now an established national leader of pedagogy, provision and practice, specialising in Early Years and KS1 education. Every day we champion the development of inspirational learning and teaching, offering expert advice, support and training to schools and settings across the UK and internationally. We help schools and early years settings to understand and respond to the ever-changing landscape of education policy and keep a sharp focus on the leadership of quality provision – continuous provision, enhanced provision and focused activities.

The work of Early Excellence is hugely rewarding. It has been such a privilege to work alongside such an experienced team of senior leaders, early years consultants as well as a wide range of business managers and support staff, all of whom are passionately committed to supporting schools and settings in developing quality practice in Early Years and KS1.

We support schools across England, and work in International Schools around the globe, so wherever you are teaching, do get in touch when you need down to earth advice and expert support.”

Liz Marsden
Early Excellence Founder

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