CPD Certified · 90 CPD Hours · Fully online
Class Bridge® British Early Years Excellence
British early years quality — adapted to your setting, not copied into it.
A six-module professional development programme for early years settings and educators. Diagnose your own setting, keep the principle, redesign the delivery for your culture, curriculum and regulations — then coach your team so the change sticks.
£190 per person
Teams and whole settings: £120 per person
- London
- Based on the EYFS 2025 framework
- 90 CPD hours
- 100% online
- CPD Certified
The problem
Why imported training doesn't stick
- 01
Staff disengage
A model imported wholesale asks people to work in ways that make little sense in their setting. They nod along in the training, then return to what they know.
- 02
The culture doesn't fit
Practice designed for an English nursery meets different families, a different curriculum and different regulations. Without adaptation, it clashes.
- 03
The binder goes on the shelf
Without coaching after the training, the improvement plan becomes a document nobody opens. A term later, nothing has changed.
Class Bridge starts the other way round: with an honest look at your own setting.
The idea
The Class Bridge approach
Three governing principles run through every module.
Collaboration, not inspection
Improvement is done with a setting, not to it. The diagnostic review is shared, honest and supportive.
Coaching, not compliance
Change lasts when practitioners own it. Colleagues are coached through the improvement cycle rather than handed a checklist.
Adaptation, not replication
Keep the principle, redesign the delivery. British practice is adapted to your culture, curriculum and regulations.
Outcomes
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the Class Bridge philosophy and its three principles, and judge their relevance to your own setting.
- Conduct a structured diagnostic review of an early years setting across nine domains, grading each from emerging to leading.
- Adapt UK early years practice to your cultural, curricular and regulatory context.
- Design enabling indoor and outdoor environments grounded in play-based, Reggio-inspired and enquiry pedagogy.
- Strengthen safeguarding as a whole-setting culture, adapting UK principles (KCSIE) to international standards (CIS/COBIS) and local law.
- Coach colleagues through the improvement cycle using Jim Knight's Impact Cycle and the GROW model.
Programme
The six modules
Each module builds on the last and ends with a task applied in your own setting.
- Module 1Foundations of the Class Bridge® Methodology & the UK Reference Model12 CPD hours
- Module 2The Class Bridge® Diagnostic Review15 CPD hours
- Module 3Adaptation & the Bespoke Development Strategy16 CPD hours
- Module 4Enabling Environments, Play-Based Pedagogy & Inclusive Practice15 CPD hours
- Module 5Safeguarding Culture, Observation, Assessment & Family Partnership14 CPD hours
- Module 6Mentoring, Coaching, Sustainable Improvement & Impact (Capstone)18 CPD hours
- Total90 CPD hours
Module 6 ends with a capstone: a whole-setting improvement action plan with an impact-evaluation framework.
Who it's for
For settings and for educators
For owners and administrators
“Prove your quality with an international framework — without importing a system that doesn't fit.”
- A repeatable, culturally responsive improvement system
- Greater parent confidence in the quality of your setting
- Stronger staff retention through coaching and shared ownership
- A credential that supports quality assurance and partnerships
For teachers and practitioners
“Stop guessing. Get a British early years toolkit that works in your classroom.”
- Practical techniques you apply in your own classroom in every module
- Confidence with observation, assessment and play-based pedagogy
- Feedback and coaching on your real workplace tasks
- A CPD certificate recording 90 CPD hours
Suitable for practitioners working with children aged 2–7, early years leaders, nursery owners and setting directors, and in-house mentors. Whole staff teams can enrol together.
How it works
Fully online, built around your own setting
Self-paced modules
Pre-recorded teaching on the Seven Academy learning platform, studied at a pace that fits your working week.
Live webinars
Scheduled live sessions on Zoom for discussion, questions and group coaching.
The diagnostic
You review your own setting across nine domains — the evidence base for everything that follows.
Workplace tasks
Each module ends with a task you carry out in your setting and submit online for instructor feedback.
Coaching and reflection
Group coaching, written feedback and a reflective journal built on Gibbs' reflective cycle.
Capstone
A whole-setting improvement action plan with a framework for evaluating its impact.
Instructors
Your instructors
International instructors with extensive EYFS experience and knowledge — who also speak your language.
International instructors
An international team of early years specialists who understand settings beyond the UK.
Support in your language
The programme is delivered in English, and your instructors also speak your language, so your questions never get lost in translation.
Extensive EYFS experience
Deep, practical knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and how it works in real settings.
Certification
Certification & hours
The content of this course has been certified by The CPD Certification Service as conforming to Continuing Professional Development principles.
- CPD hours
- 90
- Level
- Intermediate
- Certificate no.
- 77781
- Certified
- September 2026
To receive your certificate
- Complete all six modules
- Submit every module assessment, including the capstone improvement plan
- Score at least 70% on each knowledge quiz
Your certificate records the 90 CPD hours you have earned.
This is continuing professional development, not a regulated qualification or a diploma.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Start with a free consultation
Tell Seven Academy about your setting or your goals. An adviser will recommend a realistic route — for you, or for your whole team.
- London
- Based on the EYFS 2025 framework
- 90 CPD hours
- 100% online
- CPD Certified
Enquiry
Talk to us.
Share your goals and Seven Academy will recommend a realistic CPD route — for you, or your whole staff room. Seven Academy replies within two working days.
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