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Bespoke Training



EEY aims to provide cost-effective options for in-setting team training, staff meetings or hub training collaborations. Prices are bespoke and designed to fit in with budgets, numbers and requirements. These can also include follow up in-practice discussions, to embed practice. 
All training focusses on recent research, core knowledge of child and educational development and practice and offers ideas for in-play practice, provision upcycling and pedagogy to improve outcomes for all unique children 0-5y.
EEY has worked with nursery settings to deliver a series of training, schools with one-off whole training and bespoke sessions.

Current training (and this is always evolving) includes areas such as:
  • Gross Motor physical skills development (can focus on enhancing reading/ writing and PSED also)
  • Fine Motor Skills - (what, how and why & can focus on how these enable not only writing but also SLC skills)
  • PSED skills- including Executive functioning, Emotional intelligence etc, enabling these in practice and provision and factors affecting these such as attachments, technology overt use and trauma (al of these can also be separately focussed upon in training if required).
  • Self-regulation/ Co-regulation skills - what these are and how to enable/ support them.
  • Maths and Mud - Enabling early mathematical skills (and what these are)through Sensory play.
  • Enabling communication skills, through enhancing the environment, practice and provision.
  • Sensory play  and SPD, why sensory play enables all areas of learning, how to enable this and looking at what SPD also is in terms of children struggling with their learning and skills.
  • Supporting vulnerable children with essential skills - GM and PSED, looking at issues of trauma, attachment and SPD in more focus.
  • Loose parts - what, how and why these enable effective early learning and skills.

Please email with any hosting queries/ bespoke queries, at no obligation. Thank you!
E: empoweringearlyyears@gmail.com

EEY CPD WORKSHOPS:

EEY CPD workshops are suitable for Early Years Practitioners, EY Students, EY Managers, EYTs, Reception Teachers, Staff teams, TA's, Child-minders, Nursery and Preschool Teams, SENDCos and anyone working with young children, 0-5years.
EEY CPD WORKSHOP: Enabling communication skills through engaging environments, effective practice and play provision:

WHEN/ WHERE?
  • 10am-12pm, Tuesday 26th March, 2019, Old Heathcoat School Community Centre, Tiverton.
  • (Twilight) 6.30pm-8.30pm, Thursday 4th April, 2019, St Martins Primary School and Nursery, Cranbrook, Exeter.

COST?

  • £20 per delegate, £15 Students. Group discount available online (5 for 4).


Refreshments, course E-materials/resources and CPD certificate included.


COURSE SYNOPSIS:
  • A simplified developmental basis for healthy communication skill development - brain and body
  • What we mean by 'communication skills' (such as receptive language, spoken language, gesture, emotional expression etc) and how these link to the EYFS, later learning and life.
  • Identifying and assessing the EY environment using a range of available measures to support effective use of space, provision and layout - which can enhance opportunities for early skill development and engagement.
  • The role of effective continuous play provision to enhance communication skills opportunities, including lots of ideas.
  • Staff role in supporting early Communication skills in practice and what this looks like, based on recent research.
  • Supporting parents' understanding of early communication skills in play.


Full E-notes of the course, CPD certificate and Delegate references will be provided, plus the opportunity to liaise with the trainer about specific cohort/ setting queries at a later agreed date.


TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM EVENTBRITE (PLEASE CLICK ON BUTTONS BELOW TO BOOK YOUR PLACE(S), OPTIONS FOR INVOICE PAYMENT AND ONLINE PAYMENT, VIA THE LINKS.


EEY CPD workshop : Using Loose Parts to enhance early learning and key skills.

WHEN?
  •  6.30pm-8.30pm(Twilight) Weds 1st May 2019
WHERE?
  • Kingwood Childcare and Preschool, Uffculme, EX15 3XG
COST?
  • £20 per delegate, £15 Students. Group discount available online (5 for 4).

Refreshments, course E-materials/resources and CPD certificate included.

COURSE SYNOPSIS:
What will Early Years practitioners, teachers & those working with 0-5 age group get out of this workshop?
  • A simplified understanding of the important inclusive concept of loose parts used in play as part of high quality EY Continuous provision.
  • Why Loose parts directly relate to a child's unique developmental journey and their ability to thrive in all aspects of their learning through play.
  • How Loose parts in provision (inside and out) across the whole learning environment can enhance key learning opportunities linked to the EYFS - including early Maths skills, SLC, PD, PSED etc.
  • The role of the practitioner: planning for loose parts in the environment, risk assessments, modelling and observation, as well as enhancements for engagement.
  • Loose parts as part of healthy risk-taking (executive functioning skills development), links to the growth-mindset concept (Mueller & Dweck, 1998), resilience skills and autonomy .
  • Cost-effective ideas for resources, storage and set ups, with a secure research-led basis of knowledge to support the importance of open-ended loose parts.
Full E-notes of the course, CPD certificate and Delegate references will be provided, plus the opportunity to liaise with the trainer about specific cohort/ setting queries at a later agreed date.


 TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM EVENTBRITE (PLEASE CLICK ON BUTTONS BELOW TO BOOK YOUR PLACE(S), OPTIONS FOR INVOICE PAYMENT AND ONLINE PAYMENT, VIA THE LINKS.

Feedback from attendees

Some FEEDBACK from recent Workshops attended by Reception Teachers, Preschool Managers, Nursery staff, CC staff, play-workers, TA's, EYPs and EYTs and more:

  • 'Fresh ideas and deeper understanding of how they support development.'
  • 'Very good value for money and as a twilight session as other options are so expensive - haven't been out for 2 years due to costs as am full time nursery teacher in an FU!'
  • 'Great to have the information in straightforward language.'
  • 'Extremely knowledgeable and interesting.'
  • 'Great for simple ideas.'
  • 'Promotes new ideas and gets you thinking about your own setting.'
  • 'I've come away with knowledge I can implement straight into practice as well as my studies.'
  • 'Very knowledgeable trainer with lots of research based evidence.'
  • 'Found it very interesting, I wish it was not so fast - enjoyed it!'
  • 'Good to have training at a higher level.'
  • It was just right - short enough to inspire you to do your own research and get excited about trying something new!'
  • 'A better understanding of child development and the importance of the prime areas and their impact on the specific – which will form the basis of in house training for support staff. Plus, how we can relook at planning and provision to ensure our children’s development of GMS and sensory
    experiences.'
  • 'How current gaps in our provision for the above mean that we may not have either recognised the
    importance of these or expected too much higher functioning too soon and so we need to plan for this in a different time of expectations level.'
  • It is a short but very informative event, it made me want to learn more!'
  • 'Underpins what we do and the reasoning behind it.'
  • 'We were presented with current up to date research into best and desirable practice with underlying child development information which put everything into context.'
  • 'Very cost effective for single delegates in that the very low charge will have a high impact on provision and more so once cascade training is disseminated. This is so as I am in a position to carry this out. I have been on 2 courses and would definitely attend further sessions.'
  • 'It exceeded expectation as it was very informative and there were really useful hand-outs which suggested further reading and research.'
  • 'I would recommend it as colleagues do not always appreciate the importance of play to learning.'
  • 'Very enthusiastic and lots of really useful information!'
  • 'Very enjoyable and thought-provoking, a desire to learn more.'
  • 'I would recommend it - to be able to think outside of the box and as a reminder that play is best.'
  • 'Workshop exceeded expectation and linked to Early Years Teacher Training study’
  • 'Clearly explained facts and interesting provision.
  • (The course )‘Exceeded expectation - loads of fantastic ideas presented in an interesting way.'