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DETAILS BELOW OF AUTUMN 2019 WORKSHOPS:
  • ENABLING KEY GROSS MOTOR PHYSICAL SKILLS TO SUPPORT EARLY READING WRITING AND EMERGENT LITERACY.
  • USING LOOSE PARTS EFFECTIVELY IN CONTINUOUS PROVISION TO SUPPORT EARLY LEARNING AND SKILLS.
  • MATHS AND MUD! ENABLING KEY EARLY MATHEMATICAL SKILLS THROUGH EFFECTIVE SENSORY PLAY CONTINUOUS PROVISION.
  • PLAY2 PRESENTS:HOW TO PLAY (AND WHY!)With Greg Bottrill  and Hannah O'Donnell , 1/2 day CPD

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 focuses 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 (and Heads!), TA's, Child-minders, Nursery and Preschool Teams, SENDCos and anyone working with young children, 0-5years.

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

WHEN?
  •  6.30pm-8.30pm(Twilight)
  • Tuesday 17th September, 2019 
WHERE?
  • The Folly Nursery, Ilton, Somerset
COST?
  • £20 per delegate, £15 Students. Group discount available online (5 for 4).
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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 BUTTON BELOW TO BOOK YOUR PLACE(S), OPTIONS FOR INVOICE PAYMENT AND ONLINE PAYMENT, VIA THE LINKS.
(2 x dates:)
​EEY CPD workshop :
Enabling key Gross Motor Physical skills in play and provision, in order to support early reading,writing and emergent literacy development.

WHEN/ WHERE?
  • Weds 25th Sept, 2019, 4.15pm-6.15pm, South Molton United Primary School, Exeter Road, South Molton, North Devon 
  • Weds, October 9th 2019, 6.30pm-8.30pm, Dolphin Preschool and Nursery, Raddenstile Road, Exmouth.
COST?
  • £20 per delegate, £15 Students. Group discount available online (5 for 4).
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Refreshments, course E-materials/resources and CPD certificate included.
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COURSE SYNOPSIS: GM skills:
What will Early Years practitioners, teachers & those working with 0-5 age group get out of this workshop?
  • Greater understanding of the importance of healthy development of GM physical skills for life and learning such as bilateral integration, crossing the midline, vestibular skills, core strength etc.
  • Appreciation of how GM skills directly relate to key cognitive aspects of learning to read, write and develop language in young children and beyond, as well as positive learning behaviours such as attention and executive functioning skills (memory, problem solving etc).
  • Factors which can negatively impact upon healthy GM skill development and how to spot these in young children to support them more effectively
  • Easy, cost-effective ways to plan for differentiated GM skill development opportunities in Continuous provision - both inside and out (using tools, recycled items, loos parts etc).
  • Practical experience of and lots of ideas for taking GM skills and PD development further in your own setting.​
  • 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 BUTTON BELOW TO BOOK YOUR PLACE(S), OPTIONS FOR INVOICE PAYMENT AND ONLINE PAYMENT, VIA THE LINKS.​
EEY CPD Workshop :

MATHS AND MUD! ENABLING EFFECTIVE EARLY MATHS SKILLS PLAY OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SENSORY CONTINUOUS PROVISION


WHEN/ WHERE?
  • 6.30-8.30pm, Mon, 28th October, ​St Martin's C of E Primary School, Cranbrook, Exeter.
COST?
  • £20 per delegate, £15 Students. Group discount available online (5 for 4).
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Refreshments, course E-materials/resources and CPD certificate included.
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COURSE SYNOPSIS:
What will Early Years practitioners, teachers & those working with 0-5 age group get out of this workshop?
  • Comprehensive, research led understanding of the key early mathematical skills children need to develop in play, order to gain depth and breadth in later mathematical attainment.
  • Cost-effective and in-practice ideas  to support mathematical planning in continuous provision, especially sensory (water, mud, sand etc)
  • Key understanding of how cognitive mathematical understanding and application develops in young children and beyond.
  • Appreciation of the importance of sensory experiences for mathematical and all areas of learning, as well as to support executive functioning skills, positive learning behaviours (attention etc) and allow for healthy sensory processing.
  • How to upcycle sensory play and environments/ opportunities for interactions with loose parts, tools etc, to enhance engaging opportunities for early mathematical play.
  • Understanding the role of the practitioner in supporting maths language and modelling skills for ages 0+.
  • 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 BUTTON 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.'