Family Services Directory

Course Booking Instructions

To book a place on any of the courses in this programme please complete a registration form HERE

Use one form per course adding up to 2 attendees and up to 5 colleagues wishing to be placed on a waiting list.

You will receive information a few days before the course with joining instructions and information about how to access the follow up information via the Early Years Knowledge Hub.

Should you require any support with a course booking please email the training team direct earlyyears.training@eastriding.gov.uk

Building your Curriculum

We will be looking at building your unique curriculum for the children attending your setting. Looking at experiences children have already have, what you wish to embed and what is missing from their understanding and cultural capital through providing activities, resources and experiences that deliver the seven areas of learning.

This course is not available this term, if you would like to attend one please contact your EYDA/Area SENCo who will feed this back to the Training Group.

Confident Communicators

The session is to encourage all practitioners to reflect on the effectiveness of the environment, teaching and learning and partnership with Parents, with regards to promoting children's speech and language.
Key areas include communication, listening and attention, expressive language and social communication. Talk For Reading and Every Child Talker (ECAT) resources will be explored as useful tools to use within Early Years also.

This course is not available this term, if you would like to attend one please contact your EYDA/Area SENCo who will feed this back to the Training Group.

Early Maths

What does Math's look like in your setting ?

Does the word Math's strike fear into you this course will look at alternative ways to incorporate Math's into everyday holistic activities.

This course is not available this term, if you would like to attend one please contact your EYDA/Area SENCo who will feed this back to the Training Group.

Early Reading and Writing

This session will look at the importance of early reading and writing in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

The session will cover early literacy, phonics and writing skills.

We will look at how to include early reading and writing in your setting's curriculum through activities and your environment.

This course is not available this term, if you would like to attend one please contact your EYDA/Area SENCo who will feed this back to the Training Group.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is the leading known preventable intellectual disability and is only caused by prenatal alcohol exposure.

FASD refers to a set of physical, mental and neurobehavioural disorders which are a direct result of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy. International studies have suggested that between 1% and 5% of people may have this condition. Naturally these babies grow up and will require support throughout their lives.

Undiagnosed children may be diagnosed with ADHD, ODD, as being on the autistic spectrum, as having behavioural problems or as having had poor parenting.

Studies suggest that without the correct diagnosis and support an individual is more likely to have a range of issues including: mental health problems, trouble with the police, homelessness and difficulty with social relationships and employment.

These figures are based on the general population, but some experts believe that up to 70% of looked after children could have been exposed to alcohol prenatally.

By the end of the course Participants should be able to:

Identify the causes and the long term effects of FASD

Explain the difference between FAS (Foetal Alcohol Syndrome) and FASD

Identify the behaviours and needs of someone with FASD throughout their different life stages

Explore the possibility that some of their clients may be affected by FASD

Understand how to get a diagnosis

Assess how the clients can best be supported and identify strategies to achieve this

This is a 2 part course and both sessions must be attended

Date: Tuesday 15th July 2025

Time: 6.30pm to 8.45pm

Venue: Via Zoom

Date: Thursday 17th July 2025

Time: 6.30pm to 8.45pm

Venue: Via Zoom

Leadership & Management

This full day session is aimed at the Owner/Manager and Deputy Manager, unfortunately due to the nature of the training we only have 30 places available. We are therefor having to restrict numbers to 2 people per setting, the Owner/Manager and Deputy Manager. If successful we will put the training on again. We will also be looking at dates for our Room Leader Training in the autumn term.

Greg Wolff the trainer has previously been an Ofsted early years inspector and an inspection team manager, a local authority lead early years advisor and currently owns his own nursery and training consultancy.

Over the course of the day you will look at, and consider:

• Your leadership style

• Developing a cohesive team

• Prioritising your workload

• Delegation

• Time management

• Conflict resolution

• Supervision

• Ethical leadership

• Communicating with and inspiring your team

• Self care

Date: Saturday 7th June 2025

Time: 9.30am to 4.00pm

Venue: Cottingham Parks Golf & Leisure Club, Woodhill Way, Cottingham, HU16 5SW

Let’s get physical – Crawling to Walking

For practitioners to develop further understanding of physical development for babies from crawling to walking, we will look at this key development stage as they experience their first taste of independence.

We will discuss how practitioners can promote movement and ways to support babies’ during this phase, as well as identifying any areas of concern.

Date: Tuesday 24th June 2025

Time: 5.00pm - 6.00pm or 7.00pm - 8.00pm (Please state wish time you wish to book)

Venue: Microsoft Teams

OAP for new practitioners

This course will help new practitioners or a refresher for less experienced staff to understand the Observation, Planning and Assessment (OAP) cycle. We look at the EYFS Statutory requirements for learning and development.

This course is not available this term, if you would like to attend one please contact your EYDA/Area SENCo who will feed this back to the Training Group.

Preparing for your Ofsted Inspection

The aim is to:

• Look in detail at the Early Years Inspection handbook, what it entails and how to prepare for the inspection.

• Discuss the 3 I's-Intent, Implementation and Impact, and what they mean in your setting

• We will look at what we mean by a Learning Walk

• We will then touch on Safeguarding, observations, routines and the Evaluation Schedule.

This course is not available this term, if you would like to attend one please contact your EYDA/Area SENCo who will feed this back to the Training Group.

Pre-school Network Meeting

Do you Own or Manage a Pre-school? Would you like to be part of a supportive network of like minded professionals?

If so please come along to our Pre-school network meeting, where you can all come together to share your thoughts, feelings and ideas and discuss any current challenges you are facing and how you might overcome them.

All discussions and topics are lead by you, with Aimi and Paula facilitating the meeting

Date: Monday 30th June 2025

Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Venue: Microsoft Teams

Statutory Early Years Foundation Stage Profile Assessment

This Session is aimed at managers and practitioners in settings who will be completing the Statutory Early Years Foundation Stage Profile assessment, for those children in their setting turning 5 before the 31st August 2025.

• To know the statutory assessment requirements as set out in the EYFS statutory framework

• To know the statutory requirements as set out in the EYFS Profile Handbook 2024

• To understand how to complete the EYFS profile assessments

• To understand the purpose of the EYFS Profile data

Date: Wednesday 23rd April 2025

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm (Registration from 5:45pm)

Venue: Microsoft Teams

Understanding & Exploring Babies & Children under Two

As part of the Local Authorities focus on the very youngest children, we want to be able to support staff in settings who work with our youngest children.

With this in mind, we have developed Understanding and Exploring Babies and Young Children under Two

Staff are invited to attend this three-part training course (Two face to face and one virtual) if they work with children under two years of age.

The first training session as part of this offer will be looking at the development of children under two, the second session is exploring what this means in practice and the third is a follow up.

This is a wonderful opportunity to share ideas with other settings.

This course is not available this term, if you would like to attend one please contact your EYDA/Area SENCo who will feed this back to the Training Group.

Unlocking the Potential of Children's Schematic Play

Digging deeper into SchemaPlay by Lynnette Brock

Our second SchemaPlay training workshop with Lynnette Brock will explore how knowledge of schematic play can support inclusive practice, transitions and family partnerships, as well as enable you to understand and respond effectively to every child's play. Lynnette introduces seventeen schemes and shares case studies from her research to showcase how identification, and our responses to a child's scheme and their unique inquiry or investigation can ensure meaningful learning continuities - a marker of quality education. Lynnette invites participants to bring notes of any spontaneous play they observe leading up to the workshop and encourages the capturing of the authentic voice of the child, as this workshop highlights how schemes support language acquisition and showcases how schemes are also pre-requisites to the Early Learning Goals in the EYFS. For participants attending this workshop, you will be introduced to the SchemaPlay Response Wheel and SchemaPlay Family Leaflets to help you embed SchemaPlay into your practice. These documents will be made available for all participants after the event.

This training is a follow on to the Schema training that was delivered in Spring 2024.
This is available on the knowledge Hub as a narrated PowerPoint for anyone wanting to revisit it, or for practitioners who missed it. It is also a stand alone session so you do not need to have done session one to attend.

Date: Tuesday 1st July 2025

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Venue: Cottingham Parks Golf Club, Wood Hill Way, Cottingham HU16 5SW

Date: Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Venue: Room 8, County Hall, Cross Street Beverley HU17 9BA

Date: Tuesday 8th July 2025

Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Venue: via Microsoft Teams

Date: Thursday 10th July 2025

Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Venue: via Microsoft Teams

Key Legislation

This training is aimed at Committee Members, Managers and Owners of settings to make them aware of the responsibilities under current legislation

• Look at the documents available and ensure the setting have the most up to date information

• Consider key points that setting’s must have regard to

• Ensure that settings are running within the current legislative systems

This course is not available this term, if you would like to attend one please contact your EYDA/Area SENCo who will feed this back to the Training Group.

Child Development Training

This training course will give you a thorough understanding of the most important aspects of child development in the early years.

The course is free to all Childminders, Nurseries and Pre-schools

The course has 9 modules. 5 modules are currently available.

Each module should take between 1 and 2 hours to complete.

You can pause and restart the training as much as you like.

Each module includes:

• opportunities to reflect on your learning and practice

• a learning log to make notes on your reflections

• it combines theory with practical tips and ideas to use in your setting

• learning check questions to test your understanding

• it includes links to resources

• an end of module test

• the opportunity to download a personalised certificate of completion

Some modules also have short videos to enhance your understanding.

Module 1 – Understanding Child Development & the EYFS

Module 2 – Brain Development and how children learn

Module 3 – Supporting children’s Personal Social and Emotional Development

Module 4 – Supporting Language Development

Module 5 – Supporting Physical Development

Module 6 - Mathematics

Module 7 - Effective curriculum and assessment

To enrol on this free course developed by early years experts in partnership with the DfE you will need to create an account, please follow the link below:

Click Here

Early years child development training New module available – Effective curriculum and assessment

Module 7 – Effective curriculum and assessment is now available on Early years child development training.

This module covers:

• effective implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) learning and development and assessment requirements

• planning and implementing your curriculum effectively

• using non-statutory guidance to inform curriculum planning and implementation

• carrying out effective, purposeful observation and assessment in your early years context

• how different factors can impact on curriculum success, especially the practitioner’s role, the approach to teaching and the setting’s culture and environment

Module 8 - Supporting individual differences and needs

This module covers:

• an introduction to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) legislation and guidance, and how it applies to educational practice

• the impact of knowledge and learning gaps on children’s development and what action to take, including making a referral when needed

• the importance of your role in supporting children’s individual differences and needs, how to create an inclusive environment and build effective partnerships

Sign in to your account to continue the training.

Contact child-development.training@education.gov.uk for further help or to give us feedback.

National Professional Qualification for Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL)

The NPQEYL has been developed to increase knowledge of leadership in early years settings, strengthen staff approaches to teaching and learning, and support children whose development has been impacted by the pandemic.

Participants will gain skills and confidence so they can deliver high-quality education and care to support children’s development, become a better organisational leader and develop staff so they can reach their full potential.

The course is free, flexible and designed by sector experts to help professionals across the sector to develop their career.

More information about the NPQEYL and eligibility criteria can be found at: Early years leadership NPQ (education.gov.uk)

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