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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.
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
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 2024.
• 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
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.
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.
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:
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
Contact child-development.training@education.gov.uk for further help or to give us feedback.