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This training is aimed at all those working in early years and childcare settings, including practitioners, committee members, auxiliary staff, administrators and anyone else who would like an introduction to safeguarding and child protection. Content includes understanding what abuse is, signs and symptoms, legislation and guidance, and what to do it you are concerned. The training meets the Worcestershire Safeguarding Children’s Partnership requirements

Delegates are expected to refresh training at this level at least every 3 years, and content is updated periodically to reflect new legislation, guidance and practices.

Standard Cost £22.00 (£26.40 incl VAT)

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This training is specifically for the Designated Safeguarding Lead, Deputy DSL or those who are looking to become the DSl / Deputy DSL in early years and childcare settings across Worcestershire.

The training has been devised to support DSL's who are new to the role, experienced and extremely experienced.

Content is updated regularly and includes a detailed look at signs and symptoms, legislation, guidance and responsibilities, record keeping, making referrals, multi-agency working, child protection meetings, serious case reviews, and exploring barriers to good practice.

The training meets the Worcestershire Safeguarding Children’s Partnership requirements for Designated Safeguarding lead training, includes the role of the DSL and additional content relating to the EYFS and inspection

The DSL and deputy DSL are to refresh this training on a yearly basis from April 2021 onwards.

Cost: £40 plus VAT (£48 incl VAT)

Trainer - Cheryl Green

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Aimed at SENCO’s and setting managers.

An overview of how to claim inclusion funding for children with additional needs. The one hour workshop will provide insights into:
- The different levels of funding and the expectation of support and interventions at each stage
- Guidance on when and how to claim the funding
- Explain the funding available for each age group
- How to predict the funding you will receive and plan appropriate spend
- Provide guidance on how to record appropriate spend, and record impact of the funding
- Guidance on discussing the funding with parents/carers

Cost - £12 + VAT

Delivery - virtual via MS Teams

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An overview of how autism presents in Early Years Settings and a raft of strategies.

Trainer: Kimberly Turnbull


Cost - £16 + VAT per delegate

Delegates can be referred to attend this training from Pre-School Forum (PSF). As such the training will then be free, however PSF will confirm a specific quote that MUST be included at the point of booking to ensure no charges are made.

About this event

This training is aimed at all those working in early years and childcare settings, including practitioners, committee members, auxiliary staff, administrators and anyone else who would like an introduction to safeguarding and child protection. Content includes understanding what abuse is, signs and symptoms, legislation and guidance, and what to do it you are concerned. The training meets the Worcestershire Safeguarding Children’s Partnership requirements

Delegates are expected to refresh training at this level at least every 3 years, and content is updated periodically to reflect new legislation, guidance and practices.

Standard Cost £22.00 (£26.40 incl VAT)

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All behaviour has a reason and is a form of communication. This course helps you to understand behaviour and be able to deal effectively and appropriately with it within your setting.


Standard Cost: £32 plus VAT (incl VAT £38.40)

About this event

This training is specifically for the Designated Safeguarding Lead, Deputy DSL or those who are looking to become the DSl / Deputy DSL in early years and childcare settings across Worcestershire.

The training has been devised to support DSL's who are new to the role, experienced and extremely experienced.

Content is updated regularly and includes a detailed look at signs and symptoms, legislation, guidance and responsibilities, record keeping, making referrals, multi-agency working, child protection meetings, serious case reviews, and exploring barriers to good practice.

The training meets the Worcestershire Safeguarding Children’s Partnership requirements for Designated Safeguarding lead training, includes the role of the DSL and additional content relating to the EYFS and inspection

The DSL and deputy DSL are to refresh this training on a yearly basis from April 2021 onwards.

Cost: £40 plus VAT (£48 incl VAT)

Trainer - Cheryl Green

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Audience - Teachers and experienced Teaching Assistants in Nursery and Reception

Focus: - Ensuring the magnetic appeal is there for your children to be attracted to take their own learning to the designated learning zones in your environment that you have created to provoke their curiosity.

Course information
It’s quite a tall order making sure that the continuous provision within your learning environment is suitable to the needs, interests and abilities of your children across the year, ensuring that there is a progression of skills and knowledge with the resources that are accessible to them as well as raising their levels of curiosity and challenge with your enhanced provision that will also extend their knowledge and understanding of the world around them.
The phrase 'Continuous Provision' refers to the resources and areas laid out in your environment to provoke learning through play and exploration in the absence of an adult and for the children to become independent in making choices. The resources should be freely accessible to the children in the classroom during any designated 'free play' time and should stay relatively the same throughout the school year.

Cost - £60 + VAT per delegate
Trainer - Gill Deakin

Lunch is provided please ensure any dietary needs are noted at the point of booking

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The Government’s Prevent Strategy talks about British Values and asks all educational establishments, including early years to be teaching these values, but what does this mean for early years practitioners, and what are Ofsted looking for?

This session aims to give practitioners an understanding of the Prevent Strategy and the requirement to teach ‘British Values’. We will consider the ways in which these values reflect those already embedded in early years and identify current examples of good practice. We will also explore ways to further develop the teaching of values in order to better support the Prevent Strategy, meet the requirements of Ofsted and achieve better outcomes for children.

Standard Cost £22.00 (£26.40 incl VAT)

For: All Early Years Practitioners working in PVI early years settings / school ran or governor led nurseries

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Audience - Teachers in Nursery and Reception

Focus: - How to develop a love of reading using stories, rhymes, poems, action songs, pictures, drama at the same time as introducing new vocabulary, having conversations, and developing confidence to explore with letters, words, sounds and actions in a fun and innovative way.

Reading is so important. As adults, we know that, but developing a love of reading in children from an early age will prove so useful in their later life; in fact, enjoying books and reading stories is crucial in the development of a child. Not only does it help with their ability to understand words, but it encourages them to develop their imagination – to see things and imagine things all by themselves – and to develop their speech, it improves concentration and introduces children to new concepts and the world around them.

Early reading ignites creativity, sparks curiosity, and stimulates the imagination in young children. Often, this leads to role-play as children grow which helps to develop other skills such as empathy, problem-solving, and morality.

On this course we will be able to identify the many ways that we can provide opportunities for children to develop their reading skills through exciting daily opportunities at home and in school and how reading can be incorporated into continuous and enhanced provision.


Cost - £30 + VAT per delegate
Trainer - Gill Deakin