Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice is now a legal requirement from September 2015
Have you made the appropriate changes to meet these requirements? Early Years are delivering a FREE session to update you on these new requirements. Scroll down for more information.
Early Years Advertiser
We are delighted to announce the Launch of the Early Year Advertiser. You can now advertise any vacancy at your setting on the Nottingham Jobs Website via our Early Years Advertiser in three easy steps. Click on the link below, fill out the form and submit!
The Early Years Advertiser can be found on the right hand side of the Early Years Homepage
Courses for Nurseries, Pre-schools, Childminders and OOSC's
Supporting Children with SEND with Individual Provision Maps
Do you have a clear approach to identify and responding to children with SEND?
SENCO's come and update yourselves about Early Years support plans and individual provision maps.
'Providers must have arrangements in place to support children with SEN or disabilities. These arrangements should include a clear approach to identifying and responding to SEN' (SENDCOP; pg.79;para 5.4)
This is a FREE course and will be delivered on 17th September 2015, 9:30am-11:30am OR 2:00pm-4:00pm at Castle Cavendish.
*Only city childminders in receipt of funding may apply.
Book onto 'Positive Behaviours for the EYFS' and save 50% on 'Positive Adult Behaviour to Enrich Children's Lives'
Positive Adult Behaviour to Enrich Children’s Lives
Ben Kingston Hughes leads a practical, fun and
thought-provoking course. The 3 hours session will aim to enrich children’s
lives through the positive behaviour of the adults in their world.
"Overall Ben’s appeal is in his ability to engage the
learner, he is someone our trainees value listening to and he never fails to
inspire them to strive for the best for the children and families they are
working with" - Senior Lecturer, University of Derby
Positive Adult Behaviour to Enrich Children’s Lives is on
Thursday 24 September 2015, 9.30am - 12.30pm, at the Nottingham Nursery
School and Training Centre. Cost £40.
Get 50% off this course if you book onto Positive Behaviours for the EYFS
This
course is a great opportunity for all practitioners who want to create and
maintain a positive and empowering atmosphere in their setting. This NEW course
is especially useful for practitioners who wish to inject some enthusiasm and
inspiration back into their work!
"Brilliant
real life examples – made sense. Trainer made me feel empowered to try
techniques. Best training I have attended" - Leicestershire
Practitioners
Positive
Behaviours for the EYFS is on Thursday 8 October 2015, 9.30am - 12.30pm, at
the Nottingham Nursery School and Training Centre. Cost £40
This
new course is delivered over two evenings and is aimed at new and aspiring
managers but is also an excellent and thought provoking course for existing
managers. 'Stepping into Management' will support practitioners find your own
management style.
"Best
motivational course I have been on"
"Brilliant,
realistic and informative"- Leicestershire
practitioners
Stepping
into management course is on Monday 6th October 2015 and12th October 2015,
6.15pm-9.15pm Nottingham Nursery and Training Centre. Cost £70
Feeling overwhelmed by the challenge of teaching
the Foundation Stage? Then this is the course for you. This course is divided
over three sessions and will provide a quick whistle stop tour through the key
components of the revised Early Years Foundation Stage
Developing Early Language and
Communication Skills in F1
This
exciting new course will explore practical strategies to encourage children
to talk using sentences and communicate with each other. It will also
focus on development of core strategies to enhance communication in the early
learning environment.
Course
dates
6th
October 2015, 9.00am-12.00pm at Castle Cavendish
19th
January 2016, 9.00am-12.00pm at Castle Cavendish
Developing Listening and Early
Phonics Skills in F1
This
course will examine the development of attention and listening skills and
explore practical solutions to support children to identify and discriminate
between sounds.
"I
really enjoyed this course and left feeling extremely inspired and
enthusiastic, thank you so much" Nottingham City Practitioner
Course
dates
6th
October 2015, 1.00pm-4.00pm at Castle Cavendish
19th
January 2016, 1.00pm-4.00pm at Castle Cavendish
Full day courses providing an excellent opportunity for Early Years teachers to gain good practical suggestions on how to effectively teach children the key skills of segmenting and blending as well as ideas for activities to support children in applying their phonics skills.
Teaching Phonics in the Reception Class F2
Course
dates
8th
October 2015, 9.00am to 3.30pm at Castle Cavendish
21st
January 2015, 9.00am to 3.30pm at Castle Cavendish
