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Weekly broadcast for Early Years and Childcare settings from the Integrated Prevention and Earliest Help Service.

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Wednesday 5 December 2018

1. Early Years Transition Events 2019 - Save the Dates

Following very positive feedback from those who attended last year, and building on locality relationships between schools and pre-school providers, we will once again facilitate Early Years Transition events during the summer term. These will take place between 20 and 24 May 2019.

Schools are currently booking their places at these events. A full list of attendees and booking details will be available via www.westsussex.gov.uk/transitions by the end of February 2019.

The 2019 dates, time and venue for the events are as follows: 

2. Paediatric First Aid Training Spring Term Dates

Paediatric First Aid (12 hour Ofsted Approved course) is now included in your Training Subscription!

This course is designed for anyone working with children including nannies, childminders and  Early Years Practitioners. It is suitable for those working in registered early years provision and anybody working with children from birth to 8 years. It provides an awareness of first aid requirements for these situations. Staff who complete the course will be confident in their ability to deal with any issues that arise. It is fully compliant with OFSTED and the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage 2017) guidelines and is Accredited by the First Aid Industry Body (FAIB). 

The First Aid requirements within the EYFS criteria can be found in appendix A here

Course dates are listed below, book soon as places are limited:

• Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 January 2019, Centenary House, Worthing

Following dates will be available on the Learning and Development Gateway by the end of the week:

• Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 February 2019 - The Regis Centre, Bognor Regis
• Saturday 16 and 23 February 2019 - Crawley - Venue to be confirmed
• Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 March 2019 - Field Place, Worthing
• Thursday 21 and Friday 22 March 2019 – Chichester – Venue to be confirmed
• Monday 25 and Wednesday 27 March 2019 – Central Sussex College - Horsham

After attending this course you will receive a Paediatric First Aid Certificate that will be valid for three years.

You will need to register on the Learning and Development Gateway before you can book.  There is also a Pay as you Go option available for £60pp if you are not part of the training subscription scheme.

3. Exclusive Online Training Offer for Training Subscription Scheme Members

We have an exclusive Online Training Offer for Settings that have joined the Training Subscription Scheme.

You can access any of the following courses for ONLY £5 per log in:

• Supporting Children with SEND
• Little Scientists Leading the Way
• Making Maths Matter
• Managing Performance through Effective Appraisal
• Home Learning Environments
• Maths in Early Years
• Promoting Positive Behaviour
• Supporting 0–2 Year Olds in the EYFS
• Supporting 2 Year Olds in the EYFS
• Supporting 3–5 Year Olds in the EYFS
• Introduction to Recruitment and Selection
• Let’s Look at Phonics
• Outstanding Practice
• Let’s look at Reading and Story Telling
• Let’s look at evaluating practice and impact measurement
• Let’s look at EYFS Progress Checks
• Let’s Look at Maths: Numbers
• Let’s look at Schemas
• Let’s look at Maths: Shape, Space and Measures

To request your log in, email: IPEH.practice.improvement@westsussex.gov.uk stating the Online Training course you would like to buy.

You can pay the £5 rate on the WSCC Instant Payments page at: www.westsussex.gov.uk/IP

4. Makaton Foundation Workshop for Professionals

Makaton Foundation Workshop for Professionals (Stage 1–4 and Additional Vocabulary), a two part course.

Date: 1 March and 8 March 2019

Time: 9.00am–4.00pm

Venue: Bognor Regis Nursery School, 85 Victoria Drive, Bognor Regis, PO21 2TB

Cost: The cost of the course is £185 which includes materials but lunch is not included.

Tutor: Noriko Bayes (SSC nursery nurse at BRNS and Makaton Regional Tutor)

Entry criteria

Participants need to have an understanding of early communication skills but no signing experience/knowledge required.

For more information, or to make a booking, please ring School Office on 01243 642925 or email booking form to admin@brns.org

Attachments: Foundation Course Outline.pdf, Makaton Booking Form.doc

5. Postgraduate Certificate in Early Years Education with Early Years Teacher Status

Would you like to achieve Early Years Teacher Status with an Ofsted Outstanding Early Years Initial Teacher Training provider in the South of England? Would you also like to achieve a Postgraduate Certificate in Early Years Education with the potential to progress on to further Masters level study? If so, then do contact the University of Brighton who would love to tell you all about their programme and how they can support you in your professional development in Early Years.

With an alumni of over 350 successful trainees they have a network of Early Years professionals who continue to enjoy CPD opportunities organised by their EY department post-training. If you are interested in becoming a confident and reflective Early Years teacher, with a genuine passion for making a difference in children’s lives and supporting their families then they would love to hear from you.

Further information on their course can be found on their website.

Attachments: Flyer.pdf

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Upcoming Key Dates

Date                 What's happening?

WC 10/12/18     Spring estimate payments due

02/01/2019       2019 Census Opens

02/01/2019       The portal opens for Spring Term 2019 Actuals

Previously on the weekly broadcast

Wednesday 28 November 2018

• Entitlement Spring Term Estimates – Final Reminder
• EYFS Group Monitoring Tool
• Promoting Positive Behaviour Training – Saturday and Evening Training Dates
• 12 Hour Paediatric First Aid Blended Learning Training
• Worthing Community Hub Consultation
• Setting up new user accounts on the West Sussex Learning and Development Gateway
• West Sussex Early Years Training Facebook Page
• ERIC, The Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity

Wednesday 21 November 2018

• Free Entitlement actuals – important changes to dates
• School Funding consultation 2019-20

Wednesday 14 November

• 30 Hours Extended Entitlement – Spring Term Deadline
• FOR SALE Indoor_Outdoor Mobile Sink Unit
• Free Entitlement Spring Term Estimates – now open
• Nursery World Show
• Road Safety Week

Wednesday 7 November 2018

• 2019 Early Years Conference – Developing Emotional Health and Wellbeing in the Early Years
• ‘EpiPen’ and ‘EpiPen Junior’ shortage
• Makaton Foundation Workshop for Professionals
• Early Years Initial Teacher Training at the University of Brighton

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Website: www.westsussex.gov.uk/ecs | Phone: 01243 777807
Email: family.info.service@westsussex.gov.uk