Early years foundation stage - settings
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- Developing your early years curriculum – 3 Key Questions to consider
- EYFS Conference - Securing the Prime Areas: the best place to start
- Integrated Progress Review (IPR) refresher workshop
- Inclusion Support Group (afternoon session)
- Inclusion Support Group (evening session)
- Supporting learning and development in the under two's
- Understanding Attachment - Early experiences and implications for learning
- Cancellations
Developing your early years curriculum – 3 Key Questions to consider
Curriculum is a much talked about issue in early childhood settings so these three connected workshops are an important opportunity to do some shared thinking about what this means for young children’s development, learning and progress.
Each webinar will reference the EYFS Statutory Framework and the Ofsted EIF; and include examples from practice, children’s learning stories, time for discussion and Q & A’s.
To gain the most from these workshops the same person should attend all three.
There may be some practical activities to complete between sessions.
To bring with you:
- Statutory Framework for the EYFS 2021
- Development Matters or Birth to Five Matters
Training objectives
To explore what curriculum looks like in the early years by examining the areas of:
- curriculum intention
- curriculum implementation and intent
- creating a curriculum 'recipe'
Who can attend this course?
Childminders, EYFS Practitioners
Cost: £30
Contact: SLES Events Team
Number of Sessions: This course will be held over 3 sessions (delegates have to attend all sessions).
| Please make a note of the course code and date, you will need this to book. | |||
| Course code | Venue | Course dates | Time |
| EYFS230 | Microsoft Teams Webinar | 7 March 2023 (Session 1) | 16:00 - 18:00 |
| EYFS230 | Microsoft Teams Webinar | 21 March 2023 (Session 2) | 16:00 - 18:00 |
| EYFS230 | Microsoft Teams Webinar | 18 April 2023 (Session 3) | 16:00 - 18:00 |
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To cancel a course booking, please use the Learning Portal - cancellation form.
EYFS Conference - Securing the Prime Areas: the best place to start
This year's conference will explore in depth how to ensure all children secure the prime areas of learning, providing them with a strong foundation on which to build a lifetime of education. We are delighted to welcome our keynote speakers Tamsin Grimmer and Helen Battelley, both EYFS experts in their respective fields of PSED and Physical Development. Delegates will also have the opportunity to participate in two workshops of their choice, working with a host of EYFS experts including Tamsin Grimmer, Helen Battelley, Ben Kingston-Hughes, Helen Moylett and Menna Godfrey.
Training objectives
- For EYFS practitioners to extend their knowledge and understanding of the prime areas of learning to ensure all children have a secure foundation in their learning.
- To develop skills and knowledge to provide a wider range of experiences in the prime areas.
- To consider resources and strategies to support families in the development of the prime areas.
- To reflect on current practice and identify areas of development within the prime areas to ensure all children reach their developmental milestones.
Who can attend this course?
EYFS Practitioners, Reception Teachers, EYFS Leads, Headteachers, Heads of School, Childminders
Cost: £95 for schools, £80 for pre-schools/nurseries, £45 for childminders
Contact: SLES Events Team
Workshop information: Please choose a first and second choice for each workshop for both the morning and afternoon (select 4 choices in total). Please email your workshop preferences for the morning and afternoon to sles.events@eastsussex.gov.uk at the time of booking your place.
PLEASE NOTE: Workshops will have a limited number of places and will be given at the time of booking. Please book early to avoid disappointment!
Morning workshops:
Workshop 1: Tamsin Grimmer ‘Exploring Diversity and Equity’
Workshop 2: Helen Battelley ‘Boosting learning through movement’
Workshop 3: Ben Kingston-Hughes ‘Communication and Language and Joyful interactions’
Workshop 4: Helen Moylett ‘Family Chatter Matters’
Workshop 5: Menna Godfrey ‘Natural loose parts – what are they and how do they help children’s learning and development?’
Afternoon workshops:
Workshop 6: Tamsin Grimmer ‘Our behaviour toolbox’
Workshop 7: Helen Battelley ‘Storytelling in early childhood’
Workshop 8: Ben Kingston-Hughes ‘Working with vulnerable children’
Workshop 9: Helen Moylett ‘Communication spaces matter’
Workshop 10: Menna Godfrey ‘Mud kitchen play’
For full details of the workshops, please see the conference flier [259.1 KB] [docx].
| Please make a note of the course code and date, you will need this to book. | |||
| Course code | Venue | Course dates | Time |
| EYFS234 | American Express (Amex) Community Stadium, Falmer | 5 October 2023 | 08:30 - 16:00 |
| Go to booking form | |||
To cancel a course booking, please use the Learning Portal - cancellation form.
Integrated Progress Review (IPR) refresher workshop
This workshop is for the person responsible for completing the EYFS statutory progress check at age two in an EYFS setting (2 year lead), including childminders. This course is for you if you are new to the role or would benefit from a refresher on the IPR process. There will be a run through of the procedure and an opportunity to ask questions.
Training objectives
- To help 2 year leads feel more confident with the process and forms.
Who can attend this course?
Early Years Practitioners, Childminders
Cost: £0
Contact: SLES Events Team
Number of Sessions: 1 session
| Please make a note of the course code and date, you will need this to book. | |||
| Course code | Venue | Course dates | Time |
| EYFS182 | Microsoft Teams Webinar | 26 April 2023 | 16:00 - 16:45 |
| Go to booking form | |||
To cancel a course booking, please use the Learning Portal - cancellation form.
Inclusion Support Group (afternoon session)
To provide an opportunity for SENCOs from PVI settings to meet to discuss relevant developments within SEND provision.
Training objectives
- To ensure that PVI SENCOs are kept up to date with best practice when working with children with special educational needs and disabilities.
- To provide opportunities for PVI SENCOs to discuss concerns about particular issues in a safe environment.
Who can attend this course?
Childminders, EYFS Practitioners, SENCOs
Cost: £0
Contact: SLES Events Team
Number of Sessions: 1 session
| Please make a note of the course code and date, you will need this to book. | |||
| Course code | Venue | Course dates | Time |
| EYFS232 | Microsoft Teams Webinar | 7 June 2023 | 16:00 - 17:30 |
| Go to booking form | |||
To cancel a course booking, please use the Learning Portal - cancellation form.
Inclusion Support Group (evening session)
To provide an opportunity for SENCOs from PVI settings to meet to discuss relevant developments within SEND provision.
Training objectives
- To ensure that PVI SENCOs are kept up to date with best practice when working with children with special educational needs and disabilities.
- To provide opportunities for PVI SENCOs to discuss concerns about particular issues in a safe environment.
Who can attend this course?
Childminders, EYFS Practitioners, SENCOs
Cost: £0
Contact: SLES Events Team
Number of Sessions: 1 session
| Please make a note of the course code and date, you will need this to book. | |||
| Course code | Venue | Course dates | Time |
| EYFS233 | Microsoft Teams Webinar | 7 June 2023 | 18:30 - 20:00 |
| Go to booking form | |||
To cancel a course booking, please use the Learning Portal - cancellation form.
Supporting learning and development in the under two's
This course covers the essential information on how learning and development occurs in children under the age of two. A child is born with 100 million neurons in their brain – how are you supporting the development of the connections between these neurons?
Training objectives
Delegates will:
- gain a better understanding of how to support brain development
- understand the importance of the role of the key person when supporting younger children, including settling in, transitions and wellbeing and involvement
- examine if you really understand the children you care for, make in depth observations and use these to support learning and development
- gain understanding of schemas and characteristics of effective learning in under two's.
Who can attend this course?
Childminders, EYFS Practitioners, Managers
Cost: £25
Contact: SLES Events Team
Number of Sessions: This course will be held over 2 sessions (delegates have to attend both sessions).
| Please make a note of the course code and date, you will need this to book. | |||
| Course code | Venue | Course dates | Time |
| EYFS183 | Microsoft Teams Webinar | 3 May 2023 (Session 1) | 13:30 - 15:00 |
| EYFS183 | Microsoft Teams Webinar | 10 May 2023 (Session 2) | 13:30 - 15:00 |
| Go to booking form | |||
To cancel a course booking, please use the Learning Portal - cancellation form.
Understanding Attachment - Early experiences and implications for learning
This subsidised course will support practitioners to understand attachment theory in relation to their own practice.
It is a course for practitioners working with children in the EYFS and is particularly suitable for SENCOs and those with supervisory responsibilities. Settings with a Looked After Child (LAC) will qualify for one FREE place.
This course is a revised version of courses run in 2019/2020.
Training objectives
This course will provide:
- An overview of neuroscience and attachment theory and its implications for children and for practitioners
- An understanding of how a relationship based approach is crucial to meeting the needs of children who may have had disrupted early attachment experiences / history of early trauma.
- An understanding of what a child’s behaviour might be communicating.
- Guidance on strategies to support children’s emotional well-being.
- An opportunity to reflect on learning and next steps in the setting.
Who can attend this course?
Childminders, EYFS Practitioners, SENCOs
Cost: £10
Contact: SLES Events Team
Number of Sessions: 1 session
| Please make a note of the course code and date, you will need this to book. | |||
| Course code | Venue | Course dates | Time |
| EYFS231 | Wellshurst Golf Club, Hellingly | 10 May 2023 | 16:30 - 20:00 |
| Go to booking form | |||
To cancel a course booking, please use the Learning Portal - cancellation form.
Cancellations
To cancel a course booking, please use the Learning Portal - cancellation form.