130 courses and events

Let's look at Reading and Storytelling

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Reading

Key skills and techniques to enhance children's love of reading  Support children's early literacy by developing your story-telling skills. This short online course will help you understand how children learn to read. It also gives practical tips on engaging children in books and how to bring stories to life. Key topics include: • Why reading is important for young children • I…

Let's look at Schemas

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EYFS

Understanding children’s schematic behaviour is essential to supporting learning and development  What will I learn?  Early years practice is most effective when it supports children’s natural behaviour. This NDNA online childcare course will help you harness children’s schemas to extend their learning.  Course key topics  • Theories relating to play  • Types of sche…

Let's Look at Writing

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Writing

Key skills and techniques to help children learn to write.  What will I learn?  This short online course will help practitioners offer the best support to children learning to write. It covers age and stage appropriate activities you can use to give children confidence to pick up a pen.  Key topics include:  • Why writing is an important method of communication  • Assessin…

Little Scientists Leading the Way

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EYFS

Inspire children to learn about the world through scientific experimentation. View a preview of the course here What will I learn? You will learn how science in the early years manifests itself through play and exploration and how scientific opportunities can support children’s development across all areas of learning. Key course topics: Outline how science in the…

Managing Effectively

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Leadership & Management

Effective leaders and managers have better staff performance.  What will I learn?  This online course provides an understanding of how to manage staff successfully. It covers the skills and qualities needed for effective leadership and raising staff performance.  Course key topics  • The skills required of an effective leader and manager  • Apply leadership and management …

Managing Performance Through Effective Appraisal

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Leadership & Management

An online training course for nursery owners and managers who are responsible for conducting staff appraisals.  This online course encourages nursery owners and managers to support and engage staff on the positive methodology behind the appraisal system. It highlights the benefits of conducting appraisals for individuals and the organisation. It also provides good practice, advice and…

Managing Time Effectively

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Leadership & Management

Improve business performance with better time management.  What will I learn?  This NDNA online course will help you manage your time and prioritise your work effectively. The course includes tips and time management tools to improve your performance.  Course key topics  • Time management theories  • How different personalities affect time management  • Time management…

Maths: Let's look at Maths: Number

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Numbers

Help children learn their numbers from the very start  What will I learn?  This online childcare course will give you the confidence to help children develop their maths skills, focussing on numbers. It gives you advice and activities for each age group.  Course key topics  • Key stages of mathematical development  • The needs of the unique child  • Using the environme…

Maths: Let's look at Maths: Shape, Space and Measure

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Shape, Space & Measure

Large or small, square or round, these are maths skills children need to develop.  What will I learn?  This online childcare course will give you the skills to help young children’s mathematical development, focussing on shape, space and measure. It gives you advice and activities for each age group.  Course key topics  • Key stages of mathematical development  • The nee…

Maths: Making Maths Matter

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All Mathematics

An introductory-level online course for new practitioners.  Understand the basics and importance of Maths in the Early Years.  Key course topics:  • What “maths” means in the early years  • The key components of maths: weighing, counting, measuring and shapes  • Brain development in relation to maths  • Develop your environment to support maths  • Different t…

Maths: Maths in Early Years for England

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All Mathematics

This is a higher level course for experienced practitioners and graduates.  Help children develop their maths from an early age.  What will I learn?  This NDNA online course will help you become more confident and involved in helping children develop their maths skills. The course shows how easy Maths can be incorporated into play.  Course key topics  • Key theories and rese…

Nurture Groups in a Nutshell Network Meetings

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Where: Southampton

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Equality and Inclusion

Nurture groups are a therapeutic tool for inclusion that considers various methods such as the Boxall Profile, the physical environment, group dynamics, activities to develop social and emotional skills, and supporting successful transitions. Thursday 11 October 2018 Cutbush Childrens Centre 1.30pm - 3pm Tuesday 27 November 2018 315 Coxford Road 9.30am - 11am Tuesday 7 F…

Initial Teaching Training Early Years age range (EYT)

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Where: Essex

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Teaching & Learning

Essex Primary SCITT is a well-regarded established teacher training provider with a long record of training excellent primary teachers in partnership with schools across Essex. We are now also running a very successful graduate employment based programme for those working in the early years sector, which leads to Early Years Teacher Status in settings across the east of England. We were…

Understanding children: Babies being heard

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Psychology

In this free course, Understanding children: Babies being heard, you will find out some of the things that very young babies can do. You will also discover how babies can contribute to family life and relationships from birth. You will look at what they need from other adults and children, and what they can learn. This is a free course from The Open University, if you are thinking o…

Infants’ understanding of their social world

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Psychology

In this free course, Infants' understanding of their social world, we draw on a wide range of psychological research to address the question of whether infants have a rich understanding of their social world. You will have the opportunity to read journal papers and newspaper articles as well as to engage with audio clips, and to explore your assumptions about infants' social understandi…