Early years training directory summer 2017

Coventry Early Years TRAINING DIRECTORY EARLY YEARS COURSES 2017

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Introduction Welcome to the Coventry Early Years & Childcare training directory. This directory outlines training opportunities for the Summer 17 term for registered childminders, private, voluntary and Independent Nurseries, Playgroups, Out of School/Holiday Provision and School Nurseries/Reception Class in the Coventry Boundary area.

Courses have been planned to meet the new Early Years Foundation Stage (2017) requirements.

Contact details For information regarding course bookings only call: 024 7683 1198 email: EYtraining@coventry.gov.uk For further information and advice contact:

Kim West Early Years People Directorate Floor 5 Civic Centre 4 Coventry City Council CV1 2PY

024 7678 5898 tel: mobile: 0796 100 5720 email: kim.west@coventry.gov.uk

Data Protection Act 1998 The Data Controller is Coventry City Council. The information you provide to Coventry Early Years, will only be used for collecting statistical information on training courses. Data on attendance of each Paediatric First Aid course will be kept for the maximum of 3 years, due to Early Years Ofsted requirements, to enable us to re-issue valid certificates if requested.

All data will be treated in confidence and held securely.

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How to book - New information Bookings/Confirmation/Payment of course/s from Summer 2017 ›› All bookings need to be made online please use the following link to book https://bookwhen.com/eycoursebooking

›› When you have booked your place/s you will receive an automated booking reference for your chosen course, this automated booking confirmation, will be sent from our system via an email to the email address entered on the booking and will include course/date/time/venue.

This will be your course confirmation.

›› The email confirmation includes a calendar icon which automatically enters the course date/time/details onto your electronic calendar.

›› Payment– it is important we receive payment for your course booking/s within 2 working days of you making the course booking. If we do not receive payment within 2 working days of you making the booking/s, we will cancel your place/s you have booked on your chosen course/s.

Cancellation/s - Period of notice ›› 7 working days - No charge ›› Less than 7 working days/No notification/No show – full charge

Free courses If a course if offered free of charge, if you book a space/s and fail to attend and we do not receive prior notification of cancellation via email within the cancellation period stated above, a charge £20.00 per person for each non-attendance will apply.

Payment As soon as you book online for the training course, we will require on-line payment by credit/debit card. To make a payment go to:

payments.coventry.gov.uk/public/NReg/QuickPay.aspx

Step by Step on payment system You will see the screen below, please choose * In Account Group – select Schools, Libraries and Learning * In Account Type – select Early Years and Childcare course fees *N ame of course – input name of your chosen course/s and date (if more than one date to training submit first date only) *A mount – submit the amount of the course

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Refunds No refunds can be given if you do not fully complete the course, do not pass the required assessment (if required) or have not cancelled within the allocated time period.

If we need to refund course fees, the refund will be returned by the initial payment method, if payment is made by credit/debit card the refund will be made to the cardholder.

Schools Please ensure that if our admin/business person is booking your course, the confirmation will be sent to the email address you submit, at time of booking.

Please pay via your school purchasing card or debit/credit card.

How to cancel your booking All cancellations must be done by e-mail to: EYtraining@coventry.gov.uk please keep a copy of your notification. No telephone cancellations will be accepted. All cancellations require 2 days’ notice.

How to amend your booking If you wish to amend your booking, please email: EYtraining@coventry.gov.uk Confirmation of changes will be acknowledged by e-mail.

If we cancel We reserve the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen operational difficulties or insufficient delegate numbers, if this happens, we will inform you as soon as possible using the contact details provided on the booking form.

An alternative date will be offered if possible.

Certificates Participants are expected to attend the full duration of the course/sessions.

Certificates will only be issued after full attendance and clearance of payments.

For accredited courses, certificates can only be released when assignments/ assessments have been passed by the Awarding Body.

In line with Coventry City Council aim of a paperless organisation, all certificates will now go out via email to the email address submitted on your course booking form.

The only certificates that will be printed and posted will be Food Safety and Safer Recruitment; this is due to these certificates being issued by the Awarding Body/ Organisation.

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Code of conduct We want the training to be enjoyable and beneficial for all people attending and therefore set out the following: Please note: if any course participants disrupt any training courses, the trainer may ask course participant/s to leave the course.

›› Ensure that you arrive on time for the course. It may be possible that if you arrive late you will not be able to stay for the session.

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Please return from any breaks/lunch breaks on time, to ensure the training can commence on time.

Do not expect to be able to leave the course early without making prior arrangements.

Babies or children are not allowed at any course. nsure that all mobile phones are switched to silent/mute/switched off, if you need to take a call, E please let the trainer/s know.

›› Please do not use your mobile phone or tablet to play games, use social media sites, emails or internet, whilst the course is taking place.

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Respect confidentiality about issues raised in the training.

Actively listen and respect other people’s views (both trainer and other delegates).

Engage and contribute to discussion, but ensure others are equally able to contribute.

Respect the opinions and experience of others.

›› Challenge discriminating attitudes and behaviour.

Venue information Venue Address

Parking

Refreshments

Platinum Suite Coventry Rugby Club Butts Road Coventry CV1 3GE

Free parking

Tea/Coffee provided as part of the course costs Local garage/shops – there is also a mobile catering van which parks in Melbourne Road (walk out of ground - ahead is car washing service, walk under bridge into Melbourne Road)

Coventry Early Years Send Support Services (PSES) Limbrick Wood Centre, Thomas Naul Croft Tile Hill, Coventry CV4 9QX

Free parking

Tea/Coffee provided

Stoke Health Primary School Heath Crescent, Coventry, CV2 4PR

Free school car park and on street parking available

Tea/Coffee provided

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Paediatric First Aid This course focuses on children under the age of 8 years Aimed at: All Early Years Practitioners working with children under 8 years The course focuses on children under the age of 8 years and now includes the ‘Treatment of Anaphylaxis including Adrenaline Pen’ this means you will not need to attend a separate Epi Pen course.

This course meets the requirements of the revised Early Years Foundation Stage (April 2017) and the PFA training organisation is a member of a recognised approval and monitoring body and adheres to stringent guidelines for First Aid training organisations (requirements in revised EYFS page 22) Practical skills are assessed by continuous observation by the trainer. The Paediatric First Aid qualification will last for three years, after three years practitioners will need to attend the course again.

Participants will have opportunities to learn all aspects of paediatric first aid and be able to assess an emergency situation safely and: Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child:

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who is unresponsive and breathing normally, including child and infant resuscitation who is unresponsive and not breathing normally who has a foreign body airway obstruction with external bleeding with injuries to bones, joints and muscles.

Understand how to administer emergency first aid to an infant and a child with a chronic medical condition or sudden illness: ›› sickle cell crisis

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diabetic emergencies asthma attack allergic reaction auto injector/Epi Pen administration meningitis febrile convulsions.

Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child: ›› who is experiencing the effects of extreme heat and cold

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who has sustained an electric shock with burns or scalds who has been poisoned who has been bitten or stung

with minor injuries, including cuts, grazes, bumps and bruises, small splinters and nose bleeds

›› with conditions affecting the eyes, ears and nose ›› with head and spinal injuries

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›› with anaphylaxis who is suffering from shock ›› Understand how to complete records relating to illnesses, injuries and emergencies.

Special Requirements: All participants must be able to attend all sessions to complete the course. If any practitioner fails to attend any of the sessions, they will need to re-book the course again.

Course participants will be required to work and bend at floor level due to the practical activities involved.

Course Code

Date/s

Time/s

Cost

Venue

PFA 26 day

3 & 4 May

9.30am – 4.30pm

£65

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club,

PFA 27 Saturdays

6 & 13 May

9.30am – 4.30pm

£65

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club,

PFA 28 eve

8/9/15/16 May

6.00pm – 9.00pm

£65

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club,

PFA 29 day

16/17 May

9.30am – 4.30pm

£65

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club,

PFA 30 eve

7/8/14/15 June

6.00pm – 9.00pm

£65

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club,

PFA 31 day

8 & 9 June

9.30am – 4.30pm

£65

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club,

PFA 32 day

19 & 20 June

9.30am – 4.30pm

£65

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club,

PFA 33 Saturdays

24 June & 1 July

9.30am – 4.30pm

£65

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club,

PFA 34 day

4 & 5 July

9.30am – 4.30pm

£65

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club,

PFA 35 eve

10/11/17/18 July

6.00pm – 9.00pm

£65

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club,

PFA 36 day

13 & 14 July

9.30am – 4.30pm

£65

Stoke Heath Primary School

PFA 37 day

3 & 4 Aug

9.30am – 4.30pm

£65

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club,

Epi Pen (Anaphylaxis) Training If you wish to undertake an Epi Pen course, please let us know, we can then book you into an Epi Pen Training Session within one of the current Paediatric First Aid courses.

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Health & Safety for Managers/Owners

COURSE DATES

Course for owners and managers in nurseries and early years settings.

Date/s

11 May 2017

Time/s

6.00pm – 9.00pm

Cost

£15.00 pp introductory price

The course assumes some existing basic knowledge of health and safety prior to course.

Course will help ensure managers are able to understand and deliver their health and safety responsibilities in the workplace, including legal, moral and financial implications of managing health and safety.

Course information:

Course Madrigal H&S leader/s Venue

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club Butts Park Arena, Butts Road, Coventry CV1 3GE

›› Why is health and safety important? ›› Legal framework for managers, including

penalties and liabilities

›› Safety responsibilities: ›› Policies and procedures ›› Developing risk assessments ›› Accident and incident reporting ›› Training and competence ›› Supervision ›› Monitoring ›› Premises maintenance

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Health & Safety & Fire Safety in Early Years (Condensed course covering Health & Safety, Fire & Risk Assessments)

Aimed at: All Early Years Practitioners

Course information: This six-hour course covers: ›› Overview of health and safetylaw and the Early Years Foundation Stage context

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COURSE DATES

Date/s

5 & 12 June 2017

Time/s

6.00 – 9.00pm

Cost

£45.00 pp

Course Madrigal H&S leader/s Venue

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club, Butts Park Arena, Butts Road, Coventry CV1 3GE

Health, safety and welfare Risk assessment and sensible risk management Fire safety Fire triangle and fire safety Simple fire risk assessments Evacuation and emergency plans Fire fighting equipment Workplace equipment and electrical safety Hazardous substances and infection control Outdoor play and outings Manual handling (of objects)

Children with Special Educational Needs in your setting

›› Multiple choice knowledge, skills and behaviour check

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Please note: This course will culminate with a multiple choice question paper

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Level Two Award in Food Safety Course information: This six-hour course covers: ›› Legislation Food Safety Act 1990, Food Safety Regulations 1995

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Food safety hazards Temperature control Refrigeration, chilling and cold holding Food handling

Date/s

19 & 20 June 2017

Time/s

6.00pm – 9.00pm

Cost

£45.00 pp

Course Blithfield leader/s Venue Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club, Butts Park Arena, Butts Road, Coventry CV1 3GE

Principles of safe food storage Cleaning Food premises and equipment Ofsted requirements

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Please note: This course will culminate with a multiple choice question paper

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Communication & Language: A Framework for Success This exciting new workshop centres on a prime cornerstone of children’s access to learning. Being able to communicate thoughts, feelings, ideas and events opens the doors to new learning opportunities across the whole curriculum.

Communication is a skill that needs expert teaching so that it does not become a barrier to children’s progress.

Come to this workshop and we will:

›› Provide you with an in-depth knowledge of the

stages that children go through in developing their communication skills

›› Suggest ways in which you might identify

children’s starting points

›› Share simple activities and ideas that you can

easily incorporate into your daily provision

›› Highlight potential barriers that may prevent

children becoming successful communicators

Date/s

22 June 2017

Time/s

6.00pm – 8.00pm

Cost

£35.00 pp

Course Morris & Simmons leader/s Education Venue Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club, Butts Park Arena, Butts Road, Coventry CV1 3GE

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Data Detective Aimed at: All Early Years Practitioners For many when you hear the word ‘data’ it has the marmite effect - you either love it or hate it! Data is now such a big part of our lives at all levels. The figures are only part of the story. As practitioners you are the ones who can complete the picture by taking ownership of your own data.

Do you know what your data is telling you?

During this session we will help you to delve a bit deeper into your Early Years Profile data by posing questions, making comparisons, drawing conclusions and planning.

Date/s

28 June 2017

Time/s

6.00pm – 8.00pm

Cost

£35.00 pp

Course Morris & Simmons leader/s Education Venue Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club, Butts Park Arena, Butts Road, Coventry CV1 3GE

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Firm Foundations for Fabulous Phonics

Date/s

17 May 2017

Time/s

6.00pm – 8.00pm

This workshop is full of practical ideas that will complement any scheme that you are following.

Cost

£35.00 pp

This workshop is made of 3 parts.

›› The first part covers key knowledge and information that you need to teach phonics confidently and accurately.

›› The second part looks at the pre-requisite skills children need to help them unlock phonetic fluency.

›› The final part will be full of quick and easy to use ideas to help make you phonic sessions structured and fun!

Course Morris & Simmons leader/s Education Venue

latinum Suite, P Coventry Rugby Club, Butts Park Arena, Butts Road, Coventry CV1 3GE

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Sustained Shared Thinking: Solve the Mystery What exactly is Sustained Shared Thinking?

What qualities do we need as practitioners to be able to use it effectively?

During this popular workshop we will delve a bit deeper into the meaning of sustained shared thinking. We will provide you with some new techniques and resources to help you effectively engage in children’s learning by using refined questioning, thinking and modelling strategies.

Date/s

6 June 2017

Time/s

6.00pm – 8.00pm

Cost

£35.00 pp

Course Morris & Simmons leader/s Education Venue Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club, Butts Park Arena, Butts Road, Coventry CV1 3GE

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Marvellous @ Maths Young children need to develop a solid understanding of numbers to help them become confident and capable mathematicians. Bursting with practical and engaging activities, this fast-paced session will leave you full of essential knowledge and ideas.

Come to this workshop and we will:

›› Demonstrate how to put together the building

blocks of early mathematical learning

›› Introduce you to our Maths Monkeys who will show

you how to engage, challenge and motivate your budding mathematicians

›› Share lots of adaptable ideas and resources that

can be easily integrated into your daily provision

Join us for a fun-filled session and take away some BIG ideas to teach maths.

Date/s

24 May 2017

Time/s

6.00pm – 8.00pm

Cost

£35.00 pp

Course Morris & Simmons leader/s Education Venue

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club, Butts Park Arena, Butts Road, Coventry CV1 3GE

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You can’t play our game – Teaching British Values in Early Years

Date/s

26 June 2017

Time/s

6.00pm – 9.00pm

The session aims to clarify the term ‘British Values’ as set out in the Government’s Prevention Strategy.

Cost

£35.00 pp

Department for Education advice for childcare providers June 2015 Ofsted’s revised common inspection framework for education, skills and early years, which comes into effect from 1 September 2015, makes specific reference to the need to have safeguarding arrangements to promote children’s welfare and prevent radicalisation and extremism.

The session will define the ways in which these values can be interpreted in early years and focus on the role of practitioners in supporting children’s moral development.

By the end of the session practitioners will have had the opportunity to (immediate)

›› Understand where the recent requirement for teaching ‘British Values’ originates

›› Consider British Values and what this means to them as individuals

›› Discuss the ways in which British Values are included within the EYES 2014

›› Identify current good practice with regards to moral and ethical development within their organisations

›› Discuss ways to interpret and enhance the teaching of universal values and principles in early years in order to meet the requirements of the prevention strategy Longer term Learning Outcomes – following attendance at the session and active participation in the learning activities the practitioner should:

›› Reflect on personal and organisational values ›› Consider the challenge of sometimes potentially conflicting values when working with families

›› Understand to many factors that influence on the development of values and principles for young children and their families

›› Consider a range of resources and experiences that will enhance provision around values

›› Understand the links between inclusive practice, equality and diversity, understanding the world and British Values

Course We Can Do Business leader/s Venue

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club, Butts Park Arena, Butts Road, Coventry CV1 3GE

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British Values and Prevent Agenda Training An online e-learning module, http://course.ncalt.com/Channel_General_Awareness/01/ index.html) Providing an introduction to the topics covered by advice from the Department for Education, including how to identify factors that can make people vulnerable to radicalisation, and case studies illustrating the types of intervention that may be appropriate.

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Safeguarding Training Coventry Safeguarding Children’s Board offer a wide range of inter-agency training opportunities.

Details regarding their courses and their booking form, can found at: http://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/206/coventry_local_safeguarding_children_board/2493/coventry_ safeguarding_children_board/3 Booking form for Safeguarding Courses: www.coventry.gov.uk/safeguardingbookingform

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Safer Recruitment for Schools and Early Years Providers in PVI

Date/s

15 June 2017

Time/s

9.15am – 4.45pm

This course is accredited by the Safer Recruitment Consortium

Cost

£50.00 pp

Organisations that work with children and young people, or are involved in providing services for them, have a duty to safeguard and promote their welfare. If you recruit staff and/or volunteers into the children and young people’s workforce, you should take safer recruitment training.

This one-day course gives recruiters the essential information and understanding they need to recruit safely and thereby help protect children from harm. It is suitable for all schools and those who work in the wider children’s workforce and are involved in staff selection.

This workshop considers all aspects of safeguarding through recruitment and by the end of the course, participants will have: identified key features of staff recruitment that help deter or prevent the appointment of unsuitable people

›› Considered policies and practices that minimise opportunities for abuse or

›› Ensure its prompt reporting ›› Begun to review their own organisation’s policies and practices with a view to

›› Making them safer.

Course content includes:

›› Safer recruitment and the wider context of safeguarding

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Prevalence of abuse and profile of abusers How abusers operate within organisations Features of a safer recruitment process Planning a safer recruitment process Making the right decisions: interview and selection Setting acceptable standards of behaviour Maintaining an on-going culture of vigilance

During the day you will consider the issues through presentations, case examples and group discussion. At the end of the course, participants will undertake an assessment paper, which be marked by the course tutor against the required standards to receive a valid certificate (you will require min of 13 out of 18 score for pass rate)

Course Lucy Faithfull Foundation leader/s Venue Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club, Butts Park Arena, Butts Road, Coventry CV1 3GE

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Welcomm: Children’s Speech & Language Development

Date/s

21 June 2017

Time/s

6.00pm – 9.00pm

Cost

£25.00 pp

and how to use the Wellcomm assessment materials and support it.

Course Jude Harbour leader/s Speech and Language

Therapy Services

This course will enhance practitioner’s understanding of how children’s speech and language develops, and how they can use the Wellcomm tool to assess and support children’s communication development.

Venue P latinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club, Butts Park Arena, Butts Road, Coventry CV1 3GE

This training is essential for all providers offering 2 year old places as the Wellcomm tool should be universally used with all children as part of their progress check. The training will also be useful for practitioners supporting children of other ages and for those who do not work in settings but need to consider children’s development as part of their role.

We will investigate;

›› Why speech and language development is important to help a child achieve good outcomes and be ‘school ready’

›› How a child’s communication develops and how we can look at different aspects of communication

›› How to complete the Wellcomm in order to find out how well a child’s communication is developing

›› Completing the Wellcomm using assessment skills advocated by the EYFS

›› What to do when you have assessed a child ›› How to use the information to inform parents of their child’s development,

›› How to refer children to other services.

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Blast BLAST 1 is designed for all children in nursery aged from 3-4.

There are 30 consecutive sessions fully planned and resourced to deliver to a group of 4-8 children. All the setting needs is a trained BLAST user to run the group, a CD player and the pack! BLAST works on the underpinning skills for language, communication and literacy – turn taking, discrimination, listening, attention and social communication as well as developing basic language skills both receptively and expressively.

Date/s

5 July 2017

Time/s

6.00pm – 9.00pm

Cost

£25.00 pp

Course Jude Harbour

Speech and Language leader/s Therapy Services Venue Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club, Butts Park Arena, Butts Road, Coventry CV1 3GE

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Makaton

Date/s

13 June 2017

Time/s

9.30am – 3.00pm

Cost

£15.00 pp

This course is aimed at practitioners in PVI playgroups, independent school nurseries, pre-schools, Day Care settings and Childminders in receipt of 2 or 3yr old funding

Course objectives:

Course SEND Team leader/s

›› To introduce the use of basic Makaton signing to support children’s learning

›› To guide practitioners on how to use Makaton in their daily practice

›› To give practitioners some basic signing skills of particular relevance to the early years A very practical and interactive training that has a strong emphasis on the use of signing in every day routines of an early years setting.

Venue

Coventry Early Years Send Support Services (PSES) Limbrick Wood Centre, Thomas Naul Croft, Tile Hill, Coventry CV4 9QX

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New SENCo Training This course is aimed at SENCos in PVI playgroup, pre-school, Independent School Nurseries and nursery settings who are new to the SENCo role Level – Extending Practice

Course objectives: ›› To explore ways of implementing the SEN Code of Practice in PVI settings.

›› To understand the roles and responsibilities of different members of setting staff in fulfilling the requirements of the SEN Code of Practice.

›› To learn how to set targets for individual children and how to record their progress towards these targets.

›› To understand the SENCo’s role in monitoring and reviewing inclusive policy and practice within their setting.

All providers in receipt of government funding must have regard to the SEN Code of Practice. This course will give SENCos the knowledge that they need to ensure that their setting meets this specific legal requirement.

Date/s

16 May 2017

Time/s

9.30am – 4.00pm

Cost

£36.00 pp

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Course Coventry Early Years SEND leader/s Support Service Venue Coventry Early Years Send Support Services (PSES) Limbrick Wood Centre, Thomas Naul Croft, Tile Hill, Coventry CV4 9QX

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Making Sense of Sensory Play This course is aimed at: practitioners in Maintained nurseries, PVI playgroups, independent school nurseries, pre-schools, Day Care settings and Childminders in receipt of 2 or 3 year old funding.

A course for experienced practitioners to help them to understand and support children’s learning through Sensory play activities. To help Practitoners to consider and evaluate their environment from a sensory prospective and how the environment impacts on learning. Participants will have the opportunities to PLAY with a range of sensory activities and experience for themselves how these help to stimulate and calm different senses and:

›› understand our senses and how they impact on learning

›› understand how the environment impacts on our senses

›› experience a range of sensory play activities and

understand how these encourage learning

Date/s

8 May 2017

Time/s

12.30pm – 3.30pm

Cost

£18.00 pp

Course Coventry Early Years leader/s SEND Support Service Venue Coventry Early Years Send Support Services (PSES) Limbrick Wood Centre, Thomas Naul Croft Tile Hill, Coventry CV4 9QX

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Oral Health The children in your care are with you for a large percentage of the day and could possibly spend more of their waking time with you, than anyone else. You are therefore in an ideal position to ensure that good oral health practices are established and maintained. Our training will give you the knowledge to identify any necessary changes that need to be made to existing oral health routines. It will also enable you to educate parents and encourage children to adopt healthier habits.

By working together we can safeguard children against dental problems which may have a negative impact on speech, appearance, diet, social interaction and confidence.

Course content: ›› BRUSHING ›› What size brush to use ›› Which toothpaste to use ›› How much toothpaste to use ›› When to brush ›› How long should be spent brushing ›› Demonstration and general tips on methods

of brushing

›› DIET ›› The importance of restriction of sugars in

the diet

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The process of dental decay

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The importance of restricting acidic food and drinks to mealtimes

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The process of dental erosion

Recommendations for safe sugar consumption

›› VISITING THE DENTIST ›› The importance of regular dental check-ups

from an early age

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Access to an NHS dentist

All our information is current and comes from the evidence based toolkit ‘Delivering better oral health.’

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Date/s

27 April 2017

Time/s

9.30am – 12noon

Cost

Free – but no show will incur a fee

Course Sue Comber, leader/s Oral Health Team, NHS

Venue Social Care Development Centre,

1B Lamb Street,

Coventry CV1 4AE Date/s

18 May 2017

Time/s

9.30am – 12noon

Cost

Free – but no show will incur a fee

Course Sue Comber, leader/s Oral Health Team, NHS

Venue

Platinum Suite, Coventry Rugby Club, Butts Park Arena, Butts Road, Coventry CV1 3GE

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