Training & Development Programme 2013 - 2014
Developing and supporting a quality childcare workforce
Who we are: Milton Keynes Play Association is a registered charity, operating in Milton Keynes and the surrounding areas. Our role is to support play development, primarily in the voluntary and community sector. We achieve this through sharing skills and knowledge, providing low cost resources, service delivery and representation. The team would like to welcome you to the 2013/2014 training and development programme, which we hope will support your varied needs, inspire and promote a quality play service. Yet again we have not increased the costs for the majority of our courses.
Workforce development: We work in partnership with Milton Keynes Council, and are registered with the National Skills Academy to deliver Play & Playwork training in the South-East. We deliver around 150 training and development opportunities to somewhere in the region of 2,000 learners a year.
Tina CampbellDrew Training Administrator Administering internal and external bookings Developing the training programme
Who are our training and development opportunities aimed at? Primarily our courses are specifically designed for those caring for children and young people whether you work in an after school club, school, nursery, pre-school, as a childminder or help in a community group. However some of our management and core competence training and development will appeal to the statutory, private or public sector workforce.
Where does the training take place? The majority of our courses and workshops are delivered in our training facilities at Kiln Farm. These are self-contained training suites, which are all equipped with audio visual equipment and are air conditioned.
Janet Welch Training Support Administering your bookings
Bespoke Courses We can also arrange for training to be delivered at your setting for any of the courses listed, tailor-made for your requirements. Please contact the Training Team on 01908-263033 who will be happy to discuss your needs with you.
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Contents: How to book
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Terms & Conditions
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Booking Form Page 5-6 Playwork & Forest School Training Qualification Workshops Page 8 OCN Level 3 Forest School Leaders Fire Workshop Woodland Craft Developing your Core Competences Page 10 - 13 Paediatric First Aid for Childcarers Level 2 Food Safety in Catering Safeguarding Children – A Basic Awareness of Child Protection Safeguarding Children for Designated Leads Encouraging Positive Behaviour Basic Health & Safety Fire Awareness Risk Assessment Supporting & Including Children Page 15 – 18 ADHD Awareness Asperger Awareness Autism Awareness & Inclusive Play Children & Young Peoples Development Epilepsy Awareness
Supporting & Including Children Page 15 – 18 Anaphylaxis Auto-Injector Training Communicating Effectively Dyslexia Awareness Dyspraxia Awareness Equality in Play Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) Sight Awareness Supporting Change and Transition Creative Play Workshops
Page 20 - 22 Face Painting for Beginners Playing with Food Story Sacks Safe Risk in Play Sensory Play from Scrap Fire Workshop Woodland Craft Creativity with Confidence
Developing Yourself, the Team and the Organisation Page 24 Dealing with and Getting the Best out of your Staff & Volunteers Getting the Most out of your Day Other Services Information Page 25
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How to book Please talk to The Training Team on 01908 263033 for more information, to check for availability on our courses and to make a provisional booking. You can confirm your booking on the telephone using a debit/credit card, or by sending a 2013/2014 booking form with payment which should be received within 10 working days, to secure your place. By making payment by credit or debit card you are adhering to our terms and conditions, which are available below.
Terms & Conditions 1. Provisional bookings: Places for courses and workshops can be reserved by phone, but will only be confirmed after payment has been made by debit/credit card or a booking form is received. This must be received by MKPA 10 working days after the booking has been to secure your place. 2. Payment of course fee: Payments prior to the course/workshop is required, however members can be invoiced by request 8 weeks before the course, which we require to be paid before the course commences. A certificate will be available to you once we have received payment. 3. Bookings from non-members: We are able to take bookings from non-members subject to payment of the relevant cost. Please make sure you indicate your membership number on the booking form to avoid being incorrectly charged. If you would like details regarding our membership, please do not hesitate to speak to us. 4. Cancellation or non-attendance of courses: The full cost of the course/workshop will be charged for cancellation without 5 working days’ notice or non-attendance. 5. Data Protection Act 1998: The data collected in this form will only be used for the purposes of MKPA and will not be disclosed to any external sources without your express written consent.
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Training Programme Booking Form 2013-14
Terms & Conditions Name of group/setting if applicable:-
Daytime Tel No:
Contact Name and Address:-
MKPA Membership No: To receive a reminder before the course please include email address:-
COURSE TITLE
DATES
TIMES
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Terms & Conditions 1. Provisional bookings: Places for courses can be reserved by phone, but will only be confirmed after a booking form has been received or payment has been made by debit/credit card upon booking. This form must be received by MKPA within 10 working days of the booking being made to secure your place. 2. Payment of course fee: Payment with the booking form is required, however members can request to be invoiced 8 weeks before the course, which we require to be paid before the course commences. If an invoice is not paid 5 working days before start of the course, the candidate will be removed from the course. 3. Cancellation or non-attendance of courses: The full cost of the course will be charged for any cancellation made without at least 5 working days notice or nonattendance. Where a course is over more than 1 session then the onus is on the student to attend ALL sessions. Failure to attend all sessions will be classed as a non-attendance. 4.Data Protection Act 1998: The data collected in this form will only be used for the purposes of MKPA and will not be disclosed to any external sources without your express written consent.
I accept the terms and conditions of this booking form and understand that I/We will be liable for full payment of course fees on non-attendance or cancellation without giving 5 working days prior notice. Signature of Manager ...................................................... Date ................. 2 Burners Lane, Kiln Farm, Milton Keynes MK11 3HB Signature of Student ........................................................Date................... www.mkpa.co.uk email admin@mkpa.co.uk Registered Charity Number 1047318
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What would the student/s like to achieve from this course? Please state your 2 key objectives
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Current skill/knowledge Level 0 to 10 ( 0 – no knowledge to 10 – expert)
Does the student(s) have a medical condition, disability and/or learning difficulty or any additional needs, please indicate and we will do our utmost to support them. (Please note that for First Aid courses the students will have to get down on the floor to demonstrate competency with CPR)
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Playwork & Forest School Training An opportunity to learn the skills required to show you are competent in working with children & young people. Milton Keynes Play Association has the Skills Active Code of Practice, and is registered as a CACHE and OCN Centre.
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Qualification Training DATE(S)
DAY(S) OF WEEK
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VENUE
FULL COST
MKPA is an approved CACHE centre for QCF qualifications (replacing NVQs) including Playwork, Assessing / Internal Quality Assurance, and Health & Social Care. All QCF qualification courses include classroom-based and work-based assessment of knowledge, understanding and skills.
For information please call 01908-263033. OCN Level 3 Forest School Leaders Course This course is for people who wish to become Forest School Leaders and/or set up their own Forest School and is a nationally recognised qualification. The course includes units in practical skills and woodland management, learning and development and setting up a Forest School. Tutor - CJ Crookenden-Johnson 23rd 24th 30th Sept 1st 7th 8th 14th 15th October 2013
Mon, Tues
9.00am3.00pm
8 days inc. 2 days First Aid training PLUS Assessment days tbc
TBC
£850
Fire Workshop This workshop will cover fire safety and fire lighting, identifying fire materials, charcoal making, building your own stove and backwards cooking – all practical ideas to use with children. Tutor – CJ Crookenden-Johnson 23rd April 2014
Weds
10.00am2.00pm
4 hours
TBC
£30
Woodland Craft This workshop will cover knotting & net making, rustic wood kazoos, wooden bridges, benches, pegs, sundials, safe den building and tree climbing. Tutor – CJ Crookenden-Johnson 4th June 2014
Weds
10.00am2.00pm
4 hours
TBC
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£30
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Developing Your Core Competencies These courses are designed for childcare practitioners to deliver a professional childcare service that conforms to legal requirements.
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Developing Your Core Competencies DATE(S)
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First Aid for Childcarers 12 hour Paediatric course meeting OFSTED & EYFS guidelines and Approved by Local Authority. You will receive a first aid training kit, which includes an AirFlo to aid resuscitation, and a first aid manual. Please note there is a practical element so you must be physically able to participate. Tutor/s - Ian Brown or Richard Rogers 9th 10th 16th 17th September 2013 24th 25th Sept 1st October 2013 24th 25th Sept 1st 2nd October 2013 5th & 12th October 2013 15th 16th 22nd 23rd October 2013 4th 5th 11th November 2013 4th 7th 11th 14th November 2013 9th & 16th November 2013 3rd 4th 10th December 2013 3rd 4th 10th 11th December 2013 7th 9th 14th 16th January 2014 13th 14th 20th January 2014 27th 28th Jan & 3rd 4th February 2014 1st & 8th February 2014 3rd 4th 10th February 2014 24th 26th Feb 3rd 5th March 2014 8th & 15th March 2014 10th 11th 17th March 2014 th 10 11th 17th 18th March 2014
Mon,Tues,Mon,Tues
6.30pm-9.30pm
Tues, Weds, Tues
9.30am-1.30pm
Tues,Weds,Tues,Weds,
6.30pm-9.30pm
Saturdays
9.30am-4.00pm
Tues, Weds, Tues, Weds,
6.30pm-9.30pm
Mon, Tues, Mon
9.30am-1.30pm
Mon, Thurs,Mon, Thurs
6.30pm-9.30pm
Saturdays
9.30am-4.00pm
Tues, Weds, Tues
9.30am-1.30pm
Tues,Weds,Tues,Weds
6.30pm-9.30pm
Tues,Thurs,Tues,Thurs
6.30pm-9.30pm
Mon,Tues,Mon
9.30am-1.30pm
Mon,Tues,Mon,Tues
6.30pm-9.30pm
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9.30am-4.00pm
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9.30am-1.30pm
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6.30pm-9.30pm
Saturdays
9.30am-4pm
Mon,Tues,Mon
9.30am-1.30pm
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6.30pm-9.30pm
£65
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26th 27th Mar 2nd 3rd April 2014 29th 30th Apr 6th 7th May 2014 3rd & 10th May 2014 12th 19th 20th May 2014 12th 15th 19th 20th May 2014 2nd 9th 10th June 2014 2nd 3rd 9th 10th June 2014 7th & 14th June 2014 11th 12th 18th 19th June 2014 24th June 1st 2nd July 2014 1st 2nd 8th 9th July 2014
Weds,Thurs,Weds,Thurs
6.30pm-9.30pm
Tues,Weds,Tues,Weds
6.30pm-9.30pm
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9.30am-4.00pm
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9.30am-1.30pm
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9.30am-4.00pm
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6.30pm-9.30pm
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9.30am-1.30pm
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Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), formerly the Basic Food Hygiene course. This is a 6 hour course including a 30 question multiple choice answer paper. Tutor: - Meg Hart 21st & 23rd October 2013 9th November 2013 18th & 20th November 2013 22nd & 29th January 2014 8th February 2014 12th & 13th March 2014 8th & 9th May 2014 17th May 2014 23rd & 25th June 2014 12th July 2014
Mon,Weds
9.30am-12.30pm
Saturday
9.30am-4.30pm
Mon, Weds
6.30pm-9.30pm
Weds
9.30am-12.30pm
Saturday
9.30am-4.30pm
Weds,Thurs
6.30pm-9.30pm
Thurs,Fri
9.30am-12.30pm
Saturday
9.30am-4.30pm
Mon,Weds
6.30pm-9.30pm
Saturday
9.30am-4.30pm
£50
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DATE(S)
DAY(S) OF WEEK
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COST TO MEMBERS
COST TO NONMEMBERS
Safeguarding Children – A Basic Awareness of Child Protection This course approved by MK Safeguarding Children Board will help you to recognise abuse, know current procedures, learn how to deal with the issues, where to get help and support and understand what your responsibilities are when working with children and young people. Suitable for all staff. Tutor: - Wendy Usher – The Play Doctors 14th & 15th October 2013 12th & 13th November 2013 15th & 16th January 2014 25th & 27th February 2014 28th & 29th Apr 2014 21st & 22nd May 2014
Mon, Tues
9.30am-12.00pm
Tues, Weds
6.30pm-9.00pm
Weds, Thurs
9.30am-12.00pm
Tues, Thurs
6.30pm-9.00pm
Mon, Tues Weds, Thurs
9.30am-12.00pm 6.30pm-9.00pm
£40
£45
£40
£45
£40
£45
£40
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£40
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Safeguarding for Designated Leads This course, approved by MK Safeguarding Children Board has been designed to ensure that leads are able to implement their responsibilities in safeguarding children from harm, in line with Government and Local Safeguarding Children Board protocols. Suitable for those who have completed Basic Safeguarding training. Tutor: - Wendy Usher – The Play Doctors 12th & 13th November 2013 th 13 & 14th May 2014
Tues, Weds
9.30am-12.30pm
£50
Tues, Weds
6.30pm-9.30pm
£50
£55 £55
Encouraging Positive Behaviour This workshop aims to give you an understanding of challenging behaviour, strategies to manage when it occurs and will help identify behaviour that is a presentation of an underlying condition. Tutor - Wendy Usher – The Play Doctors 27th November 2013 th 25 March 2014
Weds
9.30am-12.30pm
£27
Tues
6.30pm-9.30pm
£27
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£29 £29
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Fire Awareness Basic Fire safety to help prevent and deal with fires in your setting or your home. The course covers updated regulations and risk assessment. Tutor: – ECG Training 19th November 2013 28th April 2014
Tues
9.30am-12.30pm
£45
Mon
6.30pm-9.30pm
£45
£50 £50
Basic Health & Safety Accredited by CIEH, a six hour course including a 30 question multiple choice answer paper. This course is designed for employees who wish to obtain general information on Health & Safety. Tutor: - Meg Hart 25th & 26th November 2013 4th & 5th June 2014
Mon, Tues Weds, Thurs
9.30am-12.30pm
£50
6.30pm-9.30pm
£50
£55 £55
Risk Assessment Covers the process of monitoring your building and activities, as well as spotting potential hazards that could harm people at work or even at home. Tutor – Meg Hart 23rd January 2014 7th May 2014
Thurs
6.30pm-9.30pm
£38
Weds
9.30am-12.30pm
£38
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£40 £40
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Supporting & Including Children These workshops have been designed to help support you in your work by: providing you with knowledge; methods and strategies; information and new skills to apply in your childcare settings.
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Supporting & Including Children DATE(S)
DAY(S) OF WEEK
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ADHD Awareness Gain a basic understanding of the condition and how to support children in your care. Tutor – Wendy Usher – The Play Doctors 20th November 2013
Weds
13th May 2014
Tues
6.30pm – 9.30pm 9.30am – 12.30pm
3 hours
£27
£29
3 hours
£27
£29
Asperger Awareness This workshop is suitable for those working, volunteering or living with 8-25 year olds diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (the higher ability end of the autistic spectrum). The session is aimed at raising awareness of Aspergers and looks at some practical suggestions to support young people as they cope in mainstream environments. Tutor- Wendy Usher- The Play Doctors 11th February 2014
Tues
6.30pm9.30pm
3 hours
£27
£29
Autism Awareness and Inclusive Play This workshop is for all those working or volunteering in mainstream settings who wish to include children on the autistic spectrum. Following a brief overview of autism, it looks closely at how children on the autistic spectrum play, as well as examining the types of play commonly associated with autism, which will provide you with ideas to take back and try at your setting. Tutor – Wendy Usher – The Play Doctors 7th October 2013 20th March 2014
Mon Thurs
9.30am12.30pm 6.30pm9.30pm
3 hours
£27
£29
3 hours
£27
£29
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Children and Young People’s Development This workshop assesses your understanding and assumptions of children’s development; you will look at how self-esteem, confidence and resilience can be influenced through development stages using play. Tutor: - Wendy Usher – The Play Doctors 24th April 2014
Thurs
6.30pm9.30pm
3 hours
£27
£29
Communicating Effectively Do we ever consider how we are communicating with children, understand what they are hearing and the messages we are giving. How these messages are delivered and how we could improve communication. Tutor- Wendy Usher – The Play Doctors 5th February 2014
Weds
6.30pm9.30pm
3 hours
£27
£29
Dyslexia Awareness It is surprising how common Dyslexia is, most people recognise this as difficulty in reading and writing but it is far more wide-reaching, affecting the way a person thinks and plans. This workshop provides an informative background, offering ideas and practical suggestions to support. Tutor – The Play Doctors 15th January 2014 th 19 March 2014
Weds Weds
6.30pm9.30pm 9.30am12.30pm
3 hours
£27
£29
3 hours
£27
£29
Epilepsy Epilepsy is more common that you think, many children have small absences or some may have full seizures. This training raises your awareness of epilepsy, helps you to recognise the signs to look out for and understand how to support individuals with this condition. Tutor – The Play Doctors 24th October 2013
Thurs
6.30pm – 9.30pm
3 hours
£27
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£29
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Dyspraxia Awareness Many children are seen as being clumsy, falling over, misjudging widths or doorways, constantly spilling drinks and knocking things over. This course is not designed to diagnose Dyspraxia but it is for those who wish to know more about the condition, how it presents in individuals thinking and behaviour and offers ideas and practical suggestions to support. Tutor– The Play Doctors 13th February 2014
Thurs
6.30pm9.30pm
3 hours
£27
£29
Anaphylaxis Auto-Injector Training This workshop aims to give the confidence to use the different types of injector pens, Epipen, Anapen and Jext. Tutor – Ian Brown 8th October 2013 22nd October 2013 21st November 2013 21st January 2014 12th February 2014 th 24 March 2014 25th April 2014 21st May 2014 16th June 2014
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6.30pm8pm 9.30am11am 6.30pm8pm 9.30am11am 6.30pm8pm 6.30pm8.00pm 9.30am11am 6.30pm8pm 6.30pm8pm
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Equality in Play It's easy to say everyone is equal, but we need to treat everyone as individuals to ensure everyone is treated equally! This workshop explores how all children can be included in games and activities. It is very practical with lots of ideas to take back and use in your own setting. Tutor: - The Play Doctors 15th May 2014
Thurs
6.30pm – 9.30pm
3 hours
£27
£29
Sight Awareness This workshop looks at the most common conditions and raises awareness of their difficulties including practical exercises to simulate various eye conditions. The session looks at practical support available including guiding techniques and communication. 5th June 2014
Tutor: - The Play Doctors Thurs
6.30pm – 9.30pm
3 hours
£27
£29
Sensory Integration Disorder Have you ever had a child who does not like too much noise, or gets frustrated if there is too much choice not knowing what to do first? Sensory Integration Disorder (known as SID) is often undiagnosed, but it can impact children's lives and behaviour. This workshop explores the condition and provides helpful and practical advice to those working with children who have sensory overloads. Tutor: - The Play Doctors 8th May 2014
Thurs
6.30pm – 9.30pm
3 hours
£27
£29
Supporting Change & Transition We all hate it if unexpected change happens. For some children dealing with daily change and transition is very hard. The workshop explores why this might be and how we can support children who have difficulty dealing with both simple transitions and life changing ones. Tutor: - The Play Doctors 6th February 2014
Thurs
6.30pm – 9.30pm
3 hours
£27
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“MAKE
IT….EASY”
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These workshops will enable you to gain confidence, acquire new skills and have the opportunity to have a go at a range of Art & Craft and Creative Play workshops.
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“MAKE IT….EASY” © MKPA2009
“MAKE IT….EASY”© DATE(S)
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Creative Play Workshops TIMES
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Face Painting for Beginners This workshop is aimed at people who have little or no experience. This is a practical session, where you will learn techniques, as well as health & safety aspects, materials and designs used for face painting. Participants will practice on each other, so please bring a face flannel, soap, towel and/or baby wipes. Tutor – Donna Branton 26th April 2014
Sat
10.00am2.00pm
4 hours
£25
£27
Story Sacks These workshops bring imagination to life by creating amazing fun, interactive story sacks out of scrap. We provide lots of practical ideas to encourage children to use the story as a basis for imaginative play. Tutor – The Play Doctors 19th March 2014
Weds
6.30pm – 9.30pm
3 hours
£27
£29
Safe Risk in Play This workshop helps settings identify what is acceptable or not acceptable risk and how to balance the benefits of the experience with the risk involved in the activity. Tutor –The Play Doctors 1st April 2014
Tues
6.30pm9.30pm
3 hours
£27
£29
Sensory Play (Make it Yourself)
Sensory play is a magical way to involve children in creativity and imagination. A fun, practical and hands on workshop creating a range of exciting sensory play activities using materials from the scrap store at little or no cost. All ideas can be taken back and used in your own setting with all ages. Tutor – The Play Doctors
1st March 2014
Sat
9.30am12.30pm
3 hours
£28
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£30
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Playing with Food Why can’t you play with it! A workshop to gain ideas and get stuck into creative play activities using food. No cooking involved, just lots of imagination. Tutor – Nicole Ioannou
4th March 2014
Tues
6.30pm – 9.30pm
3 hours
£18
£20
Fire Workshop This workshop will cover fire safety and fire lighting, identifying fire materials, charcoal making, building your own stove and backwards cooking – all practical ideas to use with children. Tutor – CJ Crookenden-Johnson
23rd April 2014
Weds
10.00am2.00pm
4 hours
£30
£32
Woodland Craft This workshop will cover knotting & net making, rustic wood kazoos, wooden bridges, benches, pegs, sundials, safe den building and tree climbing. Tutor – CJ Crookenden-Johnson
4th June 2014
Weds
10.00am2.00pm
4 hours
£30
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£32
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‘Creativity with Confidence’ © As part of our Creative Play training these sessions are a regular time to come to the Play Association and take part in informal creative learning. There will be projects for you to have a go at and we will be encouraging you to make your own creative decisions rather than have formal teaching although tutors will be on hand to offer advice and support. This course is not necessarily aimed at adults working with children, although most of the activities can be done with children, but is more of a sociable craft session, chat, have tea and cake whilst indulging your creative side! (Also suitable for novices) Tutor Host – Judi Gale Tutor – Judi Gale th
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Thursdays
10.00am12.00pm (5th Dec 10am-1pm Xmas special)
2 hours
£5 per session – booking is preferred but you can drop in
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Developing Yourself, The Team and The Organisation These workshops will support the Managers, Play Leaders, Team Leaders, Chairs, Senior Committee members, Trustees, Volunteers, Volunteer Co-ordinators and Team members. We hope these workshops will enable you to get the best out of your staff, Trustees and yourselves.
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Developing Yourself, The Team & The Organisation DATE(S)
DAY(S) OF WEEK
TIMES
LENGTH
COST TO MEMBERS
COST TO NONMEMBERS
Dealing with and Getting the Best out of your Staff and Volunteers This workshop is available to all staff in a formal or informal supervisory capacity. It will support you to consider the motivational elements within your team and looks closely at communication, what messages are being given and how these are interpreted Tutor – Andy Grout 17th October 2013
Thurs
6.30pm – 9.30pm
3 hours
£25
£27
Getting the Most out of your Day This session takes a fresh approach to how we deal with time personally and challenges the myths that we don’t always have enough time. It will help you find the personal roots of how you operate in time and help you think of new and different ways of dealing with them. It will include offering some strategies and ways of looking at getting the job done productively on the basis that effective time management starts with personal responsibility. Tutor – Andy Grout 2nd December 2013
Mon
6.30pm – 9.00pm
2½ hours
£24
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Room Hire Training Room One
(seats 20 – 30) Full day £60 + VAT Half day or evening £40 + VAT
Training room fully equipped with PowerPoint Projector, Flipchart, TV, DVD player and Video. Hot & cold drinks and biscuits included, lunch can be arranged.
Are you looking for a venue with a difference? Why not use our Funion Bargee Narrowboat (seats up to 12)
Full day £75 + VAT Half day or evening £40 + VAT Call 01908-263033 for a viewing, check availability or to make a booking.
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OTHER SERVICES WE OFFER RESOURCES
Have you visited our Resource Unit and Scrapstore? Here you will find a variety of materials which can be used for all sorts of play and activities; art and craft, den building, scrap modelling and much more.
SUPPORT
We can support community groups, play settings, uniformed groups, faith groups and others with equipment hire, skills and expertise.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership starts as low as ÂŁ10 per year.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DBS checks, photocopying, laminating.
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