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Early Childhood Development

Designed for Teaching Assistants, a series of four 45-minute live online sessions with gap tasks to embed learning.

 

14 November 2024, 3.30 - 4.15: Foundations of Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Explore the fundamentals of cognitive development, how we think and build our understanding of
the world around us. This includes looking at memory, problem-solving, and language acquisition.
Outcomes:
• Understand general principles of how children learn and think during the early years.
• Recognise how to adapt the environment to support cognitive development.

6 February 2025, 3.30 - 4.15: Exploring Sensory Development in Early Childhood
Understand the role of the senses in early childhood development. We will look at all eight senses
and their role in learning and behaviour.
Outcomes:
• Recognise the importance of sensory experiences in overall development.
• Learn how to support sensory development within an Early Years setting.

13 March 2025, 3.30 - 4.15: Nurturing Social and Emotional Development

Examine the social and emotional aspects of early childhood development. Learn about self-
regulation and the role that social interactions play across development.

Outcomes:
• Understand the critical aspects of social and emotional development in early childhood.
• Appreciate what elements will be central to support aimed at nurturing children's social
and emotional skills.

12 June 2025, 3.30 - 4.15: The Power of Play in Early Childhood
We will highlight the importance of play in development. Discuss different types of play and how
play interacts with cognitive, social and emotional development.
Outcomes:
• Appreciate the various forms of play and their benefits.
• Understand the key ingredients to consider in designing and evaluate play-based activities.

  • Target audience:
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Included in package:
  • Primary
  • Secondary

£216.00

(incl. VAT)

HR insights for Senior Leaders, Middle Leaders and School Business Managers

1st Session - 10th October 2024: 

  • Disciplinary and grievance: This session is designed to help school leaders conduct an appropriate investigation and disciplinary hearing, and understand the different sanctions that employees may be given. We will look into our policy to explore best practice and ensure procedures are fair, and consistent. You will also understand what happens when an employee raises a grievance, how to investigate and the appeals process.  

2nd Session - 24th January 2025:

  • Safer Recruitment and Selection: This workshop will provide an overview of how to ensure your school’s recruitment and selection processes are compliant with Keeping Children Safe in Education. The course will include a summary of the statutory guidance associated with safer recruitment and selection in schools. There will be an overview of safer recruitment and selection processes and also looking at how to carry out the correct safeguarding checks including online searches.

3rd Session -13th June 2025: 

  • Capability: This session will enable you to deal with under-performance issues within your school. You will learn to understand the difference between capability and conduct issues and how to deal with them informally and formally.
     

  • Target audience:
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Included in package:
  • Primary

£108.00

(incl. VAT)
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Primary and Secondary Spanish Network

COST: £90 + VAT per school (once you have booked 1 colleague from your school, they can add anyone who is interested in attending from your school to our google calendar invite)

Free for schools who have bought into the package.

 Introduction 

Considering the challenges of language instruction, our community endeavours to establish a nurturing network. We understand the significance of accessing language specialists to aid educators in achieving teaching excellence. Additionally, we commend the abundance of knowledge within our group, where numerous Spanish teachers have honed exemplary methods and are enthusiastic about mutual support. United, we cultivate an atmosphere where cooperation flourishes, ensuring every teacher feels empowered and encouraged across phases.

Course Outline

 Thursday 3rd October 2024

Learning in Spanish and Science using a CLIL approach

Presenters: Pilar Gonzalez Gomez, MRA, Raquel Tola Rego, Parkwood Primary International Spanish School and Cristina Delgado, SRUK.org.uk

Suitable for primary and secondary Spanish and Science Leads.

Thursday, 23rd January 2025

Sharing Good Practice in Languages 

This is a chance for teachers to share examples of their own excellent practice. 

Who can attend? 

Suitable for primary and secondary language teachers.

  • Target audience:
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Included in package:
  • Primary
  • Secondary

£108.00

(incl. VAT)
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Primary to Secondary Spanish Learning Conference

  • Target audience:
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Included in package:
  • Primary

£177.60

(incl. VAT)

Spanish transition Year 6-7 - Spanish Moderation

Annual transition and transfer meeting with moderation of year 6 and year 7 work and planning and moderation against the NC Programme of Study objectives

  • Target audience:
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Included in package:
  • Primary
  • Secondary

£108.00

(incl. VAT)
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Structured Conversations: how to discuss children’s learning and needs

Parent and carer engagement is key to pupil achievement. Structured conversations give staff at all levels the tools and a framework to have conversations with parents and carers that supports; achievement; attendance and punctuality; behaviour; well being; aspirations; effective and supportive partnerships between the school and home.
Colleagues can expect to leave the session:
  • Having a framework to guide conversations;
  • A set of tools and techniques to use in communicating with parents and carers (including target setting and gaining parent/ carer support); 
  • And for senior leaders, an opportunity to develop a whole school approach in working in partnership with parents and carers. 

  • Target audience:
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Included in package:
  • Primary

£0.00

(incl. VAT)