Supporting EAL in the Early Years for Practitioners Working in Schools

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

This interactive virtual session considers how we best support multilingual children and their families. It will reflect on how working with families can make the biggest difference and offer practical advice for everyday practice. Multilingual children and families are an important part of the fabric in our early years settings. How do we best support and grow their language skills to ensure they reach a good level of English while maintaining their home language?

Free

Literacy for Under 5s for Early Years Settings and Childminders with Dr Karen Boardman

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

Karen Boardman invites us to think about our provision for early literacy and to reflect together on phonics, digital literacies, early reading and storytelling in early years education. This session will open up some further discussions and include some provocations and impact for our pedagogy.

Free

Creativity in Early Years Practice with Millie Colwey

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

We all know that creativity is important. But how do you define it? And WHY does it matter? This session will help you gain confidence in articulating these questions and provide practical support with curriculum, planning, and assessment through creativity and the arts.

Free

Evidence Informed Practice for Communication and Language

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

The Education Endowment Foundation has developed a summary of evidence-informed approaches to help educators to understand and reflect on their practice. Ali Carrington and Nicola Cherry invites us to reflect and explore what this means for our everyday practice in communication and language. What can we learn from research? What does this look like in our work with children?

Free

Evidence Informed Practice for Early Literacy

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

The Education Endowment Foundation has developed a summary of evidence-informed approaches to help educators to understand and reflect on their practice. Ali Carrington and Nicola Cherry invites us to reflect and explore what this means for our everyday practice in early literacy. What can we learn from research? What does this look like in our work with children?

Free

Literacy for Under 5s for Reception Teachers in Schools with Dr Karen Boardman

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

Dr Karen Boardman invites us to think about embracing a multi-modal approach to early literacy and to reflect together on our provision for phonics, digital literacies, early reading and storytelling in early years education. This session will develop some deeper discussions with some provocations and impact on literacy pedagogy.

Free

Identifying and Supporting Speech, Language and Communication – January Event

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

This session is for all Early Years practitioners, including Early Years settings, schools, and childminders. This online workshop will involve input about typical language development from speech and language therapists, followed by supportive discussion around strategies for support and useful resources.

Free

Talking with Babies

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

This session will explore how we can talk with babies to help them become confident communicators and develop respectful relationships that enable babies to make genuine choices. We will consider how mindful care routines might support communication and language, the power of non-verbal communication and learning the ‘conversational dance’.

Free

Quality Interactions for Early Years Settings/Schools and Childminders

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

This session will explore the basics of effective, authentic and meaningful interactions with children in the EYs. We will cover what makes for quality interactions: the way we use our body and voice, how we listen, pause, and reflect on children’s learning with them. How we can deepen their thinking, provoke new learning and delight in the children’s fascinations.

Free

Identifying and Supporting Speech, Language and Communication – February Event

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

This session is for all Early Years practitioners, including Early Years settings, schools, and childminders. This online workshop will involve input about typical language development from speech and language therapists, followed by supportive discussion around strategies for support and useful resources.

Free

Supporting Two-Year-Olds Speech and Language 

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

Are you an educator working with two-year-olds? Would you like to learn more about how best to support their communication skills? Join local speech and language therapists from the Sirona Early Years Speech and Language Therapy Team to reflect on supporting two-year-olds' speech and language.

Free

Identifying and Supporting Speech, Language and Communication – March Event

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

This session is for all Early Years practitioners, including Early Years settings, schools, and childminders. This online workshop will involve input about typical language development from speech and language therapists, followed by supportive discussion around strategies for support and useful resources.

Free

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St. Pauls Children’s Centre: There is no on-site parking but parking is available on the road for £1 an hour for a maximum of 3 hours, or in Cabot Circus which is 5-minute walk from the St. Pauls Children’s Centre.

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