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Early Years Training

Early Years Training

Information for Early Years Practitioners

The Early Years SEND information and Early Years Inclusion Funding pages on the Bury Directory  include a range of information for Early Years practitioners:  

CPD sessions for Early Years practitioners

To support SEND children’s development and inclusion, the Educational Psychology Service are offering the following CPD sessions for Early Years practitioners. The sessions are all virtual, free and can be booked via Eventbrite using the links provided.

Evening: Thursday 23rd February 6:30-7:30pm

Staff Wellbeing

This session will look at up-to-date research around, and models of, wellbeing, and introduce many practical ways to support your own wellbeing and that of the staff you work with. It will include findings from the recent Anna Freud Early Years Wellbeing resource, which many settings in Salford, Tameside, Bury and beyond were involved in developing. 

Day Time: Tuesday 12th January 3:30-4:30pm

Staff Wellbeing

This session will look at up-to-date research around, and models of, wellbeing, and introduce many practical ways to support your own wellbeing and that of the staff you work with. It will include findings from the recent Anna Freud Early Years Wellbeing resource, which many settings in Salford, Tameside, Bury and beyond were involved in developing. 

Evening: Wednesday 8th March 6:30-7:30pm

Mindfulness

This session will give practitioners practical ideas for implementing mindfulness activities to create a calmer and more relaxed learning environment. 

Day Time: Tuesday 4th May 3:30-4:30pm

Mindfulness

This session will give practitioners practical ideas for implementing mindfulness activities to create a calmer and more relaxed learning environment. 

Evening: Tuesday 24th January 6:30-7:30pm

Introduction to attachment theory and ACEs

This session will provide an introduction to attachment theory, what supports strong emotional bonds and circumstances which may shape a child’s attachment style, such as ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) 

Day Time: Tuesday 14th March 2-3pm

Introduction to attachment theory and ACEs

This session will provide an introduction to attachment theory, what supports strong emotional bonds and circumstances which may shape a child’s attachment style, such as ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) 

Evening: Tuesday 15th November 6-7:30pm

Autism Awareness

This session will focus on autism and social communication needs, focusing on four key areas of difference in development, myth busting, typical support needs for children with autism and support strategies.  

Day Time: Tuesday 28th February 2-3.30pm

Autism Awareness

This session will focus on autism and social communication needs, focusing on four key areas of difference in development, myth busting, typical support needs for children with autism and support strategies.  

Evening: Tuesday 21st November 6:30-7:30pm

Attention Skills

This session will highlight the importance of early attention skills for learning, language, play and social developments. It will also develop practitioners understanding of attention skills and how they develop. 

Day Time: Wednesday 26th April 2-3pm

Attention Skills

This session will highlight the importance of early attention skills for learning, language, play and social developments. It will also develop practitioners understanding of attention skills and how they develop. 

Evening: Wednesday 16th November 6:30-7:30pm

Self-regulation and Behaviour

This session will cover behaviour as a form of communication, attachment and trauma-informed approaches and the use of emotion coaching to manage emotional moments. 

Day Time: Tuesday 16th May 2-3pm

Self-regulation and Behaviour

This session will cover behaviour as a form of communication, attachment and trauma-informed approaches and the use of emotion coaching to manage emotional moments. 

Day Time: Wednesday 30th November 2-3pm

Assessment within the Early Years

This session will cover types of assessment and tracking in the Early Years, with a focus on play-based assessment approaches and how practitioners may use these in their work 

Evening: Wednesday 1st March 6:30-7:30pm

Assessment within the Early Years

This session will cover types of assessment and tracking in the Early Years, with a focus on play-based assessment approaches and how practitioners may use these in their work 

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