Early Years Training – Summer Term 2018
If you need to understand more about risk taking, challenge and adventure play this course will provide a great opportunity to gain further confidence in strategies to challenge children in developmentally appropriate ways indoors and out. It is a real chance to explore ideas, reflect upon practice and ways to enhance and promote adventurous play which enhances children’s learning in so many ways.
The objectives of the course are to:
• consider different ways of seeing children – powerful, active and adventurous.
• reflect upon how we can ensure our outdoor spaces provide safe yet challenging opportunities for these confident risk-takers and adventurers.
• enhance practitioner confidence and leadership in challenging children indoors and out in providing adventurous play.
The training is delivered by Kathryn Solly. Kathyn was the former Headteacher of the historic and diverse Chelsea Open Air Nursery School and Children’s Centre for nearly 17 years. However, Kathryn started her pedagogic life as a secondary school teacher on Voluntary Service Overseas in Papua New Guinea for two years. Since then she has taught across all the phases of education in a variety of places including a short time in an Albanian kindergarten. She retrained to teach in the early years and has since achieved a special needs qualification and an M.A. in Early Education and Care
Workshop Fee: £110 per person including refreshments and buffet lunch
Tuesday 8 May 2018, 9:30 – 15:30
This half-day session will support practitioners to deepen and enhance their skills and creative strategies to respond to everyday behaviour challenges and concerns. Participants will reflect on appropriate behaviour linked to ages and needs, and what to do when difficulties arise. For example: – how to deal with biting, shouting, hitting, refusing to do something and tantrums. There will be the opportunity to explore issues that arise in your setting in a friendly and supportive atmosphere.
The following comments have been received regarding this training:
“Thank you again for a great training day last week. I really enjoyed it, and it was very refreshing to hear new strategies for the Early Years.”
“Thank you for yesterday training, it was truly inspirational. The leaflets with tips for managing tantrums and biting, I’m going to share – our parents would greatly benefit from having access to a few new ideas.”
The training is delivered by Anni McTavish an independent early year’s and creative arts consultant who has worked as a nursery nurse and nursery head. Anni has a background in the arts and psychotherapy, and has written articles and books on a wide range of topics, from behaviour to storytelling to superheroes! Her recent book, Playing and Exploring (Practical Preschool Books), is one in a series on the characteristics of effective learning. Anni is an Associate of Early Education.
Thursday 24 May 2018, 9:00-12:00 or 13:00 -16:00
£60.00 per half day
This workshop will support practitioners in their observation, assessment and planning for groups and individual children’s learning and development.
The following comments have been received regarding this training course:
“My planning has really improved, this course helped me to understand what to plan.”
“I plan to observe children more, take a step back and watch play.”
“Will be more observant and stop interrupting play. I will try to get to know children better.”
The workshop is delivered by Stella Louis MA, an independent early year’s consultant who has worked as a nursery nurse, nursery manager, DCE course coordinator and Early Years Training coordinator. She wrote her first book in 2008 on understanding children’s schemas and has had articles published in Nursery World and Early Education.
Stella has developed a sustained interest in working with parents and is involved in research on sharing knowledge and understanding of young children’s schemas with parents. Stella is currently studying for a Doctorate in Education and is Froebelian- trained traveling tutor, working in the UK and in South Africa in an initiative funded by the Froebel Council.
Friday 8 June, 9:30 – 15:30
Workshop Fee: £110 per person including refreshments and buffet lunch
Bold Beginnings – Guildford Conference
Saturday 23rd June 2018
Keeping Early Years Unique
Strengthening the Early Years through Play, Pedagogy and Practice
Aims of the day:
- To promote developmentally appropriate practice in the EY
- To empower practitioners to reflect upon and evaluate their practice
- To explore current thinking and the best child-centred practice
- To encourage networking and connections between KEYU and non-KEYU members.
Keeping Early Years Unique is more than just another social media group. It’s a movement passionate about the vital role of all-consuming play in promoting holistic, child-centred learning.
Elaine Bennet
Founder of KEYU
Venue:
Guildford Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Hazel Avenue, Guildford GU1 1NR
Registration: 09:00am
Finish: 04:00pm
Delegate Rate:
£100*; Students with ID £80*, Lunch, refreshments and nursery tour included
To book simply visit:
www.eventbrite.co.uk and enter: ‘Keeping Early Years Unique’ in ‘Guildford’ or Click Here
Trade stands and Raffle
Open to ALL Early Years Practitioners, including Headteachers, teachers, managers, childminders and EY students.
Parking:
Available on site
More details:
www.keyu.co.uk
*Booking Fee Applies
A rare opportunity to work with BOTH Trisha Lee and Isla Hill during a full day of Helicopter Stories Training in GUILDFORD.
The Helicopter Stories approach, pioneered by Vivian Gussin Paley, championed in the UK by Trisha Lee and supported by Isla Hill harnesses the power of story to engage children in Communication and Language, Personal, Social and Emotional Development and early compositional skills in Writing.
“Such passion and natural understanding, with infectious enthusiasm.” EYFS Lead Oxford 2017
“Can’t wait to get back and start.” EYFS Lead Bristol 2017
Friday 15 June 2018, 9:00 – 15:00
Venue:
Guildford Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Hazel Avenue, Guildford GU1 1NR
£135 includes lunch and refreshments
Early Bird: Book before Monday 19th February and get a FREE copy of The Woman Who Cooked Everything – a great source of children’s introductory stories. Copies of Princesses, Dragons and Helicopter Stories by Trisha Lee, an invaluable course manual will be available to purchase at £15 each
To book simply visit:
www.eventbrite.co.uk and search Helicopter Stories in Guildford