Spring Term 2019
| Course Title | Course Date/Time | Cost per delegate |
| Super Boys and Super Girls with Anni McTavish | 22 January, 9:00am –12:00pm | £60 |
| STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) with Anni McTavish | 22 January, 1:00pm –4:00pm | £60 |
| Adventure, Risk and Challenge with Kathryn Solly | 31 January 2019, 9:00am –12:00pm | £60 |
| Leadership and Management in the Early Years with Kathryn Solly | 5 February 2019, 9:30am— 3:30pm | £110 |
| Helicopter Stories with Isla Hill | 13 February 2019, 9:30am — 3:00pm | £110 |
Please see below for more information on the courses.
22 January, 9:00am –12:00pm
Superheroes and popular culture can have tremendous power to motivate and inspire young children, but we can often feel challenged to find positive and creative ways to support and develop this play in our settings. Participants will have the chance to discuss these issues, and leave with a host of ideas to implement immediately!
Cost: £60 per person, includes refreshments
Early Bird Offer £45 per person if booked before
15 November 2019
Venue: Guildford Nursery School and Children’s Centre Hazel Avenue, Guildford Surrey GU1 1NR
Anni McTavish began her work with young children in a co-operative parent-run playgroup in the late 1980’s. She went on to run and manage the group and since then has worked across the UK as a trainer, consultant and writer.
She specialises in expressive arts, creativity, personal, social and emotional development and superheroes.
22 January, 1:00pm –4:00pm
Cost: £60 per person, includes refreshments
Early Bird Offer £45 per person if booked before
15 November 2019
Venue: Guildford Nursery School and Children’s Centre Hazel Avenue, Guildford Surrey GU1 1NR
Anni McTavish began her work with young children in a co-operative parent-run playgroup in the late 1980’s. She went on to run and manage the group and since then has worked across the UK as a trainer, consultant and writer.
She specialises in expressive arts, creativity, personal, social and emotional development and superheroes.
31 January 2019, 9:00am –12:00pm
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.
- To consider different ways of seeing children – powerful, active and adventurous.
- To reflect upon how we can ensure our outdoor spaces provide safe yet challenging opportunities for these confident risk-takers and adventurers.
- To enhance practitioner confidence and leadership in challenging children indoors and out in providing adventurous play.
Cost: £60 per person, includes refreshments
Early Bird Offer: £45 per person if booked by
15 November 2018
Venue: Guildford Nursery School and Children’s Centre Hazel Avenue, Guildford Surrey GU1 1NR
Kathryn was the former Headteacher of the historic and diverse Chelsea Open Air Nursery School and Children’s Centre for nearly 17 years.
Kathryn 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 early years and has since achieved a special needs qualification and an M.A. in Early Education and Care.
5 February 2019, 9:30am— 3:30pm
If you are struggling with situations in your setting or school early years provision, or you need to plan for change, then this course will give you the opportunity to reflect, discuss and plan for quality improvement.
- To establish a firm foundation of understanding the concepts of leadership and management and how both matter.
- To carry out your own professional leader SWOT analysis to create an action plan.
- To consider key strategies such as motivating, being brave, being consistent, negotiating, prioritising and time management.
- To consider various ways of facing problems, inspiring, remaining positive when dealing with difficulties.
- To reflect upon your leadership and management both seen and unseen of children, team members and families.
Cost: £110 per person includes lunch and refreshments Early Bird Offer: £85 per person if booked by
15 November 2018
Venue: Guildford Nursery School and Children’s Centre Hazel Avenue, Guildford Surrey GU1 1NR
13 February 2019, 9:30am — 3:00pm
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
Cost: £110 per person includes lunch and refreshments Early Bird Offer: £85 per person if booked by
15 November 2018
Venue: Guildford Nursery School and Children’s Centre Hazel Avenue, Guildford Surrey GU1 1NR
Alternatively, to book a place on any of the workshops:
Tel: 01483 566589
Email: bookings@guildfordnscc.surrey.sch.uk
Post: return the form to Jeanette Mosdell-Inveen, Guildford Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Hazel Avenue, Guildford Surrey GU11NR