GIRFEC training and resources
What will we be doing to raise awareness of GIRFEC?
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Evidence in practice
This course is fully funded by the Scottish Government with CPL made available to all childminders as part of the
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Reflective practice
This course is fully funded by the Scottish Government with CPL made available to all childminders as part of the
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Translating policy into practice
This course is fully funded by the Scottish Government with CPL made available to all childminders as part of the
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Education Scotland: Professional learning
The Education Scotland: Professional learning page, has additional self-directed modules that ELC practitioners can undertake at their own pace. These
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Medication management (school age childcare)
This session has been designed to develop the knowledge and understanding of staff at all levels working in school age
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Induction for new workers to school age childcare
This session has been created to give you an understanding of what working in school age childcare might look like,
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Play: What, why & how?
This session has been designed to give a fundamental understanding of play to those members of staff and volunteers who
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Refreshing the ambition – five key surprises in Realising the Ambition
The national guidance for Early Years: Realising the Ambition has been out for a while now. For many of us,
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Are the kids OK? Why are we still seeing greater need and what can we do?
The COVID pandemic was a few years ago now, but its effects are continuing, and so is the cost of
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Behaviour is communication – but what does it say?
There are lots of different views about how we should understand and respond to children’s behaviour, but most people are
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Coaching for managers and leaders
Providing high quality early learning and childcare is one of the most important jobs anyone can do for children and
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Difficult conversations – how to approach them and what to do afterwards
ELC is meant to be all about play and fun and it is, of course. But sometimes we have to
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Next level schemas – from action to learning and thinking
Schemas are most often described as repeated patterns of behaviour seen in the play of young children, such as transporting,
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Not “too young”! Making rights and equalities real in ELC
Scotland has recently put the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child into domestic law. Guidance and inspection frameworks
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Trauma informed practice in 3 easy steps (and 2 difficult ones)
Are you trauma-informed? ACE-Aware? Attachment-led? Resilience-building? There’s a lot of noise about trauma and adversity in childhood and it is
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Froebel in childhood practice course
This course is designed for professionals working with young children, for example in Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) or early
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Childminding Induction Support Programme
Designed to support potential childminders in Scotland through every stage of the registration process and beyond. Our Childminding Induction Support
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Parental Involvement: Laying Foundations for Effective Partnerships
An integral part of a professional childminding service is developing effective partnerships with parents. In this course you will learn
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Curriculum for Excellence: Early years (3-5 Years)
The aim of this course is to introduce the Curriculum for Excellence and provide an understanding of how it works
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Realising the Ambition
This course aims to support your understanding and knowledge of ‘Realising the Ambition: Being Me’ and how childminders can implement
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Enhanced Child Protection
The purpose of this course is to consolidate and build upon your child protection knowledge. This course is designed with
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The Business Side of Childminding
This course will help you operate your business in a professional manner, whilst complying with the Health and Social Care
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Infection Prevention and Control in a Childminding Setting
Learn about germs and the spread of infection and what precautions you should put in place to prevent the spread
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Understanding Child Development (0-3 Years)
The aim of this course is to gain a better understanding of child development (between 0-3 years) and the theory
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Bumps2Bairns
Bumps2Bairns.com provides advice on all aspects of children’s development from pre-birth to starting school, including identifying what is “normal” and
Supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing
So, what are the ingredients for good mental health for young children? How do geography, politicsand culture impact that? And
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Supporting children’s development
Supporting children’s development is an introductory course for anyone who is interested in children’s development, especially support staff in schools, such
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Early Years Scotland: Events
The Early Years Scotland Events page summarises the latest professional learning sessions being hosted by Early Years Scotland. The list
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Unlocking STEM through Tinkering
Engagement with this course will support practitioners to explore how to;
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Observation: The Power of Noticing, Understanding and Responding
These sessions will explore how to support and improve high quality observations through self study, moderated forums and regular live
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Childminding self evaluation and self improvement support session
The Care Inspectorate, Scottish Childminding Association and the Scottish Government have been working together to deliver free, themed online support
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Supporting Play and Play Pedagogy
Course Description – This course is made up of 2 SQA accredited units and is designed to enable you to
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Supporting children and young people with additional support needs
Course Description – This SQA accredited unit is designed to enable you to gain knowledge and understanding of additional support
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Childhood Practice: Additional Credits
This course offers continuing professional development for those already working with children and young people in a childcare setting. These
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Child Protection Lead Training
This course is for people who have a lead role and responsibility within their organisation for Child Protection practice. This would include
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Child Protection Awareness Training
This training is suitable for everyone who works with children, whether you work directly with children or indirectly in an
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National STEM CPL Module
The module aims to address the following learning outcomes: Using inspiring, child-led and play-based approaches to develop children’s early learning
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Building confidence in identifying and responding to additional support needs
After completing this course you should be able to: Identify the broad range of additional support needs that children in
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Supporting the Development and Progression of Children’s Early Language and Literacy
Your learning will cover the following learning outcomes: How are early language and literacy linked to and build on other
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Supporting Parents to Further Engage in Their Child’s Development
By the end of this module you will be able to: Fully appreciate the role that parents play in supporting
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Understanding the Social Factors which may Impact on Children’s Outcomes in the Early Years
In this module, you will develop an understanding of: How a range of social factors can impact on children’s health,
Education Scotland: Events
The Education Scotland Events page summarises the latest professional learning sessions being hosted by Education Scotland. The list of available
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Paediatric First Aid at Work
This FAIB regulated and certificated course is delivered over 2 day with a total of 12 hours learning time, excluding
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First Aid at Work
This FAIB regulated and certificated course is delivered over 3 days with a total of 18 hours contact time, excluding
Education Scotland: A summary of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) resources
The Education Scotland: National Improvement Hub -Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) page, summarises the latest professional learning resources available from
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Child development
This resource is an easy reference for information, including Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC), Wellbeing Indicators (SHANARRI), Building
Engaging with Children ebook
Explore what you need to know and be able to do to engage effectively with children and young people. This
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Mentoring for early education and childcare ebook
Introduction This ebook will help your implement a mentoring programme in your early learning and childcare service. This book has
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Early learning and childcare – national induction resource
Introduction Scottish Government’s national induction resource for people joining the early learning and childcare workforce sets out how you can
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Observing children
You can practice recording observations of children’s development in this free learning resource from the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)
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HACCP online training course
This HACCP online training course has been created for all food business managers and supervisors. This online HACCP Level 3 course teaches
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Food Hygiene Level 2 online course
This Food Hygiene level 2 online course as been created for all food handlers who require a Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate.
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Bloodborne Pathogens training online
Created for anyone working where human blood could be present this online Blood borne Pathogens training courseeducates learners about how to
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Health & Safety for Managers
Learn how to reduce risks to the health & safety of your employees by establishing an effective management system that
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Paediatric First Aid
In this online 1-hour course on Paediatric First Aid you will learn a range of potentially life-saving skills. This course
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The Art of Open Ended Play
Engagement with this course will support practitioners to explore how to; •develop a highly engaging and creative environment for children•understand
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Involving, Engaging and Connecting with Parents
This online Self Study Course looks at how practitioners can work with families to share their focus on the importance
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Recognising and Supporting Schematic Play
This course is the first in a series of courses to support effective early years practice and will inspire you
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GIRFEC into Practice
This course aims to raise your awareness of the Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) approach and its connection
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Introduction to Food Hygiene (REHIS)
The standard Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) course for staff and volunteers who serve food (including feeding) and/or
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Food Safety (level 2)
This internet based course covers basic food handling and preparation. The course covers Food Safety, Hazards and Personal Hygiene to
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Behaviour: Supporting Positive Relationships Mini Self Study Course
This course is one in a series of Early Years Scotland mini self study courses to support effective early years
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Building Brains for Healthy Futures
This course is one in a series of Early Years Scotland mini self study courses to support effective early years
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Building Children’s Understanding of Numeracy and Mathematics
This course is one in a series of Early Years Scotland mini self study courses to support effective early years
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Building on Children’s Emerging Literacy
This course is one in a series of Early Years Scotland mini self study courses to support effective early years
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Exploring Autism in the Early Years
This course is one in a series of Early Years Scotland mini self study courses to support effective early years
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High Quality Learning Experiences
This course will explore how to develop a highly engaging and creative curriculum and provide an outstanding range of innovative,
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Child Protection in a Childminding Setting
This course aims to raise your awareness of child abuse and encourages you to take a pro-active approach to child
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Child led planning: Creating Meaningful Experiences
This course is for childminders who wish to improve or develop a planning system responsive to children’s needs, in line
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Children’s Rights: Participation in practice
This course looks at the current guidance on child-led participation and children’s rights in relation to participation. It is for
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