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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Child development
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 …
Realising the Ambition
This course aims to support your understanding and knowledge of ‘Realising the Ambition: Being Me’ and how childminders can implement …
Understanding Child Development 0-3 Years
Helping children to develop as confident, enthusiastic, and effective learners is central to childminding. Skilled childminders observe all the time …
Understanding Child Development 0-3 Years
Helping children to develop as confident, enthusiastic, and effective learners is central to childminding. Skilled childminders observe all the time …
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 development
Supporting children’s development is an introductory course for anyone who is interested in children’s development, especially support staff in schools, such …
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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Supporting Play and Play Pedagogy
Course Description – This course is made up of 2 SQA accredited units and is designed to enable you to …
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 …
Award in Forest Kindergarten
Course Description – The SQA-certificated Forest Kindergarten course has been put together to specifically meet the needs of practitioners who …
Education Scotland: Events
The Education Scotland Events page summarises the latest professional learning sessions being hosted by Education Scotland. The list of available …
23 Things ELC Leadership
General Information We have developed this resource as a response to the Early learning and childcare sector, who have asked …
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 …
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) …
Visual Communication
Learning outcomes include:
Skills for School & Life
Learning outcomes include: Increased insight into activity analysis and grading to promote optimal independence
Sensory Room Design & Use
Learning outcomes include:
Regulation & Relaxation
Learning outcomes include:
Practical MSN Strategies
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Oh Behave
Learning outcomes include:
MSN Awareness
Learning outcomes include: An increased appreciation of common MSN conditions and their co-exisiting presentations. Improved insight into MSN related factors …
Move & Learn
Learning outcomes include:
Making Sense
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Playwork Intervention Approaches
This course covers playwork intervention styles – approaches that adults can use to facilitate play and to work with individual …
Risk and Play
This training course explores various aspects of risk in children’s play. It is relevant to people working with (or responsible for …
Play and Resilience
The session looks at play in relation to Adverse Childhood Experiences and its potential to be a protective factor for …
Introduction to Play
This course provides an overview of playwork research and practice regarding self-directed play. It is ideal for those new to …
Working Together to Support Families
Duration: Full Day What will I learn?
Risky Play, Safer Learning!
Develop practitioner confidence in supporting children to assess and manage risks during their everyday experiences. Duration: Full Day What will …
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Duration: Half Day Who should attend: Suitable for all early years practitioners working with children of all age Level: Introductory …
Pre Birth to Three
Every interaction counts – provide the highest quality care to babies and toddlers with NDNA Scotland’s popular training course. What …
Promoting Positive Behaviour
Strategies to support and promote positive behaviour in young children Duration: Half day Who should attend: Suitable for practitioners working …
Outdoor Maths and Literacy
Explore the developmental benefits of outdoor maths and literacy for children. In February 2018, as part of the 1140 hours …
Outdoor and Risky Play
Be confident your outdoor environment supports risky play for all children. Duration: Half day Who should attend: All practitioners Level: …
Understanding and supporting transitions in ELC
Duration: Half Day What will I learn?
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 …
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 …
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 …
Starcatchers Creative Skills in Early Childhood Practice SQA
For those who have completed the Creative Skills Training Programme, there is the opportunity to continue their learning and turn …
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Starcatchers’ Creative Skills Training Programme
Develop your creative confidence to put expressive arts at the heart of early years practice and create inspirational learning spaces …
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Starcatchers’ Creative Skills Training Programme (commissioned training)
Develop your creative confidence to put expressive arts at the heart of early years practice and create inspirational learning spaces …
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Out of School Care bespoke tailored training
SOSCN has written and delivers a number of training sessions all of which have been created to meet the specific …
Resilience and adverse childhood experiences
Training Overview Building Resilience to counteract Adverse Childhood Experiences- how out of school care services can support children in their …
Understanding Challenging Behaviour 2
In our first Understanding Challenging Behavior course you get to explore some of the causes of challenging behavior and discuss …
GIRFEC into Practice
This course aims to raise your awareness of the Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) approach and its connection …
Understanding Behavioural Challenges
This course is an interactive workshop where we look at the causes of behaviour and techniques to de-escalate situations, to …
Introduction to Signalong
The aims of this workshop are to understand the purpose and use of sign-supported communication, and how to use signing …
Outdoors What Ever the Weather
A one day course packed with practical play and learning ideas – to make the most of our variable UK …
Outdoors EY practitioner – 1140 hours
This long term course is ideal for nurseries seeking to support the expansion of hours through better and more effective …
My World Outdoors
Practical workshop involving the participation of the whole EY staff team in a setting. We help build on ideas, assessing …
Play Types Toolkit
The Play Types Toolkit training is for schools and education professionals, and others working with children in various settings. The …
GIRFEC into Practice
This course aims to raise your awareness of the Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) approach and its connection …
Nature Play and Nurture
3-day learner-centred CPL plus observation visit to Nature Play and Nurture session. For all Early Years staff (age 2 up to early …
Nature Play and Nurture consultancy
Nature play in your grounds – audit and suggestions Light touch grounds development, such as willow domes, landscape planting and …
Level 1 Award in Forest School Ethos and Principles
A 3-day Open Colleges Network-accredited introduction to Forest School combining lots of outdoor experience with some indoor information and theory …
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Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders
This 10-day training course is the nationally recognised level required if you want to lead at Forest School. The first …
Level 2 Award for Forest School Assistants
f you want to develop as an assistant at Forest School level 2 training is for you. This 5-day training …
Aiding Better Communication
There are several teaching techniques and communication systems helpful to support a variety of daily living activities and skills. In …
Disability Awareness
This discussion-based workshop offers you the opportunity to think about and discuss disability. We share different perspectives and outline models …
Inclusive Play
Our inclusive play training aims to develop your inclusive play practice, and build your confidence in creating dynamic and imaginative …
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 …
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 …
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 …
High Quality Learning Experiences
This course will explore how to develop a highly engaging and creative curriculum and provide an outstanding range of innovative, …
Hand in Hand Approach: using the Hand in Hand listening tools in childcare settings
Hand in Hand is a connection-based approach to parenting and working with children (see http://www.handinhandparenting.org). At the Secret Garden we have …
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Forest School Leader (Forest and Outdoor Learning Award Level 8 – SCQF)
Forest School is an internationally recognised form of outdoor learning. It is more than just ‘playing outside.’ It is an …
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Appreciating Autism
Learning outcomes include:
Autism Day
Learning outcomes include: Improved insight into the importance of taking a positive approach and utilising ‘out the box’ thinking and …
Growing up & Relationships
Price£15 Parents/Carers £30 Professionals Delivery TypeFace to face Training ProviderSensationALL Growing up & Relationships Learning outcomes include:
Adult role in supporting play and quality interactions
This NDNA Scotland course will give you the skills to perform your role as designated lead for child protection. Duration: …
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Attachment and the Key Worker
A quality driven key worker approach positively affects children’s behaviour. Duration: half day Who should attend: all childcare practitioners Level: …
Building the Ambition
Duration: half day Who should attend: all childcare practitioners Level: Intermediate What will I learn? Delegates will explore current understanding …
Consulting with Children
Meet the basic rights of the child through consulting with children. Duration: full day Who should attend: all childcare practitioners …
Curriculum for Excellence
Course details Duration: Half day Who should attend: This course is aimed at all childcare practitioners, particularly those who wish …
Exploring Children’s Schemas
Duration: Half dayWho should attend: All childcare practitioners What will I learn?Whilst children play and learn they exhibit patterns of behaviours. These …
Getting it Right for Every Child
Embed the 14 values of GIRFEC into your setting’s practice Delegates will learn about how to embed the 14 values …
How Good is our Early Learning and Childcare?
Improve your self-evaluation through your understanding of the How Good is Our Early Learning and Childcare document. Duration: Half day …
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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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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