Leadership, and Management

Audience

This course is for those with level 3 qualification and who are leading individuals or teams. For example, room leaders, deputy managers, managers of early years provision.

Aims

To understand the role of coaching and mentoring in leadership across early years.

Throughout the course, learners will:

• Reflect on the theory of Leadership in the early years
• Consider how coaching and mentoring can support the development of teams and individuals
• Explore ways to embed coaching and mentoring skills within leadership.

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.

Audience

Headteachers and senior leaders with a responsibility for EYFS.

Aims

An overview of EYFS in schools, including statutory and non-statutory guidance.

Additional information

EYFS statutory framework for group and school based providers.

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.

Audience

This briefing is for EYFS leaders and senior leaders/head teachers in schools.  

Aims

To ensure that leaders, in schools with responsibility for the EYFS, receive the latest advice and updates on local and national developments. To provide a forum to understand and share good practice. To raise standards in practice and outcomes for children in early years across the county.

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.

Audience

Leaders of early years provision.

Aims

These networks provide an opportunity for leaders to reflect on their leadership pedagogy within a community of practice.

Face to face sessions offer an opportunity to explore an early years provision with guest speakers and professional discussion based on a relevant theme.

Online sessions will include a blend of guest speakers, opportunities to network with and support fellow leaders of early years provision.

Additional information

On occasion, pre-reading will be sent prior to the session.

As this is a networking opportunity, we ask all attendees to the online sessions to have their cameras on and be prepared to take part in professional dialogue. 

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.

Audience

Early years leaders and headteachers in local authority maintained schools or academies leading a nursery class or Section 27 preschool.

Aims

Discuss the operational best practice requirements of running a school run/academy run/maintained nursery class or Section 27 Pre-school. Understand the requirements of the EYFS statutory framework in relation to school run provision. Define the difference between supervision and appraisal in early years. Investigate what a high quality school run nursery or Section 27 pre-school looks like in practice. 

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.

Audience

This course is suitable for those with responsibility for supervision of staff in the EYFS.

Aims

To understand the importance of supervision and how to use this to support the recruitment and retention of a quality team.

Throughout this course learners will:

• Reflect on theory and legislation regarding Supervision
• Consider how to create a purposeful supervision process
• Identify ways of using supervision to support the development of the whole staff team.

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.