Schools

Audience

Schools reception.

Aims

Network sessions are held by an early years adviser and a lead practitioner working in Ofsted-rated 'Outstanding' and 'Good' early years provision.

The focus of the autumn visits:

• An inclusive curriculum supporting children with SEND
• Setting up an enabling learning environment that engages all children through the stages of development.

The focus of the spring visits:

• Achieving excellence in the outdoor learning environment
• The power of play and the importance of interactions in the EYFS.

The focus of the summer visits:

• Exploring a progressive curriculum and how the provision supports the curriculum
• How to accelerate writing progress in the continuous provision.

Additional information

The price for the full package, which includes the opportunity to attend unlimited sessions and additional support from a named adviser throughout the year, is £90 for Local Authority (LA) maintained settings as part of the early years Membership Offer, and £140 for non-members. Individual sessions cost £18 for members and £30 for non-members.  

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.

Audience

Teachers who have a mixed age class of reception children and year one.

Aims

Throughout the course participants will learn to:

• Overcome the challenges and recognise the benefits of teaching a mixed-age group
• Identify key principles in addressing the needs of a mixed-age class
• Consider the benefits of teaching a mixed-age group class
• Develop strategies to deliver an effective curriculum in a mixed-age class
• Develop manageable assessment procedures.

Additional information

Bringing a weekly timetable would be beneficial.

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.

Audience

School-based teaching assistants in EYFS.

Aims

Enable teaching assistants new to the EYFS to feel more confident in providing high-quality provision that ensures good outcomes for all children.

Throughout this course, participants will develop their understanding of how young children learn and explore those aspects of teaching and learning that are unique to the EYFS.

These sessions will help teaching assistants explore best practices and develop strategies to support children's learning through play in the continuous provision. We will examine strategies for observation and assessment in the continuous provision and how to decide on the next steps.

Additional information

This is a two-part course with an additional recommended visit to a setting with one of Cambridge County Council's Lead Early Year Practitioners. The visit will be arranged at the first session.

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.

Audience

Teachers, leaders, and practitioners looking to improve literacy outcomes in the EYFS.

Aims

To explore the knowledge and skills children require to become fluent readers and writers. To identify authentic purposes for developing spoken language and writing skills based on first-hand experiences and high-quality texts. To explore opportunities for cross-curricular reading and writing to enable skills to be embedded, enhanced and extended. To consider how to create engaging environments that promote reading for pleasure and writing for a purpose cultures.

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.

Audience

Teachers working in the EYFS within a school.

Aims

Enable practitioners new to the EYFS to feel more confident in providing high-quality provision. that ensures good outcomes for all children.

Identify and discuss key features of effective teaching and learning in the EYFS.

Support practitioners to understand strategies for observation and assessment in the EYFS.

Throughout this course, participants will develop their understanding of how young children learn and explore those aspects of teaching and learning that are unique to the EYFS.

Led by our experienced early years advisers, these sessions will help practitioners examine best practices and develop ideas to enrich teaching and learning for young children.

Additional information

This is a two-part course with a third additional session offered to visit an Early Years Lead Practitioner in their setting. The visit will be arranged at the first session.

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.