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. . . . presents bespoke childcare training tailored
to suit the needs of your setting. Do you find that you, or your staff, need to
develop a particular skill to improve your professional practice? Perhaps you
wish to develop an area that is of particular interest to you. At
Discovery Training Services,
we can offer training and workshops specifically designed to meet your
needs. You choose the subject and the duration, and we can bring the training to
you, at a time to suit your needs.
Possible subjects you might consider are:
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Promoting healthy childcare practice
how to build healthy eating, sleep and rest, and exercise into the care
routine
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Child development including
language and communication, intellectual development, sensory development,
the outdoor curriculum, social and emotional development (including
behaviour)
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Behaviour management how to
positively promote good behaviour in a childcare setting, how to deal with
negative behaviour, working with a behaviour policy, the importance of
consistency with colleagues and parents/carers.
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Observing children learn the
different techniques for observing children under the Early Years Foundation
Stage framework. What type of observation should you use when? What
different methods can I use?
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Planning activities for children
the planning cycle, how to link observations to planning, planning around
individual needs, planning to include equality and diversity, topics and
themes, learning outcomes.
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Early Years Foundation Stage
this covers the Welfare Requirements, key principles of EYFS, the Learning
and Development requirements, links to planning and observation
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Early Years Foundation Stage and the
outdoors as above, plus an extra hour on the outdoor curriculum, its
importance under EYFS, challenging what we already do outdoors and improving
upon it, some ideas for exciting activities
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Promoting positive relationships
how to create a harmonious environment, by promoting effective
communication with children, parents, and colleagues. This session covers
the information you should be providing for parents/carers, and the
information you should be getting from them. It also looks at ways of
promoting partnership with parents, and how to work effectively as a team.
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Equality and diversity in a
childcare setting - this session covers the different types of
discrimination, how to challenge discrimination and how to celebrate
diversity both in the environment and in activities you do with children. It
also teaches you how to meet the needs of individual children and families.
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Reflective practice how to
reflect on, and make improvements to, current practice. One of the best ways
you can develop is to challenge your existing practice. This course provides
you with tools for reflective practice. This provides valuable evidence for
OFSTED that you are continually striving for change and improvements to
practice.
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Supervision and appraisal an
excellent course for room supervisors and managers, teaching the principles
of effective appraisal. This course is also suitable for those who are being
appraised or receiving supervision, as it enables them to prepare for the
process and guides them on what to expect of it.
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Moving and handling this is an
introduction to safe moving and handling in a childcare setting. Learn how
to protect yourself from injury, and about the dangers of poor moving and
handling techniques.
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Health and safety in a childcare
setting - you will learn how to keep all service users safe, about what
the law says about health and safety in a childcare setting, how to follow
policies and procedures, how to carry out risk assessments and do the
necessary recording and reporting of accidents and incidents.
All bespoke training can be referenced to the NVQ
standards for Childrens Care, Learning and Development for anyone who is
undertaking an NVQ.
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