Early Years Matters

For everything that matters in early years

Training

We provide training to organisations such as local authorities, school collaboratives, Children’s Centres, nursery chains, individual schools and settings, governors and other interest groups. We tailor our training to your exact specification. Training is provided on dates and times agreed with you and usually takes place at your venue. If required, we provide follow up tasks as well as attendance certificates for participants.

Feedback

Observation Course – Schools: ‘Excellent training course.’  ‘Loved the presentation. Thank you!’

Prime Areas Course – Schools and PVI Settings:’Many, many thanks for the clarity!’ ‘Thank you – a very informative course. I feel that I can implement changes positively.’

2 Year Olds Course: ‘Brilliant, enjoyed the group involvement and debates. Very knowledgeable fantastic, informative.’ ‘Excellent–could have listened all day.”Thought provoking. Insightful and learning things I didn’t know.’

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

  • All areas of EYFS provision and practice
  • Continuous Provision
  • Planning the Curriculum
  • Quality Teaching and Learning in the EYFS
  • Building Bridges from EYFS into Year 1

Leadership of the EYFS

  • Foundation Stage Coordinator Role
  • Leading Learning in the EYFS
  • Planning and Assessment in the  EYFS
  • Enabling Environments

Raising Young Children’s Achievement

  • Analysing and Understanding Your Data
  • Identifying Learning Needs and Styles
  • Assessing Progress and Planning Next Steps
  • The Environment for Learning

Working with Two Year Olds

  • Meeting the Needs of Two Year Olds in the EYFS
  • Positive Relationships
  • Developing an Environment that Supports Two Year Olds
  • Practical Strategies for Managing the Learning and Behaviour of Two Year Olds
  • Achieving Outstanding Practice in the EYFS
  • Understanding the development of 2 Year Olds and completing the 2 year old check
  • Planning an appropriate curriculum for 2 Year Olds
  • Developing the school environment for 2 Year Olds in school

Working with Three and Four Year Olds

  • Meeting the Needs of Three and Four Year Olds in the EYFS
  • Observing and Planning for Three and Four Year Olds’ Experiences in the EYFS
  • Play, Talk and Learning in the EYFS

Child Development & Inclusion

  • Supporting All Children
  • Early Intervention and Support for Vulnerable Groups

Early Language & Literacy

  • Supporting Every Child to be a Talker
  • Early Reading & Writing Development

Early Mathematics

  • Numbers
  • Space, Shape & Measures

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