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- If you need to cancel a booking, this must be completed within 48 hours before the course start date and time. This can be done via email to [email protected]. This is to ensure that we accommodate anyone on the waiting list and trainers receive the updated attendance list in order to prepare for the session.
- Booking fees are non-refundable. For events that have course fees, refunds will only be considered if notification of cancellation is received 48 hours prior to the course start date and time.
Please read our terms and conditions in full before booking on any event.
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All our safeguarding courses are in line with the new categories outlined in the Standards and once completed each participant will receive a certificate with the category and topics covered listed. Further changes made to the National Minimum Standards will be reflected as required with a top up session. This top up session will be free of charge to those who have attended training of any of the safeguarding categories.
All staff must attend safeguarding training suitable to their role and all new requirements concerning the required Safeguarding training must be met by end of November 2024. It will be the responsibility of the person attending the training to produce the certificate and workbook containing the evidence that has been covered to CIW at inspection.
Safeguarding – Category B |
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| - New Pathways | ||
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| 19/10/23 | 17:30 | 20:30 |
| 26/10/23 | 17:30 | 20:30 |
The aim of this course is to ensure participants know what to look for and have a clear knowledge of the reporting process and their own responsibilities. |
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| £30 members / £60 non members | ||
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| 09/11/23 | 9:30 | 16:30 |
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| 24/01/24 | 9:30 | 16:30 |
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Safeguarding – Category C |
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| - New Pathways | ||
| Date | Start | End |
| 10/10/23 | 9:00 | 13:00 |
| 17/10/23 | 9:00 | 13:00 |
| 24/10/23 | 9:00 | 13:00 |
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This is an advanced level and learners will need to have completed categories A&B or previous safeguarding training. |
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| £45 members / £90 non members | ||
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Safeguarding - following a report |
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| - New Pathways | ||
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| 29/11/23 | 9:00 | 13:00 |
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The aim of this course is to ensure participants understand the stages of the |
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| £25 members / £35 non members | ||
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Professional Conversation - The Importance of Early Childhood Education and Care and the ECPLC Framework |
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| - David Dallimore and Rhiannon Page, Welsh Government | ||
| Date | Start | End |
| 28/09/23 | 18:00 | 19:00 |
Explore the Importance of Early Childhood Education and Care and how the framework aligns with other curricula and professional frameworks, and the opportunities available to members to help the Welsh Government shape the future direction of this policy implementation. |
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| Free for all members - booking required | ||
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Nature Notes |
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| - Nia Beynon | ||
| Date | Start | End |
| 17/10/23 | 10:00 | 11:00 |
The purpose of the session is to share an innovative resource Nature Notes/Nodau Natur, that was originally produced through the medium of Welsh and commissioned by Mudiad Meithrin. |
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| £5 booking fee | ||
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Understanding Neurodiversity in Early Childhood |
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| - Kerry Murphy | ||
| Date | Start | End |
| 07/11/23 | 17:30 | 19:00 |
This online webinar introduces neurodiversity in an accessible way and provides key strategies that can be translated to practice |
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| £20 members / £35 non members | ||
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Disclosure Workshop |
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| 15/11/23 | 13:30 | 15:00 |
This workshop will explore an Introduction to DBS and the benefits of understanding the different levels of DBS checks and when an employee is eligible for a check. |
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| £5 booking fee | ||
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Through the Eyes of a Child / Trwy Lygad plentyn |
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| - Nia Beynon | ||
| Date | Start | End |
| 15/11/23 | 18:00 | 19:00 |
The purpose of the session is to share an innovative resource Nature Notes/Nodau Natur, that was originally produced through the medium of Welsh and commissioned by Mudiad Meithrin. |
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| £5 booking fee | ||
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Barring Workshop |
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| 17/11/23 | 10:00 | 12:00 |
This workshop is a must if you are an Employer, Manager or responsible for making employment decisions. It will provide essential information to assist safer recruitment and aims to explore and understand the benefits of DBS and the employer working together |
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| £5 booking fee | ||
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Neurodiversity and Play Patterns |
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| -Kerry Murphy | ||
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| 21/11/23 | 17:30 | 19:00 |
This online seminar introduces you to the importanceof self-directed play and how it can support children with developmental differences. |
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| £20 members / £35 non members | ||
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Nature Notes |
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| - Nia Beynon | ||
| Date | Start | End |
| 23/11/23 | 18:00 | 19:00 |
The purpose of the session is to share an innovative resource Nature Notes/Nodau Natur, that was originally produced through the medium of Welsh and commissioned by Mudiad Meithrin. |
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| £5 booking fee | ||
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The Welsh Dimension of the Care Inspectorate Wales and
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| - Matt Anthony and Siobhan Chambers, Early Years Wales | ||
| Date | Start | End |
| 28/11/23 | 17:00 | 18:30 |
The session aims to explore the Welsh language dimension of the CIW and Estyn Joint Inspection |
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| £5 booking fee | ||
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Foundation Learning Event |
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| - Nia Beynon, Catherine Corrie and Gregg Woolley | ||
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| 19/10/23 | 9:30 | 15:00 |
Join us to explore in more detail the three enablers and the Curriculum for funded non-maintained nursery settings. |
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| Village Hotel, St David's Park, Ewloe, Deeside CH5 3YB | ||
| Free for all members - booking required | ||
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Gŵyl Fach |
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| Celebrating Camau, Cymraeg and Cymru. | ||
| - Camau Team, BBC Tiny Happy People, Booktrust Cymru and Nia Beynon. | ||
| Date | Start | End |
| 25/10/23 | 9:15 | 16:00 |
Join us for a fun day celebrating Welsh heritage. We will share rhymes and stories plus explore words and phrases to introduce into your setting alongside the literacy and numeracy trail. |
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| £10 Camau Learners. £15 Early Years Wales Members. | ||
| St Fagans National Museum Of History, Cardiff, CF5 6XB | ||
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Loving the language! Feeling empowered to use
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| - Nia Beynon | ||
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| 09/11/23 | 17:30 | 20:30 |
In this training session, we’ll be looking at the benefits of bilingualism (and more!) and if introduced at an early stage, how this can change children’s lives forever. |
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| CYCA, Unit 2, Dragon, 24 North Dock, Llanelli, SA15 2LF | ||
| £15 members / £30 non members | ||
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Block Play |
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| - Community Playthings | ||
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| 13/11/23 | 13:00 | 16:00 |
This workshop will act as an introduction to block play and open up an understanding as to how far-reaching block play can be to a child’s development |
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| Abercynon Sports Centre, Abercynon, Mountain Ash CF45 4UY | ||
| £10 members / £15 non members | ||
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Early Years Wales in conjunction with Alice Sharp Ltd are offering a unique training package designed to use as team training at your convivence. The package includes four masterclasses. These can be purchased for the special price of £100.
This will provide access to the webinars for 1 year from the date of registration and can be accessed to suit you and your team.
| Session 1: Under 1s |
| Enriching play for under 1s. Every baby’s learning journey is unique, so how do we identify strategies to ensure every baby feels like they are being listened to, considered and celebrated. |
| Session 2: 0-2 years |
| Babbling with babies and talking with toddlers. Delegates will explore simple conversation, talking for instructions, talking thoughts and complex conversation skills. To build skills in dialogic reading and pole-bridging. |
| Session 3: 0-2 years |
| Planning and responding to under three’s play. The aim of this session is to understand playfulness and how to reflect and respond to every child’sengagement. |
| Session 4: 2 years |
| It’s marvellous to be two. To understand and support the thinking and theory around every child’s innate talents, the environment and experiences they are exposed to. |
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Our Lunch and Learns run on the third Thursday of every month and is an opportunity for bite-sized learning. This term, we have the following topics:
Thursday 21st September | Do Be Mindful Do Be Mindful aims to empower staff, parents/carers, children and young people to care for their own mental and emotional wellbeing. They offer an evidence-based whole-setting approach to wellbeing, focussing on staff first: our most precious resource. If you would like to find out more please join us for our first lunch and learn of the school year. |
Thursday 19th | 'Involving families in early learning' - Julia Rose Julia's an Early Education Editor for ‘Family’ and will be sharing her wealth of experience involving families in early learning, championing this vital work. |
Thursday 16th November | Menopause and Well-being |
| Thursday 14th December 13:00 - 13:30 | Booktrust Cymru There’s never been a more urgent time for us to inspire a new generation of children on their reading journeys. Join BookTrust to find out what is new and how they can support you and your families. |
Links will be sent out to Early Years Wales members the week before
| Link | Information | |
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| Members only | earlyyears.wales | |
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| Information and videos to support the journey. | The professional learning journey has been developed to help guide schools through the structural and professional learning aspects of preparing for Curriculum for Wales. It helps you find your way through the different models for professional learning, and plan your own journey | |
| External | hwb.gov.wales | |
| Diversity and Anti- Racist Professional Learning |
Professional learning for those working in education to develop an understanding and development of anti- racist practice | |
| External | darpl.org | |
A suite of modules designed to assist Foundation Phase practitioners to reflect on practice and provision in the following areas: Outdoor learning; Child development; Transitions; Observation; Play and play-based learning; Authentic and purposeful learning. The suite also contains an Introduction manual, which will need to be understood before undertaking the learning in the modules, as well as a frequently asked questions guide. | ||
| External | hwb.gov.wales | |
| Prevent Training | This resource consists of 4 short videos (by Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales) to raise awareness and understanding of the Prevent Duty in Wales. The statutory guidance refers to the importance of Prevent awareness training to equip staff to identify children at risk of being drawn into terrorism and to challenge extremist ideas. | |
| External | hwb.gov.wales | |