Training will include:
- Learning about fine and gross motor skills
- Mark making
- Prewriting shapes
- Letter formation
- Assistive technology available to support handwriting/writing development
Pupils will:
- benefit from carefully planned support tailored to meet individual needs
Staff will:
- have increased confidence to support pupils with their fine motor skills development and mark making with a view to developing their handwriting
- have an understanding about the variety of assistive technology available to support handwriting/writing development
SENCOs, Teachers, and support staff supporting children with Down Syndrome
A drop-in session for staff who are using the Word Up approach with pupils.
The session can be tailored to meet individuals needs and provide advice, support and resources.
Practitioners will:
- have increased confidence in using effective strategies to engage pupils and develop their language and reading
SENCOs, Class Teachers, and Teaching Assistants
The aim of this workshop is to provide delegates with an understanding of fire prevention, responses to fire in the workplace and how to correctly deal with them.
A practical demonstration will take place, along with training on how to use a fire extinguisher.
Delegates will:
- gain fire safety awareness of their surrounding environment
- understand fire prevention in the workplace
- learn correct responses in the event of fire
- gain practical fire fighting skills and fire extinguisher knowledge
- understand roles and responsibilities of the fire warden
This workshop is aimed at H&S representatives, department heads, managers or any designated personnel for this role.
Recent Ofsted reports have identified poor recruitment and suitability check processes as significant factors leading to ineffective safeguarding. This automatically results in an inadequate overall judgment. Further actions have identified gaps in staff support, supervision and training for staff for both groupcare and childminder settings.
Safe recruitment practices together with ongoing staff support and supervision through regular team meetings, 1:1s, appraisals and inductions are key to ensuring highly effective and meaningful engagement between staff and managers, including childminding assistants and childminders. It also provides an essential opportunity for leaders and staff to identify training needs, prioritise staff wellbeing, discuss concerns confidentially and to offer guidance within the role.
Good staff management is vital to ensuring children are kept safe but also that their learning and development needs are met by committed, skilled and motivated staff.
The training will cover:-
- Safer recruitment procedures and policies
- Robust probationary and induction period
- Effective team meetings
- The role and format of 1:1s and ways to implement them
- Conducting an appraisal
- Having difficult conversations
- Managing expectations and balancing staff needs
- Staff wellbeing and workloads
This training will be interactive and an opportunity to share best practice and common issues.
PVIs and Childminders - managers, deputy managers and room leaders