This course will provide participants with training as Paediatric First Aiders within the workplace, incorporating particular skills for the treatment of injured and ill children and babies.
Day 1 will cover working with children aged 8 and above
Day 2 will cover working with babies from birth to 1 and children 1-7 years.
All participants will receive a delegate pack. It should be noted that there is no examination on the second day, participants will be continually assessed during the course. Attendance is required on both dates.
Successful candidates will be awarded an Emergency First Aid (Children and Babies) certificate, valid for three years.
Pupils will:
- be safer and have safeguarding needs met in a more appropriate and timely manner
Practitioners will:
- feel confident and prepared to deal with First Aid situations as and when they arise
All interested staff from all schools.
This course is open to anyone wishing to train as a First Aider – especially those working with children and babies.
Candidates must be physically fit with the ability and temperament to undertake First Aid training
This is a 2-part course, providing an in-depth look at best practice in the EYFS including:
- Understanding the statutory requirements of the EYFS curriculum
- Creating an environment that really enables learning for children and adults
- Developing manageable assessments, including the EYFS profile
- Building an effective team
Participants will have the opportunity to explore current research and deepen their understanding of how they can provide the best early years experience for their children.
Feedback from previous participants:
"The course has enabled me to develop my knowledge further..." Class Teacher
"As someone new to not only early years but teaching as a whole, I found it helped me to understand the process and goals of the early years..." School based student
"The course has provided a lot of info and increased my knowledge..." Deputy Head
Pupils will:
- experience high quality EYFS provision which will meet their needs
Practitioners will:
- increase their knowledge of EYFS pedagogy and how they can effectively deliver this in their setting
Settings will:
- make links with other settings and share effective practice through wider networking
Support Staff, ECTs, Qualified Teachers who are new to the EYFS, or Senior Leaders and staff who want to develop their understanding of EYFS pedagogy and practice.
- Opportunities for leaders to reflect on their leadership of RE and identify areas to develop back in school
- Explore the Foundation of RE and Threshold Concepts; look at sacred stories across beliefs and religions
- Collaborate and share best practice with RE leads across Greenwich.
- A close look at progression of different strands of RE from EYFS to YR7
- A deep understanding of substantive and disciplinary subject knowledge
- Understanding what excellence looks like
- Collaborate on building a bank of high quality resources
allow children to explore and express developing
ideas and thoughts through their play and
exploration. Babies and young children learn best
through opportunities to engage in active learning
through hands on experiences.
knowledge & skills to
identify schematic play and associated patterns
of behaviour
understand play and behaviour as
communication by children and what that tells
us about their interests and how best to follow
their lead
be able to better support other practitioners in
understanding their observations of children
learn methods for including these observations
in to the assessing and planning for the
children’s next steps in development
Childminders
Practitioners
Childminding Assistants
Unqualified Staff
Apprentices