Direct Services to Schools

Courses
**CSA 2025-26 Briefing Webinar**
Government policy and social changes has had
significant impact in Royal Greenwich
expansion of 30 hours early years places for
children of working families from age 9 months to 4
years old
expansion of wraparound places for primary school
children
school based nurseries
Holiday Food & Fun (HAF) & Short Breaks
programmes
identification of children with SEND
changes in birth rates in London
Join the virtual briefing via Zoom to
hear from independently commissioned company,
Place Group about how they will carry out
anonymous research through surveys and interviews
with schools, childminders & providers
how you can help by engaging parents & children
so we understand their needs now and in the future
Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
Date
6th November 2025 (1:00pm - 1:45pm)
Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually
Tutors
Cost
Free for non-RBG schools

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Date
6th November 2025 (7:00pm - 7:45pm)
Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually
Tutors
Cost
Free for non-RBG schools

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** Playwork in Wraparound Provision**
This three-part virtual training series is designed to
build confidence, deepen knowledge, and embed
quality playwork practice within school-based
wraparound settings. Ideal for anyone working in
Out of School Care (OSC), this course equips you
with the tools to create playful, engaging, and high quality environments from the very start. It is £20pp
inclusive for all 3 sessions and staff must every one
Course Aims: Through interactive online sessions,
participants will explore
what playwork looks like in context,
develop an emerging understanding of play
theory,
and strengthen their reflective practice and
interactions with children
before/after school providers (on non domestic
premises)
holiday club providers
primary schools delivering wraparound care
including breakfast clubs
youth & community clubs
Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
Date
7th November 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
14th November 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
21st November 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually
Tutors
Cost
£20 for RBG schools
£20 for non-RBG schools

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''SEND Training: The Diverse Pathways of Development''
Course Outline:
This in person classroom based training by early
childhood specialist, Kerry Murphy, who has lived
experience of neurodivergence and disability,
focuses on Diverse Pathways of Development.
This is a strengths-led, neurodiversity-affirming
approach offering developmental insights that honour
the lived experiences of neurodivergent children.
Course Aims: This course equips participants with
knowledge & skills to
understand and support neuro-differences such as
ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia
develop an understanding of ableism and how this
can disrupt meaningful inclusion
consider ways working in solidarity with children,
parents and carers during inclusion support
explore strength’s led practices such as referral
writing, goal setting and planning for
neurodivergence and disability
Leaders & Managers
Setting SENCO
Childminders
Practitioners
Playworkers
Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
Date
8th November 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
Venue
The Woolwich Centre
Tutors
Cost
£30 for RBG schools
£30 for non-RBG schools

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**Intermediate Safeguarding Level 2**
This in person classroom based training builds on Level 1:
Introduction to Safeguarding and is essential foundation
for Level 3: Designated Safeguarding Persons.
This course covers key safeguarding risks and provides
best practice approaches to protecting children and
young people, upholding high professional standards in
providing a robust and rigorous safeguarding culture. It
includes updates on most recent legislation changes and
incorporates local safeguarding and child protection
themes from Greenwich Safeguarding Children’s
Partnership.
  • Course Aims: This course equips participants with
  • knowledge & skills to
  • explore ways of working with complex family situations
  • have increased awareness of specialist safeguarding issues such as domestic abuse and violence, FGM, substance misuse, county lines, PREVENT, abuselinked to faith & belief
  • consider Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews in depth
  • recognise need for professional curiosity, proactive partnership working, information sharing and ways of developing confidence in staff to be alert to the risks surrounding children
  • know what makes a good quality referral toChildren’s Services Social Care
Qualified Practitioners & Playworkers
Leaders & Managers
Childminders
Lead & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Persons
Nominated Individuals
Key Members of the Governing Bodies
Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
Date
13th November 2025 (10:00am - 3:30pm)
Venue
Woolwich Town Hall
Tutors
Cost
£45 for RBG schools
£45 for non-RBG schools

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