Available courses

A focus on early identification in the early years
This session will focus on the importance of early identification of children’s needs.

Approaching and revising your literacy policy
With the revised EYFS becoming statutory in September 2021, curriculum policies will naturally come under review as part of adjustments that early years settings must make to reflect the reforms. This session focuses on the specific area of Literacy, and offers an approach to revising your setting’s current Literacy policy.
Birth to 5 Matters - developing your maths subject knowledge of counting
This webinar will help you develop your mathematical subject knowledge with a specific focus on Counting.

Birth to 5 Matters - developing your maths subject knowledge of spatial reasoning
This webinar will help you develop your mathematical subject knowledge with a specific focus on Spatial Reasoning.

Birth to 5 Matters - nurturing mathematical minds
This webinar will explore the essential elements of a pedagogically responsible maths curriculum for the under 5s and how Birth to 5 Matters can support you to build rich maths teaching and learning opportunities.

Body Talk: linking physical development and communication
This workshop explores the link between physical development and development of language and communication.

Calling all superheroes! Superhero play and learning
This two-part course will explore superhero play and provide an opportunity to explore controversial notions such as weapon play, death, and killing..

Children with SEND: an introduction for the key person
These sessions are to develop practitioners working in the early years to understand and meet the needs of children with identifed SEND.

Connecting observation, assessment and planning & the curriculum
This session explores why the Observation, Assessment and Planning (OAP) cycle should be at the very heart of our practice.

Creating a musically rich setting
This course supports practitioners to overcome their fears of engaging in and leading music activities to create a musically rich setting.

Developing mathematical thinking in the early years
In this two-part course, Debi Keyte-Hartland delves into the world of mathematical thinking looking at the aesthetics and artfulness of maths as well as examining and exploring how opportunities for mathematical thinking can be found in our built and natural environments of our settings.

Exploring transition in the early years
This session considers how early years educators can support children to have a positive experience of transition.