CPD Schedule and Booking Information 2024 - 2025
Booking details:
Please follow the link under the date of each course below, to book onto that specific session.
Please note once you have booked on, you will receive a link to the online training session, as part of your confirmation email.
Cancellation:
All non-attendance and short notice cancellations will be charged at the standard course/event fee rate.
Short notice cancellation is classed as any cancellation received less than seven days before the course/event date.
You’re welcome to substitute delegates or transfer them to a future course/event of the same type at short notice.
| Course / Event | Course Leader | Description | Location | Dates & Times | Price per delegate |
| Staff Raising Awareness in Safeguarding and Child Protection (Schools and Early Years) | Charlotte Percival | SSCP certificated course. Suitable for all staff, students and volunteers working in Schools and Early Years. | Online | ||
|
6th May 2025 - 13:30- 3:30 8th May 2025 - 18:15 - 20:15 20th May 2025 - 09:30-11:30 |
EY settings, Childminders, PVIs: £40
Schools: £80 |
||||
| Early Years Designated Safeguarding Leads' Network | Charlotte Percival | Termly network for safeguarding leads across all EY Settings in Shropshire. | Online |
2 sessions available: 4th June 2025 - 10-12 4th June 2025 - 6:15-8:15
|
Pre-funded (no cost to EY Settings) |
| Early Years Designated Safeguarding Lead Refresher | Charlotte Percival | Refresher for existing EY Designated Leads and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads. | Online |
Held over 2 sessions: Part 1: 20 March 2025 18:15 - 19:45 Part 2: 27 March 2025 18:15 - 19:45
13th May 2025 - 09:15-12:15
|
£40 |
| Early Years Committee Members' Safeguarding Training | Charlotte Percival | For Early Years Committee Members to meet the needs of their strategic role. | Online |
EY Committee Members Safeguarding - 11.06.25
|
£40 |
| Early Years Newly Appointed Designated Safeguarding Lead's Training | Charlotte Percival |
For new/aspiring Designated Safeguarding Leads and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads working in early years settings. Held over 3 sessions (please ensure availability for all sessions). |
Online (Day 1 & 2) and face-to- face (Day 3) |
Part 1 - 11th June 2025 - 09:30-12:00 Part 2 - 17th June 2025 - 09:30-12:00 Part 3 - 23rd June 2025- 09:30-13:00 EY Newly Appointed DSL - 11.06.25
|
£80 |
|
A graduated response through the Assess-Plan-Do-Review (A-D-P-R) process |
Heidi White |
Developing an understanding of how to write an effective Early Years Person Centred-Plan (PCP). Please book onto ONE of the sessions. |
Online |
20 May 2025 18:00 - 19:00 23 May 2025 10:00 - 11:00
|
|
| Course / Event | Course Leader | Description | Location | Dates & Times | Price per delegate |
|
Early Years SEND Solution Circle |
Heidi White |
Early Years SEND Solution Circle online event to discuss strategies and solutions for supporting children. |
Online |
7 May 2025 09:30 - 11:30 Shropshire Council Early Years SEND Solution Circle Tickets, Wed 7 May 2025 at 09:30 | Eventbrite
|
Pre-funded (no cost to early years settings or schools) |
| SEND and Inclusion Update: Early Years
|
Heidi White |
Latest updates on SEND and inclusion in Early Years. |
|
8 May 2025 18:00 - 19:00 Online SEND and Inclusion Update: Early Years Tickets, Thu 8 May 2025 at 18:00 | Eventbrite |
Pre-funded (no cost to early years settings or schools) |
|
Early Talk working with under 3’s |
Beverley Jones & Alison Rae |
For Early Years practitioners who want to increase their knowledge of the approaches and strategies that can be used in settings to support the development of speech, language and communication skills in children aged 0-3.
|
Online |
Held over 2 sessions (please ensure availability for both sessions). 12 May 2025 18:15 - 19:45
19 May 2025 18:15 - 19:45
|
Pre-funded (no cost to early years settings or schools) |
|
NEW DATE Developing vocabulary through sharing books with under 3's |
Beverley Jones |
For Early Years' practitioners and teachers. During this session we will examine the role books play in developing young children's language and literacy skills. |
Online |
20 May 2025 13:30 - 15:00
|
Pre-funded (no cost to early years settings or schools) |
|
NEW DATES Early Years settings and nurseries' network meeting |
Alison Rae |
News and updates for all PVI providers and nurseries on the EYFS including Safeguarding, Funding, SEN and Learning and Development. Please book onto ONE session. |
Online |
21 May 2025 19:00 - 20:00
22 May 2025 09:30 - 10:30
|
Pre-funded (no cost to early years settings or schools) |
|
Cluster Meeting - talking about babies |
Beverley Jones & Alison Rae |
For Early Years teachers and practitioners working with babies to discuss and share good practice and current research. Please book onto ONE session. |
Online |
3 June 2025 15:00 - 16:00 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cluster-meeting-talking-about-babies-tickets-1291696090779
18:15 - 19:15 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cluster-meeting-talking-about-babies-tickets-1291710313319
|
Pre-funded (no cost to early years settings or schools) |
|
Assessing two-year-olds' understanding and speech sounds using the Early Communication Screening Tool (Stoke-Speaks-Out)
|
Beverley Jones |
For Early Years teachers and practitioners to be able to assess children's understanding of spoken language and speech sounds, from the age of 2. During the session you will need to have a copy of the Screening Tool's handbooks - the picture book and the record forms. These can be purchased from https://www.stokespeaksout.org/shop You only need to attend one of the sessions.
|
Online |
4 June 2025 10:00 - 11:30 18:15 - 19:45
|
Pre-funded (no cost to early years settings or schools) as you will need to purchase the handbooks.
|
|
Cluster Meeting – talking about 2-year-olds |
Beverley Jones & Alison Rae |
For Early Years teachers and practitioners working with children aged 2-years of age, to discuss and share good practice and current research. Please book onto ONE session. |
Online |
10 June 2025 15:00 - 16:00
18:15 - 19:15 |
Pre-funded (no cost to early years settings or schools) |
| Early Talk - working with parents | Beverley Jones | For Early Years practitioners and teachers to be better prepared to work in partnership with parents to support their child's speech, language and communication needs. | Online |
16 June 2025 18:15 - 19:45
|
Pre-funded (no cost to early years settings or schools) |
| How libraries support good outcomes for children and families |
Annabel Gittins & Sioned Baldwin |
This session will focus on how libraries can support children and families from early years and into primary school. We will look at the known benefits of using the library, how sharing books and reading can improve children's educational attainment and life chances and why. |
The Lantern Library, Shrewsbury SY1 4NG |
25 June 2025 13:00 - 15:00
|
Pre-funded (no cost to early years settings or schools) |
| Key messages on the curriculum from Ofsted for PVI settings and childminders |
Beverley Jones |
For practitioners and childminders working in PVI settings, reviewing their curriculum. |
Online |
30 June 2025 18:15 – 19:45 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ofsted-the-curriculum-tickets-1258457523329?aff=oddtdtcreator |
Pre-funded (no cost to early years settings) |
| Under 3's outside
|
Beverley Jones |
For practitioners working with children aged under 3, who are reviewing their outdoor space. |
Online |
9 July 2025 13:30 - 15:00 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/under-3s-outdoors-tickets-1258466159159?aff=oddtdtcreator |
Pre-funded (no cost to early years settings) |
|
Best beginnings: Solihull Approach for under 1’s |
Beverley Jones (Sessions delivered by Nadine Last - Parenting Strategy Manager for Shropshire Council) |
For Early Years practitioners working with under 1's. During this session we will examine early brain development and the Solihull Approach, exploring how professionals can support this development and utilise the approach in their practice. |
Online |
15 July 2025 18:00 - 19:30 |
Pre-funded (no cost to early years settings or schools) |