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An Introduction to Down’s Syndrome in the Early Years (VAT Exempt)
Dates: - (One Day Course) Wednesday 15th May 2024, 9:30am – 3:30pm
Who is this course for:
Early years teachers and teaching assistants
Fee: £150
Venue: Face to face. Entrance D, Badger Room, Pindar Nursery, Pindar Road, new Parks, Leicester LE3 9RN
Will be run via Microsoft Teams if face to face not possible.
Areas Covered:
•This course develops practitioners’ knowledge of the strengths and needs of children who have Down syndrome and provides strategies to support effective learning.
Course Outcomes:
- Gain an overview of Down syndrome.
- Understand that there is a specific profile of strengths and difficulties inherent in Down syndrome.
- Learn strategies to support children with Down syndrome.
- Reflect on and review their practice with colleagues and identify areas for development.
£150.00
making Sense of Autism -early Years. Autism Education trust (AET)
Dates:
Tuesday 10th October 2023, 9:30-11.30am
Wednesday 24th January 2024, 1 – 3pm
Thursday 11th April 2024, 9.30 – 11.30am CANCELLED
22nd may 2024 9:30-11:30am
Who is this course for: All early years practitioners
Fee: Free
Venue: Microsoft Teams
Areas Covered:
•This course is an awareness –raising module for all practitioners with links to early years settings
•It provides an introduction to autism and some initial reasonable adjustments that need to be considered when working with autistic children
•It also provides input on the creation and use of a one-page profile for individual children.
Course Outcomes:
Participants will:
•gain understanding and awareness of autism and how autism can affect children in the early years
•know the importance of understanding the individual autistic child and their profile of strengths and needs
•Be aware of potential barriers to learning for autistic children
•gain knowledge in order to begin to make reasonable adjustments in the way autistic children can be supported
This course will be delivered by the Early Years Support Team.
£0.00
Understanding and Supporting Children’s Emotional Wellbeing in the Early Years
Dates:
Tuesday 24th October 2023, 9:30am – 12:30pm CANCELLED
Wednesday 8th May 2024 - 9;30am-12:30pm CANCELLED
Who is this course for: Early years teachers and teaching assistants
Venue: Face to face. Badger Room, New Parks House Entrance D, Pindar Road Leicester LE3 9RN
Fee: £75
Areas Covered:
•This course supports teachers and early years practitioners to develop a range of tools and techniques to support children to recognise and regulate their emotions, manage their anxiety and build resilience.
•Strategies will be shared that practitioners can use in everyday practice to help children to relax and find their own inner calm.
Course Outcomes:
•Be aware of the 1,001 critical days and the impact of interaction and experience on early brain development
•Consider factors that influence a child’s mental health
•Learn strategies and techniques to support children’s emotional well-being and resilience
•Reflect on and review their own practice and identify areas for development.
This course will be delivered by the Leicester Early Years Support Team.