Boosting Babies Brains with Becky Watanabe (online & face to face) by Becky Watanabe - £25 Expand Upcoming Courses: (This course will be delivered via Microsoft Teams and all other details including date, time and price remain the same) Friday 28th January 2022, 9:30am – 11:30am (online) Thursday 10th February 2022, 6;30pm – 8:30pm (online) Tuesday 22nd March 2022, 9:30am – 11:30am (delivered at Acorn Training Centre, MK4 4DE) To book a course, please find the date you desire on our booking page and select 'book now' Overview: This exciting, practical workshop explores the importance of attachment and forming secure relationships with a key person in an enabling, sensory rich and nurturing environment. Consider how to provide a safe yet stimulating environment where a baby feels confident to explore the curiosities, awe and wonder of the world through their senses. Be sure to leave inspired with new ideas, delving in and enjoying the ride as you explore first-hand developmentally appropriate activities that stimulate all the senses, including two all-important sensory systems that are often overlooked. I look forward to taking you on an adventurous journey through the senses, unlocking the potential to boosting babies’ brain development. Location: Via Microsoft Teams (online) Acorn training Centre, MK4 4DE
Early Language with Laura Andrews (online & face to face) by Laura Andrews - £25 Expand Upcoming courses: (This course will be delivered via Microsoft Teams and all other details including date, time and price will remain the same) Tuesday 25th January 2022, 6.30pm - 8.30pm (online) Tuesday 1st March 2022, 9.30am - 11.30am (delivered at Acorn Training Centre, MK4 4DE) To book a course, please find the date you desire on our booking page and select 'book now'; alternatively, if you wish to book this course in house then please contact us. Overview: This will provide you with an insight into how to support young children’s early language skills, through a hands-on approach using storytelling, a variety of props and music to enhance children’s vocabulary skills in line with the new focus within the new Early Years Foundation Stage. Learning Outcomes To develop a greater understanding of early language and how to support it Learning new techniques to support early language with young children Understanding how early language can be developed for young children who speak English as an additional language To look at tools that can be used to support early language in young children Location: Via Microsoft Teams (online) Acorn Training Centre, MK4 4DE (face to face)
'Planning in The Moment - an Introduction' by Anna Ephgrave - £90 Expand Upcoming courses: Thursday 24th March 2022 (9:30am-4:30pm) – Face to Face at Acorn Training Centre (MK4 4DE) To book a course, please find the date you desire on our booking page and select 'book now' Learning Outcomes Gain an introduction to brain development and levels of involvement Understand why child-initiated play is so powerful Reflect on the best environment to support deepest involvement Explore the role of the adult within child-initiated play - to observe, assess, plan and teach in the moment Be introduced to the paperwork that supports this child-led learning. This has become known as 'planning in the moment' Location: Acorn Training Centre, 6 Wimborne Crescent, Westcroft, Milton Keynes, MK4 4DE
'Planning in The Moment - Full Course (2 days)' by Anna Ephgrave - £150 Expand Upcoming courses: Thu 24th March & Thu 16th June 2022 (9:30am-4:30pm) – Face to Face at Acorn Training Centre (MK4 4DE) To book a course, please find the date you desire on our booking page and select 'book now' Learning Outcomes: If you attend this course, you will leave with the evidence and practical strategies that you need in order to promote child-led learning in your setting. As part of the course, you will undertake an action research project between each training day which will help you to embed Planning in the Moment in your setting. Gain an introduction to brain development and levels of involvement Gain an understanding of why child-initiated play is so powerful Reflect on the best environment to support deepest involvement Explore the role of the adult within child-initiated play - to observe, assess, plan and teach in the moment Be introduced to the paperwork that supports this child-led learning, also known as 'planning in the moment' Location: Acorn Training Centre, 6 Wimborne Crescent, Westcroft, Milton Keynes, MK4 4DE
Practical Steps for Mental Health with Becky Watanabe (face to face) by Becky Watanabe - £30 Expand Upcoming Courses Face-to-Face: Tuesday 1st February 2022, 9;30am – 12:30pm Wednesday 9th March 2022, 9;30am – 12:30pm To book a course, please find the date you desire on our booking page and select 'book now' Overview: This course will focus on the importance of looking after our mental health and wellbeing and will allow you to develop your understanding of emotional intelligence. This course will allow you to delve a little deeper into your own thoughts and teach you how to calm an overactive mind. Having the knowledge and skills to support your own mental health, as well as those around you, is an incredibly useful tool. Learning Outcomes: Learn positive steps towards nurturing mental health and wellbeing. Understand emotional intelligence and how you can learn to be intelligent about your own and others’ emotions. Embrace curiosity, relax, and unwind as you learn how to calm an active mind. Explore and participate in activities to practice at home and with the children in your setting. Location: Acorn Training Centre, 6 Wimborne Crescent, Westcroft, Milton Keynes, MK4 4DE
Riding the Waves and Calming the Storm with Becky Watanabe (online & face to face) by Becky Watanabe £30 Expand Upcoming Courses: (This course will be delivered via Microsoft Teams, dates and prices will remain the same) Tuesday 18th January 2022, 9.30am - 12.30pm (online) Wednesday 2nd March 2022, 9.30am - 12.30pm (delivered at Acorn Training Centre, MK4 4DE) To book a course, please find the date you desire on our booking page and select 'book now' Overview: This hands on and interactive course will equip you with the knowledge and skills need to help provide an enabling environment that promotes positive behaviour and tools needed to support children to calm big emotions. Learning Outcomes: To prepare an enabling environment that promotes positive behaviour Identify what may trigger a child to become dysregulated Be confident to apply effective strategies to support children when experiencing and overcoming big emotions Be confident to use evaluative tools when working in partnership with parents and the wider team to promote positive behaviours Location: Via Microsoft Teams - Online Acorn Training Centre, MK4 4DE (face to face)