WEAVE Recycle Ltd - WEAVE + WNS Training 2012

WEAVE + WNS Foundation Stage Training Programme 2012

WEAVE and the Warwickshire Nursery Schools Consortium have been selected as one of sixteen Children's Centres to participate in the Early Years Teaching Centres project, managed by Pen Green Research Base and funded by the Department for Education.The new partnership includes Weave in a community of excellence offering a more comprehensive training package. Through the expertise of our new partners we can now offer high quality courses in leadership, self evaluation, introduction to the EYFS and planning for quality.

	Engaging Boys in Imaginative Play A practical workshop exploring ways to engage boys in story- telling, role play, using props and small world play. Practitioners will use a wide range of open-ended recycled materials to inspire and create mini environments of enquiry using popular culture and the children's interests to stimulate imaginative play. Click here for more information. Half Day Course@ £65 Led by: Weave Team Date: Tuesday 24th January 2012 9.30am to 12pm
	"Shake That Body" A practical session that explores the development of physical skills through creative movement and dance focusing on the essential stages of developmental movement making with direct links to the EYFS. Click here for more information. Half Day Course@ £65 Led by:Warwickshire Early Years Improvement Consultant Date: Wednesday 1st February 2012 9.30am to 12pm
	Self Evaluation and Improvement Planning The course explores the role of the setting manager in leading continuous quality improvement. It aims to increase the understanding of the importance of self evaluation and improvement planning and the criteria used by OFSTED to evaluate the effectiveness of provision for learning and development. Click here for more information. Full Day Course@ £120 Led by:Warwickshire Early Years Improvement Consultant Date: Wednesday 8th February 2012 10am to 4pm
	Inspiring Environments for Under Twos Setting up stimulating environments for under 2s. Demonstrating how to create exciting spaces at very little cost. Exploring ways of transforming the environment to address the physical and emotional needs of under twos with reference to the "UK Physical Activity Guidelines for Early Years". Click here for more information. Half Day Course@ £65 Led by: Weave Team Date: Tuesday 21st February 2012 9.30am to 12pm
	An Introduction to Child Development (0-5 year olds) for New Practitioners Practitioners will learn about important aspects of child development in each of the six stages of the Early Years Foundation Stage. All children are different and each child's progress is individual to them. However, there are some important steps for each child to take along their developmental pathway. Click here for more information. Full Day Course@ £120 Led by:Warwickshire Early Years Improvement Consultant Date: Wednesday 22nd February 2012 10am to 4pm
	Ensuring Quality in the Early Years Through Planning A two centre course which will include a visit to Whitnash Nursery School and will review current practice and national expectations in planning as well as develop planning processes which ensure quality and maximise children's learning opportunities. Click here for more information. Full Day Course@ £120 Led by:Early Years Specialist & Nursery Head Teacher Date: Tuesday 28th February 2012 10am to 4pm
	Play With Me - Deep In Thought - an approach to Sustained Shared Thinking Practitioners will explore ways of improving the quality of Sustained Shared Thinking, an approach where adults and children work together in an intellectual way, following the child's lead, to solve a problem, clarify an idea, extend a narrative and evaluate learning. Click here for more information. Half Day Course@ £65 Led by: Warwickshire Early Years Improvement Consultant Date: Wednesday 29th February 2012 9.30am to 12pm
	Getting Physical with Maths A practical workshop session exploring the mathematical potential for both the outdoor and the indoor environment through the exploration and construction of recycled materials. Exciting opportunities for exploring shape, size and pattern and a cost effective way of resourcing for both environments. Click here for more information. Half Day Course@ £65 Led by:Weave Team Date: Thursday 1st March 2012 9.30am to 12pm
	Inspiring Environments for Communication Creating exciting stimulating environments that encourage sustained conversations between children and children and adults.Providing thatsomething to talk aboutthrough the use of intriguingfound and recycled materials, demonstrating how to create exciting and stimulating language rich spaces at very little cost. Click here for more information. Half Day Course@ £65 Led by: Weave Team Date: Tuesday 6th March 2012 9.30am to 12pm
	Parents as Partners in Learning Parents as partners in Early learning (0-5 year olds) Practitioners will explore ways to encourage parents to become genuine partners with practitioners. Enabling parents to contribute to planning for their child's learning and development. Click here for more information. Half Day Course@ £65 Led by: Warwickshire Assistant Head teacher and Lead Practitioner Date: Wednesday 7th March 2012 9.30am to 12pm
	EYFS Introductory Training A one day course designed for participants new to the EYFS to familiarise themselves with the materials and develop confidence in implementation.With an update on the revised EYFS,the course includes exploration of the principles that underpin effective practice and examination of EYFS planning and assessment requirements. Click here for more information. Full Day Course@ £120 Led by:Anne Nelson, Early Years Consultant, formerly Chief Executive of Early Education Date: Thursday 15th March 2012 10am to 4pm
	The Great Outdoors A practical session to explore the outdoors as an enabling environment and ways of enhancing provision for learning in outdoor spaces. Practitioners will explore resourcing suitable materials to inspire and stimulate children's interests whilst setting up environments to extend outdoor learning opportunities and physical development. Click here for more information. Full Day Course@ £120 Led by: Weave Team Date: Thursday 22nd March 2012 10am to 4pm
	How to Book Click here to download a booking form which can be completed and emailed to louise@weaverecycle.co.uk. Alternatively please call Louise Sherratt on 01926 430068.