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Early Years training calendar

We offer a range of training courses relating to learning and development, special educational needs and disabilities, safeguarding and child protection, leadership and management, and health and wellbeing.

Unless stated otherwise, all remote and face-to-face training courses must be booked on MyLearning.

If you don’t have an account on MyLearning, you will need to register.

If you already have an account on MyLearning, you need to renew your registration every six months by emailing HRLearning.Development@islington.gov.uk.

Learning and development 

Date and time Venue Course name Booking required Voluntary sector fee Private and independent sector fee
Tuesday 19 November 2024, 10.30-11.45am Packington @Bentham Under 5’s Centre
Culturally inclusive Group Time
Yes £55 £60
Wednesday 15 January 2025, 9.30am-3.30pm
TBC
Inclusive Practice for 2 year olds Yes £137  £151
Wednesday 5 February 2025, 4-6pm
Westbourne EYC Supporting an LGBTQ+ Inclusive
Curriculum in the Early Years

Yes

£55

£60
Friday 21 February 2025, 9.30am-12pm (noon)
Conewood CC
Understand my story, understand me
Yes
£55 £60
Monday 17 March 2025, 1-4pm
TBC
Learning mathematics and playfulness: Thinking about children of 3 years and under
Yes

£69

£74
Tuesday 6 May 2025, 3.30-5.30pm Margaret McMillan NS and CC Letting children’s imagination fly: The impact of ‘Helicopter Stories’ Yes £55 £60 
Monday 2 June 2025, 2-4pm Willow Children’s Centre  Immersive Learning Yes  £55  £60 

SEND and inclusion 

Date and time
Venue
Course name
Booking required
Voluntary sector Fee  Independent sector fee
Monday 2 September 2024, 9.30am-3.30pm
In person INSET - SEN Support in the Early Years
Yes – Contact your Area Senco
 £320 £509
Tuesday 3 September 2024, 9.30am-1pm
In person
INSET - SEN Support in the Early Years
Yes – Contact your Area Senco
 £320 £509
Wednesday 18 September 2024, 9.30am-3.30pm
In person
SENCO Induction/Organised SENCO
Yes
 Free Free
Wednesday 25 September 2024, 9.30am-12.30pm
MS Teams
Disability Awareness Training
Yes
 Free Free
Monday 30 September 2024, 9.30am-12.30pm
MS Teams
Part 1 - Autism in the Early Years - Introduction
Yes
 Free Free
Monday 7 October 2024, 3.45-5.15pm MS Teams
Part 2 - Autism in the Early Years - Strategies
Yes
 Free Free
Tuesday 15 October 2024, 2-4pm
MS Teams
SENCO Forum (1) Understanding your role within the EHCP process
Yes
 Free Free
Wednesday 6 November 2024, 9.30am-12.30pm MS Teams
Autism Awareness Training
Yes
 Free Free
Wednesday 13 November 2024, 10-11.30am
Archway Children’s Centre
Embedding SEND processes including a real life case study of best practice
Yes
£55 £60
Wednesday 27 November, 9:30am-12.30pm
MS Teams
ADHD Awareness
Yes 
Free Free
Monday 6 January 2025, 9.30am-3.30pm
In person
INSET - SEN Support in the Early Years
Yes-Contact your Area Senco
 £320 £509
Tuesday 7 January 2025, 9.30am-3.30pm
In person
INSET - SEN Support in the Early Years
Yes-Contact your Area Senco 
 £320 £509
Monday 20 January 2025, 9.30am-1pm
In person SENCO Induction/Organised SENCO
Yes Free  Free
Wednesday 29 January 2025, 9.30am-12.30pm
MS Teams
Disability Awareness Training Yes Free Free
Thursday 13 February 2025, 2-4pm
MS Teams
SENCO Forum (2) Effective Short Term Planning to meet the needs of children with SEND
Yes
Free  Free
Wednesday 26 February 2025, 9.30am-12.30pm MS Teams Autism Awareness Training Yes Free
Free
Wednesday 19 March 2025, 9.30am-12.30pm MS Teams ADHD Awareness Yes Free Free

Tuesday 22 April 2025, 9.30am-3.30pm

In person INSET - SEN Support in the Early Years Yes-Contact your Area Senco
£320 £509
Wednesday 23 April 2025, 9.30am-3.30pm In person INSET - SEN Support in the Early Years Yes-Contact your Area Senco
£320 £509
Friday 2 May 2025, 9.30am-1pm In person SENCO Induction/Organised SENCO Yes Free Free
Tuesday 6 May 2025, 2-4pm MS Teams SENCO Forum (3) Ordinarily available provision - Expectations for Early Years settings Yes Free  Free
Wednesday 7 May 2025, 9.30am-12.30pm MS Teams
Disability Awareness Training Yes
Free
Free
Wednesday 4 June 2025, 9.30am-12.30 MS Teams Autism Awareness Training
Yes
Free
Free
Wednesday 2 July 2025, 9.30am-12.30 MS Teams ADHD Awareness
Yes
Free
Free
Wednesday 19 March 2025, 9.30am-12.30 MS Teams ADHD Awareness
Yes
Free
Free

Leadership and management

Date and time
Venue
Course name
Booking required
 Voluntary sector fee Independent sector fee
Tuesday 22 October 2024, 9.30am-2.30pm
TBC
Are you ready for your EY Ofsted Inspection?
Yes
 £137 £151
Wednesday 6 November 2024, 9.15am-12.15pm
TBC Do you know your Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements?
Via MyLearning
 £69 £74

Safeguarding and welfare requirements

Date and time
Venue
Course name
Booking required
Voluntary sector fee Independent sector fee 
Friday 11 October 2024, 9.30am-1.30pm
New River Green Children’s Centre
Safeguarding and Child Protection Refresher
Yes Free
Yes
Friday 7 March 2025, 9.30am-1.30pm
New River Green Children’s Centre Safeguarding and Child Protection Refresher
Yes
Free
Yes
Friday 6 June 2025, 9.30am-1.30pm
New River Green Children’s Centre
Safeguarding and Child Protection Refresher
Yes
Free
Yes

Health and wellbeing

Date and time
Venue
Course name
Booking required
Voluntary sector fee
Independent sector fee 
Wednesday 11 September 2024, 9.30am-12.30pm
New River Green Children’s Centre
Health and Wellbeing: Supporting children under 5 and their families
Yes
Free
Yes
Wednesday 23 October 2024, 9am-4pm
Williamson Street community Centre
Families for Life Kitchen training
Yes
Free
Yes
Thursday 23 January 2025, 9.30am-12.30pm
222 Upper Street Room GB
Small Steps for Big Change
Yes
Free
Yes
Wednesday 12 February 2025, 10am-12pm (noon) 222 Upper Street Room GB
Taste Education Training
Yes
Free
Yes
Thursday 8 May 2025, 9.30-11.30am
MS Teams
Promoting Oral Health in the Early Years
Yes
Free
Yes
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