Condition and phase specific training and resources

Coventry Early Years Team

Course details and booking available on website: https://CoventryCityCouncilEarlyYears.eventbrite.com 

NASEN

• SEND Code of Practice & EYFS Framework – what they say
• Resilience Development PackThis resource includes a set of 14 fun activities for parents to do with their children and 14 related activities for practitioners to carry out in their setting. These activities were designed to build resilience through relationships for children's transition back into settings during the pandemic, however there's some good ideas that could be used at any time. 

Anna Freud

• A Guide to Neurodiversity in the Early Years
• Managing Challenging Behaviour in Early Years Settings
• Supporting children in Early Years Settings who may have experienced Trauma
• Supporting Staff Wellbeing in Early Education
• Early Years in Mind: Trauma and Repair webinar
• Introduction to Personal, Social and Emotional Development in Early Years
• Attachment
• Recognising signs of Traumatic stress in Early Years
• Early Years and the Transition to School

Early Years Alliance

Online training and networking for Early Years practitioners

Whole School SEND

Positive beginnings: Supporting children with SEND at the start of their school journey

Early Excellence: Inspirational Learning

• Early Years and KS1 Online CPD & Webinar Programme
• EYFS, KS1 & Leadership CPD Programme
• EYFS, KS1 & Leadership Recorded Webinars

National Literacy Trust

Here is a link for the results of a 2024 survey carried out by the National Literacy Trust with over 2000 parents of children aged 0-5 years old. You might be interested in the findings which are reflected in the needs you are experiencing in schools now. Parents' Support For Early Years Literacy At Home

Early years: resources and tools for early language development and parental engagement

DfE training for the Early Years sector

Early years education recovery programme: supporting the sector

Designed to support all areas of the early years sector, the package offers training in:

• Child development
• Communication and language, early mathematics, and personal, social and emotional development through the third phase of the professional development programme
• Nuffield Early Language Intervention
• leadership of settings with a new national professional qualification in early years leadership
• supporting caregivers in the home learning environment

Kinderly: Nurturing Great Starts

• Early Years Webinar Schedule – Free CPD resources

BBC

BBC also have some great Early Years resources, particularly useful to share with parents/ carers.

• BBC Tiny Happy People
• Early years resources to teach the UK EYFS curriculum at home

Nip in The Bud Resources

How children build meaning through play This Nip in The Bud article explores the teaching journey of Olive Austin and her belief in play as essential to early childhood development. Through a conversation with her daughter, it highlights the importance of emotional connection, teacher presence, and child-led learning.