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This 6 hour (1 day) Workshop is aims to enable the practitioner to observe and record children's involvement in their learning and to enable them to understand the process of documentation to make children's learning visible.  This course is suitable for experienced pre-school practitioners working with pre-school children.

This six hour workshop is intended for those who work with young children in an early years or day care setting and other settings for example youth clubs, girl guides etc and students. The course explores the critical role of interactions and relationships in the development of young children. The way in which early years practitioners listen and talk to children is key to providing an effective, caring and learning environment.

This 12 hour introductory course (5 sessions) explores how pre-school children learn in a playgroup or pre-school room within an early years setting. It focuses on the importance of observations and how they link to curriculum planning for pre-school education. The course is suitable for new staff working with children aged 3 – 5 years old in a playgroup or preschool room within an early years setting.

This course is accredited by OCN NI Level 2, 2 Credits. Ideally you should already hold an NVQ2 early years or equivalent qualification.

This 2 day course is designed for practitioners implementing the HighScope approach and practitioners using other approaches with children under three years of age in Day Care, Creche and Sure Start settings.

This 2 day course provides participants with the opportunity to explore the content of the HighScope Child Observation Record Core Tool (COR) and examines how participants can use the tool to support, assess and plan for children’s individual stages of development and share the information with parents.

The course is designed for practitioners implementing the HighScope approach and practitioners using other approaches with children 2½ to 6 years of age in Day Care, Pre-School, Nursery School, Primary School, and After School settings.

This 2 day course provides participants with the opportunity to explore the content of the HighScope Child Observation Record Core Tool (COR) and examines how participants can use the tool to support, assess and plan for children’s individual stages of development and share the information with parents.