The three Early Years specialists on the EnRich team have nearly 100 years of experience in education and coaching between them! We love to train teachers and leaders in Early Years practice and theory.
We offer a range of established courses, each designed to draw specific skills out of different members of a team of educators, from staff to senior managers. These courses range from a wide-angle approach to equipping managers to highly focused training designed for specific needs.
Our bespoke courses are custom-designed to suit the unique needs of specific settings.
Courses for Early Years Educators
We have developed our courses based on needs we’ve encountered, and understanding we’ve developed, through serving our Early Years clients.
We’ve identified and responded to several specific needs. For example:
- Managers are most effective when they lead their teams through coaching rather than either micromanaging, at one extreme, or remote control at the other.
- Grief and loss, as well as stress, have become an intrinsic part of the educator’s reality. We can provide practical guidance in coping with these and other stressors.
- Children are set up for long-term success if their early years at school take place in an enriched environment based on a clearly defined ethos.
| TRAINING | AIMS | INCLUDES | AIMED AT |
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Coaching in Early Years |
To equip managers to lead using an effective coaching approach To teach practical coaching skills |
Ofsted expectations Understanding coaching Origins of coaching Developing coaching skills: • active listening • effective questioning How to use coaching informally and formally in • appraisals • supervisions • professional discussions • walk-arounds • team building Developing a coaching approach to leadership Setting suitable agreed-upon goals Self-assessment Practical exercises |
Managers Leaders |
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Dealing with Grief and Loss in the Workplace |
To equip staff to deal with grief in the workplace: • with colleagues • with parents and children • understanding the manager’s duty of care |
Understanding grief and loss How to navigate a time of loss at work Understanding the impact of grief The role of the manager in times of loss Dealing with the death of a colleague (or a child) in a setting, working with: • fellow staff members/colleagues • parents and children • manager’s duty of care Signposting Building a reservoir of knowledge and resources |
Managers All staff members |
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Leadership and Management Development |
To equip managers and leaders with knowledge and skills to lead their staff effectively |
Ofsted expectations Understanding leadership and management Leadership models Leadership theorists Discovering my own leadership style Working effectively with team members Common problems new managers face Difficult conversations Time management and planning Self-assessment Personal development plan |
Managers Leaders |
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Coping with Stress |
To identify stress in the Early Years workplace and explore ways in which this can be managed |
Looking at what stress means; positive stress and negative stress Identifying stress triggers Self-awareness – how we can help ourselves Breaking it down – regaining control The part language plays in managing stress at work Common stressors in Early Years – managers Common stressors in Early Years – staff members Helpful techniques Useful signposting |
Managers Leaders All staff members |
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Creating a Rich Curriculum |
To enable the creation of a bespoke, rich, rewarding curriculum for settings |
Exploring “What is a curriculum?” Starting points: pedagogy, values Creating a curriculum incorporating: • Intent, implementation, impact • Cultural capital • The EYFS • Characteristics of effective learning How a curriculum is decided How a curriculum is delivered How a curriculum is expressed through small groups, the environment and routines Adult-led and child-led learning Planning tools: brainstorming and mind maps Planning: in-the-moment planning, forward planning and reflective planning Linked learning Depth of learning |
Managers Leaders All staff members |
Bespoke training courses
Every setting, school or business is unique.
We work with you to identify your specific training needs. Then we create a training plan and programme to match your requirements.
