| Early Years - Continuing Professional Development |
Leadership & Management Professional Development Programme
We are pleased to inform of a new training programme that has been specifically developed by the Advisory Service Kent to support the leaders and managers of early years and childcare settings in Kent. The 5 day programme, offered over a 5 week cycle, is being delivered for the first time in January 2008 across 6 locations in the county.
Aim: To raise the quality of leadership & management in early years and childcare settings
Learning Outcomes:
- To develop self awareness and competencies in themselves as leaders and managers
- To understand, evaluate and demonstrate the key skills which will influence and inform the leading of learning and care
- To interpret qualitative and quantitative data that underpins the theories and concepts of high quality learning and teaching
- To understand and evaluate the key skills and tools to support the leadership and management of high quality learning and teaching
- To understand the principles and practice of managing change through building team capacity
- To understand the importance of self-evaluation in managing improvement by demonstrating sound judgement, clarity of action planning and reflective practice
Day One:
Session 1 Reflective Diary
Session 2 Understanding ourselves as leaders and managers
Session 3 Emotional intelligence
Day Two:
Session 1 Organisation and influencing people leading, learning and care
Session 2 Modelling and monitoring
Session 3 Dialogue
Day Three:
Session 1 What is quality?
Session 2 Research
Session 3 Improve outcomes for children
Day Four:
Session 1 Monitoring & evaluation and observation
Session 2 Planning process and communication
Session 3 Policies and clarity of roles and responsibilities
Day Five:
Session 1 Self evaluation and identifying the need for change
Session 2 Setting improvement planning
Session 3 Process of change and team building
We are working closely with Canterbury Christ Church University to accredit the programme, this will give delegates the opportunity of gaining 20 credits towards an Early Years Foundation Degree.
Your Early Years Advisory Teacher or Early Years Foundation Stage Consultant will be able to answer any of your questions about the programme.
| Early Years - Continuing Professional Development |
Courses and training opportunities
Training and staff INSET
We offer central and locally delivered courses to all early years practitioners in schools and settings working with children 0-5 years. View our current list of training opportunities.
Transformation Fund
Advisory Services Kent has new funding, available through the Government’s Transformation Fund until March 2008, to support training from Level 3 to degree level in relevant Early Years and childcare qualifications.
This funding is available for those working with children under 5 in sessional and full daycare settings in Private, Voluntary and Independent sector and Childminders who care for under 5s. It is not available to those working in the maintained sector.
For further information please visit the Every Child Matters website or contact Administration Support on 01622 626680 or email Transformation Fund ASK
Please Note: Early Years courses for schools are listed under ‘Primary.