We have employed supply staff from the Early Years & Primary Service over the past two years and have always engaged with confident, knowledgeable and enthusiastic teaching and non teaching staff who are always willing to go the extra mile!.
This is a credit to the service they offer. Administration staff are always eager to please and punctual in their response to any situation we offer! Many thanks to you all.
Sue Stokoe - Head Teacher Boldon Nursery School and Children’s Centre
News
Training Event: ECAT - Walking the Talk
An excellent opportunity to see inspiring trainers Sally Featherstone and Ros Bayley
When: Friday 11th June 2010
Venue: Marriott Hotel, MetroCentre, Gateshead
Time: 9.00am to 4.00pm
Cost: £120 + VAT
Audience: Head Teachers, Foundation Phase Leaders, Foundation Phase Teachers, Nursery Managers, Nursery Officers, Early Years Educators and other Professionals with an interest in Early Years
Course Information
Children’s speaking, listening and communication are now high on the early years and primary agenda. Without these skills learning can’t flourish. This conference will address objectives raised in ECAT and explores a range of strategies to promote and support high quality work in this crucial area by examining innovative and exciting ways of using stories and imaginative play to develop children’s language. It also considers the factors which contribute to high quality child/child and adult/child interactions, offering new ideas and inspiration.
Trainer Profiles
Sally Featherstone
• A leading educational writer and trainer for more than 15 years.
• Specialises in the development of children from birth to around eight.
• Particular interests include child development, learning and gender, brain development and learning, progression and transition, communication, child-initiated and independent learning.
• One of the authors of ‘Carrying on in Key Stage 1’ series.
Ros Bayley
• Following an extensive career as an early year’s teacher Ros now works as an early year’s consultant, trainer and storyteller.
• Devotes much time to developing children\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s creativity through story, puppetry, music, dance and imaginative play, and has shared her strategies with practitioners both in the UK and abroad.
• A regular contributor to \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'Practical Pre School\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' and \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'Early Years Educator,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'
• One of the authors of ‘Carrying on in Key Stage 1’ series.
