This three full day course will:

• Upskill practitioners working with children with SEND in Early Years
• Develop appropriate knowledge, understanding and skills to support children with SEND in your setting
• Enable you to work effectively alongside your SENDCo in supporting their role.

What the course includes:

• Understand statutory guidance relating to SEND in Early Years
• Understand how children learn and develop in the Early Years
• Attachment and its impact on young children
• Understand the impact of transitions
• Best practice to meet individual needs of young children
• Graduated approach and the assess, plan, do, review cycle
• Specialist aids, resources and equipment for children with SEND
• Working with colleagues and other professionals and agencies
• Understand and recognise the role of parents

This course is suitable for:

• Room leaders in PVI settings
• Childminders
• Early Years staff in settings and schools working directly with children with SEND

School readiness workers in children’s centres