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4 DECEMBER - Mummy's Black, Daddy's Yellow and I'm Orange: Talking With Young Children About Racial Equality. This new National Children's Bureau course will focus on practical ways to understand the language we use in talking with children and their families, looking at the skills practitioners need to recognise and work with the early judgements that children make about others, and providing tools for talking with young children about racial identity.

- London. Cost: from 229.13 to 299.63. Visitwww.ncb.org.uk.

15 JANUARY 2009 - Exploring the Challenges of Effective Practice -Developing Quality Child-Initiated Learning. Participants on thisone-day course will consider what it means to develop their ownpractice, what is meant by child-initiated learning and how to developcontexts that promote high- quality learning.

- Huddersfield. Cost: 110 Visit www.earlyexcellence.com or callMichelle Hill on 01422 311314

21 AND 28 JANUARY - Designing And Making In The Foundation Stage: Anexciting Vehicle For Learning. This Institute of Education course aimsto clarify requirements for teaching 'designing and making' in the EYFSand looks at ways to organise classrooms to promote autonomous learning.Delegates will have the opportunity to build skills and confidencethrough practical experience looking at how to set up, organise andresource a workshop area and develop basic woodwork skills.

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