The course will help practitioners to understand Down's syndrome anddevelop strategies to enhance children's learning, looking at playingoutdoors, reading and basic maths.
- London. Cost: 130. Visit www.ioe.ac.uk/cpd or phone 0207 6126589/6987
11 March. Inclusive Music to Support the Early Years.
In this practical, fun and energetic course, drawing on the philosophythat all children are innately and inherently musical, practitionerswill explore how to communicate with babies and toddlers through songand how music and storytelling can be used in a multisensory environmentto support a variety of activities. Delegates will learn how to createrhymes, compose songs and use hand percussion instruments.
- Birmingham. Cost: 165 plus VAT. Visitwww.concept-training.co.uk
17 March. 21st Century Babies - The Joys and Challenges for Parents andSociety. Speakers at the What About the Children national conferenceinclude educational psychologist Anita Hughes talking about treasurebaskets, and Camila Batmanghelidj, director of Kids Co.
- London. Cost: 70. Visit www.whataboutthechildren.org.uk orphone 01789 450952
26 March. Closing the Gender Gap - Promoting Boys' InvestigativeLearning in the Early Years Foundation Stage. This course will useevidence from the Foundation Stage Profile and examples of good practicein looking at ways boys can be engaged by building on their interestsand preferred learning styles. Participants will identify a range ofpractical resources to use as a starting point.
- Huddersfield. Cost: 110 plus VAT. Call Michelle Hill at EarlyExcellence on 01422 311314
