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16 October. Meeting the Needs Of Early Years Bilingual Children. Developing participants' understanding of the needs of bilingual children, this course will focus on practical strategies and resources to provide support, while maintaining children's home languages.

- London. Cost: 130. Visit www.ioe.ac.uk/cpd or call 020 76126589/6987

7 November. Upward Spirals in Language Development in the Early Years.This I CAN course, based on a popular book by educational psychologistMarion Nash, will look at how to increase levels of thinking,communication and fun in early years settings. Delegates will learn howto make circle time activities effective and enjoyable.

- London. Cost: 200. E-mail training@ ican.org.uk

13 November. How Children Self-Assess Their Learning In The FoundationStage: A Practical Approach. This course offers practical suggestions tostart self-assessment in the classroom, exploring how to meet theassessment obligations for the early learning goals and looking at howClyde Early Childhood Centre has used this theory.

- London. Cost: 130. Visit www.ioe.ac.uk/cpd or call 020 76126589/6987

19 November. KIDS Playwork Inclusion Project (PIP), Regional Play andChildcare Network Seminars:Quality Inclusion in Play and Childcare. Thisfree seminar will look at approaches to develop quality inclusion,covering the KIDS All Of Us and the new All Of Us frameworks and what ishappening nationally in workforce learning and development.

- London. Cost: free. E-mail pip@kids.org.uk

21 November. Assessing Young Children's Learning - A focus onObservation-Based Assessment. This course will explore the differencebetween observation and assessment, identifying how to make goodobservations as a basis for planning. Participants will reflect on theirown practice.

- Huddersfield. Cost: 100 plus VAT. Visit www.earlyexcellence.comor call 01422 311314.