- Islington, London. Price: seminars 10 each, exhibition entryfree. Visit www.nurseryworldshow.com for information andregistration.
3 FEBRUARY
Risk and Challenge in the Early Years: How learning outdoors,expeditions and visitors make a difference to young children's andadultS' learning - Participants can get to grips with the realities andpossibilities for learning to gain a perspective of the importance ofrisk and challenge indoors and out, and aim to understand therelationship between their setting's ethos and actual practice, and theprinciples of Every Child Matters.
- London. Cost: 130. Visit www.ioe.ac.uk/cpd or call 020 76126589/6987.
9 FEBRUARY
Using Music to Support Inclusion - Aimed at professionals working withchildren with speech and language needs and with little or no English,this course will help them learn how to use props and instrumentscreatively, consider ways to use puppets to encourage children toparticipate and find their voice and see how singing games and rhymescan support co-operative play and participation.
- Birmingham. Cost: 110 plus VAT. Visit www.musicforstarters.com,e-mail info@musicforstarters.com or call 01732 22 0000.
15 February - Coaching Skills for Childcare Managers
This accredited one-day course will help childcare managers tounderstand the role of coaching in the workplace. Delegates will learnhow to create a positive coaching environment, how to provide successfulcoaching conversations and how to identify coaching opportunities andcoaching styles.
- London. Cost: 250. E-mail Sandra@bernardchase.co.uk or call0560 3143358.
