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Leadership & Management - For New Managers and Deputies
This one day interactive course is suitable for new Managers and Deputies responsible for the day to day running of the setting.
Leadership & Management learning objectives:
We hope we provide information for you to take away and implement in practice. Today could also be a day to reflect on practice and ask the questions 'why do we do that?' and 'how can I/we make it better'.
We will explore the following subjects:
- Exploring the Ofsted Toolkit and how this incorporates within your role and responsibilities
- Supporting more highly skilled leaders in line with the Best Start in Life objectives Embedding Best Start in Life Principles.
- Creating a team – safer recruitment and retention
- Decision making
- SWOT analysis and USP’s.
- Staff management – START, STOP, CONTINUE. Change theory and common responses to change
- Managing conflict and general staff performance. Skills attributes
- Leadership styles
- Tuckmans – teams, Forming, Storming, norming, performing etc.
- 360 leadership approach – staff appraisal etc… Developing your leadership in the EY’s
- Wellbeing and supporting staff
Please note, lunch is not provided on this course.
Leading the Early Years with Confidence
Leadership is both demanding and rewarding, offering the chance to make a real impact by supporting and inspiring others.
This session explores what high-quality EYFS practice looks like and how leaders can strengthen teaching across their teams. Through discussion and reflection, participants will build confidence, share ideas, and plan next steps for developing their EYFS provision.
This course covers:
- Leadership and Learning in EYFS – Understanding what effective leadership and learning look like in early years settings.
- Leading Change – Building a clear vision of quality and developing confidence to lead improvement with others.
- Challenges and Opportunities – Exploring the key challenges and possibilities for leadership in EYFS.
Safer Recruitment Webinar
NEW Safer recruitment training has been designed to give you an understanding and confidence to implement robust safer recruitment practices to ensure those working with children are safe and suitable to do so. KCSIE state whoever is involved in the recruitment process must complete safer recruitment training. To maintain consistency with robust recruitment procedures it is strongly advised that early years providers follow the advice in this guidance to ensure a safe environment for children.
Those with recruitment responsibilities should be committed to ensuring all recruitment is undertaken fairly, effectively and safely and in accordance with legislation. The training covers effective recruitment and selection process including rigorous pre-employment checks and ongoing suitability to help deter, reject, prevent and detect those who seek to harm children from applying to work in your organisation. Safe recruitment policies and practice is a key preventative step.
This course is suitable for management and those with recruitment responsibilities.