Worcestershire Education and Early Years Services

⭐SENCo Network Briefing⭐
🔵29 September, 3.30pm to 5pm, virtual delivery

The SENCO Network is led by Louise Oland (Principal EP and Head of Inclusion Support Services), Helen Harris (School Improvement Advisor) and Lorraine Petersen OBE (Education Consultant).

National and local SEND updates are a core feature of these briefings, ensuring SENCos remain informed about the latest developments, statutory guidance, strategic priorities, and emerging initiatives that support the delivery of high-quality, inclusive SEND provision across schools and settings. Sessions also provide valuable input from a range of partners, services, and Worcestershire schools, reflecting current local priorities and responding directly to identified needs across the county.

These briefings offer an excellent opportunity for SENCos to stay connected, share experiences, and gain insights from colleagues and professionals working across the SEND landscape.

🔵29 September, 3.30pm to 5pm, virtual delivery
🔵cost: Free
🔵CPD code: 10178

Book via CPD, using your school / setting CPD leader login details and search code 10178

Courses Search Join us for our upcoming face to face Headteacher Briefing on the 7th July, designed to provide school leaders with the latest strategic updates, key policy developments, and essential information to support planning for the term ahead. This face to face session will bring together he...

𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙪𝙢 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙

This workshop brings together learning from across the play curriculum to examine how playwork theory informs everyday practice, particularly in response to the decline of play highlighted by Peter Gray. It explores inclusive practice, encouraging practitioners to reflect on whether current play opportunities truly meet diverse needs or unintentionally exclude some children. Through discussion and tutor led challenge, the session supports practitioners to connect theory to practice, reconsider assumptions, and identify ways to protect and promote children’s right to play in a changing social landscape.

🟩21 October 2026, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery
🟩10 February 2027, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿: Adult Learning Worcestershire

𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: ideal for any practitioner working with children or young people in settings, schools and for Childminders.

💰Cost: Free - if you do not attend / cancel in line with terms & conditions you will be charged £20 + VAT

🟩21 October 2026, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery
🟩10 February 2027, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery
🟩CPD course code: 10719

Book via CPD using your school / setting CPD leader login details and search code 10719

https://capublic.worcestershire.gov.uk/LearnCPD/CoursesSearch.aspx

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗣𝗗

The Autumn term brings a range of new and exciting training opportunities, designed to complement and enhance our core training offer. Alongside new courses, we continue to provide essential training for those who are new to the role of Chair, Governor, or Governance Professional (Clerk).

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
🔵Planning Governance for the new academic year
🔵Introduction to Governance for Staff Governors
🔵Putting together your governance guide
🔵Updating your governance skills

Further information is available via the Governor Training Directory https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/worcestershire-education-and-early-years-services/improving-schools-and-settings/governor-services

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗣𝗗
🟩https://capublic.worcestershire.gov.uk/LearnCPD/CoursesSearch.aspx
🟩Use your CPD leader login details to make the booking (held by your Governance Professional / Clerk)
🟩If you encounter any issues when booking please contact the Training team on 01905 844 420 / [email protected]

𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡, 𝙋𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙉𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮

This workshop explores why play is essential to human development, wellbeing, and relationships. Practitioners will be encouraged to question common assumptions about play, including ideas around purpose, risk, adult control. Is play seen as optional or essential? What about older children or children with complex needs? Through guided discussion, the session supports critical reflection on how beliefs about play shape everyday practice.

🔵14 October 2027, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery
🔵03 February 2027, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery

𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧 Adult Learning Worcestershire

𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 ideal for any practitioner working with children or young people in settings, schools and for Childminders.

💰Cost: Free - if you do not attend / cancel in line with terms & conditions you will be charged £20 + VAT

🔵14 October 2027, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery
🔵03 February 2027, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery
🔵CPD course code: 10718

Book via CPD using your school / setting CPD leader login details and search CPD course code 10718

https://capublic.worcestershire.gov.uk/LearnCPD/CoursesSearch.aspx

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲: 𝗔 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄

This workshop focuses on examining play policies through a playwork lens, encouraging practitioners to critically question how their policies support — or restrict — children’s play and helping you to design one with play as the right of the child. Rather than accepting policy at face value, participants will be challenged to explore the values, assumptions, and adult priorities that sit behind written policy.

📌07 October 2026, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery
📌27 January 2027, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 Adult Learning Worcestershire

𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: ideal for any practitioner working with children or young people in settings, schools and for Childminders.

💰Cost: Free - if you do not attend / cancel in line with terms & conditions you will be charged £20 + VAT

📌07 October 2026, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery
📌27 January 2027, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery
📌CPD course code: 10717

Book via CPD using your school / setting CPD leader login details and search CPD code 10717
https://capublic.worcestershire.gov.uk/LearnCPD/CoursesSearch.aspx

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟖 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤

𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙢𝙣 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 / 𝙎𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠

🔴04, 11, 18 and 25 November and 02 December 2026, 7pm to 9pm, Virtual via MS Teams
🔴24 February and 03, 10, 17 and 24 March 2027, 7pm to 9pm, Virtual via MS Teams

During the course delegates will explore what Wrap Around Care is and understand the value of play, unpick and dissect the 8 Principles of Playwork, and how to implement them into their setting to ensure play matters.

During the course delegates will be able to:
• List the 8 Principles of Playwork.
• Describe & explain why the 8 Principles of Playwork are important in Play
• Participate in activities that empower your own understanding of why play matters
• Identify & explain how the Playwork Principles will be used in your setting.

Audience: Specifically for practitioners working with primary school age children in wraparound provision. Open to both schools / settings who offer wrap around provision (before / after school or holiday clubs)

Cost: The training is fully funded via the National Wraparound Programme, part of the DfE

🔴04, 11, 18 and 25 November and 02 December 2026, 7pm to 9pm, Virtual via MS Teams
🔴24 February and 03, 10, 17 and 24 March 2027, 7pm to 9pm, Virtual via MS Teams
🔴Course code: 10583.

Book via CPD, using your School / Setting CPD leader login details and search course code 10583
https://capublic.worcestershire.gov.uk/LearnCPD/CoursesSearch.aspx

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲: 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
This workshop examines the Play Cycle from Pete King and Gordon Sturrock, and intervention styles, drawing on the work of the Colorado Paper, and Bob Hughes. Practitioners will meet online to critically examine their own approaches to intervention, debate different viewpoints, and engage with challenging practice scenarios, using tutor led questioning and peer discussion to deepen and extend their thinking around key play topics.

🟪30 September 2026, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery
🟪20 January 2027, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿: Adult Learning Worcestershire

𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: ideal for any practitioner working with children or young people in settings, schools and for Childminders.

💰Cost: Free - if you do not attend / cancel in line with terms & conditions you will be charged £20 + VAT

🟪30 September 2026, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery
🟪20 January 2027, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery
🟪CPD course code: 10716

Book via CPD using your school / setting CPD leader login details, search CPD code 10716
https://capublic.worcestershire.gov.uk/LearnCPD/CoursesSearch.aspx

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆: 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲

This online workshop explores loose parts and compound flexibility through play types, based on the work of Bob Hughes. Practitioners will join together to challenge ideas, debate practice, and share experiences, supported by a tutor-led discussion around key play topics.

🔴23 September 2026, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery
🔴13 January 2027, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery

𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧: Adult Learning Worcestershire

𝘼𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚:
Specifically for practitioners / teaching assistants working with children and young people aged 0 to 18 years - Early Years Settings / Childminders/ Schools and Settings who offer wrap around provision (before / after school or holiday clubs).

👛Cost: Free - If you do not attend / cancel in line with terms & conditions you will be charged £20 + VAT
🔴23 September 2026, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery
🔴13 January 2027, 7pm to 9pm, virtual delivery
🔴CPD course code 10715

Book via CPD using your school / setting login details and search CPD code 10715
https://capublic.worcestershire.gov.uk/LearnCPD/CoursesSearch.aspx

𝗘𝗬𝗙𝗦 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 – 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴 *𝗡𝗘𝗪*

This half day session will support Headteachers of first and primary schools in understanding the latest national and local agenda, sharing key guidance, best practice and ideas to develop early years settings further.

Led by Matt Potts, Emily Bishop and Vicky Dunn, these early years advisors will support Headteachers in understanding the early years in a deeper way, and ensuring that Headteachers have the information, tools and support to further develop settings within their schools.

Cost: Free
🟪28 September 2026, 9am to 12pm, Worcester
🟪29 September 2026, 9am to 12pm, Worcester,
🟪course code: 10696

Book via CPD using your school CPD leader login details
https://capublic.worcestershire.gov.uk/LearnCPD/CoursesSearch.aspx

If you encounter any issues when booking contact the training team on 01905 844 420 or email [email protected]

𝗘𝗬𝗙𝗦 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 *𝗡𝗘𝗪*

This half day session will support Early Years Leaders in developing their settings further. Led by Matt Potts, Emily Bishop and Vicky Dunn our early years advisors and will include a free leaders toolkit. The session will focus on the latest national and local agenda, develop leadership and include highly practical tips, ideas and materials to develop early years leadership.

Cost: Free
🔴28 September 2026, 1pm to 4pm, Worcester
🔴29 September 2026, 1pm to 4pm, Worcester
🔴course code: 10697

Book via CPD using your school CPD leader login details
https://capublic.worcestershire.gov.uk/LearnCPD/CoursesSearch.aspx

If you encounter any issues when booking please contact the training team on 01905 844420 or email [email protected]