Wraparound Training Opportunities
Training for Staff in Wraparound Provision
We are pleased to offer staff in wraparound provision the opportunity to attend fully funded training this term covering Playwork and Nutrition! The courses are funded through the DfE's Wraparound Childcare Programme.
Playwork Training
'Playworkers - Prepare for Play!' will be delivered in person by Meynell Walter, an experienced playworker, trainer, writer and key speaker. Meynell joined us earlier in the year for our Let's Talk Wraparound conference and we are delighted to have him returning to Norfolk in September for two days where he will once again be inspiring playworkers in the wraparound childcare sector.
This new course will include considerations of play, playwork theory, play environments, engagements and interventions with children, and creating an action plan for change.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided at both sessions.
Further details about Playwork Training
Nutrition Training
We are also delighted to have Catherine Jeans on board to deliver two online training sessions on nutrition. Catherine is a qualified and experienced nutritional trainer and registered nutritional therapist who delivers practical advice on how to take nutritional guidance and put it into practice.
'Wraparound Nutrition: Building healthy bodies and engaged brains' is a workshop, with a Q&A session included, which will teach playworkers the key nutrition foundations for providing balanced and healthy breakfasts and after-school snacks. It will provide settings with the knowledge to help close the nutrition gaps, taking nutrition far beyond energy requirements, with a focus on vital nutrients to help every child achieve their best.
'Wraparound Nutrition: Supporting food allergies and intolerances' is a workshop, with a Q&A session included, which will take playworkers through the key principles of food allergies and intolerances, and how to make healthy swaps when children present with allergies. This will include how to read food labels, how to source foods that are free from allergens and rich in nutrients, and ideas on how to get creative with healthy swaps.
Further details about Nutrition Training
Training Programme for Playworkers
As well as the training above, a full programme of professional development training is available for Playworkers in Wraparound Provision covering topics such as behaviour, managing critical incidents, safeguarding, risk assessments, communication etc.
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