Month: July 2014

‘Basic repairs and maintenance skills required to look after a home’ are free workshops being run for women in the Soho Ward area of the City.  funded by Soho Community, these workshops are for women (particularly lone parent women) of all abilities. ATHAC CIC will be available to support learners.  Refreshments will be provided

For further details contact Barbara Quarless on 0780 7012 369, or alternatively download a copy of the leaflet here Workshops for Women only

Organised by Birmimgham PlayCare Network, spaces are now available to book onto the next round of workshops around the Ofsted Essential Welfare Requirements. Taking place from 14th – 17th July 2014, the aim of the workshop to inform settings of what needs to be in place to meet the requirement of Ofsted in the following area: 

Completing your Sef

 Objectives:

1. Identify specific legal requirements and those of good practice

2. Any statutory guidance that supports the requirement

3. Audit own settings practice and paperwork to identify gaps

4. Action plan – individual and setting specific

 

Please download a copy of the workshop flyer  Workshop Generic Sef 2014, and Booking Form, or alternatively contact Pauline Moore at BPCN offices on 0121 236 2917.

* * * * Spaces still available * * * *

We still have a few spaces available on our current workshops on Supervision & Appraisal taking place 8th -11th July 2014.  Contact Pauline Moore at BPCN offices on 0121 236 2917 or alternativley at pauline@bpcn.org.uk

There have been recent changes to the childcare regulations that will have an impact on play settings particularly with regard to relevant qualifications and staff ratios.

Playwork Partnerships have invited Lesli Godfrey from SkillsActive and Chris Martin the Playwork Convenor for UNITE along with Karen Benjamin our Training and Development Officer and representatives from OOSC, to discuss the impact of these changes.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday 8th July from 12.00 ’til 2.30 at University of Gloucestershire, Oxstalls Campus, Oxstalls Lane, Gloucester, GL2 9HW.

Tea and coffee available on arrival from 11.30am but please bring your own lunch.

This event is free but booking is essential. Please contact kconibere@glos.ac.uk to reserve a place.

If you are unable to attend but wish to receive minutes of the meeting please let us know and we will add your name to our mailing list.

Please share this event with your networks!

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