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  • Tuesday 20th May 25
    Play on Pedals Target Audience: Practitioners in ELC taking lead for Play on Pedals or Early Years Family Learning Practitioners. Course Description: Play on Pedals will teach pre-school children about the parts of a bike, how to fit a helmet correctly and the basics of looking after their bikes. Through a series of fun and imaginative activities, they will be helped to develop their balance and control skills, often using a pedal-less balance bike. Play on Pedals has strong links to the curriculum for excellence. Presenter: Julie Clark and Sally McDougall - Perth and Kinross Council. Read more
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  • Tuesday 20th May 25
    TayMaths Spotlight series Target Audience: Early Years, Primary or Secondary. Course Description: Series of numeracy and mathematics professional learning sessions for practitioners across the Tayside Collaborative. These sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 4:00-5:00pm. The series will offer spotlights on a variety of themes e.g. Engaging Learners Facing Numeracy Difficulties, Developing Mathematical Reasoning, Numeracy Rich Environments in Early Years. Presenter: Taymaths Team and Tayside Practitioners. Read more
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  • Wednesday 21st May 25
    0-3 Practitioner Network Target Audience: All practitioners working with children under two years of age, including those from local authority, partner provider and childminding settings. Course Description: This network has been created following feedback from practitioners who attended the 0-3 Being Me in PKC training. We hope to give you the chance to meet termly with other people who work with children under three years of age. The network will give you the chance to talk to others, share good practice and hear about current local and national policy and practice related to working with children under three. During this first online meeting, we want to hear from you about what you want from the network, so please come along and share your thoughts and ideas! Read more
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  • Wednesday 21st May 25
    Verbal Comprehension and Comprehension Monitoring Target Audience: It is useful for all children but particularly at upper primary levels and those who are transitioning to Secondary. This course gives some awareness raising of the features and impact of poor verbal understanding. It provides a programme to follow with these children as a targeted approach, and allows time to explore resources to use. We are working on some video material to demonstrate the work. Feedback from other education staff has been very positive and shows an impact on children, increasing their class participation, confidence and self esteem. Read more
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  • Thursday 22nd May 25
    Child Protection - Basic Awareness Target Audience: ELC, Out of School Care, Childminders This is a face to face session to provide a basic overview of the procedures and the processes used in child protection. The course will cover indicators of abuse, signs and symptoms and support your confidence in responding appropriately. The course will also cover your responsibilities in regard to information sharing and give you a basic understanding of the processes undertaken by statutory services when responding to child protection concerns. Read more
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  • Thursday 22nd May 25
    SIFA Collaborative Conversation Target Audience: Primary and Secondary - SLT and guidance. Course Description: An opportunity to share practice, jointly problem solve and identify further developments. Presenter: Rhianna Brodie - Perth and Kinross Council. Read more
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  • Thursday 22nd May 25
    ELC Induction Target Audience: all new ELC staff, including supply PA, ECP and EYPSAs. Course Description: This is a mandatory session for all new staff in local authority early learning and childcare settings. Presenter: Nina Roberts, Carly Williams and Sally McDougall - Perth and Kinross Council. Read more
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  • Friday 23rd May 25
    Outdoor Play and Learning at Westbank ELC Target Audience: Early Level practitioners. Course Description: An opportunity to engage in learning centred around designing and delivering high quality play experiences in the outdoors with a seasonal slant. Presenter: Sally McDougall and Sophie Lowe - Perth and Kinross Council. Read more
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  • Tuesday 27th May 25
    Risk in Play Target Audience: ELC, Out of School Care, Childminders. Course Description: This session will explore our own play experiences while growing up. The session allows participants to be involved in discussions around a risk benefit approach and the importance of managing risk. There is the opportunity for discussion and the sharing of top tips around developing risk assessments with children. The course also looks at local and national guidance that support risk in play. Presenter: Shona O'Connor - Perth and Kinross Council. Read more
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  • Wednesday 28th May 25
    Visuals for the Classroom Target Audience: All Staff This training will provide you with the information on why visual supports can be helpful in the classroom and give practical ideas on the types of visual supports you might use and how. Presenter: Speech and Language Team Aims and Outcomes: Develop understanding of using visuals for environmental and communication support. Understand why we use visuals to support children with SLCN. Able to identify which visuals are used and for what purpose. Understand how to use visuals to help with routines but also how to help develop language skills. Read more
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  • Friday 30th May 25
    MVP Conference - Promoting Positive Masculinity Collaborative conference to consider how we can come together to support and promote positive masculinity in Perth and Kinross. Presenter: Rachel Rennie Provide an opportunity to hear more about the current issues relating to promoting positive masculinity. Provide appropriate opportunities to think about our current standard and offer in Perth and Kinross. Consider what we can do within our current role to make positive changes toward promoting positive masculinity. Read more
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  • Wednesday 4th Jun 25
    Positive Relationships Target Audience: ELC, Out of School Care, Childminders. Course Description: This is a face to face session that will provide a framework for supporting children who are experiencing behaviour challenges, to enable them to regulate themselves to the greatest extent possible whilst taking on board your own knowledge, skills and experience. Presenter: Shona O'Connor - Perth and Kinross Council. Read more
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  • Wednesday 4th Jun 25
    ELC Workforce Network Target Audience: all local authority and partner provider ELC staff, including supply PA, ECPs and PSAs, who are keen to update their professional knowledge and practice. Course Description: This new termly professional learning offer will give you the chance to hear about current policy and practice related to working in Early Learning and Childcare. You will have the chance to engage in professional discussion with colleagues and take part in practical sessions which will support you to apply your learning to your practice with children and families. Presenter: Carly Williams, Sally McDougall and Catriona Roberts - Perth and Kinross Council. Read more
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  • Thursday 5th Jun 25
    Primary One Literacy Assessment and Action Resource (POLAAR) in PKC Target Audience: Primary One teacher and practitioners working with P1 The course will introduce the Primary One Literacy Assessment and Action Resource (POLAAR) resource created collaboratively with educational psychology professional bodies, the Scottish Government and Education Scotland. The session will explore and share how the resource should be used in the current national and PKC content within the early level primary. Read more
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  • Thursday 5th Jun 25
    PKC Nurturing Relationships - Phases 5 Target Audience: ELC, Primary and Secondary staff who are leading on the Nurturing Relationships Programme within their Schools. This Programme uses an action research model to support schools on their Nurturing Relationships journey. Schools will progress through the six nurture principles, guided by their school leads team over a period of 4+ years. Online training and coaching offered to the school leads team and whole staff training is offered to provide a universal level of understanding of the key concepts of nurture. Read more
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  • Monday 9th Jun 25
    Child Protection Officer Training Target Audience: all as appropriate You have been nominated to complete training as a Child Protection Officer for your school/establishment or early years setting. This course will clarify procedures regarding the training process. PKC Staff; Perth and Kinross Essential Child protection e- learning. You should have already undertaken the Child Protection Basic Awareness course and completed. This is mandatory before the Child Protection Officer training. Protecting people e-learning modules - Perth & Kinross Council (pkc.gov.uk). There are three additional modules which must be completed: 1. Chronologies https://rise.articulate.com/share/8PnMBjG6We-QZyS72cydgua9y3W2HWdN#/ 2. Information Sharing, Confidentiality and Consent https://rise.articulate.com/share/ADdI78A_NMS5fjJfe27uHW2qczOz2qex#/ 3. Professional Curiosity and Challenge https://rise.articulate.com/share/9yBcZLsZJaHN96w3TVatfxR3b5PTHIGE#/ Read more
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  • Tuesday 10th Jun 25
    Pre Reg Training for Childminders Target Audience: Anyone that has attended Introduction to Pre Registration for Childminding This is a virtual session and by attending a childminder pre-registration course, this will give you all the information you need to get started as a childminder, including copies of relevant national documents, templates for business paperwork and sample policies. It is beneficial to attend an Introductory session before booking on a course, however, we appreciate that may not always be possible and will do our best to make other arrangements to discuss the topics covered with people who are keen to attend. Read more
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  • Wednesday 11th Jun 25
    Food Safety Management Target Audience: all ELC and school staff involved in handling food within the playroom or classroom. Course Description: An introduction to food safety management procedures and guidance to support education staff to adhere to legal requirements, maintain accurate records, and embed strict infection control measures into food cooking and preparation activities which take place in the classroom/playroom. Presenter: Carly Williams, Sally McDougall, and Catriona Roberts - Perth and Kinross Council. Read more
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  • Monday 30th Jun 25
    Solihull Approach - Foundation Training - Refresher training Target Audience: All staff supporting children, young people and their families. Course Description: This 3-hour refresher course provides an essential recap of the Solihull Approach, reinforcing key principles and their practical application in supporting emotional well-being and relationships within educational settings. Designed for those who have previously completed Solihull training, this session revisits core concepts such as containment, reciprocity, and behaviour management, helping participants refresh their understanding and refine their practice. Through interactive discussions and real-world examples, attendees will leave feeling more confident in applying the approach effectively in their work with children, young people, and families. Presenter: Gregory Potter - Perth and Kinross Council. Read more
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  • Wednesday 27th Aug 25
    Connecting with Parents Target Audience: All staff supporting children, young people and their families. Connecting with Parents Motivation is a strength-based communication skills training system. It is designed to enhance the abilities of the early years and the wider children and families workforce, so that they can have more of the kinds of conversations with parents that facilitate uptake of support. Read more
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