Online Webinar: Communication Styles & Teamwork in Early Years

Communication, teamwork, misunderstandings, and shared goals - they all come alive in the busy, collaborative world of early years settings.

From the quick “can you just…?” to the rushed handovers and daily multitasking, working in a nursery means exchanging information constantly. Understanding how people process, give, and receive instructions differently is key to creating a calm, organised team where everyone feels respected, informed, and supported.

This webinar offers a clear, encouraging look at what effective team communication really looks like in early years. Whether you’re a practitioner, room leader, apprentice, or manager, you’ll gain practical insight into how to communicate clearly, reduce friction, and build positive team dynamics rooted in clarity — not assumption.

With thought-provoking reflection and real-life examples, we’ll explore how to move beyond “they should know this” — and towards communication habits that make teamwork smoother, kinder, and more predictable for every member of staff.

Meet Our Speaker: Simon Airey

With deep experience in supporting neurodivergent adults and teams in education, Simon brings both expertise and empathy to this topic. His approach focuses on helping early years teams understand communication styles, reduce misinterpretation, and build routines that work for every brain - including colleagues with ADHD or different processing needs.

Whether you're leading a team or part of one, Simon will guide you with clarity, realism, and practical tools you can use the very next day.

What You Will Learn in This Webinar

✅ Understanding Communication Styles
Gain clarity on verbal, visual, written, and kinaesthetic communication - and why knowing your own style is just as important as recognising others'.

✅ From Misunderstanding to Alignment
Explore how small changes like clarifying instructions, repeating back key info, or asking for written notes can prevent stress, confusion, and mistakes.

✅ When Processing Speeds Differ
Discover how ADHD and neurodivergent processing can affect listening, recall, time perception, and task-switching - and how teams can easily support this.

✅ Creating Team-Friendly Communication Routines
Learn practical ways to make communication clearer: shared systems, agreed language, predictable check-ins, and avoiding assumption-based instructions.

✅ Reflecting on Practice Without Blame
Use reflective tools to explore your current communication habits, understand where misunderstandings arise, and take steps toward a calmer team culture.

Let’s Communicate to Connect - Not Just Instruct

Whether you’re an educator, leader, student, or apprentice, this session will help you see communication not as something we “should all just know” - but as a skill we can strengthen together.

Register today and join us for a practical, empowering session on building stronger teamwork through communication that works for every brain in the room.