SENCO Networks for Early Years Providers

For: Universal EYFS* (excluding Schools and OOS)

*Universal EYFS = SENCO’s, Managers and Childminders working with EYFS children in a Day Nursery, Pre-School, or as a Childminder

Live Free Training Event - Wednesday 8th June 2022 - 1.30pm - 3.00pm

We are really pleased to announce the return of SENCO networks for Early Years providers.

The sessions will be delivered virtually via TEAMS and are specifically aimed for setting SENCO’s and managers, childminders

Subjects to be covered in this summer SENCO network will include

• national and local updates

• Information about the EYSEND team and the TEAMS way of working

• current topics for the sector

• there will be a spotlight on inclusive environments in Early Years provision

• time for questions and answers

• opportunities to share information and collaborate with practitioners from the sector

Delivery Information:

This course will take place via MS Teams platform, MS Teams platform is accessible on PCs, tablets and smartphones, however please ensure your device has been updated to the latest version/software, some users are experiencing issues caused by out of date software/operating system. If you use a phone/tablet the quality and accessibility of videos and functionality of the PowerPoint may be affected; for the best experience we advise you use a laptop/desktop PC.

The direct link to join the live session will usually be included in the ORIGINAL confirmation email sent from Eventbrite when you complete the booking – this confirmation email is sent to the email address you enter for the ticket holder. Please check with the person who will be attending the session that they have received this email and can see the link to join at least 2 days prior to the session at this point please contact eytraining@leics.gov.uk if you cannot find/see the link to join. Subsequent emails sent from Eventbrite are reminders only (may not include the link to join).

All delegates must logon and ‘join’ the live session 10 minutes prior to course commencement, this is to ensure the course starts on time and without disruption. It is delegates responsibility to ensure they can see, hear and be seen and heard before the course start time. Trainers will be on hand to trouble shoot, help/support login, check camera and audio function etc for 10 minutes prior to course commencement. Trainers must take a register before the course starts, therefore once the session has started you may refused entry due to the disruption this causes for other learners.

We are aware that the device you use may be different to the name of the person the ticket was originally booked for (Jeff’s iPad), to support the trainer in completing the course register can we please ask all delegates to type your name and the name of your place of work into the comments area to help the trainer identify who is attending the course (Childminders please add CM to the end of your name). Each ticket bought is for only one person and they must access the training on an individual device, it is not suitable for delegates to share a device.

All learners will be expected to attend by video call as standard, with cameras on during the delivery. Courses are interactive so please expect to contribute and take part in full.

By signing up to this course you are providing your consent to the email address you provide at the point of booking being shared with the training provider to enable the trainer to contact you regarding this specific course only.

Trainer:

Early Years Inclusion and Childcare Service 

Booking and Cancellation Policy

For all courses and events, this includes both free training and events, and those with a booking charge:

• Places can still be cancelled, with refunds offered, up to 7 days prior to the course/event taking place if you know that you are unable to attend, you do this on Eventbrite. If you need to cancel your place on ANY course and you inform us at least 7 days in advance of the course we may be able to offer you an alternative date within the same term. The name of the delegate (the name on the event ticket) can be changed at any time by logging into your Eventbrite account and navigating to ‘Tickets’ which can be found by hovering over your avatar.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any refund of booking fees made if you cancel a place after the 7 days cancellation offer has ended.

• If a delegate from a provision/childminder Does Not Attend (DNA) and we have not been informed this will be noted as DNA. To ensure the service is able to continue to offer subsidised training and this cost isn’t passed on to everybody, we have made the difficult decision to freeze those places to providers who continue to not attend preventing others to access the training.

Any provision/childminder who has a record of 3 DNA’s within a period of 3 months will not be able to book onto any Early Years Inclusion and Childcare Service training or event advertised on Eventbrite for a period of 3 months from the last DNA. This freeze on access to training can be lifted immediately by the provision/childminder paying the cost of the event missed, in most occasions this cost will be considerably higher than the amount paid at the point of booking. Up to the maximum of £40.00 course.

Please note the freeze applies to the provision (nursery/pre-school etc) not the individual practitioner, therefore providers will not be able to book any training/events during the freeze period. If safeguarding or paediatric first aid certificates are due to expire you will need to source these from an alternative provider.

• We know that sometimes delegates find it difficult to access virtual training. We will do our best to support you to join the event. Delegates who contact us in these circumstances not be recorded as DNA and if possible an alternative event will be offered.

If support is unable to be offered due to the session taking place out of normal office hours or a continuation of technical difficulties, you must still email or call and leave a message at the time that you cannot access the live event so it will not be recorded as DNA.

Thank you for your support in this matter as this will enable us to continue to offer a wide range of training opportunities at a competitive price for all during the pandemic.