Courses

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

To support you to reflect on your CPD investment and ensure you gain maximum impact from the training we provide, you may wish to use our CPD toolkit resource which is available here.

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The Role of the Early Years SENCo | E-learning

10-07-2024

Meeting the needs of children with SEND in the Early Years.

Supporting Children with English as an Additional Language (EAL) | E-learning

10-07-2024

Explore essential knowledge and tools to support families and children for whom English is an additional language.

Introduction to the Role of the Communication Champion | E-learning

10-07-2024

Learn more about the role of the Communication Champion and ways to embed communication and language in your setting.

Embedding a Language Rich Environment | E-learning

10-07-2024

Use your communication and language toolkit to develop sequenced, progressive communication and language provision. Enabling adults as the main resource.

Behaviour and self-regulation in the early years | E-learning

10-07-2024

This course aims to support practitioners to learn ways to manage inappropriate behaviour and conflict in early years and understand how to prevent meltdowns and misunderstandings.

WellComm Speech and Language Toolkit | E-learning

11-07-2024

This e-learning training is aimed at those who have already completed WellComm face to face training. Learn how to identify young children at risk of speech, language or communication difficulties and support them to improve their language skills.

An Introduction to the WellComm Toolkit for Childminders | E-learning

11-07-2024

E-learning for Childminders in Bolton which will focus on the WellComm Speech and Language Toolkit training and how to access the resources.

WellComm Speech and Language Toolkit for Public Health Nurses | E-learning

11-07-2024

This interactive E-learning course will help Public Health Nurses to learn how to identify young children at risk of speech, language or communication difficulties and support them to improve their language skills.

Teaching Maths in the Early Years | E-Learning Package

12-07-2024

Bolton Start Well in collaboration with The Turing North West Maths Hub have developed this interactive E-learning package. This package includes four modules: 1. Number Journey 2. Counting and Cardinality 3. Subitising 4. Spatial Awareness

Mark Making to Writing Journey | E-learning

12-07-2024

This interactive E-learning course is designed to help practitioners to support children in early years education to develop the physical skills needed to become confident writers. Please allow up to 2½ hours to complete the full course, although you can stop and restart at any point.

The Early Communication and Language Journey | E-learning (including BLANK & ICW)

12-07-2024

The e-learning training is designed to help practitioners understand typical communication and language development of early years children. This package includes three modules: 1. Communication and Language Journey 2. Information Carrying Words 3. BLANK Level Questions. This course has been rewritten in June 2023 following the revised EYFS and updated Communication and Language Pathway.

Phase 1 Phonics | E-learning

12-07-2024

This course focused on developing phonological awareness, the building blocks for reading and writing.

Early Years Based Information Carrying (EYBIC) Work Pack | E-learning

13-07-2024

Find out more about practical ideas, strategies and effective intervention that supports children at risk of speech and language delay.

Get Bolton Reading Golden Nuggets 3-4s | E-learning

14-07-2024

This e-learning course creatively explores how every child communication resources and the Start Well Stories can be used to develop two crucial aspects of early reading development: Word recognition and language comprehension for children aged 3-4 years.

Get Bolton Reading Golden Nuggets 0-3s | E-learning

14-07-2024

This e-learning course creatively explores how every child communication resources and the Start Well Stories can be used to develop two crucial aspects of early reading development: Word recognition and language comprehension for children under 3 years old.

Childminders: What to expect from your inspection | E-learning

31-07-2024

This hour long webinar is available to watch in your own time on the Bolton Start Well E-learning platform. Hear from Rachel Flesher HMI, Early Years Senior Officer and Layla Davies, Early Years Regulatory Inspector, about how inspectors conduct inspections. Gain an understanding of how to prepare for your inspection and what to expect! For registered Childminders in Bolton.

Out of School Clubs: What to expect from your inspection | E-learning

31-07-2024

This hour long webinar is available to watch in your own time on the Bolton Start Well E-learning platform. Hear from Rachel Flesher HMI, Early Years Senior Officer for Ofsted and Katie Sparrow, Early Years Regulatory Inspector, about how inspectors conduct inspections. Gain an understanding of how to prepare for your inspection and what to expect! For Leaders and Mangers in Out of School Clubs.

Daycare: What to expect from your inspection | E-learning

31-07-2024

This hour long webinar is available to watch in your own time on the Bolton Start Well E-learning platform. Hear from Rachel Flesher HMI, Early Years Senior Officer and Chris Scully, Early Years Regulatory Inspector, about how inspectors conduct inspections. Gain an understanding of how to prepare for your inspection and what to expect! For Leaders and Mangers in Daycare settings.

Department for Education Early Years Child Development Training

01-08-2024

Free DfE online training covering child and brain development, PSED and Communication and Language. Training accessed via child-development-training.education.gov.uk