MKPA Training and Development Programme 2012 - 2013

Developing and supporting a quality childcare workforce

Training & Development

Programme 2012 - 2013

2 Burners Lane, Kiln Farm, Milton Keynes MK11 3HB www.mkpa.co.uk email [email protected] Registered Charity Number 1047318

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Who we are:

Milton Keynes Play Association is a registered charity, operating in

Milton Keynes and the surrounding areas. Our role is to support play

development, primarily in the voluntary and community sector. We

achieve this through sharing skills and knowledge, providing low cost

resources, service delivery and representation.

The team would like to welcome you to the 2012/2013 training and

development programme, we have new and exciting courses, which

we hope will support your varied needs, inspire and promote a quality

play service.

Workforce development:

We work in partnership with Milton Keynes Council, and are

registered with the National Skills Academy to deliver Play &

Playwork training in the South-East. We deliver around 150 training

and development opportunities to somewhere in the region of

2,000 learners a year.

Who are our training and development opportunities aimed at?

Primarily our courses are specifically designed for those caring for

children and young people whether you work in an after school club,

school, nursery, pre-school, as a childminder or help in a community

group. However some of our management and core competence

training and development will appeal to the statutory, private or

public sector workforce.

Where does the training take place?

The majority of our courses and workshops are delivered in our training

facilities at Kiln Farm. These are self contained training suites, which

are all equipped with audio visual equipment and are air

conditioned.

Bespoke Courses

We can also arrange for training to be delivered at your setting

for any of the courses listed, tailor-made for your requirements.

Please contact the Training Team on 01908-263033 who will be happy

to discuss your needs with you.

Tina Campbell-

Drew Training

Administrator

Administering internal

and external bookings

Developing the training

programme

Janet Welch

Training Support

Administering your

bookings


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Contents:

How to book Page 2

Terms & Conditions Page 2

Playwork & Forest School Training Qualification Workshops Page 6 -7

Level 2 Award in Playwork Level 3 Award in Playwork

Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork Level 3/Level 4 Award in Assessing and

Assuring the Quality of Assessment OCN Level 2 Forest School Assistants OCN Level 3 Forest School Leaders

Fire Workshop Woodland Craft

Developing your Core Competences

Page 9 - 12

Paediatric First Aid for Childcarers

Level 2 Food Safety in Catering Safeguarding Children – A Basic Awareness of Child Protection

Safeguarding Children for Experienced Practitioners

Encouraging Positive Behaviour Basic Health & Safety

Fire Awareness Risk Assessment

Short Break Training

Supporting & Including Children Page 14 – 17

ADHD Awareness

Asperger Awareness Autism Awareness & Inclusive Play

Bereavement & Loss Children & Young Peoples Development

Supporting & Including Children

Page 14 – 17 Epipen & Anapen Training Communicating Effectively

Dyslexia Awareness Dyspraxia Awareness

Everyone Can Join In How Inclusive is your Setting? Sight Awareness

Creative Play Workshops

Page 19 - 20 Face Painting for Beginners Advanced Face Painting

Playing with Food Safe Risk in Play

Fire Workshop Woodland Craft Creativity with Confidence

Developing Yourself, the Team

and the Organisation Page 22

Assertiveness

Confidence Building Dealing with Getting the Best out of your

Staff & Volunteers Getting the Most out of your Day

Other Services Information Page 23


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How to book Please talk to The Training Team on 01908 263033 for more information, to check for availability on our courses and to make a provisional booking.

You can confirm your booking on the telephone using a debit/credit card, or by sending a 2011/2012 booking form with payment which should be received within 10 working days, to

secure your place. By making payment by credit or debit card you are adhering to our terms and conditions, which

are available below.

Terms & Conditions

1. Provisional bookings: Places for courses and workshops can be reserved by phone, but will only be confirmed after payment has been made by debit/credit card or a booking form is received. This must be

received by MKPA 10 working days after the booking has been to secure your place. 2. Payment of course fee:

Payments prior to the course/workshop is required, however members can be invoiced 6-8 weeks before the course, which we require to be paid before the course commences. A certificate will be available to you once we have received payment.

3. Bookings from non-members: We are able to take bookings from non-members subject to payment of the relevant cost.

Please make sure you indicate your membership number on the booking form to avoid being incorrectly charged. If you would like details regarding our membership, please do not hesitate to speak to us.

4. Cancellation or non-attendance of courses: The full cost of the course/workshop will be charged for cancellation without 5 working days

notice or non-attendance. An extra fee of £20.00 will be charged for cancellation without 5 working days notice or non-attendance for The Creative Play Workshops.

5. Data Protection Act 1998: The data collected in this form will only be used for the purposes of MKPA and will not be

disclosed to any external sources without your express written consent.


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Last year MKPA celebrated their 40th birthday and our ‘training’ was among the first activities

that the charity supported all those years ago. Forty years on around 1,000 members of the children’s workforce in Milton Keynes are taking part in our workforce development programme.

The growing interest in learning outside of the classroom

We now have a team of qualified tutors who can deliver training opportunities to support the drive towards using the outdoors as a place of learning. It is becoming well documented that

children benefit hugely from engaging with their natural spaces, not only in terms of health and wellbeing, but also in terms of their capacity to learn. At MKPA we have established a

programme to deliver forest school and outdoor learning and we offer training opportunities from basic woodland craft and fire workshops to accredited qualifications in Forest School Leadership.


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‘Creativity with Confidence’ ©

As you would expect from a play organisation, we deliver a number of creative play workshops

ranging from glass painting to playing with food, making musical instruments from scrap materials to storytelling. But sometimes people want to build their confidence before they try the activity with the children, possibly build their knowledge of the materials available – What glue

do I use? What paint would be best? Also they might want to do this in an informal environment maybe over a cup of coffee or tea.

So that’s exactly what we plan to do with the launch of our new Thursday morning ‘club’. The

idea is that simple – come along, have a go at something, or bring along something you are working on, meet other likeminded people, swap ideas, have a coffee and hopefully have fun. We have a huge amount of resource on hand and the expertise to help and guide you, should

you need it. We will also be inviting friends to come in and show some new techniques, new ideas etc. So why not give it a try – you’ll find the dates, times and costs on page 21.


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Playwork &

Forest School Training

An opportunity to learn the skills required to show you are

competent in working with children & young people.

Milton Keynes Play Association has the Skills Active Code of Practice,

and is registered as a CACHE and OCN Centre.


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Qualification Training

QCF Qualifications

MKPA is an approved CACHE centre for new QCF qualifications (replacing NVQs) including Playwork, Assessing / Internal Quality Assurance, and Health &

Social Care.

We offer:

Level 2 Award/Certificate/Diploma (NVQ) in Playwork – for playwork assistants, those who work in play settings under supervision and for new playworkers

Level 3 Award/Certificate/Diploma (NVQ) in Playwork – for senior playworkers,

playleaders and managers of play settings

Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork (for Early Years) – for those who work in

play settings who hold a Level 3 qualification in Early Years or CCLD (or equivalent) to provide knowledge and understanding of play and the Playwork Principles

Level 3 & Level 4 Award/Certificate in Assessing and Assuring the Quality of

Assessment - replaces former A1, A2 and V1 qualifications for Assessors and Internal Verifiers. MKPA can also deliver up-date training for these new qualifications for current

holders of A1, A2 and/or V1

All QCF qualification courses include classroom-based and work-based assessment of knowledge, understanding and skills.

For information on these, and other QCF qualifications, contact Jenny Gallucci,

Assessment Centre co-ordinator, by email: [email protected] or by phone:

07860 322977

mailto:[email protected]


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Forest School Training

DATE(S) DAY(S) OF

WEEK TIMES LENGTH VENUE FULL COST

OCN Level 2 Forest School Assistants Course This course is for people wanting to qualify as a Forest School Assistant, who would be

supporting a Forest School Leader. Suitable for anyone with interest and experience of working with children and/or adults in the natural environment. This course covers practical skills, woodland management, learning and development in woodlands.

Tutor - CJ Crookenden-Johnson

11th 12th 18th

19th 25th 26th

March 2013

Mon, Tues 9.00am-

3.00pm 6 days TBC £400

OCN Level 3 Forest School Leaders Course This course is for people who wish to become Forest School Leaders and/or set up their own Forest School and is a nationally recognised qualification. The course includes units in practical

skills and woodland management, learning and development and setting up a Forest School.

Tutor - CJ Crookenden-Johnson

10th 11th 17th

18th 24th 25th

June 1st 2nd July

2013

Mon, Tues 9.00am-

3.00pm

8 days inc. 2

days First Aid

training PLUS

Assessment

days tbc

TBC £850

Fire Workshop This workshop will cover fire safety and fire lighting, identifying fire materials, charcoal making, building your own stove and backwards cooking – all practical ideas to use with children.

Tutor – CJ Crookenden-Johnson 17th April

2013 Weds

10.00am-

2.00pm 4 hours TBC £30

Woodland Craft This workshop will cover knotting & net making, rustic wood kazoos, wooden bridges, benches,

pegs, sundials, safe den building and tree climbing. Tutor – CJ Crookenden-Johnson

21st May

2013 Tues

10.00am-

2.00pm 4 hours TBC £30


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Developing Your Core Competencies

These courses are designed for childcare practitioners to deliver a professional childcare service that conforms to legal requirements.


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Developing Your Core Competencies

DATE(S) DAY(S) OF WEEK TIMES COST

10th 11th 17th 18th

September 2012 Mon,Tues,Mon,Tues 6.30pm-9.30pm £60

2nd 3rd 9th 10th

October 2012 Tues,Weds,Tues,Weds, 6.30pm-9.30pm

£60

6th & 13th

October 2012 Saturdays 9.30am-4.00pm

£60

10th 11th 17th

October 2012 Weds, Thurs, Weds, 9.30am-1.30pm

£60

17th 18th 24th 25th

October 2012 Weds,Thurs,Weds,Thurs 6.30pm-9.30pm

£60

10th & 17th

November 2012 Saturdays 9.30am-4.00pm

£60

13th 14th 20th 21st

November 2012 Tues,Weds,Tues,Weds 6.30pm-9.30pm

£60

26th 27th Nov 3rd

December

2012

Mon, Tues, Mon 9.30am-1.30pm

£60

3rd 4th 10th 11th

December 2012 Mon,Tues,Mon,Tues 6.30pm-9.30pm

£60

9th 10th 16th 17th

January 2013 Weds,Thurs,Weds,Thurs 6.30pm-9.30pm

£60

15th 16th 22nd

January 2013 Tues,Weds,Tues 9.30am-1.30pm

£60

28th 29th Jan & 4th 5th

February 2013 Mon,Tues,Mon,Tues 6.30pm-9.30pm

£60

2nd & 9th

February 2013 Saturdays 9.30am-4.00pm

£60

25th 26th Feb & 4th 5th

March 2013 Mon,Tues,Mon,Tues 6.30pm-9.30pm

£60

2nd & 9th

March 2013 Saturdays 9.30am-4.00pm

£60

4th 5th 11th

March 2013 Mon,Tues,Mon 9.30am-1.30pm

£60

19th 20th 26th 27th

March 2013 Tues,Weds,Tues,Weds 6.30pm-9.30pm

£60

22nd 23rd 29th 30th

April 2013 Mon,Tues,Mon,Tues 6.30pm-9.30pm

£60

22nd 23rd 29th

April 2013 Mon,Tues,Tues 9.30am-1.30pm

£60

8th 9th 15th 16th

May 2013 Weds,Thurs,Weds,Thurs 6.30pm-9.30pm

£60

First Aid for Childcarers 12 hour Paediatric course meeting OFSTED & EYFS guidelines, suitable for all childcare

workers. You will also receive a first aid training kit, which includes an AirFlo to aid resuscitation, and a first aid manual.

Tutor/s - Ian Brown or Richard Rogers


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11th & 18th

May 2013 Saturdays 9.30am-4.00pm

£60

20th 21st May 4th 5th

June 2013 Mon,Tues,Tues,Weds 6.30pm-9.30pm

£60

10th 11th 17th 18th

June 2013 Mon,Tues,Mon,Tues 6.30pm-9.30pm

£60

10th 11th 17th

June 201 Mon,Tues,Mon 9.30am-1.30pm

£60

22nd & 29th

June 2013 Saturdays 9.30am-4.00pm

£60

26th 27th June 3rd 4th

July 2013 Weds,Thurs,Weds,Thurs 6.30pm-9.30pm

£60

6th October

2012 Saturday 9.30am-4.30pm £50

15th & 22nd October

2012 Mondays 6.30pm-9.30pm

£50

19th & 20th November

2012 Mon,Tues 9.30am-12.30pm

£50

12th January

2013 Saturday 9.30am-4.30pm

£50

4th & 11th February

2013 Mondays 6.30pm-9.30pm

£50

6th & 13th March

2013 Wednesday 9.30am-12.30pm

£50

20th April


£50

8th & 15th May

2013 Wednesdays 6.30pm-9.30pm

£50

13th & 20th June

2013 Thursdays 9.30am-1.30pm

£50

6th July


£50

Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), formerly the

Basic Food Hygiene course. This is a 6 hour course including a 30 question multiple choice answer paper.

Tutor: - Meg Hart


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28th & 29th November

2012 Weds, Thurs 9.30am-12.30pm £45

1st & 2nd May

2013 Weds, Thurs 6.30pm-9.30pm £45

15th November

2012 Thursday 9.30am-12.30pm £27

4th June

2013 Tuesday 6.30pm-9.30pm £27


23rd & 24th October

2012 Tues, Weds 6.30pm-9.00pm £40

21st & 22nd November

2012 Weds, Thurs 9.30am-12.00pm

£40

23rd & 24th January

2013 Weds, Thurs 6.30pm-9.00pm

£40

12th & 13th February

2013 Tues, Weds 9.30am-12.00pm

£40

20th & 21st March

2013 Weds, Thurs 6.30pm-9.00pm

£40

13th & 14th May

2013 Mon, Tues 9.30am-12.00pm

£40

24th & 25th June

2013 Mon, Tues 6.30pm-9.00pm

£40

Safeguarding Children – A Basic Awareness of Child Protection This course will help you to recognise abuse, know current procedures, learn how to deal

with the issues, where to get help and support and understand what your responsibilities are when working with children and young people. Suitable for all staff.

Tutor: - Wendy Usher – The Play Doctors

Safeguarding for Experienced Practitioners

This course has been designed to ensure that experienced practitioners are able to implement their responsibilities in safeguarding children from harm, in line with

Government and Local Safeguarding Children Board protocols. Suitable for those who have completed Basic Safeguarding.

Tutor: - Wendy Usher – The Play Doctors

Encouraging Positive Behaviour This workshop aims to give you an understanding of challenging behaviour, strategies

to manage when it occurs and will help identify behaviour that is a presentation of an underlying condition.

Tutor - Wendy Usher – The Play Doctors


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30th January

2013 Wednesday 9.30am-12.30pm £45

13th May

2013 Monday 6.30pm-9.30pm £45

10th November

2012 Saturday 9.30am-4.30pm £50

16th & 23rd May

2013 Thursdays 6.30pm-9.30pm £50

Register your interest with

Galley Hill Call 01908-253179

Or email eybusinesssupport@milton-

keynes.gov.uk

FREE to eligible learners

Full Cost - £38

Register your interest with

Galley Hill Call 01908-253179

Or email eybusinesssupport@milton-

keynes.gov.uk

FREE to eligible learners

Basic Health & Safety

Accredited by CIEH, a six hour course including a 30 question multiple choice answer paper. This course is designed for employees who wish to obtain general information on

Health & Safety. Tutor: - Meg Hart

Risk Assessment Covers the process of monitoring your building and activities, as well as spotting

potential hazards that could harm people at work or even at home. (This course is free to OFSTED registered Childcare settings or childminders in Milton

Keynes) Tutor – Meg Hart

Short Break Training Funded by Aiming High for Disabled Children through Milton Keynes Council we are offering a unique opportunity to attend 6 x 3hr training sessions for those working in childcare providing short breaks. Whether you are already supporting disabled children or are interested in

undertaking this work in the future, the course will provide you will the information and skills you will require. On completion you will be added to a recommended supplier of childcare

register held with MK Council. Tutor: - Wendy Usher – The Play Doctors

Fire Awareness Basic Fire safety to help prevent and deal with fires in your setting or your home. The

course covers updated regulations and risk assessment. Tutor: – ECG Training


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These workshops have been designed to help support you in your work by:

providing you with knowledge; methods and strategies;

information and new skills to apply in your childcare settings.


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DATE(S) DAY(S) OF

WEEK TIMES LENGTH

COST TO

MEMBERS

COST TO

NON-

MEMBERS

ADHD Awareness Gain a basic understanding of the condition and how to support children in your care.

Tutor – Wendy Usher – The Play Doctors

28th November

2012 Weds

6.30pm –

9.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

1st May 2013 Weds 9.30am –

12.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

Asperger Awareness This workshop is suitable for those working, volunteering or living with 8-25 year olds diagnosed

with Asperger Syndrome (the higher ability end of the autistic spectrum). The session is aimed at raising awareness of Aspergers and looks at some practical suggestions to support young people as they cope in mainstream environments.

Tutor- Wendy Usher- The Play Doctors

8th November

2012 Thurs

9.30am –

12.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

16th April

2013 Tues

6.30pm-

9.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

Autism Awareness and Inclusive Play This workshop is for all those working or volunteering in mainstream settings who wish to

include children on the autistic spectrum. Following a brief overview of autism, it looks closely at how children on the autistic spectrum play, as well as examining the types of play commonly associated with autism, which will provide you with ideas to take back and try at your setting.


18th October

2012 Thurs

9.30am-

12.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

7th March

2013 Thurs

6.30pm-

9.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

Bereavement & Loss The workshop will provide skills for staff and volunteers in childcare settings to enable them to support children & young people in their care through the bereavement process.

Tutor - provided by Relate MK

7th February

2013 Thurs

6.30pm-

9.30pm 3 hours £34 £36


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DATE(S) DAY(S) OF

WEEK TIMES LENGTH

COST TO

MEMBERS

COST TO

NON-

MEMBERS

24th April

2013 Weds

6.30pm-

9.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

13th February

2013 Weds

6.30pm-

9.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

15th January

2013 Tues

6.30pm-

9.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

Children and Young People’s Development

This workshop assesses your understanding and assumptions of children’s development; you will look at how self-esteem, confidence and resilience can be influenced through

development stages using play. Tutor: - Wendy Usher – The Play Doctors

Communicating Effectively

Do we ever consider how we are communicating with children, understand what they are hearing and the messages we are giving. How these messages are delivered and

how we could improve communication.

Tutor- Wendy Usher – The Play Doctors

Dyslexia Awareness It is surprising how common Dyslexia is, most people recognise this as difficulty in

reading and writing but it is far more wide-reaching, affecting the way a person thinks and plans. This workshop provides an informative background, offering ideas and

practical suggestions to support. Tutor – The Play Doctors


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12th February

2013 Tues

6.30pm-

9.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

DATE(S) DAY(S) OF

WEEK TIMES LENGTH

COST TO

MEMBERS

COST TO

NON-

MEMBERS

Epipen & Anapen Training This workshop aims to give the confidence to use an Epipen and Anapen.

Tutor – Ian Brown

8th October

2012 Mon

9.30am-

11.00am 1 ½ hours £16 £18

26th November

2012 Mon

6.30pm-

8.00pm 1 ½ hours £16 £18

17th January

2013 Thurs

9.30am-

11.00am 1 ½ hours £16 £18

6th February

2013 Weds

6.30pm-

8.00pm 1 ½ hours £16 £18

24th April

2013 Weds

9.30am-

11.00am 1 ½ hours £16 £18

7th May 2013 Tues 6.30pm-

8.00pm 1 ½ hours £16 £18

12th November

2012 Mon

9.30am –

12.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

12th March

2013 Tues

6.30pm-

9.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

Everyone Can Join In (Disability Awareness) Many people have pre-conceived ideas about Disability; the term itself looks at

DISability, rather than ability. This course raises awareness, breaks down perceptions and barriers and encourages participants to adopt the social model of disability. The

course helps to create paths to solutions. Tutor – The Play Doctors

Dyspraxia Awareness

Many children are seen as being clumsy, falling over, misjudging widths or doorways, constantly spilling drinks and knocking things over. This course is not designed to

diagnose Dyspraxia but it is for those who wish to know more about the condition,

how it presents in individuals thinking and behaviour and offers ideas and practical suggestions to support.

Tutor– The Play Doctors


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24th April 2013 Weds 9.30am –

12.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

Signalong This workshop looks at developmental language and a simple signing system using the Signalong method, used in Milton Keynes by the LEA and NHS PCT.

Tutor – Judi Gale

At this time we do not have any scheduled sessions but we would be happy to offer this

training as an external course. Please contact the training team for costs and any more

information. Please also ring us for an expression of interest.

DATE/S DAY(S) OF

WEEK TIMES LENGTH

COST TO

MEMBERS

COST TO

NON-

MEMBERS

14th May

2013 Tues

6.30pm-

9.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

How Inclusive is your Setting? This workshop helps you to self-assess your own policies and practice in relation to

inclusion, support you to take a step back and see your setting from the child’s perspective. Is it as inclusive as you think? If not, what can you do about it? How do

the children take an active part in running the service? The workshop will support you to create a practical and realistic action plan to help move your setting forward so that

inclusion is part of your everyday thinking. Tutor – The Play Doctors

Sight Awareness This workshop looks at the most common conditions and raises awareness of their

difficulties including practical exercises to simulate various eye conditions. The session looks at practical support available including guiding techniques and communication.



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“MAKE IT….EASY”©

These workshops will enable you to gain confidence, acquire new skills and have the opportunity to have a go at a range of Art & Craft and Creative Play workshops.


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“MAKE IT….EASY” © MKPA2009

“MAKE IT….EASY”© Creative Play Workshops

DATE(S) DAY(S) OF

WEEK TIMES LENGTH

COST TO

MEMBERS

COST TO

NON-

MEMBERS

Face Painting for Beginners This workshop is aimed at people who have little or no experience. This is a practical session,

where you will learn techniques, as well as health & safety aspects, materials and designs used for face painting. Participants will practice on each other, so please bring a face flannel, soap, towel and/or baby wipes.

Tutor – Donna Branton

9th March

2013 Sat

10.00am-

2.00pm 4 hours £22 £24

Advanced Face Painting Do you want to expand your skills of Face Painting? Want to know how to create realistic looking

scars, bruises? Then why not come on this fun workshop. Tutor – Donna Branton

11th May

2013 Sat

10.00am –

2.00pm 4 hours £25 £27

6th June

2013 Weds

6.30pm –

9.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

Safe Risk in Play This workshop helps settings identify what is acceptable or not acceptable risk and how to balance the benefits of the experience with the risk involved in the activity.

Tutor –The Play Doctors

22nd January

2013 Tues

6.30pm-

9.30pm 3 hours £27 £29

Playing with Food Why can’t you play with it!

A workshop to gain ideas and get stuck into creative play activities using food. No cooking involved, just lots of imagination.

Tutor – Nicole Ioannou

13th March

2013 Weds

6.30pm –

9.30pm 3 hours £17 £19

Story Sacks

These workshops bring imagination to life by creating amazing fun, interactive story sacks out of scrap. We provide lots of practical ideas to encourage children to use the story as a basis for

imaginative play. Tutor – The Play Doctors


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17th April

2013 Weds

10.00am-

2.00pm 4 hours £30 £32

Woodland Craft This workshop will cover knotting & net making, rustic wood kazoos, wooden bridges, benches,

pegs, sundials, safe den building and tree climbing. Tutor – CJ Crookenden-Johnson

21st May

2013 Tues

10.00am-

2.00pm 4 hours £30 £32

13th 27th September

18th October 8th 22nd

November 6th December

10th 24th

January 7th 28th

February 14th 21st March

18th April 2nd 16th May

6th 20th June 11th July 2013

Thursdays

10.00am-

12.00pm

2 hours

£5 per session

– booking is

preferred but

you can drop in

‘Creativity with Confidence’ © As part of our Creative Play training these sessions are a regular time to come to the Play Association and

take part in informal creative learning. There will be projects for you to have a go at and we will be

encouraging you to make your own creative decisions rather than have formal teaching although tutors

will be on hand to offer advice and support. This course is not necessarily aimed at adults working with

children, although most of the activities can be done with children, but is more of a sociable craft session,

chat, have tea and cake whilst indulging your creative side! (Also suitable for novices)

Tutor Host – Judi Gale

Tutor – Judi Gale

Fire Workshop This workshop will cover fire safety and fire lighting, identifying fire materials, charcoal making, building your own stove and backwards cooking – all practical ideas to use with

children. Tutor – CJ Crookenden-Johnson


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Developing Yourself, The Team and The Organisation

These workshops will support the Managers, Play Leaders, Team Leaders, Chairs, Senior Committee members, Trustees, Volunteers, Volunteer Co-ordinators

and Team members. We hope these workshops will enable you to get the best out of your staff, Trustees and yourselves.


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Developing Yourself, The Team & The Organisation

DATE(S) DAY(S) OF

WEEK TIMES LENGTH

COST TO

MEMBERS

COST TO

NON-

MEMBERS

Women and Work - Assertiveness

This workshop is designed to help you to become more assertive. It enables you to make changes in your behaviour to improve both working & personal relationships.

Tutor – Avril Francombe

22nd May

2013 Weds

6.30pm-

9.30pm 3 hours £34 £36

Women and Work - Confidence Building This workshop is designed to help build confidence and self esteem. It enables you to make changes in your behaviour to improve both working and personal relationships by handling and

expressing feelings and opinions appropriately. Tutor – Joan Bailey

27th February

2013 Weds

6.30pm –

9.30pm 3 hours £34 £36

Dealing with and Getting the Best out of your Staff and Volunteers

This workshop is available to all staff in a formal or informal supervisory capacity. It will support you to consider the motivational elements within your team and looks closely at communication,

what messages are being given and how these are interpreted Tutor – Andy Grout

25th April

2013 Thurs

6.30pm –

9.30pm 3 hours £25 £27

Getting the Most out of your Day This session takes a fresh approach to how we deal with time personally and challenges the

myths that we don’t always have enough time. It will help you find the personal roots of how you operate in time and help you think of new and different ways of dealing with them. It will

include offering some strategies and ways of looking at getting the job done productively on the basis that effective time management starts with personal responsibility.

Tutor – Andy Grout

19th June

2013 Weds

6.30pm –

9.00pm 2½ hours £25 £27


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RREESSOOUURRCCEESS Have you visited our Resource Unit and

Scrapstore? Here you will find a variety of materials which can be used for all sorts of play and

activities; art and craft, den building, scrap modelling and more.

TTRRAAIINNIINNGG We have a wide ranging programme of development

opportunities ranging from core competences like First Aid and Food Safety to creative play, playwork qualifications.

SSUUPPPPOORRTT We can support community groups, play settings,

uniformed groups, faith groups and other with equipment, skills and expertise.

MMEEMMBBEERRSSHHIIPP Membership starts as low as £10 per year.

.01908 263 033


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MKPA Training and Development Programme 2012 - 2013