Course content

Session 1 Aim: To deepen participants knowledge and understanding of high-quality interaction techniques. There will be a focus on responsive interactions that nurture children’s wellbeing, support self-regulation and communication, extend thinking through observation and meaningful conversation, and balance engagement with space for independent exploration.  Session 2 Aim: To deepen participants’ knowledge, understanding and use of pedagogical approaches to promote respectful, child-centred interactions which deepen learning through skilled observation and responsive questioning within daily routines and planned experiences.  Session 3 Aim: To explore an approach for participants to use with their teams which makes effective use of data, self-evaluation tools, next steps and action planning to support development of high-quality interactions in the staff team. Course tutors will offer individual support sessions TBA between session 3 and 4. Session 4 Aim: To reflect on current improved practice and share evidence of impact on children’s learning

Course Aims

To enable all children to experience consistent, high quality interactions to enhance individual, holistic learning.     To enable practitioners to lead improvements of high quality interactions throughout their setting, leading to better outcomes for children

Target Audience

Nursery Managers, Senior Early Years Officers, Early Years Officers, Early Years Practitioners, Primary 1 Teachers

Course Dates

3 October 2025 – 2pm – 3:30pm

7 November 2025 – 2pm – 3:30pm

16 January 2026 – 2pm – 3:30pm

15 May 2026 – 2pm – 3:30pm

 

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