Continuous Professional Development

 
 

Practical and often challenging, these courses keep practitioners up-to-date with the latest good practice and support practice development.

 

A Positive Approach to Behaviour

Nationally endorsed, this course focuses on the way that adults act and re-act to children when dealing with 'behaviour'. We are proud to say that this course causes more controversy than any other (!) as it challenges adults to see 'behaviour' from a different angle.

Relevant publication - The Buskers Guide to Behaviour 

 

Diversity, Values & Attitudes

This courses encourages participants to move away from the 'festivals and friendship' approach to anti-discriminatory practice and supports instead a move towards a more genuine, person-centred approach to 'diversity'.

Relevant publication - The Buskers Guide to Anti-Discriminatory Practice 

 

Play & Risk

Introduction to risk assessment - with a difference! This four hour course supports participants in developing 'play appropriate' risk assessments by assessing play value and risks. 

Relevant publication - The Buskers Guide to Risk

 

 

For more information please contact us for more details on the courses you are interested in.

 

 

 

 

 

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Here are a few comments
from our course
evaluation sheets:  

  Thoroughly enjoyed it. Very interesting course.

 

  Gave us a chance to speak and encouraged
us to view our feelings and thoughts.  

 

  Most helpful when discussing the
difference between 'law'
and 'guidance'.

 

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 Good presentation
skills of course
leader, taught very well.

  

 I have learnt a lot of new things which I will take back to my setting and adapt our procedures.

 

  I'm happy that I have done this course and I have found it a very valuable experience which has changed my outlook.