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BBC Tiny Happy People
Champion Training
for Early Years Professionals:

BBC Tiny Happy People is part of BBC Education, providing evidence based, accessible activities, tips and advice to empower parents / carers to support the speech, language and emotional development of their little ones from bump to 5 years. The BBC Tiny Happy initiative aims to reduce the number of children starting primary school without the expected levels of communication skills by supporting parents / families to help develop their little ones’ vocabulary in the home learning environment.

For schools and PVI’s: We are offering opportunities to attend a FREE ONLINE WEBINAR and become a Tiny Happy People champion.  You will be guided through the Tiny Happy People website in detail, by Beth from the BBC, demonstrating how to make it beneficial for your teams.

There are 2 sessions to choose from: Monday 8th July: 6:00pm – 7:00pm or Tuesday 9th July: 4:00pm – 5:00pm. Book here: (Schools and PVIs) BBC THP Webinar.

For Childminders: Developed by childminders and Tiny Happy People attend this FREE ONLINE WEBINAR and become a Tiny Happy People champion. You will be guided through the Tiny Happy People website in detail, by Beth from the BBC, demonstrating how to make it beneficial for professionals working in a home based setting.

The session will be held Wednesday 10th July: 7:00pm – 8:00pm. Book Book here: (Childminders) BBC THP Webinar.

Early Years webinars
with Dr Stella Louis: 

Early Childhood and Babies

For those of you who could not join the Early Childhood and Babies live webinar the recording is now available to watch. In this informative webinar on childhood development Dr Louis describes the power of observation as a key component of understanding babies as she takes a deep dive into how babies interact with their world.  Read an early years professionals reflections on the EY Childhood and Babies webinar here.

Schemas

This webinar will concentrate on understanding and supporting schematic play, which children use to aid their understanding of the specific conceptual idea they are experimenting with on a deeper level. Everyone joining the live webinar will also be entered into a raffle to win 2 of Dr Stella’s books. 

Held on Thursday 27 June 2024 from 6:30pm – 8:00pm, Book here: Schemas Webinar, Thursday 27 June 2024.