Key topics include: legislation relating to child protection in Scotland, types of abuse children may suffer, Female Genital Mutilation, E-safety, nursery and local procedures for reporting as well as staff allegations and supporting children to protect themselves from harm.

Help babies make sense of the world around them. Your role is vital in supporting healthy brain development, as you form secure attachments and provide stimulating environments.

Outdoor learning in early years setting is vital in supporting children’s development. Outdoor areas provide one of the best environments for children to learn. This course covers the benefits learning outdoors can have on children’s learning, health, development and wellbeing. The course is packed with practical ideas for developing your outdoor area.

This introductory course gives practitioners the skills to provide the right outdoor environment.

Examine the key factors affecting children’s mental and emotional well-being. Learn about relevant theories and supportive strategies to build emotionally enabling environments.

This course will support you to embed the process of observation, assessment and planning as a central part of everyday early years practice. You will learn how to become a confident and articulate observer of children’s development and learning. You will understand how observation, assessment and planning informs the curriculum and the connections between practice, theory and your statutory duties.

This introductory course gives practitioners the skills to provide the right outdoor environment.

Explore your own emotions and feelings to better understand those of the children. Recognise, support and improve behaviours through developing a toolkit of strategies for staff and parents.

The course will cover effective strategies to involve and engage all parents in their toddler’s learning, development and care.