Training

BAND TRAINING

BAND provides training on subjects relevant to play and childcare workers, managers and management committee members.

For over forty years we’ve worked with BAND member groups and childcare experts to create our highly successful training programme. Our courses cover topics in: Safeguarding & Welfare, Child Development, Equalities, Management & Finance, Arts & Crafts and Play, Playwork & EYFS. Each course is led by qualified and experienced facilitators.
Cost: Courses are free for Bristol-based Ofsted registered childcare workers and Bristol BAND members. 10% discount available to non-Bristol BAND member groups. All others please see website for cost of each course.
Childcare: A contribution towards costs at £4 per hour (not per child) for Bristol-based groups only.
Travel: Limited travel costs available for Bristol-based groups.
Refreshments: Tea, coffee & squash provided. For full day courses, please bring your own lunch.
Access: Sessions are held in accessible venues in North, South and Central/East Bristol. Courses are held in the daytime and evening and occasionally on Saturdays. We’ll try to meet participants’ access needs. please contact us if you’d like to talk about any specific requirements.
Booking Policy: Please click here to read our full booking policy.

BAND Training Programme: List of courses and current dates.

Course Name	Course Status
Action in Practice – Designated Safeguarding Person Training	July course full.
BAND Play & Playwork (Level 2)	No course planned.
Child Protection	To be arranged.
Child Protection – Refresher	To be arranged.
Children’s Resilience & Mental Health	July course full.
Celebrating Cultures with Food	To be arranged.
Cooking for Children with Allergies	To be arranged.
Craft Skills	To be arranged.
Creating Positive Behaviour	To be arranged.
Developing Assertiveness Skills	To be arranged.
Domestic Abuse Awareness	Online Training – Friday 31st July, Places available book now
Esafety	To be arranged.
Exploring Gender Stereotyping in Early Years	To be arranged.
EYFS Refresher Briefings	To be arranged.
Food Hygiene	To be arranged.
Food Safety Level 2	To be arranged.
Finance Training	To be arranged.
Female-Genital-Mutilation-Awareness	To be arranged.
Fire Warden	August course full.
Laying the Foundations for Healthy Sexual Development in Early Years	To be arranged.
LGBTQ+ Visibility	To be arranged.
Makaton Foundation	Mondays 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th September. Places available, book now.
Makaton Enhancement	To be arranged.
Managing Medicine	To be arranged.
Manual Handling	To be arranged.
Mindfulness	To be arranged.
6 Hour Emergency Paediatric First Aid	To be arranged.
12 Hour Paediatric First Aid	Thursday 3rd & Friday 4th September. Places available book now. Venue TBC
Paediatric First Aid for Working Outdoors	To be arranged.
Promoting Children’s Positive Body Image	To be arranged.
Safer Recruitment	To be arranged.
Staff Supervision	To be arranged.
Staff Resilience and Mental Health	To be arranged.
Supporting Children (0-5 years) to Eat Well	To be arranged.
Talking to Children About Our Challenging World	Thursday 13th August – Online Training. Places available, book now. Please Note: priority will be given to those who haven’t accessed BAND behaviour and children’s mental health courses this year.

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Child Protection – Refresher

To be arranged.

A half day course to update childcare/playworkers who have already completed child protection training either with BAND or elsewhere previously. It will include any changes to regulations and current local arrangements to enable participants to implement their own safeguarding policies and procedures.