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	To be arranged.
BAND Play & Playwork (Level 2)	Tuesday evenings 14th January – 24th March 2020
Child Protection	Thursday 12th & Thursday 19th March – Evening Course Tuesday 21st & Tuesday 28th April – Evening Course
Child Protection – Refresher	To be arranged.
Children’s Resilience & Mental Health	Wednesday 18th March – Places available book now.
Celebrating Cultures with Food	To be arranged.
Cooking for Children with Allergies	To be arranged.
Craft Skills	Wednesday 25th March – Places available book now.
Creating Positive Behaviour	Wednesday 29th April – Places available book now.
Developing Assertiveness Skills	To be arranged.
Domestic Abuse Awareness	Tuesday 17th March – Places available book now.
Esafety	To be arranged.
Exploring Gender Stereotyping in Early Years	Monday 16th March – Places Available book now.
EYFS Refresher Briefings	To be arranged.
Food Hygiene	To be arranged.
Food Safety Level 2	Thursday 23rd & Thursday 30th April – Two part course – Places available book now.
Finance Training	To be arranged.
Female-Genital-Mutilation-Awareness	To be arranged.
Fire Warden	April – course full.
Laying the Foundations for Healthy Sexual Development in Early Years	Monday 16th March – Places Available book now.
LGBTQ+ Visibility	Tuesday 21st April – Places Available book now.
Makaton Foundation	Wednesday’s 22nd April, 6th, 13th, & 20th May – four week course – Places available book now.
Makaton Enhancement	To be arranged.
Managing Medicine	To be arranged.
Manual Handling	To be arranged.
Mindfulness	Monday 27th April – Places available book now.
6 Hour Emergency Paediatric First Aid	To be arranged.
12 Hour Paediatric First Aid	March & April Courses Full.
Paediatric First Aid for Working Outdoors	March Course Full.
Promoting Children’s Positive Body Image	Wednesday 5th February – Places available book now.
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.
Understanding Sensory Processing and Sensory Play	To be arranged.

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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.