Continuous Professional Development for Early Years Practitioners
Join our Early Years team for a range of Continuous Professional Development sessions. Topics will include Attachment Theory, Relationships, Human Leadership and the Role of Adults in Child-Led Play.
These in-person sessions are designed for those working in childcare and social care settings, to help enhance personal and professional practices through relationships, leaderships and play.
All courses are £80 per person, and are delivered in person at tigers’ training facilities, with an online check in.
Book your place today by emailing office@tigersltd.co.uk, or using the buttons below.
Attachment Led Practice: Theory into Practice
This course is delivered over 4 half-day sessions and will offer an in-depth exploration of Attachment Theory and its application in professional practice within care and educational settings.
You will examine the foundational concepts of attachment and learn how to integrate these principles into your work to enhance relationships, support emotional development, and improve outcomes for individuals, particularly children and vulnerable populations.
Course Outline
Session One: Attachment Theory
An understanding of ‘The Science of Attachment’. We will explore different theories, concepts and ideas on how ‘Attachment’ is fundamentally core to how we live our everyday lives
Date: Wednesday 30th April 2025
Time: 1.30 – 4.30pm
Location: Tigers training facilities
Session Two: Key Concepts
An introduction to key concepts, including attachment styles, the rupture-repair cycle, how we comfort ourselves in the midst of big emotions, and how to set healthy emotional boundaries.
Date: Wednesday 14th May 2025
Time: 1.30 – 4.30pm
Location: Tigers training facilities
Session Three: Relationships
Bringing the Science of Attachment to your everyday life. Having positive personal relationships can contribute to our overall well-being and can help us to feel more connected to others.
Date: Wednesday 21st May 2025
Time: 1.30 – 4.30pm
Location: Tigers training facilities
Session Four: Practice Models
Connecting different aspects of Attachment Theory to practice, discussing and offering model examples to implement into practice.
Date: Wednesday 28th May 2025
Time: 1.30 – 4.30pm
Location: Tigers training facilities
Online Connection Check-in
Opportunity to connect with other attendees, share practice, ask questions and offer ideas
Date: Wednesday 11th June 2025
Time: 9.30 – 10.30am
Human and Collaborative Leadership in Care Settings
This course will be delivered over 4 half-day sessions and will offer an exploration of relational leadership.
Our professional development course is designed for childcare and social care professionals seeking to enhance their leadership skills within collaborative care environments. You will explore the principles of human-centred leadership, focusing on fostering teamwork, communication and empathy in care settings.
Session One: Leadership versus Management
Differences in Leadership and Management- Exploring Leadership Styles
Date: Thursday 6th March 2025
Time: 9.30am -1.00pm
Location: Tigers training facilities
Session Two: Key Concepts
An introduction to key concepts, including attachment styles, the rupture-repair cycle, how we comfort ourselves in the midst of big emotions, and how to set healthy emotional boundaries.
Date: Wednesday 14th May 2025
Time: 1.30 – 4.30pm
Location: Tigers training facilities
Session Three: Empowering your Team
Building trusting, positive, relational environments – delegation, expectations, communication, team building, boundaries.
Date: Thursday 20th March 2025
Time: 9.30am – 1.00pm
Location: Tigers training facilities
Session Four: Strategies to support team development
Fostering a culture of creativity and innovation, encouraging collaboration and teamwork within your teams
Date: Thursday 27th March 2025
Time: 9.30am – 1.00pm
Location: Tigers training facilities
Online Connection Check-in
Opportunity to connect with other attendees, share practice, ask questions and offer ideas
Date: Thursday 24th April 2025
Time: 9.30 – 10.30am
The Role of Adults in Child-Led Play
This course will be delivered over 4 half-day sessions and will approach why adults are pivotal in facilitating and enriching child-led play.
You will examine how adult involvement can enhance creativity, learning and language acquisition. The course emphasises practical strategies for educators, care givers, and practitioners to support children’s natural instincts and development needs.
Session One: Enabling the environment
Exploring the emotional environment and the role adults play in assisting and enriching child-led play. Starting with the adults present in lives of children and young people.
Date: Thursday 5th June 2025
Time: 9.00am – 2.00pm
Location: Tigers training facilities
Session Two: Responsive and Intentional Play
Interacting or Interfering – Building responsive routines through sensitive observations informed by emotions, actions and words.
Date: Thursday 12th June 2025
Time: 9.00am – 2.00pm
Location: Tigers training facilities
Session Three: Play is Learning
Exploring schematic play and attachment. Understanding can help engage children more deeply in their play and learning.
Offering suggestions and ideas in developing documentation and evidence
Date: Thursday 19th June 2025
Time: 30am – 12.30pm
Location: Tigers training facilities
Session Four: Online Connection Check-in
Opportunity to connect, share practice, ask questions and offer ideas
Date: Tuesday 24th June 2025
Time: 9.30am – 10.30am
Location: Online
