Welcome to our Lewisham Early Years Providers training page.

Whether it’s developing people’s skills and knowledge through training or bringing colleagues together at an event, our teams deliver training and events that reflect your current needs.

Please see our programme for summer term 2025 below; those that are highlighted are available to book here, just scroll to the bottom of this page where you see 'Events'. You will need an account and be a Lewisham Early Years Provider to book.

More training for summer term is being uploaded soon.

Early Years Summer Term 2025 Training

PVI DSL Network Meeting
(virtual)

Tuesday 29th April
9:30-11:30am
Zoom
For PVI Managers and DSL's
During this session, Rahana Hussain will be giving us an overview of the Unconscious Bias and Cultural Competence in Safeguarding Children training session she is delivering later this term. DSL’s attending will begin to explore the role bias can play in how we work with families and children.

Unconscious Bias and Cultural Competence in Safeguarding Children (virtual)

Wednesday 15th May or Wednesday 4th June
9:30am-3:30pm
Zoom
EY Practitioners - PVI's, Childminders and School Settings

This session will give you an increased understanding and awareness. and will increase your confidence regarding aspects of this topic. We will explore the role bias can play in assessments and the understanding of family dynamics. Examine how we measure risk to children from different backgrounds. Case examples will be used during this session.

Let's get physical!
Physical development with under 2's
(face to face)

Thursday 15th May
9:30am-12:30pm
Camelot Centre 50 Meliot Road, SE6 1RY
Practitioners working with under 2s

This is an opportunity for baby room practitioners to expand their knowledge and practice around the physical development of under two year olds. You will gain lots of ideas how to support your youngest with their physical development.

Boom! Boom!
Shake the Room!

Playing with sounds
(face to face)

Thursday 22nd May
9:30am-12:30pm
Camelot Centre 50 Meliot Road, SE6 1RY
Practitioners working with 3 and 4 year olds

This course explores early phonics teaching and learning and discusses how Phase One of Sounds and Letters lays the foundations of children’s early literacy development. You will come away with fun ways to embed phonics skills into your setting and make a fun part of children's everyday learning.
Supporting SEND
Early Years
2024-25
(virtual)
Every Monday during term time only
3:30-4:30pm
Zoom
All Early Years Practitioners
There is no need to book for these sessions. Please email early.years@lewisham.gov.uk to request the 2024-25 programme, this will also contain the Zoom link (remains the same throughout the year's programme).

Events

Title Occurences  
Boom! Boom! Shake the Room! Playing with sounds (face to face) 1 in 1 locations View & Book
Let’s get physical! Physical development with under 2s - (face to face) 1 in 1 locations View & Book
PVI DSL Network Meeting - (virtual) 1 in 1 locations View & Book
Unconscious Bias and Cultural Competence in Safeguarding Children - (virtual) 2 in 1 locations View & Book