Upcoming Events
You can find a list of all bookable events (including district network meetings, conferences and CPD) below.
See our dedicated CPD page for more details on which course best suits your needs.
Magical Music Series: SEND Music Making
We want to create an exciting buzz around using music in the Early Years! This event aims to help you engage and support children with SEND through music.
Funded by UK Government.
Magical Music Series: Building Confidence in Your Voice
We want to create an exciting buzz around using music in the Early Years! This event aims to build confidence in using singing.
Funded by UK Government.
Magical Music Series: Singing Resources and Games
We want to create an exciting buzz around using music in the Early Years! This event will provide singing resources and ideas for games.
Funded by UK Government.
Online Information Briefing Sessions - 2024/25
Termly online information briefing sessions - hear key messages and updates from partners, projects, and organisations across Birmingham.
Selly Oak District Network Meeting - Spring Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Spring Term Selly Oak District Network Meeting at Allens Croft Nursery School
Hall Green District Network Meeting - Spring Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Spring Term Hall Green District Network Meeting at Springfield Children’s Centre
Magical Music Series: Using Music for Relaxation
We want to create an exciting buzz around using music in the Early Years! This event will help with strategies to use music for relaxation and story massage.
Funded by UK Government.
Northfield District Network Meeting - Spring Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Spring Term Northfield District Network Meeting at Hawkesley Church Primary Academy
DSL Network Sessions - Feb 2025
SAVE THE DATE: Feb 2025 DSL Network Session(s) for setting managers and Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs).
Choice of date/time - please only attend ONE session.
Erdington District Network Meeting - Spring Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Spring Term Erdington District Network Meeting at Kings Rise Academy
Hodge Hill District Network Meeting - Spring Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Spring Term Hodge Hill District Network Meeting at Norton Hall Children & Family Centre
Magical Music Series: Musical Free Play
We want to create an exciting buzz around using music in the Early Years! This event will explore how to encourage music in child-led play.
Funded by UK Government.
Sutton Coldfield District Network Meeting - Spring Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Spring Term Sutton Coldfield District Network Meeting at Sutton Park Primary School.
Edgbaston District Network Meeting - Spring Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Spring Term Edgbaston District Network Meeting at Edgbaston Community Centre
Yardley District Network Meeting - Spring Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Spring Term Yardley District Network Meeting at Our Little Angelz Stechford
West Midlands Childminder Network - Physical Development
A regular online networking event for Childminders across the West Midlands to meet up, offer peer support and share ideas and information.
The topic for this meeting is: Promoting physical development
Ladywood District Network Meeting - Spring Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Spring Term Ladywood District Network Meeting at Brearley Nursery School
Online Network Meeting: In Conversation with Gary Wilson
Termly online network meeting featuring a guest speaker - Spring Term webinar with Gary Wilson exploring the issues around boys' underachievement.
Perry Barr District Network Meeting - Spring Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Spring Term Perry Barr District Network Meeting at Perry Beeches Nursery School
West Midlands Childminder Network - Supporting Self-Regulation
A regular online networking event for Childminders across the West Midlands to meet up, offer peer support and share ideas and information.
The topic for this meeting is: Supporting Self-Regulation
DSL Network Sessions - June 2025
SAVE THE DATE: June 2025 DSL Network Session(s) for setting managers and Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs).
Choice of date/time - please only attend ONE session.
Ladywood District Network Meeting - Summer Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Summer Term Ladywood District Network Meeting at Bloomsbury Nursery School
Yardley District Network Meeting - Summer Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Summer Term Yardley District Network Meeting at Garretts Green Nursery School
Selly Oak District Network Meeting - Summer Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Summer Term Selly Oak District Network Meeting at Selly Oak Nursery School
Hall Green District Network Meeting - Summer Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Summer Term Hall Green District Network Meeting at St Paul’s Children’s Centre
Hodge Hill District Network Meeting - Summer Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Summer Term Hodge Hill District Network Meeting at Washwood Heath Nursery School
Erdington District Network Meeting - Summer Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Summer Term Erdington District Network Meeting at Lakeside Children’s Centre
Northfield District Network Meeting - Summer Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Summer Term Northfield District Network Meeting at Victoria School (Special)
Edgbaston District Network Meeting - Summer Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Summer Term Edgbaston District Network Meeting at Doddington Green Children's Centre
Sutton Coldfield District Network Meeting - Summer Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Spring Term Sutton Coldfield District Network Meeting at Emmanuel Church Hall
WM VRP: Working with Trauma in the Early Years
This FREE online training from the West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership (WM VRP) aims to support practitioners in understanding signs of trauma and how it may present in the early years.
Level: Introductory
Multiple dates throughout the year
WORKSHOP: WellComm Part 1 - Introduction to WellComm
WellComm Part 1: This free online workshop will enable practitioners to use the WellComm Toolkit within their setting.
Level: Introductory
NEW WORKSHOP DATES for 2024/25
WORKSHOP: Aiming for a Successful Ofsted Inspection
This free online workshop will support you on your journey towards success at your next Ofsted inspection.
Level: Intermediate
NEW WORKSHOP DATES for 2024/25
WORKSHOP: WellComm Part 2 - What Next?
WellComm Part 2: Tips and good practice for WellComm screening and embedding WellComm into your everyday practice.
This workshop should be taken AFTER you have attended ‘WellComm Part 1: Introduction to Wellcomm’.
Level: Introductory
NEW WORKSHOP DATES for 2024/25
DSL Network Sessions - Nov 2024
Nov 2024 DSL Network Session(s) for setting managers and Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs).
Choice of date/time - please only attend ONE session.
Managers Let’s Talk: Risk Assessments and the Importance of Risky Play
An online networking session for Nursery Managers/Early Years Leaders: Managers Let’s Talk!
The topic for this meeting is: Risk Assessments and the Importance of Risky Play
West Midlands Childminder Network - Making Music
A regular online networking event for Childminders across the West Midlands to meet up, offer peer support and share ideas and information.
The topic for this meeting is: Making music in a home environment
Online Network Meeting: In Conversation with Dr Stella Louis
Termly online network meeting featuring a guest speaker - Autumn Term webinar with Dr Stella Louis, talking about partnership with families.
Sutton Coldfield District Network Meeting - Autumn Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Autumn Term Sutton Coldfield District Network Meeting
Edgbaston District Network Meeting - Autumn Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Autumn Term Edgbaston District Network Meeting at Allens Croft Nursery School
Ladywood District Network Meeting - Autumn Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Autumn Term Ladywood District Network Meeting at Bloomsbury Nursery School
Erdington District Network Meeting - Autumn Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Autumn Term Erdington District Network Meeting at Osborne Nursery School
Northfield District Network Meeting - Autumn Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Autumn Term Northfield District Network Meeting at Weoley Castle Preschool
Selly Oak District Network Meeting - Autumn Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Autumn Term Selly Oak District Network Meeting at Highters Heath Nursery School
Hodge Hill District Network Meeting - Autumn Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Autumn Term Hodge Hill District Network Meeting at Nansen Primary School
Hall Green District Network Meeting - Autumn Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Autumn Term Hall Green District Network Meeting at the Centre for Movement Disorders in Cannon Hill Park
Yardley District Network Meeting - Autumn Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Autumn Term Yardley District Network Meeting at Stanville Primary School
Perry Barr District Network Meeting - Autumn Term 2024/25
Book your place at the 2024/25 Autumn Term Perry Barr District Network Meeting at Perry Beeches Nursery School.
Nurturing Staff Wellbeing - Including Your Own (Evening Session)
Come along to our Stronger Practice Hub event and learn about strategies to support your own and your team's wellbeing.
Nurturing Staff Wellbeing - Including Your Own (Morning Session)
Come along to our Stronger Practice Hub event and learn about strategies to support your own and your team's wellbeing.
DSL Network Sessions - Sept 2024
SAVE THE DATE: Sept 2024 DSL Network Session(s) for setting managers and Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs).
Choice of date/time - please only attend ONE session.
NCB WORKSHOP: A Special Approach to Making it REAL
A workshop providing practitioners with an overview of how to support the home learning environment for families with children with SEND.
WORKSHOP: WellComm Part 1 - Introduction to WellComm
WellComm Part 1: This free online workshop will enable practitioners to use the WellComm Toolkit within their setting.
Level: Introductory
NEW WORKSHOP DATES for 2023/24
Birmingham Childminder Network - July Meet-up
A regular online networking event for Childminders across Birmingham to meet up, offer peer support and share ideas and information.
The topic for this meeting is: Nurturing Wellbeing
West Midlands Childminder Network - July Meet-up
A regular online networking event for Childminders across the West Midlands to meet up, offer peer support and share ideas and information.
The topic for this meeting is: Nurturing Wellbeing
WORKSHOP: WellComm Part 2 - What Next?
WellComm Part 2: Tips and good practice for WellComm screening and embedding WellComm into your everyday practice.
This workshop should be taken AFTER you have attended ‘WellComm Part 1: Introduction to Wellcomm’.
Level: Introductory
NEW WORKSHOP DATES for 2023/24
WORKSHOP: Aiming for a Successful Ofsted Inspection
This free online workshop will support you on your journey towards success at your next Ofsted inspection.
Level: Intermediate
NEW WORKSHOP DATES for 2023/24
Makaton - Level 1 (3 July)
A practical, one-day, face-to-face training session to learn the Level 1 Makaton signs and symbols.
Location: Weoley Castle Nursery School, B29 5QD
Makaton - Level 1 (29 June)
A practical, one-day, face-to-face training session to learn the Level 1 Makaton signs and symbols.
Location: Bloomsbury Nursery School, B7 5BX
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[ONLINE] Edgbaston & Northfield District Network Meetings - 2023/24
Book your place at this year's ONLINE Network Meetings for Edgbaston and Northfield districts - one meeting per term