We’re excited to tell you all about our INSET days! These special days are not just a break for the children, but a fantastic opportunity for our dedicated staff to come together for some serious learning and planning magic. During INSET days, our team dives into training sessions, brainstorms fresh ideas, and fine-tunes our teaching strategies. This ensures we continue to provide the very best education and care for your little ones. So while the kids are off enjoying a bit of extra playtime, rest assured we’re gearing up to make their learning journey even more amazing! Thank you for your understanding and support!
3rd & 4th September 2026
Playing with purpose- Children learn best through meaningful play, but the quality of adult interaction has the greatest influence on how deeply they think, communicate and learn. This training will equip practitioners with practical strategies to confidently extend children’s play without interrupting it, while developing rich language and communication skills.
The session will explore how to recognise teachable moments, use effective questioning, model ambitious vocabulary, encourage sustained shared thinking and adapt interactions to meet the needs of every child. Staff will observe examples of high-quality practice, reflect on their own interactions and take part in practical activities that can be immediately implemented within the setting.
Rather than leading children’s play, practitioners will learn how to become skilled partners in learning, following children’s interests, introducing new ideas naturally and creating opportunities for children to think, solve problems, communicate and explore.
Safeguarding Training- This training explores how abuse and neglect can remain hidden despite repeated contact with professionals, using recent safeguarding reviews and real-life case studies from Surrey and across England to challenge our own practice.
Staff will revisit their statutory safeguarding responsibilities under the EYFS, discuss current safeguarding themes, explore professional curiosity, low-level concerns, information sharing, recording concerns and escalation procedures. Through interactive scenarios and group discussion, practitioners will reflect on how small observations made within an early years setting can become vital pieces of a much larger safeguarding picture.
Monday 9th November 2026 and Wednesday 25th November (2nd Day will replace Spring Term INSET day)
These engaging and practical training sessions are designed to support early years practitioners in deepening their understanding of the principles that underpin high-quality maths teaching.
Through a blend of discussion, practical examples and reflective opportunities, you will explore how young children develop mathematical thinking and how everyday interactions can be enriched to promote strong foundations in Number and Shape, Space and Measure.
The two sessions will equip you with clear, evidence-informed strategies to enhance your practice and create purposeful, playful learning environments where mathematics thrives.