Deaf Awareness for Early Years Practitioners - CPD accredited
This workshop is suitable for anyone working in an early years setting, such as nurseries, creches, childminder settings and pre-school and reception classes.
Training overview
Are you new to working with children who are deaf or have hearing loss? This training is the perfect place to start learning about deaf awareness.
You'll learn practical communication tips and some basic British Sign Language (BSL) signs.
Date and time
Date: Wednesday 21 May 2025
Time: 6pm to 7.30pm (Optional Q&A from 7pm to 7.30pm)
Location
This workshop will be held online on Zoom.
Cost
This training costs £20.
What you'll learn
This training covers:
- understanding childhood deafness and some of its causes
- technology that can be used to support deaf children
- using gestures and basic BSL signs with deaf children
- using books and rhymes with deaf children.
CPD accreditation
1.75 CPD hours / points. Certified by CPD UK.
You'll receive a certificate when you complete the training.
Accessibility
Communication support, including captions and BSL interpreting, is available on request when booking.
Preparation
Before the workshop we'll ask you to complete:
- a short survey: to tell us a little bit about how confident you feel working with deaf children.
- e-learning module: an e-learning module that will take about one hour to complete. You're welcome to work through this at your own pace and you can revisit it anytime.
The survey and the e-learning module will be available on our online training hub, before the workshop. You can create an account on our training hub when you book your place.
Contact us
If you have a question about this training workshop, please email [email protected].
Meet the Trainer
Cancel or change your booking
If you need to cancel your place please email us at [email protected].
If you cancel:
- 7 working days or less before the planned date, you'll be charged 100% of the total cost
- 8-14 working days before the planned date, you'll be charged 50% of the total cost
- 15 working days before the planned date, you won't be charged.
You can also give your place to a colleague or friend but please let us know at least 3 days before the workshop.