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A guide to free and low-cost CPD and CPD resources - Free for all

The new year is a good time to refresh your skills – so, what good-quality courses are out there which are also free? Hannah Crown has a roundup

Leadership

This course from the Open Universityon ‘Early years teamwork and leadership’ takes eight hours. Level 1:

https://bit.ly/36HU85I

Practice

Language

This six-week course from Warwick Universityand the British Council covers how very young children best learn English as an additional language while they are still learning their mother tongue, and how children learn best through play. Free access for eight weeks, or upgrade for £42 to get unrestricted access:

www.futurelearn.com/courses/english-in-early-childhood

Physical development

Ten videos on how to help children from birth to school age have fun with movement, from Sport New Zealand:

https://sportnz.org.nz/managing-sport/search-for-a-resource/guides/active-movement-videos

Downloadable ‘move with me’ leaflets with physical development tips for parents by age and stage, from Surrey County Council: https://bit.ly/39YCWen

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