TRAINING CATALOGUE | Nicky Shaw Care and Learning

Group Training

CPL for early years, primary or secondary settings, clusters, local authorities, private sector and FE sector

All CPL

can be booked for either in-person or online delivery.
can be booked for large or small groups.
can be delivered as a one-off or part of a series of sessions.
can be delivered as full-day, half-day or twilight sessions.
will be developed to align with your recognised professional standards and regulatory bodies (SSSC, GTC Scotland, Care Inspectorate, OFSTED)
will be adapted and delivered as a bespoke package provided to meet the training requirements of your participants.

For all booking enquiries please contact me:

By email at nickyshaw@nickyshawtraining.com

Via the Enquiry Link

Or by telephone on 07988921923

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I aim to make training accessible for all settings and am happy to be flexible with fees, particularly for smaller settings.

Shorter twilight sessions or training for groups of settings can be a more cost-effective option for those settings working to a tight budget.

Every booking is provided with a personalised quote, and this can be adapted to suit the needs and budget of each individual setting - please get in touch to discuss your requirements.

Emotion Coaching:

Supporting Young Children's

Emotion Regulation

This session examines the impact of behaviour management approaches on young children, and explores the science and purpose of human emotions. The role of the adult in supporting and enhancing children's emotional communications will be unpacked and practitioners will develop the knowledge and skills to provide rights-based, empathic, co-regulatory interactions.

Looking Inward, Outward, Forward:

Reflective Practice for Continuing Professional Growth

This session explores reflective practice, its purpose, and value in professional growth. Participants will learn practical and creative approaches to reflection, practice feedback skills to feed forward, and examine purposeful documentation methods to support reflection in education and care settings.

An Introduction to Emotion Coaching:

From Research into Practice

This session explores research on behaviour management, related neuroscience, and the role of emotion in readiness for learning. Participants are introduced to Emotion Coaching research and practice, using videos, case studies, and reflective tools to enhance understanding. Practitioners are supported to consider how Emotion Coaching can be applied with impact in their own setting.

Nurturing a Change-Friendly Team

This session explores challenges teams face during change, identifying causes of conflict and reflecting on current changes facing tams. Participants will examine strategies for fostering a change-friendly environment, leading the social process of change, and building collective commitment to change within a team. Participants will plan ways to apply new understandings within the context of their own establishment developing skills for nurturing positive change in their own teams.

Raising Outcomes Together:
The Power of Multiple Perspectives

in Observation

This session examines values-led observations in practice, emphasizing their role in responsive planning and in supporting each child's learning journey. Rights-based approaches to observation, focusing on the child's voice, will be explored. Through video scenarios, participants will practice skilled observation, reflect on the child's role, and explore embedding observations within the child's support systems, including peers and family.

Small Steps, Big Feelings:

A Relational Approach

to Supporting Transitions

This session explores the emotional impact of transitions on children, parents, and staff, emphasizing partnership working across transitions. Participants will consider the concept of transition as a lifelong journey and its impact on sense of identity. Practitioners will examine children’s and parent's perspectives, and identify practical approaches and opportunities to support smoother transitions which focus on relational values.

Neurodiversity in Early Years:
Understanding, Valuing and
Including Every Child

This session supports practitioners to deepen their
understanding of neurodiversity. Through relational,
strengths-based practice, we explore how behaviour, emotion and learning are linked, helping practitioners develop practical strategies to create inclusive, safe and nurturing spaces where everyone can thrive. Practitioners will learn to recognise and build on individual strengths while fostering a sense of belonging for every child.

The Role of the Adult in Play:

Skilful Attuned Interactions in Practice

This session builds practitioner confidence in supporting
children’s learning through agentic play. We develop an
understanding of the purpose and benefits of play
pedagogy for children's emotions, thinking and learning.
Through case study and video resources we develop an
understanding of waiting, wondering, stepping back and
stepping, all grounded in skilled, attuned interactions.

Child-Centred Planning :
A Values-Led Approach to
Curriculum-Making

In this session we examine how to respond in ways that
honour their interests, needs, and voices. Participants will
examine how to spot significant moments in children’s
play, and how to turn these insights into responsive next
steps. This session will support staff to use observations to
ensure that next steps are rooted in the child’s voice,
experiences, and emerging learning, all aligned with
curriculum expectations.

Documenting Children's Learning:

A Creative, Relational Approach

This session considers the nature and purpose of embedding a creative documentation approach for children's learning. Practitioners will be introduced to the creative methodology of The Mosaic Approach, and it's potential for meaning-making in documenting with children. Participants will consider how using such an approach supports a relational approach to documentation and will critique practical examples of the approach in practice for facilitating children’s voice in the documentation-for-learning process.

Group Training

CPL for early years, primary or secondary settings, clusters, local authorities, private sector and FE sector

All training is aligned with the Standards, Requirements and Guidance of the following Professional and Regulatory Bodies and Organisations