Benefits for practitioners
- Increased confidence in planning and delivering high quality, fun and purposeful physical activities
- Increased knowledge of the importance of physical activity, physical literacy and physical development and how this supports development across whole Early Years Foundation Stage
- Increased understanding of the progression of fundamental movement skills
- Resources to support delivery of physical development and learning activities
- Increased knowledge of ways to positively engage parents and carers.
Course delegates may include early years practitioners, teaching assistants, lunchtime supervisors, early years keyworkers, and children and family centre staff.
Benefits for children
- Increased physical activity
- More opportunities to build confidence, creativity and improve social skills
- Increased development of physical skills such as balance and co-ordination for sitting, or spatial awareness for self-care like putting on own clothes/shoes
- Include children’s interests through play-based opportunities
- Support their developing communication skills, listening and concentration.
See below for more information about the benefits of our Essentials and Essentials Plus packages.
The Essential Plus package gives you all the benefits and features of the essentials package PLUS training in approached to maximise positively engaging parents and carers. Click here for full terms and conditions.
Benefits |
Included in Essentials |
Included in Essentials Plus |
Family engagement training: 2-hour face-to-face training with a choice of morning or afternoon sessions, covering approaches to involve families in moving more |
No |
Yes |
20 x Home Packs: 1 per setting; includes branded backpacks filled with a range of resources and family cards to practice at home |
No | Yes |
Introducing Healthy Movers webinar: Pre-recorded introductory webinar | Yes | Yes |
Healthy Movers training: One-day face-to-face training to cover -
|
Yes | Yes |
20 x Healthy Movers Toolkits: 1 per setting, includes portable lightweight folder containing -
|
Yes | Yes |
Champion digital certificate and setting badge | Yes | Yes |
Setting digital certificate and practitioner badge | Yes | Yes |
From £4,077 |
From £5,420 |
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