Here you will find our selection of online courses and opportunities.
"Inspired EC have all your early childhood support needs covered. From quality publications, coaching and courses, and reflective tools, Inspired EC is your one stop shop! "
We believe that connection is key. When completing our online courses, you will receive personal feedback from our course facilitators, on your reflection/assessment, before you are issued with a certificate. We know that you will love the topics that we have on offer. Be sure to check back regularly and subscribe to our mailing list for new opportunities!
One-off professional learning can be amazing, but if you really want to maintain momentum and be inspired month after month...memberships are where it's at!
An ongoing membership for educational leaders to gain support, inspiration and connection.
They may be small, but they are packed with information, ideas and inspiration. Each mini course features 4 Lessons, as well as a welcome and reflection/assessment. They are a combination of text, images, article links, videos and more.
Designed to explore what belonging looks and feels like for children, educators and families.
Designed to unpack the importance of play, deepening the understanding of educators and enhancing our programs to really embrace play.
The perfect introduction or refresher for educators working with infants, with a focus on rights, respect, development and programming.
Become empowered to support children in their risky play while deepening your understanding of the benefits and types of risky play.
Become empowered to support children in their risky play while deepening your understanding of the benefits and types of risky play.
A mini course designed to provide an understanding of what loose parts are, and the practicalities of using them within our settings.
A mini course supporting you to think deeply about your personal and service philosophy. Make it meaningful, make it matter.
Larger courses and other opportunities with a more time intensive and deeper focus, allowing educators to really dig into a topic and gain even greater understanding, insight and growth in their practice.
A recording of a brilliant session with Jeff A Johnson in September 2020. Jeff unpacks what "bad behaviour" really looks like and how we can begin to see things from a different perspective!
A recording of a wonderful session with Josie Schneider in 2020, unpacking the benefits, possibilities, and practicalities of group story times.
A recording of a session with our own Nicole Halton in January 2021, exploring the keys to programming for babies and how we can find the magic in every day moments.
Through practical stories and examples, participants will unpack the challenges of outdoor play, the value of long periods of time outdoors and the practicalities of engaging with children in outdoor environments.
A recording of an engaging and thought provoking session with the ever inspiring Teacher Tom held in July 2020.
This session is all about reflection and the power of thinking about thinking!
A recording of a brilliant live session on 1st July 2020. Heather Shumaker talks "All things sharing" and shakes up some of the misconceptions around the phenomenon of sharing, and how we navigate this in our practice.
A recording of a brilliant live online session on 30th June 2020. Paediatric OT and Founder of TimberNook, Angela Hanscom sheds light on the importance of outdoor play in childrens wellbeing and development.
A fantastic recording of a live online session in July 2020 with Heather Shumaker, exploring the big and "wild" emotions experienced by children and how we as parents, educators or caregivers can support them to explore these.
A recording of a engaging live session on 15th July 2020. Mike Huber shares insight into the importance of Rough and Tumble Play for children, and how we can incorporate it into our practice.
A recording of a live session with Heather Bernt-Santy, encouraging us to think deeper about the way that we discuss children and their behaviour with the families in our settings.
A recording of a live session with Mike Huber, looking at the importance of risk and risky play for children, and how we as educators and parents can support this in our practice, using a variety of strategies and tools.
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