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Starting Life Well Training Programme

Before completing the course booking form, please read our terms and conditions.

Charges in addition to the cancellation policy

Courses are charged per person per course, please see details below for costs.

If you do not attend the course, you will be charged for the course per person plus the cancellation charge if you fail to notify us in accordance with our terms and conditions.

Invoices will be raised at the end of each month and payment will be required immediately once in receipt of the invoice. If payment is not received, Starting Life Well reserve the right to refuse to allocate places to you or your organisation on future courses until payment is received.

Bespoke training

The Starting Life Well service is available to deliver bespoke training to settings, find out more about bespoke training.

E-learning courses

Starting Life Well now provide e-learning courses which can be accessed 24 hours a day. Please find below the courses which are available:

  • Food Hygiene - £13 per person

To apply for an e-learning course please complete the online booking form for the course below, each person must have their own individual email address.

Learning and development

Date Training Time Venue Cost
Ongoing Child Development by the Department for Education Ongoing Online Free
Tuesday 27 January 2026 Effective Assessment Practice in Reception 9am to 12pm Buile Hill Park Hall £60
Wednesday 28 January 2026 Talking Together with WellComm 9.30am to 4pm Swinton Gateway £45
Tuesday 3 February  and Tuesday 10 February 2026 (both sessions must be attended) Building Blocks to Movement 9.30am to 12.30pm  Broughton Hub Free
Thursday 5 February 2026 Beginners Guide to the EYFS 1pm to 3pm Swinton Gateway £25
Thursday 12 February 2026  Baby Network Meeting – Attachment and Role of Key Person 10am to 12pm Pendleton Gateway Free
Thursday 12 February 2026 Babies Network Meeting - Attachment and Role of Key Person  6.30pm to 8.30pm Swinton Gateway Free
Tuesday 24 February 2026  Working with babies in the EYFS 6.30pm to 9.30pm  Walkden Gateway £30
Tuesday 3 March 2026 Three and Four Year Olds Network Meeting 10am to 12pm Buile Hill Park Hall £20
Tuesday 10 March 2026  Two year olds network meeting - quality routines 10am to 12pm  Eccles Gateway Free
Tuesday 10 March 2026  Two year olds network meeting - quality routines 6.30pm to 8.30pm Swinton Gateway Free
Wednesday 11 March 2026 Reception Network Meeting 9am to 12pm Buile Hill Park Hall £60
Thursday 19 March 2026 Building Blocks to Words 9.30am to 12.30pm Walden Gateway £30
Thursday 26 March 2026  Working with 2 year olds in the EYFS 2pm to 4.30pm   Pendleton Gateway £30
Thursday 23 April 2026 Bereavement and Loss  6pm to 7.30pm Online  Free
Wednesday 6 May 2026 Reception EYFSP Cluster Meeting 9am to 12pm (breakfast from 8.30am) Buile Hill Park Hall £60
Monday 11 May 2026 Beginners Guide to the EYFS  10am to 12pm Eccles Gateway £25
Thursday 14 May 2026 Working with Babies witin the EYFS 9.30am to 12.30pm Broughton Hub £30
Wednesday 3 June 2026 Babies Network Meeting  10am to 12pm Pendleton Gateway Free
Wednesday 3 June 2026 Babies Network Meeting  6.30pm to 8.30pm Walkden Gateway Free
Tuesday 9 June 2026 Better Practice for Boys, Better Practice for all  9.30am to 12.30pm Broughton Hub £30
Thursday 11 June 2026 Talking Together with Wellcomm 9.30am to 4pm Walkden Gateway £45
Wednesday 17 June 2026 Working with Two Year Olds in the EYFS 6.30pm to 9pm Eccles Gateway £30
Monday 22 June 2026 Building Blocks to Movement Session One  6pm to 9pm Swinton Gateway Free
Monday 29 June 2026 Building Blocks to Movement Session Two 6pm to 9pm Swinton Gateway Free
Tuesday 30 June 2026 Two Year Old Network Meeting  10am to 12pm Walkden Gateway Free
Tuesday 30 June 2026 Two Year Old Network Meeting  6.30pm to 8.30pm Broughton Hub Free
Thursday 1 October 2026 Talking Together with Wellcomm 9.30am to 4pm Broughton Hub £45
Wednesday 7 October 2026 Schools' EYFS Co-ordinators Meeting  2pm to 4pm Buile Hill £25
Thursday 8 October 2026 Beginners Guide to the EYFS  10am to 12pm Pendleton Gateway £25
Monday 12 October 2026 Phase One Phonics for PVIs  9.30am to 11.30am Walkden Gateway £15
Tuesday 13 October 2026 Working with Babies within the EYFS 6pm to 9pm Broughton Hub £30
Thursday 15 October 2026 Three and Four Year Olds Network Meeting  10am to 12pm Buile Hill Free
Thursday 22 October 2026 Reception Network Meeting  8.30am to 12pm Buile Hill £60
Thursday 24 November 2026 Working with Two Year Olds in the EYFS 9.30am to 12pm Broughton Hub £30
Tuesday 26 January 2027 Phase One Phonics for PVIs 9.30am to 11.30am Broughton Hub £15
Thursday 28 January 2027 Effective Assessment Practice in Reception 8.30am to 12pm Buile Hill £60
Wednesday 10 February 2027 Beginners Guide to the EYFS  6.30pm to 8.30pm Broughton Hub £25
Wednesday 3 March 2027 Three and Four Year Olds Network Meeting  10am to 12pm Buile Hill Free
Thursday 4 March 2027 Working with Two Year Olds in the EYFS 2pm to 4.30pm Pendleton Gateway £30
Thursday 11 March 2027 Reception Network Meeting  8.30am to 12pm Buile Hill £60
Monday 15 March 2027 Working with Babies in the EYFS 2pm to 5pm Eccles Gateway £50
Wednesday 27 July 2027 Schools' EYFS Co-ordinators Meeting  2.30pm to 4pm Online £20

Safeguarding

Date Training Time Venue Cost
Tuesday 10 February 2026 Child Protection Training 6.30pm to 9.30pm Walkden Gateway £30
Wednesday 11 February 2026 Designated Safeguarding Lead Training for Childminders 6.30pm to 9pm Broughton Hub £30
Monday 16 March 2026 Designated Safeguarding Lead for group providers 9.30am to 12pm Swinton Gateway £30
Friday 20 March 2026 Child Protection Training 9.30am to 12.30pm Pendleton Gateway £30
Monday 23 March 2026 Safeguarding Network Meeting 10am to 11am Online Free
Monday 23 March 2026 Safeguarding Network Meeting 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Monday 11 May 2026 Designated Safeguarding Lead for group providers 6.30pm to 9pm Walkden Gateway £30
Friday 22 May 2026 Child Protection Training 9.30am to 12.30pm Broughton Hub  £30
Wednesday 27 May 2026 Safeguarding Network Meeting 10am to 11am Online Free
Wednesday 27 May 2026 Safeguarding Network Meeting 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Monday 8 June 2026 Designated Safeguarding Lead for group providers 9.30am to 12pm Eccles Gateway £30
Tuesday 9 June 2026 Child Protection Training 6pm to 9pm Walkden Gateway £30
Monday 6 July 2026 Child Protection Training 9.30am to 12.30pm Swinton Gateway £30
Tuesday 7 July 2026 Designated Safeguarding Lead for group providers 6.30pm to 9pm Walkden Gateway £30
Tuesday 14 July 2026 Safeguarding Network Meeting 10am to 11am Online Free
Tuesday 14 July 2026 Safeguarding Network Meeting 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Tuesday 4 August 2026 Designated Safeguarding Lead for group providers 9.30am to 12pm Walkden Gateway £30
Wednesday 12 August 2026 Child Protection Training 6pm to 9pm Eccles Gateway £30
Thursday 10 September 2026 Safeguarding Network Meeting 10am to 11am Online Free
Thursday 10 September 2026 Safeguarding Network Meeting 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Thursday 24 September 2026 Child Protection Training 9.30am to 12.30pm Walkden Gateway £30
Wednesday 7 October 2026 Designated Safeguarding Lead for group providers 6.30pm to 9pm Eccles Gateway £30
Monday 12 October 2026 Child Protection Training 6pm to 9pm Swinton Gateway £30
Tuesday 10 November 2026 Child Protection Training 9.30am to 12.30pm Walkden Gateway £30
Monday 16 November 2026 Safeguarding Network Meeting 10am to 11am Online Free
Monday 16 November 2026 Safeguarding Network Meeting 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Thursday 3 December 2026 Child Protection Training 6pm to 9pm Broughton Hub £25
Monday 7 December 2026 Designated Safeguarding Lead for group providers 6.30pm to 9pm Eccles Gateway £30
Wednesday 13 January 2027 Child Protection Training 9.30am to 12.30pm Broughton Hub £30
Thursday 21 January 2027 Designated Safeguarding Lead for group providers 9.30am to 12pm Eccles Gateway £30
Thursday 28 January 2027 Safeguarding Network Meeting 10am to 11am Online Free
Thursday 28 January 2027 Safeguarding Network Meeting 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Tuesday 9 February 2027 Child Protection Training 6pm to 9pm Eccles Gateway £30
Thursday 25 February 2027 Designated Safeguarding Lead for group providers 6.30pm to 9pm Broughton Hub £30
Friday 12 March 2027 Child Protection Training 9.30am to 12.30pm Broughton Hub £30
Tuesday 16 March 2027 Safeguarding Network Meeting 10am to 11am Online Free
Tuesday 16 March 2027 Safeguarding Network Meeting 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Friday 19 March 2027 Designated Safeguarding Lead for group providers 9.30am to 12pm Pendleton Gateway £30

SEND training

Date Training Time Venue Cost
Thursday 12 February 2026 Curiosity Programme 10am to 11am Online Free
Monday 23 February 2026 Curiosity Programme 6pm to 7pm Online  Free

Wednesday 25 February 2026 (session one), Wednesday 4 March 2026 (session two) and Wednesday 13 May 2026 (session three)

Autism Friendly Settings - three parts – (must attend all sessions) 10am to 1pm
  • Session one -
    Broughton Hub
  • Session two - Walkden Gateway 
  • Session three -Swinton Gateway
Free
Thursday 26 February 2026 SENCO Network Meeting 10am to 12pm Pendleton Gateway Free
Thursday 12 March 2026 Relational Approaches to Inclusion 10am to 1pm Walkden Gateway Free
Tuesday 17 and Tuesday 24 March 2026 (both sessions must be attended) SENCO Training 9.30am to 3pm Eccles Gateway £60
8 May 2026 Autism Awareness 10am to 11am Online Free
Wednesday 13 May 2025 Play Plan Training 9.30am to 12pm Swinton Gateway £30
Thursday 4 June 2026 Intensive Interaction 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Tuesday 16 June 2026 Autism Awareness 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Thursday 25 June 2026 Play Plan Training 6pm to 7.30pm Online £15
Monday 6 July 2026 Intensive Interaction  10am to 11am Online Free
Tuesday 8 September 2026 Play Plan Training 10am to 11.30am Online £15
Wednesday 20 January 2027 Play Plan Training 10am to 11.30am Online £15

Starting Life Well clusters/ network meetings

Date Training Time Venue Cost
Thursday 29 January 2026 SLW Cluster 10am to 11am Online Free
Thursday 29 January 2026 SLW Cluster 6.30pm to 7.30pm Online Free
Tuesday 24 February 2026 School EYFS Coordinators' meeting (online) 2.30pm to 4pm Online £20
Wednesday 25 March 2026 SLW Cluster 10am to 11am Online Free
Wednesday 25 March 2026 SLW Cluster 6.30pm to 7.30pm Online Free
Thursday 6 May 2026 Reception EYFSP Cluster Meeting 9am to 12pm Buile Hill Park Hall £60
Friday 8 May 2026 Reception EYFSP Cluster Meeting 1pm to 4pm Buile Hill Park Hall £60
Wednesday 12 May 2026 SLW Cluster 10am to 11am Online Free
Wednesday 12 May 2026 SLW Cluster 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Thursday 9 July 2026 SLW Cluster 10am to 11am Online Free
Thursday 9 July 2026 School EYFS Coordinators' meeting (online) 2.30pm to 4pm Online £20
Thursday 9 July 2026 SLW Cluster 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Wednesday 3 November 2026 SLW Cluster 10am to 11am Online Free
Wednesday 3 November 2026 SLW Cluster 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Tuesday 18 January 2027 SLW Cluster 10am to 11am Online Free
Tuesday 18 January 2027 SLW Cluster 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Thursday 9 March 2027 SLW Cluster 10am to 11am Online Free
Thursday 9 March 2027 SLW Cluster 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Friday 5 May 2027 Reception EYFSP Cluster Meeting 8.30am to 12pm Buile Hill Park Hall £60
Friday 5 May 2027 Reception EYFSP Cluster Meeting 12.30pm to 4pm Buile Hill Park Hall £60

Universal training courses

Date Training Time Venue Cost
Ongoing Food Hygiene Level 2 for Setting E-learning Online Online £13
Ongoing Potty training e-learning course Online

Online

Free
Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 February 2026 (both sessions must be attended) Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Swinton Gateway

£60
Saturday 28 February and Saturday 7 March 2026 (both sessions must be attended) Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Beacon Centre

£60
Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 March 2026 (both sessions must be attended) Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Broughton Hub

£60
Saturday 21 and Saturday 28 March 2026 (both sessions must be attended) Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Beacon Centre

£60
Saturday 18 and Saturday 25 April 2026 (both sessions must be attended) Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Beacon Centre

£60
Thursday 23 and Friday 24 April (both sessions must be attended) Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Swinton Gateway

£60
Saturday 9 and Saturday 16 May 2026 (both sessions must be attended) Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Beacon Centre

£60
Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 June 2026 (both sessions must be attended)  Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Swinton Gateway

£60
Saturday 4 and Saturday 11 July 2026 (both sessions must be attended) Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Beacon Centre

£60
Tuesday 11 and 12 August 2026 (both sessions must be attended) Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Swinton Gateway

£60
Saturday 19 and 26 September 2026 (both sessions must be attended)  Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Beacon Centre

£60
Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 October 2026 (both sessions must be attended) Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Broughton Hub

£60
Saturday 7 and Saturday 14 November 2026 (both sessions must be attended)   Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Beacon Centre

£60
Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 December 2026 (both sessions must be attended) Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Broughton Hub

£60
Saturday 16 and Saturday 23 January 2027 (both sessions must be attended)  Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Beacon Centre

£60
Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 February 2027 (both sessions must be attended)  Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Swinton Gateway

£60
Saturday 13 and Saturday 20 March 2026 (both sessions must be attended)  Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Beacon Centre

£60

Leadership and management

Date Training Time Venue Cost
Thursday 12 February 2026 Mindfulness in the Early Years 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Monday 23 February 2026 Childminder Network Meeting 6.30pm to 8.30pm Broughton Hub Free
Wednesday 18 March 2026 Leaders and Managers Network Meeting - monitoring the environment 10am to 12pm Eccles Gateway Free
Wednesday 18 March 2026 Staff Wellbeing 1pm to 2pm Online Free
Wednesday 18 March 2026 Leaders and Managers Network Meeting - monitoring the environment 6.30pm to 8.30pm Walkden Gateway Free
Thursday 26 March 2026 Mindfulness in the Early Years 1pm to 2pm Online Free
Tuesday 28 April 2026 Staff Wellbeing 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Thursday 30 April 2026 Childminder Network Meeting 6.30pm to 8.30pm Broughton Hub Free
Tuesday 2 June 2026 Leaders and Managers Network Meeting 10am to 12pm Walkden Gateway Free
Tuesday 2 June 2026 Leaders and Managers Network Meeting 6.30pm to 8.30pm Walkden Gateway Free
Tuesday 8 September 2026 Childminder Network Meeting 6.30pm to 8.30pm Broughton Hub Free
Thursday 22 October 2026 Leaders and Managers Network Meeting 10am to 12pm  Walkden Gateway Free
Thursday 22 October 2026 Leaders and Managers Network Meeting 6.30pm to 8.30pm Walkden Gateway Free
Wednesday 13 January 2027 Childminder Network Meeting 6.30pm to 8.30pm Broughton Hub Free

This page was last updated on 27 January 2026

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