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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.

Provider portal system changes (in person)

Date

Training

Time

Venue

Cost

Tuesday 25 August 2026

Provider portal system changes

10am to 12pm

Eccles Gateway

Free

Wednesday 26 August 2026

Provider portal system changes

1pm to 3pm

Swinton Gateway

Free

Thursday 27 August 2026

Provider portal system changes

6pm to 8pm

Broughton Hub

Free

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Provider portal system changes

10am to 12pm

Swinton Gateway

Free

Wednesday 2 September 2026

Provider portal system changes

6pm to 8pm

Broughton Hub

Free

Thursday 3 September 2026

Provider portal system changes

1pm to 3pm

Eccles Gateway

Free

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Provider portal system changes (drop in session, not training)

10am to 12pm

Eccles Gateway

Free

Thursday 10 September 2026

Provider portal system changes (drop in session, not training)

6pm to 8pm

Broughton Hub

Free

Provider portal system changes (online)

Date

Training

Time

Venue

Cost

Tuesday 25 August 2026

Provider portal system changes

6m to 8pm

Online

Free

Wednesday 26 August 2026

Provider portal system changes

10am to 12pm

Online

Free

Thursday 27 August 2026

Provider portal system changes

1pm to 3pm

Online

Free

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Provider portal system changes

1pm to 3pm

Online

Free

Wednesday 2 September 2026

Provider portal system changes

10am to 12pm

Online

Free

Thursday 3 September 2026

Provider portal system changes

6pm to 8pm

Online

Free

Learning and development

Date

Training

Time

Venue

Cost

Ongoing

The Lullaby Trust Safe Sleep Training 

Ongoing

Online

£30 paid at point of booking

Ongoing

Child Development by the Department for Education

Ongoing

Online

Free

Tuesday 6 October 2026

Talking Together with Wellcomm

9.30am to 4pm

Broughton Hub

£45

Tuesday 6 October 2026

Building blocks to words

10am to 12pm

Broughton Hub

£30

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

£20

Thursday 22 October 2026

Reception Network meeting – focus on formative assessment

9am to 12pm

Buile Hill

£20

Monday 9 November 2026

Building Blocks to Movement

9.30am to 4.30pm

Eccles Gateway

Free

Tuesday 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

£20

Wednesday 3 February 2027

Creating Meaningful Moments in the EYFS

9.30am to 12.30pm

Eccles Gateway

£30

Wednesday 3 February 2027

Beginners Guide to the EYFS 

6.30pm to 8.30pm

Broughton Hub

£25

Wednesday 24 February 2027

Schools' EYFS Co-ordinators Meeting

2.30pm to 4pm

Online

£20

Tuesday 2 March 2027

Two Year Olds Network Meeting (parent partnership with families of two year olds)

9.30am to 11.30am

Pendleton Gateway

Free

Tuesday 2 March 2027

Two Year Olds Network Meeting (parent partnership with families of two year olds)

6.30pm to 8.30pm

Broughton Hub

Free

Wednesday 3 March 2027

Three and Four Year Olds Network Meeting 

10am to 12pm

Buile Hill

£20

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

£20

Monday 15 March 2027

Working with Babies in the EYFS

2pm to 5pm

Eccles Gateway

£50

Tuesday 30 March 2027

Babies Network Meeting - Pedagogical Practice and Parent partnership 

10am to 12pm

Broughton Hub

Free

Tuesday 30 March 2027

Babies Network Meeting - Pedagogical Practice and Parent partnership 

6.30pm to 8.30pm

Broughton Hub

Free

Wednesday 7 July 2027

Schools' EYFS Co-ordinators Meeting

2.30pm to 4pm

Online

£20

Safeguarding

Date

Training

Time

Venue

Cost

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

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

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

Swinton Gateway

£30

Thursday 25 February 2027

Designated Safeguarding Lead Training for Childminders

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

Ongoing

Conducting Annual EHCP Reviews

Ongoing

Online

Free

Ongoing

Wrapround Providers – Behind the Behaviour

Ongoing

Online

Free

Ongoing

Wrapround Providers – Inclusive Practice 

Ongoing

Online

Free

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Play Plan Training Online

10am to 11.30am

Online

£15

Friday 9 October and Friday 16 October 2026 (both sessions must be attended)

SENCO Training

9.30am to 3pm 

Broughton Hub 

£60

Friday 6 November 2026

Play Plan Training

9.30am to 12pm

Walkden Gateway

£30

Monday 9 November 2026

SENCO Network Meeting

6pm to 8pm

Swinton Gateway

Free

Wednesday 20 January 2027

Play Plan Training Online

10am to 11.30am

Online

£15

Thursday 4 February 2027

SENCO Network Meeting

10am to 12pm

Broughton Hub

£30

Monday 8 March 2027

Play Plan Training

6pm to 8.30pm

Broughton Hub

£30

Wednesday 10 March and Wednesday 17 March 2027 (both sessions must be attended)

SENCO Training

9.30am to 3pm

Swinton Gateway

£60

Starting Life Well clusters/ network meetings

Date

Training

Time

Venue

Cost

Tuesday 3 November 2026

SLW Cluster

10am to 11am

Online

Free

Tuesday 3 November 2026

SLW Cluster

6pm to 7pm

Online

Free

Monday 18 January 2027

SLW Cluster

10am to 11am

Online

Free

Monday 18 January 2027

SLW Cluster

6pm to 7pm

Online

Free

Tuesday 9 March 2027

SLW Cluster

10am to 11am

Online

Free

Tuesday 9 March 2027

SLW Cluster

6pm to 7pm

Online

Free

Wednesday 5 May 2027

Reception EYFSP Cluster Meeting

8.30am to 12pm

Buile Hill Park Hall

£60

Wednesday 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

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 2027 (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

Ongoing

Wraparound Providers – Business Planning 

Ongoing

Online

Free

Wednesday 23 September 2026

Childminder Network Consultation: Your Views Count

6.30pm to 8.30pm

Swinton Gateway

Free

Monday 19 October 2026

Out of School Providers Network Meeting

10am to 12pm

Pendleton Gateway

Free

Monday 1 February 2027

Leaders and Managers Network Meeting - Wellbeing and Workload

10am to 12pm

Pendleton Gateway

Free

This page was last updated on 19 August 2026

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