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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 - £12.60 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
Wednesday 30 April 2025 Listening and Attention Training 9.30am to 11am Walkden Gateway, Community Room 1 Free
Thursday 15 May 2025 Working with Babies in the EYFS 9.30am to 12pm Walkden Gateway £30
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Talking Together 9.30am to 4pm Broughton Hub £45
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Mindfulness in the Early Years 2pm to 3pm Online Free
Wednesday 21 May 2025 Beginners Guide to the EYFS 6.30pm to 8.30pm Walkden Gateway £25
Wednesday 28 May 2025 Mindfulness in the Early Years 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Friday 6 June 2025 Better Practice for Boys = Better Practice for all 9.30am to 12.30pm Walkden Gateway £30
Wednesday 18 June 2025 Two Year Old Network Meeting - Transitions 10am to 12pm Eccles Gateway Free
Wednesday 18 June 2025 Two Year Old Network Meeting - Transitions 6.30pm to 8.30pm Broughton Hub Free
Wednesday 2 July 2025 Early Years Conference 9am to 4pm AJ Bell Stadium £10
Thursday 3 July 2025 Phase One Phonics for PVIs 6.30pm to 8.30pm Walkden Gateway £15
Wednesday 9 July 2025 Working with Two Year Olds in the EYFS 6.30pm to 9.30pm Swinton Gateway £30
Thursday 11 September 2025 Better Practice for Boys = Better Practice for all 1.30pm to 4.30pm Pendleton Gateway £30
Thursday 18 September 2025 Baby Network Meeting – Communication and Language 4pm to 6pm Walkden Gateway Free
Thursday 18 September 2025 Baby Network Meeting – Communication and Language 6.30pm to 8.30pm Walkden Gateway Free
Thursday 25 September 2025 Talking Together with WellComm 9.30pm to 4pm Pendleton Gateway £45
Monday 6 October 2025 Phase One Phonics for PVIs 9.30am to 11.30am Eccles Gateway £15
Wednesday 14 October 2025 Three and Four Year Olds Network Meeting 10am to 12pm Buile Hill Park Hall £20
Friday 17 October 2025 Beginners Guide to the EYFS 9.30am to 11.30am Walkden Gateway £25
Monday 20 October 2025 Working with Babies in the EYFS 2pm to 4.30pm Swinton Gateway £30
Thursday 13 November 2025 Two Year Old Network Meeting - Outdoors 4pm to 6pm Walkden Gateway Free
Thursday 13 November 2025 Two Year Old Network Meeting - Outdoors 6.30pm to 8.30pm Walkden Gateway Free
Wednesday 19 November 2025 Reception Network Meeting 9am to 12pm Buile Hill Park Hall £60
Monday 12 January 2026 Phase One Phonics for PVIs 1.30pm to 3.30pm Walkden Gateway £15
Tuesday 27 January 2026 Effective Assessment Practice in Reception 9am to 12pm Buile Hill Park Hall £60
Wednesday 28 January 2026 Talking Together 9.30am to 4pm Swinton Gateway £45
Thursday 5 February 2026 Beginners Guide to the EYFS 1pm to 3pm Swinton Gateway £25
Wednesday 11 March 2026 Reception Network Meeting 9am to 12pm Buile Hill Park Hall £60

Safeguarding

Date Training Time Venue Cost
Tuesday 29 April 2025 Designated Safeguarding Lead for group providers 9.30am to 12pm Pendleton Gateway £30
Thursday 8 May 2025 Safeguarding Network Meeting 10am to 11am Online Free
Thursday 8 May 2025 Safeguarding Network Meeting 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Thursday 22 May 2025 Child Protection Training 6.30pm to 9.30pm Walkden Gateway £30
Tuesday 1 July 2025 Designated Safeguarding Lead Training for Childminders 6.30pm to 9pm Walkden Gateway £30
Tuesday 8 July 2025 Designated Safeguarding Lead for group providers 9.30am to 12pm Walkden Gateway £30
Friday 11 July 2025 Child Protection Training 9.30am to 12.30pm Pendleton Gateway £30
Wednesday 16 July 2025 Safeguarding Network Meeting 10am to 11am Online Free
Wednesday 16 July 2025 Safeguarding Network Meeting 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Wednesday 17 September 2025 Safeguarding Network Meeting 10am to 11am Online Free
Wednesday 17 September 2025 Safeguarding Network Meeting 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Tuesday 30 September 2025 Child Protection Training 6.30pm to 9.30pm Walkden Gateway £30
Wednesday 12 November 2025 Child Protection Training 9.30am to 12.30pm Eccles Gateway £30
Tuesday 18 November 2025 Safeguarding Network Meeting 10am to 11am Online Free
Tuesday 18 November 2025 Safeguarding Network Meeting 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Friday 5 December 2025 Designated Safeguarding Lead for group providers 9.30am to 12pm Walkden Gateway £30
Wednesday 14 January 2026 Safeguarding Network Meeting 10am to 11am Online Free
Wednesday 14 January 2026 Safeguarding Network Meeting 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Wednesday 21 January 2026 Child Protection Training 1.30pm to 4.30pm Swinton Gateway £30
Monday 21 March 2026 Safeguarding Network Meeting 10am to 11am Online Free
Monday 21 March 2026 Safeguarding Network Meeting 6pm to 7pm Online Free

SEND training

Date Training Time Venue Cost
Wednesday 30 April 2025 Attention and Listening 9.30am to 11am Walkden Gateway Free
Tuesday 13 May 2025 SENCO Network Meeting 9.30am to 11.30am Pendleton Gateway Free
Thursday 15 May 2025 Autism Awareness 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Monday 9 June 2025 Beyond bias, a journey towards equality, diversity and inclusion 9.30am to 12.30pm Pendleton Gateway £20
Thursday 9 July 2025 Understanding Behaviour – Emotion Development and Regulation 6pm to 7pm Online Free
Thursday 2 October 2025 Play Plan Training 10am to 12.30pm Pendleton Gateway £30
Thursday 2 October 2025 Play Plan Training 6.30pm to 9.30pm Walkden Gateway £30
Thursday 16 October and Thursday 23 October 2025 (both sessions must be attended) SENCO Training 9.30am to 3pm Pendleton Gateway £60
Tuesday 11 November 2025 SENCO Network Meeting 1pm to 3pm Eccles Gateway Free

Starting Life Well clusters

Date Training Time Venue Cost
Thursday 8 May 2025 Reception EYFSP Cluster Meeting 9am to 12pm Buile Hill Park Hall £60
Monday 19 May 2025 SLW Cluster 10am to 11am Online Free
Monday 19 May 2025 SLW Cluster 6.30pm to 7.30pm Online Free
Wednesday 9 July 2025 School EYFS Coordinators' meeting 2.30pm to 4pm Online £20
Tuesday 15 July 2025 SLW Cluster 10am to 11am Online Free
Tuesday 15 July 2025 SLW Cluster 6.30pm to 7.30pm Online Free
Thursday 25 September 2025 Early Help Assessment and Team Around the Family Training 6pm to 8pm Walkden Gateway Free
Tuesday 4 November 2025 SLW Cluster 10am to 11am Online Free
Tuesday 4 November 2025 SLW Cluster 6.30pm to 7.30pm Online Free
Thursday 29 January 2026 SLW Cluster 10am to 11am Online Free
Thursday 29 January 2026 SLW Cluster 6.30pm to 7.30pm Online Free
Thursday 26 March 2026 SLW Cluster 10am to 11am Online Free
Thursday 26 March 2026 SLW Cluster 6.30pm to 7.30pm Online Free

Universal training courses

Date Training Time Venue Cost
Ongoing Food Hygiene Level 2 for Setting E-learning Online Online £12.60
Saturday 10 and Saturday 17 May 2025
(both sessions must be attended)
Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Beacon Centre

£60
Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 June 2025
(both sessions must be attended)
Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Broughton Hub

£60
Saturday 12 and Saturday 19 July 2025
(both sessions must be attended)
Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Beacon Centre

£60
Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 August 2025 (both sessions must be attended) Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Eccles Gateway

£60
Saturday 20 and Saturday 27 September 2025 (both sessions must be attended) Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Beacon Centre

£60
Thursday 9 October and Friday 10 October 2025 (both sessions must be attended) Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Broughton Hub

£60
Monday 8 December and Tuesday 9 December 2025 (both sessions must be attended) Paediatric First Aid Training 9.30am to 4.30pm

Broughton Hub

£60

Leadership and management

Date Training Time Venue Cost
Monday 12 May 2025 Leaders and Managers Network Meeting – Monitoring Staff Performance 10am to 12pm Walkden Gateway Free
Monday 12 May 2025 Leaders and Managers Network Meeting – Monitoring Staff Performance 6.30pm to 8.30pm Walkden Gateway Free
Wednesday 10 September 2025 Childminder Network Meeting 6.30pm to 8.30pm Broughton Hub Free
Tuesday 21 October 2025 Leaders and Managers Network Meeting – Monitoring Safeguarding in Setting 6.30pm to 8.30pm Walkden Gateway Free

This page was last updated on 28 April 2025

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