Ensuring that safeguarding is intrinsically linked to the Early Years Foundation Stage is a key aspect of the training provided by the Lancashire-based Athena Programme. The company works with a range of settings spanning nurseries, children's centres, childminders and out-of-school clubs to deliver bespoke courses that place effective safeguarding at the heart of practice.
Managing director Sarah Goodall says, 'Our approach is to provide dynamic, interactive sessions that use socio-drama and action methods. These provide a way to explore what can be hard and emotionally challenging content. We want practitioners to take it all on board and feel confident and competent, rather than scared.'
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