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Management courses

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Effective management remains key to tackling the sector's ongoing challenge of recruiting and retaining enthusiastic and capable early years practitioners.

ACORN CHILDCARE TRAINING

- Effective management skills: five-day course exploring management skills and techniques and how to apply them. These include planning, objective-setting, questioning skills, communication, reviewing performance, influencing skills, managing stress, monitoring and control, effective meetings, leadership and time management.

- The effective deputy manager: three-day course for inexperienced deputies. For all supervisors or newly promoted assistant and deputy managers. Topics include the supervisor role, presentation skills, effective communication styles, identifying staff development needs, developing thinking skills and strengthening assertiveness.

- The effective room leader: one-day course for those new to this role. Topics include introducing a new child to your room, working with students and dealing with parents.

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