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Intrepid duo return safe from gig in Tetbury last night: no snow,no traffic jam! http://mysp.ac/gfy7oz

Boogie Mites Training Days: Using music to support Speech and Language, Croydon 19 January 2011

Training for practitioners in Early Years Settings, to lead 6 week course covering Boogie Mites Music Programme to support  Letters and Sounds Phase 1 for parents and children ages 2-5.

Venue:   Norbury Manor Children’s Centre, Abingdon Road, London, SW16 5QR

Date: 19^th January 2011

Time: 10am to 3pm

Agenda

10am – Introductions

-         Using music to support early years development cross curriculum.

-         Using music to support the 7 aspects of Letters and Sounds phase 1.

-          Run through 21 songs on the Boogie Mites Music Programme to support letters and Sounds phase 1, how to lead them, how they support EYFS and link with L&S Phase 1 activities.

12.30pm-Break for lunch (please bring packed lunch)

1pm – Look at format of the 6 week course for parents

-         Give out course notes folder and run through each week - format of music and discussion sections and handouts.

-         Tips for parents to keep up practice at home

-         Discuss desired outcomes and evaluation of the course

-         Give out CD packs and license agreements for signature

-         Feedback

Training for Surrey Children’s Centre practitioners to lead 6 week course covering Boogie Mites Music Programme to support  Letters and Sounds Phase 1 for parents and children ages 2-5.

Format and costing of the training for practitioners:

1. 2.5  hour workshop covering the theory behind the benefits of music to support learning for the relevant stage of development -linking to EYFS goals.  Run through each song in the programme, how to lead it and how it supports learning. Cost £150 per CC attending.

2. 2 hour workshop covering the format and structure of each 45 minute workshop of the 6 week course.  Including handouts and course notes. Cost £100 per CC attending.

On 7^th January 1 and 2 are to be delivered as full training day 10.00am-3pm. Cost £225 per setting for full day training.

3. Optional (recommended) shadowing a 6 week course led by a BM tutor. Cost £450.

The cost of the teacher CD pack and course notes is £50 per practitoner, the cost of year 1 license is £100.  Total cost £150 per centre for year 1. The license fee is renewable annually for £100 with offer of update training and support ongoing. The centre will receive a certificate as licensee to offer the Boogie Mites course covered.

The cost of individual CD packs for parents - buying direct from BMs is £15 (home use only). The cost to CCs is £10 for more than 10 packs ordered, £9 for more than 50 packs ordered or £8 for more than 100 packs ordered. It is a valuable part of the course for parents that they take home the pack week 1 and can practice the songs at home as the course progresses. Some centres ask parents to purchase these themselves.