Whole-setting training and accreditation for early years settings

Elklan Communication Friendly Setting (CFSe) accreditation is awarded to settings that have trained and support all their staff in communication and language development. They will also have shown evidence of embedding this knowledge in targeted interventions and through the implementation of a Communication Policy.

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  Practitioners

  One in ten practitioners in the setting complete Speech and Language Support for 0-3s or Speech and Language Support for 3-5s with accreditation at level 3.

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  One practitioner

  One of these practitioners will be equipped by an Elklan tutor to train all the staff in your setting. They are known as the Lead Communication Practitioners (LCP).

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  All staff

  The LCP delivers five one-hour-long sessions to ALL staff in your school – this is called Communication Counts. Evidence of embedding the stategies will be confimed by a visit from a peer or an Elklan Tutor at the end of the programme.

Accreditation can be achieved in one year and can be renewed after three years. It is the most cost-effective strategy available for whole-setting capacity building in communication.

We'd welcome an opportunity to talk with you about how your setting can become Elklan Communication Friendly.

Regular Q&A sessions for schools and settings interested in gaining Communication Friendly Status are held via webinar. Click on one of the dates below to book your free place. Please ensure that you view the following PowerPoint before attending a webinar:

Additional webinars are held for tutors only. Please log in to check availability and apply.

Communication Counts is a course written by us which your Lead Communication Practitioner delivers to all the staff in your setting; this includes any administrative staff or lunchtime supervisors, in fact, anyone who speaks with the children! We provide the teaching notes, mentoring and resources to facilitate this and support the LCP to achieve level 4 accreditation. Your LCP won’t attend another course but will analyse the embedding and impact of the training in your setting.

The five sessions cover:

• What is communication
• Creating a Communication Friendly Setting and adult-child interaction
• The Language Journey
• The Word Journey
• Working with families and linking it all together

Attend a Q&A webinar where you can ask questions and find out answers that are pertinent for your setting. When you wish to proceed, please contact us.

Settings who have completed level 3 training

Work through this e-learning session on how the CFSe process works to find answers to those important questions you have:

Starting the CFSe Journey

Those settings which have completed level 3 training and have been advised by a member of Elklan staff to book their LCPs on a level 4 CFSe - Early Years course can do so by selecting one of the available options below. Your place will not be confirmed until approved by a member of Elklan staff.

Accredited Online Training

Sep 2022 - Mar 2023

starts Thu 22nd Sep, 3:30 pm

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Please note these courses are only for those settings who do not already have their own Elklan tutor. If you have an Elklan tutor already, please contact them directly to discuss your next steps.

Full details of the requirements and procedure for renewing an award of Communication Friendly status are available here:

Renewal Procedures

Renewal Q&A Webinars

We'd welcome an opportunity to talk with you about how your setting can renew an award of Elklan Communication Friendly status.

Regular Q&A sessions for schools and settings interested in renewing their Communication Friendly Status are held via webinar.

Please choose from the following options for dates of upcoming webinars that are relevant to your setting, and to book your free place.

You also can talk to your local Elklan Tutor about how to renew your CFSe status, or contact us.

Evaluation Reports

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