CPD Saturday
Sat, Nov 21
|GEMS Founders School - Al Barsha
📢 CPD Saturday Registration is Now Open! Choose the CPD sessions that suit your interests! Our Literacy Package and Inclusion Package are also available. Special Offer: Choose any 3 CPDs and pay for only 2! Use promo code CPDDEAL at checkout to enjoy this offer.
Time & Location
Nov 21, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
GEMS Founders School - Al Barsha, Umm Suqeim St - Al Barsha South Second - Al Barsha South - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
About the event
🎉 Join Us for a Full Day of CPD Learning and Inspiration! 🎓
Get ready for a full day filled with knowledge, fresh ideas, and practical learning! Explore a range of CPD topics designed to support your professional development and equip you with useful skills and strategies you can apply directly in your setting.
Morning Workshops (9:00 AM – 11:00 AM)
✅ Movement for Writing Readiness – with Sophie Booth
Understand how movement, coordination, and fine motor control prepare children for writing, with simple activities to use straight away.
Tickets
Movement for Writing Readiness
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Understand how movement, coordination, and fine motor control prepare children for writing, with simple activities to use straight away.
AED 100.00
+AED 2.50 ticket service fee
Positive Behaviour - Support
Positive Behaviour - Supporting Children to Manage their Emotions. 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Helping children manage big emotions is one of the most important parts of your role, and one of the trickiest. In this session, you’ll discover how emotions connect to brain development and to the relationships children have with the adults around them. Come away with practical ways to build emotional language and support children through every big feeling.
AED 100.00
+AED 2.50 ticket service fee
Creating an Inclusive
Creating an Inclusive Classroom. 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Every child deserves to feel they belong, and it starts with a setting that is ready to welcome them. In this session, you’ll explore how leaders and educators can build a culture of belonging that respects each child’s learning, communication, emotional and cultural needs. Leave with practical ideas to remove barriers and help every child take part.
AED 100.00
+AED 2.50 ticket service fee
Phonics Part 1
11.15 AM -1.15 PM Young children thrive in a language-rich environment with a clear, systematic approach to phonics. In this course, you’ll gain a confident understanding of how and when to introduce phonics, building on the activities you already use. Part 1 focuses on Phase 1, and you’ll leave with fresh ideas and resources to try straight away.
AED 100.00
+AED 2.50 ticket service fee
Maths beyond Number
11.15 PM - 1.15 PM Early numeracy should feel fun, hands-on and achievable for every young child. Join us to learn how to plan and develop a range of experiences that explore early concepts and support children’s mathematical language. You’ll leave with the knowledge and confidence to help children enjoy early numeracy successfully.
AED 100.00
+AED 2.50 ticket service fee
Regulated Nervous Systems
Regulated Nervous Systems are Essential for Learning 11.15 AM - 1.15 PM Discover how a child’s developing nervous system shapes their ability to learn, learn to spot the subtle signs of dysregulation, and gain simple, practical strategies that help every child feel safe, regulated and ready to learn.
AED 100.00
+AED 2.50 ticket service fee
Phonics Part 2
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Strong phonics teaching starts with knowing how and when to move young children on step by step. Join our tutor to review current practice and discover new activities and resources that bring Phase 2 to life. You’ll leave feeling enthusiastic and confident about delivering a developmentally appropriate phonics programme.
AED 100.00
+AED 2.50 ticket service fee
Embedding Physical Development
Embedding Physical Development into Everyday Practice. 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM As a Prime Area of the EYFS, physical development deserves a place in every part of your day. Join us to discover how everyday moments, often linked to growing independence, can become valuable movement opportunities. You’ll leave with easy, practical ideas to maximise physical activity in your setting.
AED 100.00
+AED 2.50 ticket service fee
Special and Additional
Special and Additional Learning Needs in the Early Years: From Concern to Support 2:00 PM - 4:00PM When does a difference become an additional learning need? Join us to explore universal provision, reasonable adjustments and targeted support, and how to check that what you’re doing is actually working. You’ll leave feeling confident about when to escalate concerns and how to work alongside families and external professionals.
AED 100.00
+AED 2.50 ticket service fee
Literacy Package
CPD Included: 1. Movement to Promote Writing Readiness 2. Phonics Part 1 3. Phonics Part 2
AED 200.00
+AED 5.00 ticket service fee
Inclusion Package
CPD included: 1. Creating an Inclusive Classroom 2. Special Additional Learning Needs in the Early Years: From Concern to Support 3. Regulated Nervous Systems are Essential for Learning
AED 200.00
+AED 5.00 ticket service fee
Total
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