Training<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Flying Start recognis<\/span>es<\/span> the value of professionals who are working with families and children in Luton. This workforce provides the means to delivering the Flying Start strategy and improving outcomes for babies and children.<\/span><\/p>\nFlying Start offers a free learning and development programme for professionals to access evidence based courses to support the primary prevention and early intervention that support healthy development in the early years.<\/p>\n
All courses are free for staff who work in Luton. However there may be a charge of \u00a375 for non attendance or cancellation less than 5 working days before any face-to-face training.<\/b><\/p>\n
For more information on any of our training sessions, call Flying Start on 01582 368245 or email flyingstarttraining@eyalliance.org.uk<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>Sign up here for free Flying Start e-updates for professionals.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/div>Talking Takes Off Universal<\/h2>Take Away Workshops<\/div><\/div>Talking Takes Off Universal<\/h3>\n
Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/div>Talking Takes Off Enhanced <\/h2>Training<\/div><\/div>Talking Takes Off Enhanced <\/h3>\n
Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/div>Five to Thrive<\/h2>(KCA Elearning and Training)<\/div><\/div>Five to Thrive<\/h3>\n
Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/div>KCA Elearning courses <\/h2>(Including SEND)<\/div><\/div>KCA Elearning courses <\/h3>\n
Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Talking Takes Off Universal Take Away Workshops (Speech, Language and Communication)<\/h1><\/div>Talking Takes Off Takeaway Workshop (Universal Training)<\/h1><\/div>![\"\"](\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27132%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20132%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27132%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\")
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We know that communication is key for early child development. For children who do not experience the opportunity to develop their speech, communication and language skills this can have a major impact on their readiness for school, their ability to form relationships and their emotional development as well as future life chances. There may be a range of reasons why children experience speech, language and communication (SLC) difficulties which may be transient or linked to longer term additional needs.<\/p>\n
We are committed as a partnership in Luton to tackle this important issue collectively through a systems change approach to our work. Our ambition is that staff across the workforce come on our training to learn how they can support this important issue. Come and be part of this ambition.<\/p>\n
The course is aimed at<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- professionals who work directly with families and children in both the children\u2019s and adults\u2019 workforce<\/li>\n
- those professionals whose role requires them to be in contact with families (they may not work directly with families but could still promote key messages within their service)<\/li>\n
- colleagues who work in the Voluntary and Community Sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This free course aims to:<\/b><\/p>\n\n- describe what typical communication and language development looks like: what to expect at each stage of development and when to be concerned<\/li>\n
- provide you with the Luton context in relation to communication and language needs and introduce you to the Luton Communication and Language pathway from pregnancy to five<\/li>\n
- introduce you to the Communication and Language screening tool to support early identification<\/li>\n
- clarify how this work supports the demands of your service: how you can measure impact and how you can support within your individual role<\/li>\n
- understand the role of Communication Champions and how they might support your service.<\/li>\n
- introduce you to the new Talking Takes Off Luton messages and provide you with some useful resources to take away<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Please note this course is now available in a recorded version. Alternatively, the next Live TEAMS session is on:<\/b><\/p>\n
Tuesday 2 June 2026- 10am to 12pm on Teams<\/strong><\/p>\nPlease email flyingstarttraining@eyalliance.org.uk <\/a>with your Name\/ Job Role\/Organisation\/ Email Address to be sent the details\/links<\/p>\nClick here to view the Talking Takes Off Professionals area with access to posters <\/a><\/p>\nPARTICIPANT FEEDBACK<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cThe Takeaway Workshop has been excellent. I did the ICAN training, some years ago now and have been keen to revisit this topic and update my knowledge, however day time training has never been available to me as I child mind.. it was engaging, clear, paced correctly, used a range of speakers and plenty of video examples. Thank you so much.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Talking Takes Off Enhanced Training<\/p>\n
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This training is for those that have already completed the universal Talking Takes Off Training<\/b> to support you with using the Early Years Communication and Language Toolkit.<\/p>\n
Aims of the session:<\/p>\n
\n- To explore the new Early Years Communication and Language Toolkit (find the toolkit here.<\/a>)<\/li>\n
- For practitioners to feel confident in using the toolkit and screening tools<\/li>\n
- For practitioners to feel confident in interpreting results of the screening tools<\/li>\n
- For practitioners to feel confident in putting appropriate strategies in place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A recorded video version<\/strong> is available to those who can\u2019t attend the live sessions.<\/p>\nThursday 23 April 2026, 1.30pm to 3.30pm on Teams<\/b><\/p>\n
Please email flyingstarttraining@eyalliance.org.uk<\/a> with your Name\/ Job Role\/Organisation\/ Email Address to be sent the details\/link <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Lift O ff to Language (Teams)<\/h1>\n
Lift Off to Language COMBINED training (2 year olds AND 3 to 5 year olds)<\/b><\/p>\n
This is a workshop for staff working with children in Early Years. Lift off to Language is a locally developed programme by Speech and Language Therapists in Bedfordshire and Luton. It\u2019s a language booster group to help educators develop children’s speech, language and communication skills. These skills can be used within a group as well as making them part of your daily routines. <\/p>\n
Aims of the workshop: <\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022\tFeel confident delivering the Lift Off To Language programme to children<\/p>\n
\u2022\tImplement strategies to support language skills at a universal and targeted level<\/p>\n
\u2022\tUse Lift Off To Language to target children’s social interactions, comprehension and expressive language skills<\/p>\n
After the first training session, you will be expected to run the Lift Off To Language group in your setting. A speech and language therapist will visit your setting to support you with at least 1 group session. Once you have been supported, you will be an accredited Lift Off To Language practitioner. Staff should be prepared to commit to both parts of this training when requesting a place.<\/p>\n
Please email flyingstarttraining@eyalliance.org.uk<\/a> with your Name\/ Job Role\/Organisation\/ Email Address to be sent the details\/link for:<\/p>\nTuesday 28 April 2026, 10am to 12pm on Teams<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Sail into Sounds (Teams)<\/h1>\n
Sail into Sounds<\/b><\/p>\n
This is a workshop for staff working with children in Early Years. Sail into Sounds is a locally developed programme by Speech and Language Therapists in Bedfordshire and Luton. It\u2019s a speech sound booster group to help educators develop children’s speech, language and communication skills. All of the Sail into Sounds activities focus on input skills, rather than producing sounds. These skills are the foundation for producing speech sounds accurately. It is also important to use the ideas in daily routines to embed practice and support children’s speech sound development.<\/p>\n
Aims of the workshop:<\/p>\n
\u2022\tFeel confident delivering the ‘Sail into sounds’ programme to children<\/p>\n
\u2022\tImplement strategies to support language skills at a universal and targeted level<\/p>\n
\u2022\tUse ‘Sail into sounds’ to help embed speech sounds into children’s daily routines. <\/p>\n
After the first training session, you will be expected to run the Sail into Sounds group in your setting. A speech and language therapist will visit your setting to support you with at least 1 group session. Once you have been supported, you will be an accredited Sail into Sounds practitioner. Staff should be prepared to commit to both parts of this training when requesting a place.<\/p>\n
Please email flyingstarttraining@eyalliance.org.uk<\/a> with your Name\/ Job Role\/Organisation\/ Email Address to be sent the details\/link for:<\/p>\nThursday 30 April 2026, 1.30pm to 3.30pm on Teams<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Bilingualism Training<\/h1>\n
Bilingualism in Early Childhood<\/b><\/p>\n
Many children grow up exposed to two languages or more from an early age and despite its prevalence, there is conflicting advice around raising children bilingually. This course addresses important questions concerning how best to foster bilingual development to gain the maximum benefits that recent research has identified.<\/p>\n
Aims: For participants to understand:<\/p>\n
\n- the different forms of bilingualism<\/li>\n
- the benefits of bilingualism<\/li>\n
- the typical stages in second language development<\/li>\n
- how to support children with learning a second language<\/li>\n
- what the key issue is for children who are struggling- is there a ‘speech, language and communication’ issue, SEND issue or bilingualism issue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Please email flyingstarttraining@eyalliance.org.uk<\/a> with your Name\/ Job Role\/Organisation\/ Email Address to be sent the details\/link for:<\/p>\n*Awaiting 2026 Date*<\/b><\/p>\n
FEEDBACK:<\/p>\n
\u201cI can use it to give advice to the concerned parents who are bilingual and at the same time I can use with my son as well, who is bilingual\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Five to Thrive Training<\/p><\/h1><\/div>Five to Thrive is an approach to support the children\u2019s workforce to develop the skills and knowledge to work with families. Through the training, practitioners learn the skills to build parental capacity by increasing their understanding of the emotional development of their baby. The approach is built upon the emerging evidence about neuro-science and baby\u2019s brain development. It is a systemic approach to early intervention and positive parenting. It identifies the key parental activities contributing to brain development and promotes confident, reflective parenting. It enables practitioners to teach and model mindful interactions.<\/p>\n
Course Title: Brain Development and Positive Parenting: promoting optimal brain development for babies and young children under 5 years<\/b><\/p>\n
There is now an ONLINE e-learning<\/strong> of this course you can access for free in your own time.<\/p>\nPlease email flyingstart<\/strong><\/a>training@eyalliance.org.uk<\/span> <\/b>or call 01582 3<\/a>68245<\/span><\/b> to access! We will need your:<\/p>\n\n- Full name<\/li>\n
- Contact email address<\/li>\n
- Organisation and Profession\/Role<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
If you are from a setting where several of you need the training- please contact us and we may be able to arrange a bespoke face-to-face training on this area.<\/p>\n
Upcoming live training:<\/p>\n
Thursday 14 May- 1pm to 3pm on Zoom<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\")
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We have partnered with KCA to offer some free online e-learning for those working with families in Luton wanting to further their knowledge.<\/p>\n
Please find the details of the training below.<\/p>\n
You can email flyingstarttraining@eyalliance.org.uk<\/a> or call 01582 368245 <\/a>to register for a course. <\/strong><\/p>\nWe will need the course you are interested in and your:<\/p>\n
\n- Full name<\/li>\n
- Contact email address<\/li>\n
- Organisation and Profession\/Role<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Flying Start recognis<\/span>es<\/span> the value of professionals who are working with families and children in Luton. This workforce provides the means to delivering the Flying Start strategy and improving outcomes for babies and children.<\/span><\/p>\n Flying Start offers a free learning and development programme for professionals to access evidence based courses to support the primary prevention and early intervention that support healthy development in the early years.<\/p>\n All courses are free for staff who work in Luton. However there may be a charge of \u00a375 for non attendance or cancellation less than 5 working days before any face-to-face training.<\/b><\/p>\n For more information on any of our training sessions, call Flying Start on 01582 368245 or email flyingstarttraining@eyalliance.org.uk<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div> Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> We know that communication is key for early child development. For children who do not experience the opportunity to develop their speech, communication and language skills this can have a major impact on their readiness for school, their ability to form relationships and their emotional development as well as future life chances. There may be a range of reasons why children experience speech, language and communication (SLC) difficulties which may be transient or linked to longer term additional needs.<\/p>\n We are committed as a partnership in Luton to tackle this important issue collectively through a systems change approach to our work. Our ambition is that staff across the workforce come on our training to learn how they can support this important issue. Come and be part of this ambition.<\/p>\n The course is aimed at<\/strong><\/p>\n This free course aims to:<\/b><\/p>\n Please note this course is now available in a recorded version. Alternatively, the next Live TEAMS session is on:<\/b><\/p>\n Tuesday 2 June 2026- 10am to 12pm on Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n Please email flyingstarttraining@eyalliance.org.uk <\/a>with your Name\/ Job Role\/Organisation\/ Email Address to be sent the details\/links<\/p>\n Click here to view the Talking Takes Off Professionals area with access to posters <\/a><\/p>\n PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cThe Takeaway Workshop has been excellent. I did the ICAN training, some years ago now and have been keen to revisit this topic and update my knowledge, however day time training has never been available to me as I child mind.. it was engaging, clear, paced correctly, used a range of speakers and plenty of video examples. Thank you so much.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Talking Takes Off Enhanced Training<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p><\/h1><\/div> This training is for those that have already completed the universal Talking Takes Off Training<\/b> to support you with using the Early Years Communication and Language Toolkit.<\/p>\n Aims of the session:<\/p>\n A recorded video version<\/strong> is available to those who can\u2019t attend the live sessions.<\/p>\n Thursday 23 April 2026, 1.30pm to 3.30pm on Teams<\/b><\/p>\n Please email flyingstarttraining@eyalliance.org.uk<\/a> with your Name\/ Job Role\/Organisation\/ Email Address to be sent the details\/link <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div> Lift Off to Language COMBINED training (2 year olds AND 3 to 5 year olds)<\/b><\/p>\n This is a workshop for staff working with children in Early Years. Lift off to Language is a locally developed programme by Speech and Language Therapists in Bedfordshire and Luton. It\u2019s a language booster group to help educators develop children’s speech, language and communication skills. These skills can be used within a group as well as making them part of your daily routines. <\/p>\n Aims of the workshop: <\/b><\/p>\n \u2022\tFeel confident delivering the Lift Off To Language programme to children<\/p>\n \u2022\tImplement strategies to support language skills at a universal and targeted level<\/p>\n \u2022\tUse Lift Off To Language to target children’s social interactions, comprehension and expressive language skills<\/p>\n After the first training session, you will be expected to run the Lift Off To Language group in your setting. A speech and language therapist will visit your setting to support you with at least 1 group session. Once you have been supported, you will be an accredited Lift Off To Language practitioner. Staff should be prepared to commit to both parts of this training when requesting a place.<\/p>\n Please email flyingstarttraining@eyalliance.org.uk<\/a> with your Name\/ Job Role\/Organisation\/ Email Address to be sent the details\/link for:<\/p>\n Tuesday 28 April 2026, 10am to 12pm on Teams<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Sail into Sounds<\/b><\/p>\n This is a workshop for staff working with children in Early Years. Sail into Sounds is a locally developed programme by Speech and Language Therapists in Bedfordshire and Luton. It\u2019s a speech sound booster group to help educators develop children’s speech, language and communication skills. All of the Sail into Sounds activities focus on input skills, rather than producing sounds. These skills are the foundation for producing speech sounds accurately. It is also important to use the ideas in daily routines to embed practice and support children’s speech sound development.<\/p>\n Aims of the workshop:<\/p>\n \u2022\tFeel confident delivering the ‘Sail into sounds’ programme to children<\/p>\n \u2022\tImplement strategies to support language skills at a universal and targeted level<\/p>\n \u2022\tUse ‘Sail into sounds’ to help embed speech sounds into children’s daily routines. <\/p>\n After the first training session, you will be expected to run the Sail into Sounds group in your setting. A speech and language therapist will visit your setting to support you with at least 1 group session. Once you have been supported, you will be an accredited Sail into Sounds practitioner. Staff should be prepared to commit to both parts of this training when requesting a place.<\/p>\n Please email flyingstarttraining@eyalliance.org.uk<\/a> with your Name\/ Job Role\/Organisation\/ Email Address to be sent the details\/link for:<\/p>\n Thursday 30 April 2026, 1.30pm to 3.30pm on Teams<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Bilingualism in Early Childhood<\/b><\/p>\n Many children grow up exposed to two languages or more from an early age and despite its prevalence, there is conflicting advice around raising children bilingually. This course addresses important questions concerning how best to foster bilingual development to gain the maximum benefits that recent research has identified.<\/p>\n Aims: For participants to understand:<\/p>\n Please email flyingstarttraining@eyalliance.org.uk<\/a> with your Name\/ Job Role\/Organisation\/ Email Address to be sent the details\/link for:<\/p>\n *Awaiting 2026 Date*<\/b><\/p>\n FEEDBACK:<\/p>\n \u201cI can use it to give advice to the concerned parents who are bilingual and at the same time I can use with my son as well, who is bilingual\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Five to Thrive is an approach to support the children\u2019s workforce to develop the skills and knowledge to work with families. Through the training, practitioners learn the skills to build parental capacity by increasing their understanding of the emotional development of their baby. The approach is built upon the emerging evidence about neuro-science and baby\u2019s brain development. It is a systemic approach to early intervention and positive parenting. It identifies the key parental activities contributing to brain development and promotes confident, reflective parenting. It enables practitioners to teach and model mindful interactions.<\/p>\n Course Title: Brain Development and Positive Parenting: promoting optimal brain development for babies and young children under 5 years<\/b><\/p>\n There is now an ONLINE e-learning<\/strong> of this course you can access for free in your own time.<\/p>\n Please email flyingstart<\/strong><\/a>training@eyalliance.org.uk<\/span> <\/b>or call 01582 3<\/a>68245<\/span><\/b> to access! We will need your:<\/p>\n If you are from a setting where several of you need the training- please contact us and we may be able to arrange a bespoke face-to-face training on this area.<\/p>\n Upcoming live training:<\/p>\n Thursday 14 May- 1pm to 3pm on Zoom<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> We have partnered with KCA to offer some free online e-learning for those working with families in Luton wanting to further their knowledge.<\/p>\n Please find the details of the training below.<\/p>\n You can email flyingstarttraining@eyalliance.org.uk<\/a> or call 01582 368245 <\/a>to register for a course. <\/strong><\/p>\n We will need the course you are interested in and your:<\/p>\nTalking Takes Off Universal<\/h2>Take Away Workshops<\/div><\/div>
Talking Takes Off Universal<\/h3>\n
Talking Takes Off Enhanced <\/h2>Training<\/div><\/div>
Talking Takes Off Enhanced <\/h3>\n
Five to Thrive<\/h2>(KCA Elearning and Training)<\/div><\/div>
Five to Thrive<\/h3>\n
KCA Elearning courses <\/h2>(Including SEND)<\/div><\/div>
KCA Elearning courses <\/h3>\n
Talking Takes Off Universal Take Away Workshops (Speech, Language and Communication)<\/h1><\/div>
Talking Takes Off Takeaway Workshop (Universal Training)<\/h1><\/div>
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Bilingualism Training<\/h1>\n
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