Webinar Wednesday is our year‑round series of online professional learning sessions designed to connect Birmingham’s early years community through shared themes, practical strategies and sector expertise.
Each 1‑hour webinar is led by our Early Education Advisor Team with partners and guest speakers, offering focused CPD that fits into busy schedules.
Webinar Wednesday runs across the academic year and is organised into five themed strands:
Early Years Essentials
Language Learning Reflection & Planning Tool
The Magic of Books
Transition Toolkit
WellComm in Practice
This allows practitioners to join the full programme or follow the sessions most relevant to their area of interest. All webinars are recorded and shared on our YouTube channel so you can revisit content or catch up whenever it suits you.
Below you will find the latest webinar from each theme (most recent session at the top) — to find older recordings, please visit our YouTube channel.
Early Years Essentials
Designed to inspire and empower practitioners, 'Early Years Essentials' sessions provide an introduction or further insight into key early years themes, including child development, play, building positive relationships and interactions, observation, assessment and planning, behaviour and emotional regulation, and working effectively with parents and families.
Each session, whilst standalone, builds opportunities for reflection, discussion, and practical strategies with links to further learning opportunities and a wide range of resources and CPD options to support workforce development.
This session: Milestones in Motion — Understanding Child Development and Individual Growth in the Early Years (14/10/26)
A strong understanding of child development is essential for supporting children's learning and progress in the Early Years.
In this webinar, we explore key developmental milestones from birth to age 5 and examine how they connect to the seven areas of learning and development within the EYFS.
We consider the unique developmental journey of every child, recognising that children learn and develop at different rates and in different ways.
Future sessions in this series:
11 Nov 2026: Exploring Interaction Approaches That Make the Biggest Impact in Early Years
10 Feb 2027: Why This, Why Now, Why These Children?
10 Mar 2027: Observe, Reflect, Extend - Turning Play into Purposeful Learning
21 Apr 2027: Behaviour as Communication
12 May 2027: From Difficult to Constructive - Mastering Conversations that Build Trust
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WellComm in Practice
You’ve got the pack, you’ve started a screening, but what next? How can you get the most out of WellComm whilst making it work for you and your setting?
Our ‘WellComm in Practice’ sessions offer real, practical advice and the sharing of ideas, supported by the Birmingham Speech and Language Therapy team and Early Years Consultants.
This Session: WellComm Babies (5/10/26)
This session is aimed at Baby Room practitioners and looked in detail at Sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Big Book of Ideas.
It introduces strategies for effective interactions with younger children and babies, and offers space to share ideas and learning.
Future sessions in this series:
4 Nov 2026: WellComm Two-Year-Olds
6 Jan 2027: WellComm Pre-School/Nursery
3 Feb 2027: WellComm Reception
3 Mar 2027: WellComm Everyday
5 May 2027: WellComm EAL Learners
9 Jun 2027: WellComm SEND Learners
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Language Learning Reflection & Planning Tool (LLR&PT)
The Language Learning Reflection & Planning Tool (LLR&PT) is a practical reflection tool that helps early years practitioners review how well their environment, interactions, and daily practice support children’s language development and plan clear next steps to strengthen their communication and language practice.
This four‑session professional learning series is designed to deepen understanding, strengthen practice, and build confidence in using the LLR&P Tool.
This session: Understanding the Purpose of the Tool (30/9/26)
Explore why the Language Learning Reflection & Planning Tool exists, how it supports high‑quality language practice, and what it looks like in action.
Gain a clear understanding of how it can support your team’s reflective culture.
Future sessions in this series:
18 Nov 2026: Reflecting on the Environment
17 Mar 2027: Language Learning Opportunities
19 May 2027: Language Learning Interactions
Related Materials
Transition Toolkit
'Transition Toolkit' is a practical, child-centred webinar series exploring how to support children through everyday and milestone transitions, including starting school.
Together, we will reflect on how strong relationships, partnership working, and an understanding of the unique child can help create positive, inclusive transition experiences for all.
Latest Session: Supporting the Unique Child Through Everyday Transitions (16/9/26)
This introductory session explores different types of transitions and the importance of placing the unique child at the centre.
Reflect on how knowing your children well supports positive everyday transitions, with shared practice from a range of settings across the city.
Future sessions in this series:
20 Jan 2027: Supporting Milestone Transitions Through Positive Relationships
28 Apr 2027: Supporting the Child at the Heart of Transition - Starting School Together
