News from Peterborough City Council

People who are interested in working with children are invited to spend a couple of hours at a fun and interactive theatre session at Kingsgate Conference Centre, Staplee Way, Parnwell, Peterborough on Friday 23 May 2008.

 

Peterborough City Council is delighted to welcome back Purple Monster Training to the city to perform its interactive theatrical presentation 'Working in Childcare'. 

 

Purple Monster's 50-minute drama is based on the SkillsActive/EYNTO course 'Making Choices'.

 

Actors will perform sketches showing life through the eyes of children and childcare workers to encourage people to think about how working in childcare can be a rewarding career.

 

The aim of the event is to encourage people from across the Peterborough area to consider a career in childcare. It has been organised by Peterborough City Council's early years and childcare team which works with children from birth to 13 years.

 

The team is looking to recruit more playworkers, childminders, nursery assistants, supervisors and managers and other roles involving working with children.

 

Peterborough City Council's information strategy manager for the early years and childcare team, Sherrie Courten, said: "These events have always proved overwhelmingly successful in the past. They provide an excellent opportunity for local people interested in working with children to find out more about the wide range of career paths on offer. 

 

 "We hope lots of people will book in to attend these briefing sessions and decide to get involved in working with young children to help make a real difference to children's lives."

 

There will be two sessions at 10am until 12 noon and from 2 pm to 4 pm.

 

An information session will take place immediately after each performance so that delegates can talk to representatives from the early years and childcare team, Peterborough's Childcare Information Service, Peterborough Regional College, Pre-School Learning Alliance, Basic Skills Agency, Peterborough College of Adult Education and Jobcentre Plus about training, benefits and childcare issues.

 

Each delegate will be given a goodie bag to take home containing information on career opportunities.

 

Anyone interested in finding out more should register through the Childcare Information Service on 0800 29 89 121.