

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Demand Avoidance ... and how to avoid it!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 20 May, 2026 at 01:30 pm – Wed, 20 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: .About this EventThis six-part training series will explore practical, play-based and relationship-centred strategies to support children’s communication, interaction and emotional regulation. Each session will combine discussion, real-world examples and hands-on approaches that can be applied immediately in early years and educational settings.The sessions are designed primarily for Early Years practitioners, nursery staff, and school-based teams, but spaces may also be available for foster carers and other professionals supporting young children with speech, language and communication needs. Delegates are encouraged to attend all workshops that they feel are relevant to their practice and CPD needs. Therefore you do not need to be able to attend all six sessions in order to attend these workshopsThis session is: Demand Avoidance ... and how to avoid it!This session will explore why some children resist adult direction and how communication style, choice-making and environmental factors can reduce anxiety-driven avoidance, leading to more accessible engagement.By the end of the training series, participants will:1. Develop confidence in using communication-supportive approaches within everyday routines and play.2. Strengthen understanding of how emotional regulation, environment and adult interaction impact communication.3. Gain practical strategies to create inclusive, language-rich environments that benefit all children, including those with speech and language needs.The other sessions available in this series are:Wednesday 14th January 2026 — Total Communication: Using sign, symbols and objects to support languageWednesday 11th February 2026 — Supporting Transitions in the Day: Between environments, tasks and peopleWednesday 11th March 2026 — Co-Regulation: To re-regulate and de-escalateWednesday 15th April 2026 — Child-Led Play: How to support language development in their wayWednesday 10th June 2026 — Speech Recasting: Supporting children with speech sound difficultiesPlease noteThis training session from Norfolk Virtual School is for Norfolk based professionals working to support our children and young people. Any bookings made by colleagues outside Norfolk where not supporting our cohorts will be contacted and cancelled where appropriate.Cancellation PolicyThis Professional Development is currently fully subsided by the Virtual School; there are no charges to delegates. If you need to cancel, we kindly ask that you contact us 5 working days before the course start date. This allows us to offer your space to other potential delegates.The Virtual School reserves the right to cancel or postpone a training course if there are fewer than 6 delegates for an online event or fewer than 10 for an in-person event. If we must cancel, we will notify delegates 5 working days for virtual and 10 working days for in person courses, before the scheduled start date. A member of the Virtual School team will contact delegates who have signed up to discuss alternative dates or CPD optionsThis training session from Norfolk Virtual School is for Norfolk based professionals working to support our children and young people. Any bookings made by colleagues outside Norfolk where not supporting our cohorts will be contacted and cancelled where appropriate
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cringleford/demand-avoidance-and-how-to-avoid-it/100001922981071149
- **Event Categories**: workshops, virtual
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: Cringleford
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Willow Centre
- **lat**: 52.60633290000001
- **long**: 1.236268
- **full address**: The Willow Centre, 1 Willowcroft Way, Cringleford, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Norfolk Virtual School for Looked After and Previously Looked After Children (https://allevents.in/org/norfolk-virtual-school-for-looked-after-and-previously-looked-after-children/24731745)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 20 May, 2026 at 01:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Willow Centre, 1 Willowcroft Way, Cringleford, United Kingdom
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 GBP
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Norfolk Virtual School for Looked After and Previously Looked After Children
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, virtual
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Demand Avoidance ... and how to avoid it! ?
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