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Peep Learning Ltd, the trading arm of Peeple, will invoice you within a few days of receiving this form, or you can pay by paypal (including credit card via Paypal). Delegate places will be confirmed on payment. Fees are refundable if cancelled up to three weeks before the course. For full details please see Booking and Cancellation Policy below.   
(Peep Learning Ltd VAT Registration no: 768 4173 94)

Booking and cancellation policy

This policy is intended to help organisations manage their training easily and efficiently. These terms and conditions are effective for all bookings, even if payment has not been received at the time of booking, and/or the delegate fails to attend the course.

Return of booking forms

1. Booking forms should be submitted as soon as possible, at least six weeks before the course start date. Forms sent after this date will still be subject to the conditions outlined in this policy.

Numbers for training courses

2. We run courses with a minimum of 8 delegates online or 8-14 face-to-face (depending on the course). Individuals can book single places on open courses, advertised on our website.

3. If you wish to arrange a local course but have fewer than 14 delegates then please contact us on [email protected] or t 01865  397970.

Payment

4. All booked places must be paid for within 30 days of the Invoice date or at least 4 weeks before the start date of the training course, whichever is sooner.

Refund and cancellation

5. We will offer a full refund if a cancellation is made up to 21 days before the training event.

6. Places cancelled less than 21 days before the start of the training course must be paid for in full.

7. Delegates can transfer their paid-for place to a colleague, as long as the individual is eligible to attend and Peeple have been informed.

8. Failure to attend will not entitle a delegate to a refund or a transfer.

9. Peeple reserve the right to cancel a course at any time without liability.  If we cancel, delegates will be given as much notice as possible and offered an alternative training date or a refund.

Our Peeple voucher scheme enables you to purchase a voucher for any sum of money and to spend it little-by-little or in one purchase on any of our training courses or resources. Alternatively, you can be pre-invoiced now for training in a few weeks' or months' time.

Your organisation may spend a Peeple voucher any time over a 2-year period from the date of purchase. The system has been running for several years, after requests from professionals in various organisations.  

All you need to do is fill out and return this downloadable voucher order form then email it to [email protected]

Please email or phone us on 01865 397978 with any questions.

Practitioners can book places on any of the open course dates below.

You can also:  Hold an online or face-to-face course in the UK or Ireland ~  Establish a Train the Trainer Agreement for your organisation or local authority   ~  Join a free online Information Session to find out about using Peep programmes  ~  Explore Peep Training in Australia

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Peep Antenatal Programme Training - find out more

Wed 16 September

>  Booking form for Peep Antenatal Training

Duration:  1 day (9.30 - 4.30pm)  |  Platform: Teams 

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Peep TALK (Talking and Listening Kit) Training - find out more

Wed 8 July
Tue 22 September

>  Booking form for Peep TALK Training

Training duration:  1 day (9.30 - 4.30pm)  |  Online platform: Teams

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Learning Together Programme (LTP) Training - find out more

Mon 13 - Tue 14 July
Wed 16 - Thur 17 September

Wed 24 - Thur 25 June - fully booked
Tue 07 - Wed 08 July - fully booked

>  Booking form for Learning Together Programme Training

Duration:  2 days (9.30 - 4.30pm)  |  Platform: Teams  

Find out about:  Practitioner Accreditation (optional) ​​​​​

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Peep Progression Pathway Training - find out more

Mon 13 July

>  Booking form for Peep Progression Pathway training 

Training duration:  1 day (9.30 - 3.30pm)  |  Platform: Teams 

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Other training info:

• Email:  [email protected]  or  tel: 01865 397970  with any questions
   
• Please book at least 14 days before the course date, so there's time for your training pack to reach you.
   
• Contact us to find out about:
  • arranging a course for your staff
  • Train the Trainer Agreement
  • free online Information Session
     
• Payment and Cancellation Terms and Conditions:  Peep Learning Ltd, the trading arm of Peeple, will invoice you after receiving this booking form. Payment is due within 30 days of invoice date. Fees are only refundable if cancelled more than two weeks before the course. (Peep Learning Ltd vat registration no: 768 4173 94)

Peeple Centre, Oxford

Tel 01865 395145 (main office) or  Tel 01865 397970 (training enquiries)

To visit us/ for sat nav:
The Peeple Centre, far end of Northfield Close, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 4HQ 
(NB this is the back entrance to The Oxford Academy Campus - there is no access to Peeple from the front entrance to the Academy, as the main school site is fenced)

> link to Google map for Peeple Centre

> For precise location you can find us using the what3words addressing system:

For Peeple Centre - Training and Qualifications (Cabin 1): ///dared.organs.cases

For Peeple Centre - Practitioner base (Cabin 2): ///jump.exchanges.aside

For Little Peeple Nursery: ///soil.oven.hook

You can download the free what3words apps for android and IOS - HERE

Directions to the Peeple Centre & Little Peeple Nursery: 

The Peeple Centre and Little Peeple Nursery are at the very end of Northfield Close. Turn right inside the gate - the Nursery is immediately opposite, behind the green fence and gate. Go down to the car park at the end of the drive to find the Peeple Centre (Peep the Parrot faces mark the spot on the map below). There is plenty of parking space.

Train and bus: Oxford train station is about 4 miles from the Peeple Centre. Stagecoach and Oxford Bus Company buses stop in Rose Hill approx every 15 minutes, about half a mile from the Peeple Centre (follow same walking route as for driving directions above).

If you get a taxi: please give them the satnav postcode (OX4 4HQ) and emphasise that we're only accessible from Northfield Close, Littlemore.

Peeple have staff in England and Scotland. We train and support practitioners across the UK and beyond. We have a Peep delivery team and Nursery in Oxford.  

The Peeple Centre

Address: The Peeple Centre, Northfield Close, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 4HQ

Click for more detailed directions
Office: 01865  395145     General enquiries: [email protected]       
Facebook & Instagram: @PeepleCentre     LinkedIn: Peeple     Linktr.ee - Peeple

Training & Support Team 

Email: [email protected]  or   [email protected]
Tel: 01865  397970 
Parent qualifications - Peep Progression Pathway:  [email protected]  
Practitioner Accreditation:  [email protected] 

Little Peeple Nursery, Littlemore, Oxford

tel: 01865 397972     or     mobile:  07376 379680
email: [email protected]    www.peeple.org.uk/littlepeeplenursery

Peep with families - Delivery Team in Oxfordshire 

If you’re pregnant or a parent/carer of a 0-5 year old in Greater Leys, Blackbird Leys, Littlemore or Berinsfield in Oxford/shire, or a professional working with families in these areas, please contact us to find out more about free Peep Learning Together sessions:
Tel 01865 395145  or  email [email protected]   or find out more: www.peeple.org.uk/parents-area

If you’re a parent or professional in another part of the UK, Ireland or Australia looking for local Peep sessions for families, please contact your local children’s or family hub/ centre or service (or [email protected]), as we train practitioners in many different areas.

To find out more about which staff members deal with what aspects of work, see our staff page.

Peeple is an independent charity which supports parents and children to learn together. Registered charity no. 1144975 in England & Wales and no. SCO44031 in Scotland, and company limited by guarantee in England & Wales no. 07514469.
Peep Learning Ltd is the trading subsidiary of Peeple, providing training and materials on behalf of Peeple. Registered company no. 4089209. VAT reg. no. 768 4173 94.
Registered address (both Peep Learning Ltd and Peeple): The Peeple Centre, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 6JZ
Registered address for Little Peeple Nursery: The Oxford Academy, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 6JZ

Peeple has a board of proactive trustees with a strong background in education, family work and management at policy, academic and leadership levels.

David Bailey became our Chair of Trustees in April 2023, having been vice chair. He is a self-employed finance consultant, advising on Board development, financial management, competitive tenders and developing business cases, particularly in the health sector. He is a qualified chartered accountant with experience in marketing. David was Board Director of South West Environmental Parks Ltd, including Paignton Zoo, Newquay Zoo and Living Coasts and has been a trustee of Peeple since 2012.

Nancy Stimson joined the Board of Peeple in June 2019 and took up the position of Vice chair in 2023. She had previously been a volunteer consultant through the Cranfield Trust, reviewing and updating Peeple’s employment contracts and policies.  Having retired as Group HR Director for an IT organisation, Nancy supports various charities from an HR perspective, is a volunteer Adviser for Citizens Advice, and mentors women entrepreneurs through the Cherie Blair Foundation. She is completing a doctorate in Communication and Linguistics, and has a particular interest in early years language acquisition. 

Mark Harris is a business consultant with more than thirty years experience of international sales and marketing, most recently as global senior vice president of Quaker Chemical Corporation. Mark has been a trustee of Peeple since 2013 following completion of a project for the charity which he undertook as a volunteer with the Cranfield Trust, and was our chair of trustees from 2017 - 2023. He is also a trustee of Age UK Coventry & Warwickshire and the charity ZANE (Zimbabwe a National Emergency).

Kwasi Owusu-Asomaning joined the Board of Trustees in June 2024. He is founder and CEO of OAK Agility, a business consultancy firm operating across UK, Europe, US and Africa. Kwasi has worked with organisations in several business sectors to navigate significantly large business transformations. He leads several practitioner communities across Africa, UK, Europe and the US focusing on adult learning and personal growth. Kwasi is advising on business development, project management, technology strategy and some HR aspects connected to organisational culture.

Krystyna Grant is an expert in innovation and fundraising having worked in the charity and private sector in fundraising, marketing and innovation for over 15 years. Krystyna was Head of Innovation for the British Heart Foundation and is now at London Business School as Director of Innovation, where she is responsible for developing new products and services for the higher education sector. Krystyna is a proud mum of two young children and passionate about education, supporting families and early years learning.

Laura Barbour has 30 years of experience in the voluntary sector. As the first employee at the Sutton Trust social mobility charity, she had a wide ranging role. She then focused on developing the Trust’s Early Years strand, leading on research, policy initiatives and practical programme delivery. Laura developed a strong network across the early years community, which included working closely with Peeple. In June 2024 Laura joined Chimo Trust, supporting the creation of a community of best practice in social prescribing for young people’s mental health.

Marie McQuade is a lecturer in the School of Education, University of Glasgow, teaching across a range of courses including PGD/BA Childhood Practice, M.Ed Childhood Practice and M.Sc. Educational Studies. She has more than 18 years of experience in education and childcare leadership, policy development and professional learning. Her PhD and research interests focus on social policy design, development and articulation, and leadership development.

Our staff

Chief Executive Officer: Sally Smith

Sally leads the staff team, develops collaborative relationships with others working in our sector, and is responsible for the strategic direction and financial management of Peeple. She has been CEO since 2011 and has worked for the organisation since 2006. Sally has a background in research, including at the Department of Education at the University of Oxford. Her doctoral thesis was about the origins and uses of the ORIM framework (which underpins the Peep Learning Together Programme).
[email protected]    t 01865 395145  

Peep Training and Accreditation Team

National Training and Accreditation Manager: Liz Ersoy
Liz is responsible for the development, delivery, quality assurance and accreditation of Peep training and delivery support in the UK, Ireland and Australia. She worked within early learning, family support, staff training and management in Edinburgh for many years. Liz became Peeple's Training and Accreditation Manager in autumn 2021, after several years as a freelance Peep trainer, Peep Policy Officer then Family Learning Scotland manager. 
[email protected]   t 07483 119866  

Development Manager (England): Diane Campkin 
Diane is responsible for the development and delivery support of Peep Training in England. She has a long background in teaching in early years, as well as delivering training and support to other early years professionals. She joined Peeple as a freelance trainer before taking up her current role in June 2022.
[email protected]  t 07442 500693  

Development Manager (Scotland): Vivianne McWhinnie
Vivianne is responsible for the development and delivery support of Peep Training in Scotland.  Vivianne’s background is in Early Years, where she found her love for Peep. She has delivered a variety of groups for many years, as well as training and supporting other Early Years professionals. She began working for Peeple in April 2024.
[email protected]    t  07934587973        

Lead Trainer/ Implementation Support Manager: Debbie Rudman
Debbie is responsible for developing and delivering training and implementation support based on all Peep Programmes, contributing to new programme materials, developing and piloting new courses, and inducting and supporting Peeple trainers. Before this she spent many years as a Peep practitioner in groups and Stay and Plays.
[email protected]    t 07774 329292

Qualifications Manager: Debbie Holmes
Debbie leads on the Peep Progression Pathway qualification units for parents, and the Peep Learning Together Programme accreditation for practitioners. She became a passionate advocate for Peep after delivering the Peep programme and parent accreditation to families whilst working as an Early Years teacher in both inner-city schools and children's centres. 
[email protected]   t 07578 285002  

Trainers and Training Administrators
We have a network of trainers based around the UK and Ireland who work for Peeple on a sessional basis. They are experienced in working with families, and the use of Peep programmes. Several of our trainers also co-ordinate delivery of the Programme within their local authority area, and deliver the training locally within a Peep Training and Support Agreement.
Our training administrators are central to the smooth organisation of Peep training and of both parent and practitioner accreditation.
[email protected]  t 01865 397970

Communications and Development Teams

Communications Manager: Charlotte Holmes and Communications Officer: Keira Garrigan
Charlotte and Keira are responsible for communications which support the delivery of Peep programmes, including the Peeple website, newsletters and social media, and for marketing Peep training.
Charlotte has worked in various roles at Peeple over the past twenty years, and has a background in psychology, literacy and education.  
[email protected]   
Keira joined Peeple in 2022, bringing her experience of content creation, digital marketing, writing and sharing her passion for getting children outdoors connecting with nature. 
[email protected]
[email protected]   t 01865 397976    

Project Manager - Exploring Together (STEM): Katy Baker
Katy leads on the development of our new Exploring Together (STEM) Programme (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and previously on several other Peep projects including Early Steps Together and the Peep Learning Together Programme.  She has a background in community learning and development, early years education, and adult and family learning.
[email protected]  t 07825 775459  

Funding and Operational Team

Finance Manager: Charlotte Oates
[email protected] or [email protected]  t 01865 397978

​HR Manager: Chloe Roberson
Chloe leads on HR across Peeple, helping to simplify policies and processes, tackle organisational challenges, and make sure staff feel valued and well supported in their roles. She is particularly interested in social mobility and equal opportunity, and volunteers as a children’s reader in her spare time.
[email protected]

Policy and Fundraising Lead: Chloe Lidbetter
Chloe leads on building funding partnerships and analysing policy, so we can maximise our impact and ensure families' needs are met locally and nationally. Before working for Peeple, Chloe worked as a researcher into gendered inequality for Magdalen College Oxford, and supported undergraduate students across Oxford and Buckinghamshire for charity UCCF. 
[email protected]   t 01865 592567  

Peep Delivery and Early Education and Childcare in Oxfordshire

Local Delivery Manager: Camille Kalaja
Camille is responsible for our work with families in the Leys and Rose Hill areas of Oxford.
[email protected]   t 01865 397971  or m 07515 410278

Early Education and Childcare Manager (Oxfordshire): Lindsey Hart
Lindsey manages our Little Peeple Nursery in Littlemore, Oxford, and previously managed the Red Kite Children’s Centre in Thame on our behalf. She is an experienced NNEB and has set up and managed day nurseries at the local school and FE college, where she also lectured in Childcare and Education.  
[email protected]  t 01865 397972

Educational consultant: Helen Stroudley
Helen is the educational consultant on behalf of Peeple for CBeebies' The Baby Club and The Toddler Club, and Moonbug's Little Baby Bum. She previously delivered Peep programmes and training, and managed local Peep delivery, and has previous experience as a nursery nurse (NNEB). 
[email protected]

Administrators and Practitioners
At the Peeple Centre, we have a team of experienced administrators and Peep practitioners who work with local families and settings in and around Oxford, including in our Little Peeple Nursery. 
[email protected]   t 01865 395145

>  Our trustees

>  Our programme and website contributors

The starting point for Peep was a breakfast meeting in the early 1990s between Michael O’Regan and Tim Brighouse, who was then Oxfordshire’s Chief Education Officer. Mike had developed a deep interest in the education of very young children; Tim was nationally renowned and about to become Professor of Education at Keele University.

Mike had one vital question: “Would an early years parent-focused project be a good idea?” Tim’s answer was emphatic and positive. 

Mike started to develop a network of professional and academic supporters, and he became a governor of Peers School in Blackbird Leys, Oxford. He began to question the causes of underachievement and disaffection among some pupils, with the support of Bernard Clarke, the head teacher. His trail of questioning led down the age groups from secondary to middle to primary and then to pre-school children. First School teachers expressed their difficulty when children arrived with few social skills and little predisposition to read and learn.

Teresa Smith from Oxford University helped in setting up some mini-research, with two of her colleagues interviewing 19 local mothers. The response was consistent: they all desperately wanted to help their young children have a good start at school but didn’t know what they should do to support children’s early development; nor were they confident in their own abilities.

So, with backing and advice from experts in early literacy development, education and social policy, Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP) was established in 1995. It had a particular mission to work with families in the catchment area of Peers School. The project was led by Dr Rosemary Roberts, crucial in shaping what PEEP did, as the first Director. She and music specialist, Dr Alison Street, developed sessions for families which became the basis of the Peep Learning Together programme. Tim Brighouse remained hugely enthusiastic and supportive, becoming a PEEP trustee.

Additional to their local impact, the early Peep team helped affect national policy. They influenced the Department for Education’s definition of ‘early years’ changing to start at birth instead of age 3 as before, and the Treasury’s creation of Sure Start [later re-named Sure Start Children's Centres], which drew heavily on what they learned from Peep.

Over the following twenty years Peep was grounded in its Oxford base. This included leading one of the trailblazer Sure Start Local Programmes in the Rose Hill and Littlemore part of the local catchment area. The Peep vision was to transform a community by working with the students of the future by supporting their parents as first educators - and to do so from birth.

The project quickly established itself and drew attention; it grew beyond Oxford into a programme of national potential. Practitioner training and accreditation was developed. Since 2000 well over 10,000 practitioners, working in a wide variety of family support, education, health and community organisations, have been trained to deliver Peep programmes. The approach was clear from the outset: 'working with' rather than 'doing to' families. The replacement of ‘Peers’ with ‘Parents’ for the first initial of Peep reflected this change, while reinforcing the fundamental importance of ‘Partnership’.

Peep’s ideas were innovative, pre-dating and contributing to the Sure Start initiative and the now-accepted national focus on early intervention. As Mike O'Regan recalls: "Less helpful at that time were the Charity Commission: when we applied to be a charity, they rejected our charitable Object [aim] ‘to support the education and cognitive development of children from birth’. They said, ‘education of a 0-3-year-old is a contradiction in terms’. So we had to cheat, changing our Object to 3-5-year-olds but then ignoring that constraint as much as we could in what we did. Later, the Charity Commission did allow us to change our Object to ‘from birth’ ".  By 2011 Department of Education policy was stating: “Mothers and fathers are their children’s first and most important educators.”

A number of university studies have evaluated the effectiveness of the Peep programme on parents and children, including those who are sometimes considered ‘hard to reach’. The development of qualification units for parents as well as practitioners - known as the Peep Progression Pathway - extended the learning opportunities for parents, often acting as a first step into further learning, volunteering or employment.

With Mike O’Regan still involved and since 2012 under the leadership of Sally Smith and a distinguished board of trustees, Peep’s progress needed one further evolution of its name. To reflect its growing reach and distinguish between the organisation and the programmes, while remaining committed to its origins and humane principles, the organisation became known as Peeple in 2014. This was chosen to reflect that Peeple is a learning enterprise with an inclusive, human approach, focused on parents, carers and young children.

> Read more about the difference between Peep and Peeple.