High quality, cost-effective training films for the Early Years sector

Effective training leads to outstanding results. The Siren Films video library is a great way to get high-quality learning content out to all of your settings. Our videos are versatile and work well for a wide variety of levels. Practitioners, child minders, parents and carers can all gain valuable insight that makes a real difference to the children in their care.

Using the Siren Films Video Library with your training

With over 500 video examples of real world practice, the video library offers examples of children’s learning, to strengthen your professional development sessions. When used during in-service training, they delight, inform and engage educators and students to apply theory to practice. You can access the Library for use in your training as an individual or as a team. There are a number of options depending on the size of your team and how you would like to access the materials. Watch the short video to find out more…

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Steps for your training

1. Select & search

Choose the video clips that fit with the areas you want to focus on. Look through the categories or use the search function to narrow down the clips by age and subject. You can also search by typing in a word or a phrase.

2. Watch & notice

Sometimes students might not have had any practical experience of working in a setting. Being able to access the videos gives them an idea of what it might look like, how children can be supported and how their development can be promoted appropriately.

3. Reflect & respond

After watching the video allow time for reflection about what you have noticed. You can use the reflection prompts to start discussion. After reflecting on the video, think about what you will do next. What can be put into action?

There are some really fantastic videos to share with practitioners. The description of the video and the areas of development they meet and how to use the video makes it easy to use. I like that it does the work for you, the prompts, things to think about, things to discuss etc. are all good for training. I like that you can have a long or short clip, some have voice over some don't, which helps when you want providers to watch and say what they saw, without the prompt of the voice over.
Surrey County CouncilEarly Years Quality, Education and Inclusion Team
One of the things that I love about Siren Films is their ability to capture the uniqueness of children. In their clips we can see research and theory transferred to the screen. I 100% recommend the Video Clip Library to anyone who delivers qualifications and training, as well as to Early years settings and schools, to enhance practice and change ways of supporting children.
Laura Henry-Allain MBE Producer, Storyteller, Educationalist and Consultant
I was running a pre-qualification training course for Modern Apprentices in Midlothian and a colleague recommended your videos. I write online training courses for use in Midlothian. The use of videos makes training much more accessible to learners as they can see real life examples of what is being taught. I would definitely recommend the EY video library to anyone who is involved in providing training. The videos are high quality and cover a wide range of topics that are relevant to EY practice today.
Carole RobertsPrincipal Teacher (Early Years)

Examples of videos from our Video Library

A small selection of free clips from our library of over 500 Early Years video content.