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Bookbug training

Practical activities, group discussions and up-to-date research and policy information, with a fun and relaxed approach

Free early years courses

Below is our offering for people who work in the early years and want to lead Bookbug activities with families – run by our expert team and funded by Scottish Government and Creative Scotland's Youth Music Initiative at no cost to the attendee. Click the links to book or find out more.

Not sure which training is right for you? Find out more about Bookbug Sessions and Bookbug for the Home.

If you are an existing Bookbug Session Leader or Bookbug for the Home practitioner, you can book refresher training by logging into your Bookbug Portal(this link will open in a new window).

Training session	When		Where
Session Leader Training (FULL)	Tuesday 17 June		North Lanarkshire
Session Leader Training	Wednesday 13 August	10am-4pm	Glasgow
Session Leader Training	Monday 18 and 25 August	9.30am-1pm	Online, Zoom
Session Leader Training	Wednesday 3 September	10am-4pm	Midlothian
Session Leader Training	Thursday 4 and 11 September	9.30am-1pm	Online, MS Teams
Session Leader Training	Monday 8 September	10am-4pm	Angus
Session Leader Training	Thursday 18 September	10am-4pm	Stirling
Session Leader Training	Friday 19 and 26 September	9.30am-1pm	Online, MS Teams
Session Leader Training	Wednesday 22 and 29 October	9.30am-1pm	Online, Zoom
Bookbug for the Home Training	Thursday 21 August	9.30am-1pm	Online, MS Teams
Bookbug for the Home Training	Wednesday 27 August	9.30am-1pm	Aberdeenshire
Bookbug for the Home Training	Tuesday 9 September	9.30am-1pm	Angus
Bookbug for the Home Training	Wednesday 24 September	9.30am-1pm	Online, Zoom
Bookbug for the Home Training	Thursday 2 October	9.30am-1pm	Online, Zoom
Bookbug for the Home Training	Wednesday 8 October	9.30am-1pm	Bathgate
Bookbug for the Home Training	Tuesday 21 October	9.30am-1pm	Online, MS Teams
Session Leader Refresher Training	Monday 9 June	10am-12.30pm	Online, Zoom
Session Leader Refresher Training	Tuesday 2 September	10am-12.30pm	Online, MS Teams
Session Leader Refresher Training	Thursday 9 October	10am-12.30pm	Online, Zoom
Bookbug for the Home Refresher Training	Monday 29 September	10am-12noon	Online, Zoom
Bookbug Baby and Toddler Bag gifting webinar	On demand		Online
Bookbug Explorer Bag gifting webinar	On demand		Online
Bookbug Primary 1 Family Bag gifting webinar	On demand		Online
Book Discovery Workshop: Baby Bonding & Attachment	Tuesday 10 June	3-4pm	Online, Zoom
Book Discovery Workshop: Pre School - Pre Literacy Skills	Tuesday 20 November	4-5pm	Online, Zoom

Source: Last updated: 15 May 2025

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If you need additional support to access our training or more information, get in touch at [email protected](this link will open in a new window) or phone 0131 524 0160 (Press option 1 for Early Years and Bookbug).