New FREE SEND courses announced – book now!
We are excited to be working with Julie Walker, from SPTS /Five Ways Special School to deliver a range of FREE training and development to support your knowledge and understanding of SEND.
- Raising attainment – Creating a friendly SLCN classroom environment (2 day course)
- Understanding complex and challenging behaviour and what to do about it at a whole school, class and individual level
- New to Special
1. Raising attainment – Creating a friendly SLCN classroom environment:
A 2-day course that will support you to raise attainment and create a classroom environment that will support pupils with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN). The programme will be delivered twice in different areas of the region, with 1 intersessional task being set between the two days.
The DfE SEND statistics (Jan 22) confirmed the following with speech, language, communication needs (SLCN) being the most common primary type of need, at 22% of SEN pupils. In total over 260,000 pupils in England have SLCN as their primary type of SEN, over 1.4 million pupils in England have a long term SLCN that they will not grow out of.
SLCN is both an umbrella term supporting co-occurring conditions or a primary need. This is now being highlighted more, both because of covid and due to more investment in supporting SLCN conditions. An example being DLD (Developmental Language Delay) which effects 2 in every 30 children in the classroom (Speech and Language UK).
This course compliments all areas. It will give participants:
- theory behind how language develops
- how to support students in the classroom
- scaffolding techniques to support SLCN students
- practical strategies that they can takeaway to develop in their own settings
Aimed at middle leaders, Sencos, Classroom teachers
Venues and dates:
Somerset 2 day course: 9.30-3.30 @ SPTS – Specialist & Personalised Training Services @ Fiveways School, Training Centre, Yeovil
- Thurs 2nd Nov 2023
- Wed 27th March 2024
Book the Somerset programme here
Bristol 2 day course – 9.30-3.30 @ CLF Institute, Russell Town Avenue, Redfield, Bristol, BS5 9JH
- Thurs 16th Nov
- Thurs 21st March
Book the Bristol based programme here
This course is free to attend. It is only available for those working in Bristol, Somerset, North Somerset, South Glos & BANES. Non-attendance or cancellation made 14 days or less before the training date will be subject to a £60.00 booking fee.
2. Understanding complex and challenging behaviour and what to do about it at a whole school, class and individual level
There is a mismatch between understanding the causal factors driving the rise in complexity and how to manage behaviour in the classroom and whole school level.
Relationships and empathy alone will not support staff dealing with the levels of challenging behaviour of a growing minority, whilst meeting the needs of the majority. There is a difference between an approach based purely on strengthening relationships and one that is relational. The latter very much emphasises the consistency , predictability and importance of boundaries and rules that makes staff and young people feel safe.
This course will address all those issues:
- build knowledge
- motivate staff
- develop teaching techniques
- embed practice
A blend of theory and practice following a framework of:
Theory –
- Understanding the underlying societal and psychological reasons for the rise in challenging behaviour
Practical –
- Having an attitude that is effective
- What to say/what not to say
- What to do – strategies that work for all
Equipping school leaders/teachers with tools/knowledge to manage behaviour whilst understanding the causal factors driving it.
Aimed at School Leaders, Pastoral Staff and anyone managing complex and challenging behaviours in the classroom.
Venues and dates:
The programme will be delivered twice in different areas of the region.
Somerset 3 day course 9.30-3.30pm – 7th Nov 2023, 20th Feb 2024, 25th April 2024
SPTS – Specialist & Personalised Training Services @ Fiveways School, Training Centre, Yeovil
Book the Somerset programme here
Bristol 3 day course – 9.30-3.30pm – 11th Dec 2023, 29th Feb 2024, 29th April 2024
CLF Institute, Russell Town Avenue, Redfield, Bristol, BS5 9JH
Book the Bristol based programme here
3. New to special
This course is designed for teachers newly working in Special School settings where a bespoke skill set is required. It will support ECTs and those enrolled on NPQs as it will cover complementary / supplementary content and skills determined by the particular context of Special Education settings. This programme is also designed for teachers / leaders not currently participating in ECT or NPQ programmes moving into Special School settings
Time commitment: (4 days equivalent) 1 whole day launch, 5 twilight webinars, 2 peer visits, 1/2 day plenary and evaluation
- 1.30-4.00 face to face launch and tour
- 3 peer visits
- 4 twilight webinars
- Autism (incl TEACCH/Attention bucket), ADHD, SEMH, Behaviours that challenge, Sensory (incl TACPAC)
- 1.30-4.00 face to face plenary & evaluation & tour
Dates and Venues to be confirmed.
To express an interest in this programme, please complete the expression of interest form here and we will send you more details when the programme information is finalised