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EarlyBird Plus Training

 http://www.autism.org.uk/en-gb/our-services/support-for-families-and-carers/early-intervention-training/earlybird-plus.aspx

EarlyBird Plus: Early Years Centre and Garratt ParkAdvisory Service are developing our own programme.
EarlyBird Plus: Post programme (Juniors 8-11yrs) - To be developed from the new EarlyBird Programme
EarlyBird: Secondary (Secondary (12-18 yrs) To be developed with Contact a Family and Garratt Park Advisory Service; linked with Transition Pathway.
 

Place2Be - Wandsworth and Brent Hubs

Theraputic and emotional support for children on the Autistic spectrum. We use play therapy model in such work.
Contact Person - Marlene Mitchell
Venue - 13/14 Angel Gate, 326 City road, London, Ec1V 2PT
Date - 14/10/10
Time - 10am
Duration - 2 hours
 
Autism Awareness Training
 
The training will cater for up to 16 participants.
The training will be held at the professional centre from 9.30 - 3.30pm
Date: 1/11/10
 
Who is the course for
 
This course is for all practitioners working in short breaks, childcare setting, play and youth services care who would like to know more about Autism Spectrum Disorders and would like to develop ways of supporting children/young people across a range of settings.
 
The course will provide participants with an overview of: 
 
  • The nature of autism and the autistic spectrum.
  • An understanding of the behaviours characteristics of autism.
  • An awareness of someof the challenges for an autistic child/young person relating to social interaction and communication.
  • The role of practitioners in supporting children in a range of settings.
  • Have opportunities to learn about practical strategies for supporting young people with ASD to make sense of their world.
  • For practitioners to discuss and reflect on the support they give children/young people they are currently working with.
 
 

Support for Specific Pupil Groups

 

Differentiation for Children with Special Educational Needs using Communicate in Print 2

 

Summary

This course is only available to Wandsworth schools.

This course will enable Wandsworth primary colleagues who have a basic knowledge of Communicate in Print 2 /Widgit software to develop their use of the materials as part of a whole school / whole class approach as well as furthering its use in relation to individual children’s needs. 

 

Target Audience

Primary school based /whole school staff professional development course or Professional Centre based professional development course for: SENCO's, class teachers, teaching assistants/learning support assistants who support children with a range of SEN in accessing the curriculum.   Participants should have a basic knowledge and experience of the ‘Communicate In Print2’ / ‘Widgit’ software package.

All Wandsworth Primary schools have a licence to use this software  / the software on site

 

Aims

 

Participants will gain knowledge/understanding of:

The advantages of using Communicate in Print for differentiation and scaffolding of learning

objectives within the national curriculum.

The benefits of a whole-school and a whole-class approach to using the ‘Communicate in Print 2’ resource; as well as for support of individual children’s needs.

Participants will gain skills in:

  • Using symbols to suport understanding, expression, learning and literacy within the classroom

·        Knowing the who, what, when, where and why to using Communicate in Print

  • Desiging and using symbols in a meaningful way to support children’s learning and communication

Intended impact on practice:

Ability to produce a range of quality symbol support materials for children, which match their levels of understanding and expression of language and learning.

Use of symbols to support children to reach their agreed targets (including Speech and Language Therapy targets). 

Staff attending will take responsibility to share information with other members of staff

 

About the Course

 

Content and Methodology

·        practical activites and resources

·        small group work

·        discussion and questions

 

Course Details

 

Presenter(s)

Primary Language Advisor;             The Advisory Service

 

Dates & Times

 

 

 

For school based courses: please contact  the Advisory Service or Michelle Tan on

(020 8946 5769

 

 

 

 

 

Dates and times as agreed with school

 

 

Venue

 

School based where agreed with link Advisors from the Advisory Service.

 

 

Fees  N/A

 

 

School based training bespoke to meet the need of the school.

                         

This course is only available to Wandsworth Schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Organiser

Garratt Park Advisory Service

 

 

Course Code

 

 

Further Information

For the creation of bespoke resources using

Communicate in Print 2

Please contact Paulette Blye at the Advisory service.

* pauletteblye@garrattpark.wandworth.sch.uk

( 020 8946 5769

 

 
 
 

Inclusion Development Programme

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