Programme

Day 1: Inclusive Schooling- Raising awareness

● Introduction to SEN – Raising awareness, Definition, Labelling

● Reflecting on own teaching experiences of SEN

● An overview of the area of SEN

● ISEN and the English Education system and an overview of the education policy on SEN in Britain and participants’ countries

● Anticipating problems with inclusion, both for learners and teachers

Day 2: Different models for understanding SEN

● Three models for understanding SEN

● Access to education vs real engagement in learning

● Workshop - Case studies and developing action plans

● Including SEN students in the mainstream classroom

● Preferred learning styles - Recognising different learning styles and NLP

● Left and right brain learning

● VAK - catering for all learning styles

Day 3: SEN categories and identification

● Categories - different types of SEN. Identifying characteristics of different types of SEN learners

● SEN categories and how to help - support techniques

● Workshop - Case study and developing action plan

Day 4: Inclusive teaching and practical activities for teaching students with specific learning difficulties

● Ways of dealing with diversity in the classroom and differentiated teaching: different ways and techniques to differentiate instructions, content, assessment, etc.

● Methods of adapting your teaching style and materials to reflect classroom diversity

Day 5: Inclusive assessment and Approaches to whole school planning for SEN

● Inclusive assessment approaches and student engagement

● Three approaches to whole school planning for SEN

● Whole school planning for SEN – provision mapping, IEP/ILPs

● Working in partnership with parents

Day 6: Case Study and Focus on Specific Education Needs

● Case study of a learner with specific SEN

● Participants will decide which categories of SEN specified below they would like to focus on

● Input session followed by a workshop

● Support strategies, assessment and material development to cater for specific education needs learners

Day 7: Planning for all students

● Ways of Dealing with Diversity in the Classroom and Differentiated Teaching: Different Ways and Techniques to Differentiate Instructions, Content, Assessment, etc.

● Methods of Adapting your Teaching Style and Materials to Reflect Classroom Diversity

● Task Based Teaching and Learning as the Framework for Differentiated Teaching

● Task Based Interactive Session on the Different Educational Models in the UK and Participants’ Countries

Day 8: British Culture and Social Programme

● Kensington sights: V&A, Gardens, etc.

Day 9: Needs Driven Session

● Autism Spectrum Disorder

● Assessment and reasonable adjustments

Day 10: End of Course Revision and SEN Glossary

● Developing SEN glossary

● End of course revision of the topics covered

● What useful materials are available?

● Presentation of certificates and end of course feedback