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Inclusion and Intervention Team – centralised training September 2019-July 2020

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Welcome to the Inclusion and Intervention Team training programme for 2019-2020. You will find here learning opportunities for school and settings staff from September 2019-July 2020.

Contents How to use the Training Directory .......................................................................................................................... 3

How to Apply ........................................................................................................................................................... 3

Bespoke Training ..................................................................................................................................................... 4

Calendar of courses ................................................................................................................................................. 5

FACT and FACT Plus (Tools to Profile a Child and Young Person’s Speech, Language and Communication Needs

and/or Social Communication Needs) – Early Years ............................................................................................... 7

FACT and FACT Plus (Tools to Profile a Child and Young Person’s Speech, Language and Communication Needs

and/or Social Communication Needs) – Key Stages 1 and 2, 3 and 4 .................................................................... 8

Attachment – Do you know me? ............................................................................................................................ 9

Supporting a child to manage their anxiety - SEMH ............................................................................................. 10

SEMH in the Mainstream Classroom .................................................................................................................... 11

Planning, monitoring and analysing for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.................... 12

Developing resilience and well-being in school .................................................................................................... 13

Training Session for TAs Who Are Supporting Young Pupils in Foundation Stage ............................................... 14

The role of the Early Years SENCo – professional development course ............................................................... 15

Making Sense of Autism ........................................................................................................................................ 16

Early Years ASD/SCD Awareness ........................................................................................................................... 17

Understanding and Managing Behaviours of Concern in Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum

Disorder and Social Communication Difficulties ................................................................................................... 18

Using Sensory Activity Breaks to Support Children with ASD/Sensory Integration Difficulties............................ 19

Social Scripts to Support Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Social

Communication Difficulties ................................................................................................................................... 20

Comic Strip Conversations to Support Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Social

Communication Difficulties ................................................................................................................................... 21

Anxiety and ASD – Strategies, resources and ideas to support targeted intervention - PRIMARY ...................... 22

Anxiety and ASD – Strategies, resources and ideas to support targeted intervention - SECONDARY ................. 23

Supporting young pupils with Downs Syndrome in the Early Years/Key Stage 1 classroom ................................ 24

An Introduction to Clicker 7 .................................................................................................................................. 25

Dyslexia ................................................................................................................................................................. 26

Executive Functioning ........................................................................................................................................... 27

Listening and Attention ......................................................................................................................................... 28

When Phonics Doesn’t Work – Primary Schools ................................................................................................... 29

When Phonics Hasn’t Worked – Secondary Schools ............................................................................................ 30

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Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties - Strategies for Schools ...................................................................... 31

Using Rainbow Road ............................................................................................................................................. 32

Dyscalculia – The Foundations of Numeracy ........................................................................................................ 33

Dyscalculia – Formal Numeracy ............................................................................................................................ 34

Using concrete aids to support numeracy ............................................................................................................ 35

Using Toe-by-Toe, ‘Word WASP’ and ‘The Hornet’ .............................................................................................. 36

Memory Difficulties ............................................................................................................................................... 37

Alternative Methods of Recording ........................................................................................................................ 38

Making the most of the ‘ACE Spelling Dictionary’ ................................................................................................ 39

Supporting Slow Processing Skills ......................................................................................................................... 40

Two day TEACCH course for Professionals working with Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum

Disorders and Social Communication Difficulties. ................................................................................................ 41

Speech and Language Therapy Early Years communication training ................................................................... 42

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How to use the Training Directory

The courses in the directory are set out in the three main categories of need:

Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Communication and Interaction

Cognition and Learning

Further courses may be advertised during the year to meet additional training needs and these will

be updated on Educate Weekly and Educate Extra – Inclusion.

All Communication & Interaction and the Cognition & Learning courses in this Training Directory can

be delivered directly to schools for the following charges (unless otherwise stated):

Whole School:

Half day = £515.00

Full day = £1,025.00

Twilight = £260.00 (maximum two hours)

For details on costings for whole school training for Social, Emotional and Mental Health courses

please contact:

[email protected]

How to Apply

Please apply for the training courses via email: inclusionandinterventiontraining@milton-

keynes.gov.uk stating the course, the date, who will be attending and their job role, including special

requirements/needs that the trainer should be aware of.

If any course is oversubscribed you will be asked if you would like to join the next course or be put on

a waiting list.

You will be informed if you have been allocated a place on the course.

If you have any queries please email:

[email protected]

Courses to be booked at least two weeks before course delivery date. Where there are too few

attendees to make sessions viable to run, notice of cancellation will be given at one – two weeks

prior to the course delivery date.

Course Evaluation:

We ask everyone to complete an evaluation form at the end of training sessions. We take your

feedback about training very seriously and your remarks will guide us when planning future training.

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Bespoke Training

We are also able to deliver training packages that are tailored to the individual needs of the school/setting or to the needs of a group of school/settings (for instance schools that are federated, settings that have multiple sites under one overarching company, or schools that are in the same locality). If you would like a bespoke training package, please contact the duty number to discuss your individual needs, or email us with the details of what you would like on [email protected].

Below are examples of training that we have previously delivered, that we could adapt for your needs: Letters and Sounds Teaching Phonics Co-ordination Difficulties Supporting Numeracy Skills Autism in the Early Years Autism, anxiety and approaches to support

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Calendar of courses Communication and

Interaction SEMH Cognition and Learning

September

October

03/10 Down Syndrome training – p24 17-18/10 – TEACCH – p41 24/10 Role of the Early Years SENCo session 1 – p15

10/10 Supporting a child to manage their anxiety – p10

09/10 An introduction to Clicker 7 – p25

November

07/11 Role of the Early Years SENCo session 2 – p15 13/11 Early Years ASD awareness – p17 21/11 Role of the Early Years SENCo session 3 – p15 27/11 Comic strip conversations – p21 28/11 FACT/FACT+ Early Years – p7

21/11 SEMH in the mainstream classroom – p11 21/11 Planning, monitoring and analysing for SEMH – p12

15/11 Making the most of the ACE spelling dictionary – p39 25/11 Using concrete aids – p35

December

11/12 Attachment – do you know me? – p9

January

09/01 Understanding and Managing Behaviours of Concern – p18 16/01 Using sensory activity breaks – p19 30/01 Role of the Early Years SENCo session 1 – p15 Anxiety – Strategies, resources and ideas to support targeted intervention – p22-2

16/01 When phonics isn’t working – p29-30 23/01 Using Toe by Toe (Word WASP and The Hornet) – p36 27/01 Dyslexia – p26

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February

13/02 Role of the Early Years SENCo session 2 – p15 13-14/02 TEACCH – p41 26/02 Making sense of autism – p16 26/02 Early Years ASD awareness – p17 27/02 Role of the Early Years SENCo session 3 – p15

06/02 Attachment – do you know me? – p9

05/02 Listening & Attention – p28 05/02 An introduction to Clicker 7 – p25 13/02 Executive Functioning – p27 27/02 Memory difficulties – p37

March

05/03 FACT/FACT+ KS3 and 4 – p8 05/03 Understanding and managing behaviours of concern – p18 19/03 FACT/FACT+ KS 1 and 2– p8 25/03 Anxiety, targeted intervention – p22-23

09/03 Developing self-esteem and resilience – p13

05/03 Alternative methods of recording – p38 12/03 Dyscalculia – foundations of numeracy – p33 26/03 Using Rainbow Road – p32 27/03 Developmental coordination difficulties – p31

April

23/04 SEMH in the mainstream classroom – p11 23/04 Planning, monitoring and analysing for SEMH – p12 29/04 Supporting a child to manage their anxiety – p10

30/04 Supporting slow processing skills – p40

May

14/05 Social scripts to support children with ASD/SCD – p20

07/05 Developing self-esteem and resilience – p13

06/05 Dyscalculia – formal numeracy – p34

June

11-12/06 TEACCH – p41

July

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Course Information

FACT and FACT Plus (Tools to Profile a Child and Young Person’s Speech, Language and Communication Needs and/or Social Communication Needs) – Early Years

Course summary: A course for staff or colleagues who are new to the FACT and FACT Plus documents. The revised FACT and FACT Plus are tools to support children and young people who may have an unidentified speech, language and communication need and/or social communication difficulty. The FACT Plus follows on from the FACT (First Assess Communication Tool), and is used to profile children and young people who are presenting with a degree of difficulty in the areas of Social Interaction and Social Communication. The FACT Plus profile will highlight any difficulties in these areas and provide a range of strategies and resources to support. Trainers: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • Background and the relevance of the FACT and FACT Plus • Pathway of support using the FACT and FACT Plus • How do you know whether to use the FACT Plus • How to profile a child or young person’s Social Communication Difficulties • How to set outcomes and match strategies to support children and young people • How to review the outcomes and next steps

Course dates and time: 28 November 2019, 9.30am-12pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? All professionals who work with children. Bookings:

Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees:

There is a no charge for this course. There will be a cancellation charge of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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FACT and FACT Plus (Tools to Profile a Child and Young Person’s Speech, Language and Communication Needs and/or Social Communication Needs) – Key Stages 1 and 2, 3 and 4

Course summary: A course for staff or colleagues who are new to the FACT and FACT Plus documents. The revised FACT and FACT Plus are tools to support children and young people who may have an unidentified speech, language and communication need and/or social communication difficulty. The FACT Plus follows on from the FACT (First Assess Communication Tool), and is used to profile children and young people who are presenting with a degree of difficulty in the areas of Social Interaction and Social Communication. The FACT Plus profile will highlight any difficulties in these areas and provide a range of strategies and resources to support. Trainers: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • Background and the relevance of the FACT and FACT Plus • Pathway of support using the FACT and FACT Plus • How do you know whether to use the FACT Plus • How to profile a child or young person’s Social Communication Difficulties • How to set outcomes and match strategies to support children and young people • How to review the outcomes and next steps Course dates and time: KS 1 and 2: 19 March 2020, 9.30am-12.00pm KS 3 and 4: 05 March 2020, 9.30am-12.00pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? SENCos, class teachers and teaching assistants working with children and young people in Key Stages 1-2 and 3-4. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees:

There is a no charge for this course. There will be a cancellation charge of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Attachment – Do you know me? Course summary: This training aims to develop an understanding of attachment for children who have suffered loss or trauma. It will consider practical classroom strategies to develop a safe haven to support these children within a mainstream school. Trainers: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • An understanding of attachment and how it impacts on the behaviour of some children • An awareness of some of the needs of children who have suffered loss or trauma • An understanding of the importance of fostering a nurturing environment • Practical strategies to support these children within a mainstream classroom Course dates and times: 11 December 2019, 9.15-11.45am 06 February 2020, 1.00-3.30pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? This training is useful for teachers, SENCos, teaching assistants and learning mentors working within a mainstream setting. It is recommended that teaching assistants attend alongside a class teacher or SENCo. Bookings Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There will be no charge for courses run by SEMH Specialist Teachers for maintained primary schools. There is a charge of £55 per delegate for academies. There will be a cancellation charge of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Supporting a child to manage their anxiety - SEMH Course summary: This training aims to provide staff with a clear understanding of what anxiety is and how to identify the signs a child is suffering with anxiety within their classroom. It will look at the different assessments and strategies to be used to help a pupil manage their anxiety successfully. Trainers: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content:

An understanding of anxiety and the different types of anxiety a child may be experiencing

An awareness of how anxiety can be displayed differently in children

Explore strategies and resources to help reduce anxiety for children within the mainstream classroom

Identifying assessment tools that can be used as part of the assess, plan, do, review cycle when supporting a child with anxiety

Course dates and time: 10 October 2019, 9.15-11.45am 29 April 2020, 1.30-4.00pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? This training is useful for teachers, SENCos, teaching assistants and learning mentors working within a mainstream setting. Bookings Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There will be no charge for courses run by SEMH Specialist Teachers for maintained primary schools. There is a charge of £55 per delegate for academies. There will be a cancellation charge of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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SEMH in the Mainstream Classroom Course summary: This training aims to develop an understanding of what children’s behaviour may be communicating to the adults who work with them. It focusses on meeting the needs of all children, including those with SEMH needs, by ensuring that Quality First Teaching provides an effective starting point for managing children’s behaviour in a mainstream setting. Trainers: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • Develop an understanding of how children communicate their needs through their behaviours • Identifying possible causes for the observable behaviours • Creating a positive classroom environment with systems and strategies that support effective

classroom management • The importance of relationships and the positive use of language Course dates and time: 21 November 2019, 9.00-10.30am 23 April 2020, 9.00-10.30am Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? This training is useful for teachers, SENCos, teaching assistants and learning mentors working within a mainstream setting. Bookings Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There will be no charge for courses run by SEMH Specialist Teachers for maintained primary schools. There is a charge of £55 per delegate for academies. There will be a cancellation charge of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Planning, monitoring and analysing for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs Course summary: This training aims to extend knowledge and understanding of a range of assessment tools, to enable you to plan, monitor and analyse effectively for children with SEMH needs. Trainers: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content:

Looking at some SEMH assessment tools

Identifying ways of monitoring children’s behavioural and emotional needs

Collating and analysing information to help plan for children with SEMH needs Course dates and time: 21 November 2019, 10.45am-12.15pm 23 April 2020, 10.45am-12.15pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? This training is useful for teachers, SENCos, teaching assistants and learning mentors working within a mainstream setting. Bookings Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There will be no charge for courses run by SEMH Specialist Teachers for maintained primary schools. There is a charge of £55 per delegate for academies. There will be a cancellation charge of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Developing resilience and well-being in school Course summary: This training aims to develop an understanding of resilience as an important key to promoting children’s well-being. It will focus on the protective factors that enable children to be resilient when they encounter challenges and problems. Trainers: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content:

Identify risk factors that can impact on a child’s mental health and well-being

Consider protective factors that enable children to be resilient and school structures that can support these children

Explore strategies and interventions to promote resilience and well-being in the classroom Course dates and time: 09 March 2020, 9.00am-12.00pm 07 May 2020, 9.00am-12.00pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? This training is useful for teachers, SENCos, teaching assistants and learning mentors working within a mainstream setting. Bookings Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There will be no charge for courses run by SEMH Specialist Teachers for maintained primary schools. There is a charge of £55 per delegate for academies. There will be a cancellation charge of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Training Session for TAs Who Are Supporting Young Pupils in Foundation Stage This training session forms part of the inclusion and intervention team’s transition support to schools and places will be limited. Audience: TAs who are supporting individual/groups of pupils with SEND in foundation stage. A refresher of skills and strategies, or to learn new skills Inclusion and Intervention Team will identify key schools. Additional places will be available, but limited. Trainers: Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: This course has a practical focus- practitioners can learn about strategies to support all young learners, as well as strategies for individual pupils with a range of needs:

Course dates and time: Autumn term 2019, date to be confirmed. Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? Teaching assistants who are working with young children with the transition to Foundation Stage. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and Cancellation Fees: There is no charge for this course. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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The role of the Early Years SENCo – professional development course Course summary:

This course runs over three half day sessions. Trainers:

Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: Attendees will learn:

About your role as a SENCo and how this relates to both the national and local picture.

How to support and work with other staff and parents.

How you can assess and plan for pupils with SEND using the graduated response model.

How processes work in Milton Keynes (including paperwork, funding, SEND Local Offer)

How you can meet the needs of different learners in your setting. Course dates and times: Strand 1: 24 October, 07 and 21 November 2019, 9.30am-12.00pm Strand 2: 30 January, 13 and 27 February 2020, 9.30am-12.00pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend?

For new or inexperienced SENCos working in non-maintained and maintained early years settings and OFSTED registered Childminders. Also useful for existing SENCos wishing to refresh their knowledge and understanding.

Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £100.00 charge per delegate, covering all three sessions. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £100.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Making Sense of Autism Course summary General awareness and basic understanding of autism spectrum disorder, as well as ideas to develop successful relationships and interactions within their roles in school. This course will also be appropriate for staff that are new-to-role or new to working within schools, settings and other environments. Who should attend? This is a half-day basic presentation aimed at all staff within any education setting including office staff, governors, caretakers, drivers and escorts. Trainer: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course Date and Time: 26 February 2020, 9.00am-12.00pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and Cancellation fees: The cost of this training is £55.00 per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Early Years ASD/SCD Awareness Course summary: This course runs for one whole day. Training: Inclusion and Intervention Specialist Teacher and Speech and Language Therapist Course content: Attendees will learn:

How Social Communication Difficulties (SCD) and Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) present in young children, including sensory sensitivities.

What you can do to support young pupils with SCD/ASD in the following areas: - Communication and interaction - Play and learning through a structured approach (TEACCH) - Meeting sensory needs - How to understand and manage behaviour

Course dates and times: 13 November 2019, 9.00am-4.30pm 04 March 2020, 9.00am-4.00pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? Practitioners working in maintained and non-maintained early years settings (nurseries and pre-schools) and OFSTED registered childminders. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is no charge for this course (maintained, non-maintained early years settings and Ofsted registered childminders only). There will be a cancellation charge of £110.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Understanding and Managing Behaviours of Concern in Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Social Communication Difficulties Course summary: A course to develop an understanding of why children and young people with ASD and Social Communication Difficulties display behaviours of concern. The course looks at the reasons behind the behaviour and provides a tool with which to unpick the behaviour and support children and young people in your setting. Trainers: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content:

How the characteristics of Autism and associated psychological theories impact on behaviour

How to use the iceberg and STAR tools to identify and unpick underlying reasons for behaviour

Know strategies and resources to support children and young people

Course dates and time: 09 January 2020, 9.15am-12.15pm 05 March 2020, 9.15am-12.15pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? Headteachers, class teachers and teaching assistants who are working with children and young people with ASD or SCD. This course is open to other professionals who feel they would benefit from this course. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and Cancellation Fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Using Sensory Activity Breaks to Support Children with ASD/Sensory Integration Difficulties Course summary: It is being increasingly recognised that children, particularly with ASD/SCD, may have difficulties with sensory processing and integration and require activity breaks to allow them to be in the calm/alert state that is optimum for learning. This course looks at ways this may be achieved in a mainstream classroom. Trainers: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • This is a practical session where you will experience a range of sensory activities • Awareness of sensory issues and how they may have an impact • Awareness of classroom environment and adjustments that can be made • How to achieve the calm/alert state to learn • In addition the programmes used will help to develop coordination, body awareness,

cooperation and communication skills and aim to reduce anxieties Please wear comfortable clothing. Course dates and time: 16 January 2020, 9.15-12pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? Class teachers, teaching assistants and key workers who are working with children with ASD or Social Communication Difficulties in the Early Years, KS1 and KS2. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and Cancellation Fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Social Scripts to Support Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Social Communication Difficulties Course summary: A course to develop skills to enable participants to write Social Scripts to develop social understanding in children and young people with ASD and Social Communication Difficulties. The course will provide the theory behind Social Scripts and give support to write a Social Script and the use of Power Cards to enhance Social Scripts. Participants will take away a Social Script they have written at the end of the session. Trainers: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • Reasons and research for using Social Scripts • How to write a Social Script • Opportunity to write a Social Script with support • Using Power Cards to enhance Social Scripts Course date and time: 14 May 2020, 9.30am – 11.45am Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? SENCos, class teachers and teaching assistants who are working with children and young people with ASD or Social Communication Difficulties. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Comic Strip Conversations to Support Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Social Communication Difficulties Course summary: A course to develop skills to enable participants to write Comic Strip Conversations, based on the principles of Carol Gray, to develop social understanding and to resolve social misunderstandings in children and young people with ASD and Social Communication Difficulties. The course will provide the opportunity to take away a written CSC at the end of the session. Trainers: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • Reasons for using Comic Strip Conversations • How to write a Comic Strip Conversation using guidelines based • Opportunity to write a Comic Strip Conversation with support Course date and time: 27 November 2019, 1.30-3.30pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? SENCos, class teachers and teaching assistants who are working with children and young people with ASD or Social Communication Difficulties. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Anxiety and ASD – Strategies, resources and ideas to support targeted intervention - PRIMARY Course summary: Understand how children with autism spectrum disorder may present when experiencing anxiety. Know a variety of effective strategies that can be put in place to support. Know where to access additional resources to support ongoing needs. Trainer: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course Date and Time: 25 March 2020, 9.00am-12.00pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and Cancellation fees: The cost of this training is £55.00 per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Anxiety and ASD – Strategies, resources and ideas to support targeted intervention - SECONDARY Course summary: Understand how children with autism spectrum disorder may present when experiencing anxiety. Know a variety of effective strategies that can be put in place to support. Know where to access additional resources to support ongoing needs. Trainer: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course Date and Time: 25 March 2020, 1.00-4.00pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and Cancellation fees: The cost of this training is £55.00 per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Supporting young pupils with Downs Syndrome in the Early Years/Key Stage 1 classroom Course summary: This is a morning session aimed at helping those who support pupils with Downs Syndrome in the Early Years or Key Stage 1 classroom. Trainers: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team

Course content: Attendees will learn:

About the typical learning profile of a child with Down’s Syndrome

How to successfully plan for and deliver support for young pupils with Down’s Syndrome

How to build on strengths, and help overcome challenges across the curriculum Course dates and times: 03 October 2019, 9.00am-12.00pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK 3EJ Who should attend? For practitioners working in non-maintained settings and maintained early years and KS1 environments. OFSTED registered childminders may also find aspects of this course useful. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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An Introduction to Clicker 7

Course summary This course will provide an introduction to using Clicker7 in the classroom. It will demonstrate how sentence building sets, word banks and predictive text can be used to support development of writing across the curriculum and key stages.

The session is an ideal opportunity to learn of the various tools available and for teachers and senior leaders to assess the potential for Clicker to support teaching and learning in their school.

Course date and time:

09 October 2019 and 05 February 2020, 3.30-5.00pm

Course tutor: Mike Lewis

Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK 3EJ

Who should attend:

Senior Leaders, EMACOs SENCOs, Teachers, TAs

Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Dyslexia Course summary: This course aims to increase practitioners’ ability and confidence to identify and accommodate the learning differences experienced by pupils on the dyslexia spectrum. The course also aims to increase understanding of why pupils with dyslexia frequently underachieve. There will be an opportunity to gain increased familiarity with MK dyslexia documentation and suggestions of the adjustments that can be made in teaching and learning methods, which can make all the difference. Training: Inclusion and Intervention Team Specialist Teacher Course content: • Differences to look out for • The implications of these differences • Strategies to use these differences to the advantage of the learners • How to advise students on extended writing, note-taking, memorising vocabulary and reading to

remember • How to encourage CYP to look at how they learn, to use their strengths and to try out alternatives Course date and time: 27 January 2020, 9.15-12pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK 3EJ Who should attend? SENCos, class teachers and teaching assistants in KS2 and above Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Executive Functioning Course summary: Are you working with learners who find it hard to plan, to organise and to complete tasks? Do you want to help them be able to manage their thoughts, actions and emotions, so that they will be able to do things for themselves? Then come along to this session to try out some strategies to help you achieve that. Trainer: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content:

• An introduction to executive functions • Signs of difficulties with these functions • The impact of executive function difficulties • Examples of techniques and strategies

Course date and time: 13 February 2020, 9.15-11.45am Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK 3EJ Who should attend? SENCos, class teachers and teaching assistants in KS2 and above Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Listening and Attention Course summary: Do you work with learners who just don’t listen? Or those who do want to learn but can’t maintain attention long enough? Are you worried about the impact their lack of ability to develop the skills of listening and attention will have on all areas of their learning and future? If so, come along to this session. Trainer: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • Definitions

• Normal development

• Causes and effects of difficulties

• Approaches and activities to help

Course date and time: 5 February 2020, 9.15-11.45am Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK 3EJ Who should attend? SENCos, class teachers and teaching assistants in KS2 and above Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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When Phonics Doesn’t Work – Primary Schools Course summary: Are you working with children who have followed a synthetic phonics program for a couple of years, in class, in small groups and even 1:1 perhaps, and they’re still not getting it? Are you wondering why that might be? Are you desperate to help them because you understand the importance of reading and spelling to their future success and enjoyment? If so, this may be one of the sessions you’re looking for. Trainer: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • The complexities of reading and spelling

• A quick recap of synthetic phonics

• Some reasons why some learners can’t get it this way

• An introduction to alternative approaches to enable them access to texts for information and

pleasure.

Course date and time: 16 January 2020, 9.15-11.45am Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK 3EJ Who should attend? SENCos, class teachers and teaching assistants in primary Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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When Phonics Hasn’t Worked – Secondary Schools Course summary: Are you working with students who, despite following a synthetic phonics program at primary school and may have had another shot at it with different resources in secondary, are still not reading and/or spelling at minimum functional levels? Are you wondering why that might be? Are you desperate to help them because you understand the importance of reading and spelling to their future success and enjoyment? If so, this may be one of the sessions you’re looking for. Trainer: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • The complexities of reading and spelling

• A quick recap of synthetic phonics

• Some reasons why some learners can’t get it this way

• An introduction to alternative approaches to enable them to access texts for information and

pleasure.

Course date and time: 16 January 2020, 1.00-4.00pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK 3EJ Who should attend? SENCos, class teachers and teaching assistants in secondary Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties - Strategies for Schools Course summary: One in six children in the average class will have some co-ordination difficulty affecting classroom performance. This course will provide you with the strategies to develop co-ordination skills in school. Trainers: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • Introduction to coordination difficulties

• Gross motor skills development and effect on function

• Fine motor skills development and challenges to classroom performance

• Organisation

• Foundation blocks for handwriting

• Practical activities and resources • Details of some co-ordination programmes Course dates and time: 27 March 2020, 9.00am-12.00pm Limited to 16 participants. Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? SENCos, class teachers and teaching assistants. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate.

There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Using Rainbow Road Course summary: The Rainbow Road Programme has been created to help children aged from four to 12 years of age with specific learning difficulties. It can also be used in Early Years as whole class activities. Written by a paediatric occupational therapist with over 25 years of experience, each activity is tried and tested. It is a treasury of targeted activity cards to develop students’ development of foundational skills including sensory motor, fine motor, visual perceptual, and memory areas. Trainer: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • What is Rainbow Road? • Rainbow Road activities overview • Practical demonstration and opportunities to trial some of the activities • How to use Rainbow Road in school

NB: Please bring along your box if you already have one. Course date and time: 26 March 2020, 9.00am-12.00pm Limited to 16 participants. Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? SENCos, class teachers and teaching assistants: • who already have ‘Rainbow Road’ in their school • who are thinking about purchasing the resource • who are interested in developmental coordination difficulties and are looking for supportive

strategies and activities Bookings:

Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Dyscalculia – The Foundations of Numeracy Course summary: This session aims to develop an understanding of the difficulties experienced by pupils who have dyscalculia and to consider practical strategies we can use to enable them to understand numbers and use them with confidence and enjoyment. Trainer: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • Definition of dyscalculia • Implications • Identification • Supportive strategies – for counting and calculation to 100, multiplication and division NB: Delegates will be emailed a list of equipment to bring to the session. Course date and time: 12 March 2020, 9.00am-12.00pm Limited to 16 participants Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? SENCos, class teachers and teaching assistants working with pupils experiencing difficulties with numeracy in primary and secondary schools. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Dyscalculia – Formal Numeracy Course summary: This session aims to develop an understanding of the difficulties, frustrations and loss of self-esteem experienced by students who have dyscalculia and to consider practical strategies to remove barriers to their understanding and learning of formal numeracy. Trainer: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • Definition of dyscalculia • Implications • Identification • Supportive strategies – for place value, written methods, word problems and life skills. NB: Delegates will be emailed a list of equipment to bring to the session. Course date and time: 06 May 2020, 9.00am-12.00pm Limited to 16 participants Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? SENCos, class teachers and teaching assistants working with pupils experiencing difficulties with numeracy in primary and secondary. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Using concrete aids to support numeracy Course summary: Ways of using Base 10 blocks, Number Box and Cuisenaire Trainer:

Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: How to use Base 10 Blocks to support pupils to: • build numbers • compare numbers • estimate and measure • add, subtract, multiply and divide • understand place value, partitioning, exchange and decomposition • understand decimals, percentage, fractions • understand area and volume NB: Participants will need to bring their own sets of Base 10 Blocks to the session in order to carry out the practical activities. Course date and time: 25 November 2019, 9.00am-12.00pm Limited to 16 participants Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? SENCos, class teachers and teaching assistants. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Using Toe-by-Toe, ‘Word WASP’ and ‘The Hornet’ Course Summary: The session will focus on using ‘Toe-by-Toe’ - the highly structured reading manual, aimed at seven years to adults, which includes new concepts periodically, whilst continuously reinforcing concepts and words that have already been learned. The progress made by working in tiny steps, boosts confidence and self-esteem. We will also look at ‘The Word Wasp’ - a comprehensive, structured and diagnostic manual aimed at eight years+ and ‘The Hornet’ a literacy primer for teaching the basic rules and structures of English reading and spelling fundamental structures and conventions, aimed at five years+ who are having difficulties with vowels. Trainer: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • The theory and concepts of the approach • What each manual covers • How to use the manuals NB: Participants should bring a copy of their books (a pencil and rubber). If you do not yet have any of these books in your school and would like to come to the session to evaluate their appropriateness for your pupils before purchasing, please contact Janet Probert: [email protected] Course date and time: 23 January 2020, 9.00am-12.00pm Limited to 16 Participants Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK 3EJ Who should attend? SENCos, class teachers, teaching assistants in primary and secondary schools. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Memory Difficulties Course summary: An overview of the multiple facets of our memory, how they work together to help us function efficiently, the consequences of weaknesses in the system and ways to support these. Trainer: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • An introduction to the theories of memory • Discussions about, and practical illustrations of, the impact of memory weaknesses on learning

and self-esteem and the implications for assessment, instruction and intervention • Sharing and trialling of strategies to support pupils with memory difficulties at school and beyond Course date and time: 27 February 2020, 9.15-11.45am Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK 3EJ Who should attend? Class teachers, teaching assistants and SENCos across primary and secondary. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Alternative Methods of Recording Course summary: Recording is often problematic for pupils with SEND. This course explores methods of recording using Quality Teaching and the use of ICT in the classroom for pupils with SEND. Trainers: Mike Lewis Course content: • Accessing the curriculum through Quality Teaching and Differentiation • Using ICT to access the curriculum for pupils with SEND Course date and time: 05 March 2020, 1.30-3.00pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK 3EJ Who should attend? SENCos, class teachers and teaching assistants. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and Cancellation Fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Making the most of the ‘ACE Spelling Dictionary’ Course summary: To be confident to instruct and support pupils to use the ‘ACE Spelling Dictionary’ to cope with the anomalies of the spelling of English. Trainer: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • The skills needed to access the ‘ACE Spelling Dictionary’ and how to

teach these. • How to find desired words in the ‘ACE Spelling Dictionary’. • Awareness of how the dictionary deals with the anomalies of the spelling of English and how to

teach these to pupils. • Ideas for practice activities for pupils to enable independent usage. NB: Bring a copy of the ACE Spelling Dictionary (at least one between two) any edition. If you do not yet have any of these dictionaries in your school and would like to come to the session to evaluate their effectiveness before purchasing, please contact Janet Probert: [email protected] Course date and time: 15 November 2019, 9.00-11.45am Limited to 20 participants Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK 3EJ Who should attend? Class teachers, teaching assistants and SENCos Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and cancellation fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Supporting Slow Processing Skills Course summary: Information based on cognitive research, discussions and tasks to help recognise, understand and address learning, social and emotional issues associated with slow processing speed. Trainer: Members of the Inclusion and Intervention Team Course content: • An explanation of processing speed • A description of the different types of processing • Consideration of the impact of slow processing speed at school on learning, on social

relationships and on emotion well-being • Informal assessment of processing profiles • Awareness of our own processing profile and its effect on our relationship with slow processing

pupils • Sharing practical strategies to accommodate slow processing skills at school, while supporting

social and emotional well-being Course dates and time: 30 April 2020, 9.00am-12.00pm Venue: Civic Offices, Central Milton Keynes MK 3EJ Who should attend? Class teachers, teaching assistants and SENCos, across primary and secondary Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and Cancellation Fees: There is a £55.00 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £55.00 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Two day TEACCH course for Professionals working with Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Social Communication Difficulties. Course summary A course to deepen participants’ understanding of the impact of autism on children and young people and to enhance their knowledge of TEACCH approaches and the use of structured teaching to promote their students’ learning, independence and wellbeing. The course will include theoretical and practical components to enable participants to relate the course content to their own context and their students’ needs. Following the course support for implementation in your own setting can provided on request at an agreed daily rate. Trainers: Advanced Skills TEACCH Trainers accredited by University of North Carolina Course Content:

Philosophical foundation of the TEACCH approach

Understanding the impact of autism and its implication for how students learn.

Using Structured Teaching to promote independence, generalisation, flexibility, self-advocacy

and wellbeing.

Promoting functional communication

Supporting positive behaviours

Course date and Time: 17 and 18 October 2019 13 and 14 February 2020 11 and 12 June 2020 Venue: Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ Who should attend? School leaders, SENCos, teachers, teaching assistants and other professionals who are working with children and young people with ASDs or Social Communication difficulties. Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and Cancellation fees: There is a £200 charge per delegate. There will be a cancellation charge for the full amount of £200 applied unless two working days’ notice is given.

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Speech and Language Therapy Early Years communication training Course summary Session 1 Typical speech, language and communication development By the end of Session 1 session, participants will:

Have an awareness of the current context relating to Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN).

Have knowledge of speech, language and communication developmental milestones in children aged 0-5 years.

Profile a child’s speech, language and communication development.

Have an understanding of universal, targeted and specialist levels of provision. Session 2 Positive approaches to support communication development By the end of Session 2, participants will:

Have an awareness of strategies to support all children’s communication development at the universal and targeted level.

Consider the role of the environment in supporting speech, language and communication

Develop understanding and awareness of resources and considerations for running successful language groups

Trainer: Alexis Judd, Speech and Language Therapist Course Date and Time: Dates to follow Venue: Speech and Language Therapy, Milton Keynes University Hospital MK6 5AZ Bookings: Email: [email protected] Cost and Cancellation fees: This course is free.