The following training courses are run by trained Speech and Language Therapists via a live video session. Our training is aimed at education, health and social care staff. They are also relevant for Student Speech and Language Therapists, Speech and Language Therapy assistants and newly qualified therapists.
All our training includes a live video session with a Speech and Language Therapist, opportunities for questions and answers, training slides and other resources if applicable.
If you are a Hackney or London school who already accesses our Speech and Language Therapy service, please contact your link therapist if you are interested in any of these training sessions as they can be included as part of your traded service.
Communication Friendly Nursery
A communication friendly environment is one that promotes and supports children’s language and communication skills. This course will help you to think about your early years environment and how to make it as communication friendly as possible for all children, whatever their level of communication.
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Any early years setting staff – schools and PVIs (private, voluntary and independent settings)
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Booking for this training is now closed.
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Colourful Semantics in the Classroom
An opportunity to learn about the fundamentals of this very popular and evidence-based approach to supporting vocabulary learning, comprehension, sentence structure and narrative with practical examples of how to implement the approach in your classroom.
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This course is aimed at primary school teachers and support staff
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Tuesday 26th April, 3.30-5pm
£35 per person
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Strategies to support Autism
Autistic individuals often require additional support to develop their social and emotional regulation skills and to participate effectively in lessons at school. By drawing on their strengths, it is possible to implement strategies to support their difficulties. This training shares key strategies to support autistic children and young people to succeed at school.
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Must have attended ‘Understanding Autism’ training first
This training:
- is aimed at teachers and support staff
- can be delivered to early years settings, primary school
and/or secondary schools
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Thursday 5th May, 3.30-5pm
£35 per person
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Learning more than one language
This course will cover:
- Understanding the process of developing English as an Additional Language (EAL)
- Consider ways practitioners can support children to participate fully and access the curriculum
- Consider ways of involving parents
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Any early years setting staff – schools and PVIs (private, voluntary and independent settings)
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Thursday 19th May, 3.30-5pm
£35 per person
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Working with deaf children and young people
Deafness is low in incidence but high in need. This session is for all teaching and support staff in primary and secondary school settings. The session will describe the different levels of deafness, hearing amplification, and how to achieve a deaf-friendly classroom. The session will also showcase some popular speech and language therapies used with deaf children throughout the years.
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This training:
- is aimed at teachers and support staff
- is relevant for primary school
and secondary schools
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Tuesday 24th May, 3.30-5pm
£35 per person
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Neurodiversity in the mainstream primary classroom
This course will cover:
- what is neurodiversity?
- co-morbidities including ADHD, ASD, DLD, SpLD, SEMH: who can diagnose and current provision and support
- high functioning ASD in girls
- executive function skills and the impact at a classroom level
- the importance of advocating for these pupils
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This training:
- is aimed at primary teachers, SENCOs and support staff
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Wednesday 25th May, 3.30-5pm
£35 per person
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Identifying speech, language and communication needs
This training will support you to identify children who may have speech, language and communication needs and will highlight what to look out for at school and home.
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This training
- is aimed at primary and secondary teachers, teaching assistants and support staff
- may also be relevant for social care staff and other MDT professionals
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Thursday 16th June, 3.30-5pm
£35 per person
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Word Aware
Word Aware is a whole school approach for teaching vocabulary to every child. This training explains the importance of teaching vocabulary for all children, and details a specific approach for selecting, teaching and reviewing vocabulary that teachers can incorporate into their lessons every day. It shares fun games and activities and provides practical advice for setting up Word Aware as a whole school approach for enhancing vocabulary knowledge. This training is delivered by an accredited Word Aware trainer.
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- Teachers must attend
- Support staff can also attend
- This training is aimed at primary schools.
- Please contact us if you are interested in the Early Years Word Aware course which is aimed at early years settings.
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Tuesday 28th June, 9.30-4.30pm
£50 per person
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