**SEND: Neurodiversity affirming environments**
This in person classroom based training is delivered by Kerry Murphy who has lived experience of
neurodivergence and disability. An environment can act as either a barrier or a co-regulator for children’s
development, play, and wellbeing. This course explores how to design and adapt early years environments so that they affirm sensory, social, and emotional diversity. Participants will learn how to embed practices that foster belonging, flexibility, and authentic participation for all children
neurodivergence and disability. An environment can act as either a barrier or a co-regulator for children’s
development, play, and wellbeing. This course explores how to design and adapt early years environments so that they affirm sensory, social, and emotional diversity. Participants will learn how to embed practices that foster belonging, flexibility, and authentic participation for all children
This course equips participants with knowledge & skills to
recognise how environments can support or undermine the regulation, participation, and agency of neurodivergent children
apply practical strategies to design spaces, routines, and resources that are responsive to diverse sensory and developmental needs
reflect on how the environment acts as a coregulator and what this means for inclusive early
years pedagogy
recognise how environments can support or undermine the regulation, participation, and agency of neurodivergent children
apply practical strategies to design spaces, routines, and resources that are responsive to diverse sensory and developmental needs
reflect on how the environment acts as a coregulator and what this means for inclusive early
years pedagogy
Leaders & Managers
Setting SENCO
Childminders
Practitioners
Playworkers
Setting SENCO
Childminders
Practitioners
Playworkers
**Makaton Level 1**
Level 1 provides an in-depth understanding of Makaton and how it can be used to support children needing help in developing their communication skills
You will learn about 150 signs and symbols from the core vocabulary and some additional signs.
You will receive a manual with all the signs and symbols from the training and 8 hours of
certified tuition over 2 days.
You will receive a manual with all the signs and symbols from the training and 8 hours of
certified tuition over 2 days.
Science Subject Leaders Network
This meeting will support Science Subject Leaders with specific aspects of their role and provide up-to-date information on current research and policies. It will support Science Subject Leaders to explore ways of continuing to improve the quality of teaching and learning in science and will provide opportunities to share effective practice.
Pupils will:
- benefit from improved teaching and learning
- have improved behaviours for learning
Subject Leaders will:
- be able to achieve outstanding or improved outcomes across their school
- be able to plan for effective and personalised interventions
Settings will:
- benefit from improved leadership, and teaching, learning and assessment
Secondary and Special School Subject Leaders
100% of attendees to have completed feedback, would recommend this course.
Date
9th March 2026 (1:00pm - 4:00pm)
Venue
At host school
Tutors
Members of the School Improvement Service
Cost
£60 for RBG schools
£70 for non-RBG schools
For 2025/2026, schools that subscribe to the Greenwich Learning Partnership have full access to all leadership networks at no additional cost. Non-subscribing schools may be charged for attendance at certain network sessions.
Phonics Programme 'STEPS to Success'
This 2-day course will enable all practitioners to deliver a structured, multisensory and cumulative phonics literacy programme.
Training will include reading and spelling theory, principles of effective teaching within the programme, and will also cover the reassessment process.
STEPS will observe the staff member teaching the programme if requested by the school.
Pupils with barriers to learning will:
- acquire phonic and spelling via a structured, cumulative, multi-sensory learning programme
Practitioners will:
- benefit from training from experienced dyslexia specialist teachers
- understand the best ways to improve reading and spelling outcomes
Settings will:
- have staff who are trained to deliver a successful teaching programme
SENCOs, Teachers, and Teaching Assistants