Direct Services to Schools

Courses
Supporting Autistic Children in Early Years
This 1-day course specifically focuses on meeting the needs of autistic children in the Foundation stage.  It covers:
  • What is autism?
  • Communication development and strategies
  • Sensory sensitivities and strategies to manage them
  • Behaviour difficulties and strategies to support and manage them
Pupils will:
  • be provided with appropriate strategies and support to assist their inclusion, interaction, and access to all areas of the curriculum
Practitioners will:
  • have a deeper understanding of autism and how it affects children and their families
  • be equipped with a range of strategies to support autistic children in mainstream nurseries, reception classes, or primary schools
Settings will:
  • have staff with a greater understanding of best practice in relation to autistic children, as well as the sensory difficulties they experience which can affect their ability to be included
Staff supporting autistic pupils in the Foundation stage, SENCOs, Teachers, and Teaching Assistants
Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
Date
19th January 2026 (9:30am - 4:00pm)
Venue
SEND Outreach Service, Discovery School, Battery Road, SE28 0JN
Tutors
SEND Outreach Support Service
Cost
Free to RBG schools
£200 for non-RBG schools

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Using your school and pupil contextual information to support your school priorities (Primary)
During this session governors will have an opportunity to:
  • Understand how the Inspection Dashboard Summary Report (IDSR) is used by Ofsted when preparing for a school inspection
  • Become familiar with how data is calculated and presented in the IDSR
  • Have an opportunity to look at their own school's IDSR and consider questions they may want to raise with leaders
  • Find out about key accountability measures for primary schools
  • Consider best practice in assessment processes in primary schools
Governors will develop strategies for:
  • interrogating key school accountability measures
  • effective questioning of leaders based on data presented
  • identifying school improvement evidenced by in-school data
All Royal Greenwich Primary School Governors
Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
Date
20th January 2026 (8:30am - 10:00am)
Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC) at Eltham
Tutors
Members of the School Improvement Service
Cost
£50 for RBG schools

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KS2 Expected Standard writing moderation workshop for Year 6 teachers

This session will focus on particular criteria within the expected standard and provide an opportunity for participants to:  

  • Strengthen their understanding of the KS2 writing national standards
  • Moderate a range of writing from their Year 6 pupils with other schools 

Delegates will be required to bring along a selection of Year 6 writing evidence from their school to moderate with other schools against the expected standard statements. 

The second moderation workshop session, in March,  will focus on the criteria within the greater depth standard. 

A recorded presentation detailing the requirements and arrangements for statutory moderation in 2026 will also be made available for participants to download and share with other relevant members of staff in their school.

Pupils will: 

  • be enabled and supported to reach expectations appropriate to their ability and in line with similar pupils nationally 
Practitioners will: 
  • moderate and validate their judgements with other schools against national standards 
Settings will:
  • be secure in their teacher assessment judgements for Year 6 writing

Year 6 Teachers of all Primary schools

Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
100% of attendees to have completed feedback, would recommend this course.
Date
20th January 2026 (10:00am - 12:00pm)
Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC) at Eltham
Tutors
Members of the School Improvement Service
Cost
£40 for RBG schools
£50 for non-RBG schools

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SENCO Network Meeting

A networking session for SENCOs to share new developments in SEND. This session will provide support, information, advice and sign posting for SENCOs in mainstream schools in Royal Borough of Greenwich.

SENCOs will:

  • have access to up-to-date information on SEND developments that are taking place in Royal Greenwich
  • have access to specialist advice and support that supports working as a SENCO in mainstream school setting
  • have opportunities to network with other SENCOs in a similar role in schools in Royal Greenwich

 

Primary and Secondary SENCOs

Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
98% of attendees to have completed feedback, would recommend this course.
Date
20th January 2026 (2:00pm - 5:00pm)
Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC) at Eltham
Tutors
SEND Outreach Support Service Manager
Cost
£30 for RBG schools
£40 for non-RBG schools

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Date
16th June 2026 (2:00pm - 5:00pm)
Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC) at Eltham
Tutors
SEND Outreach Support Service Manager
Cost
£30 for RBG schools
£40 for non-RBG schools

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