Supporting students with an ASD in Primary School (5 weeks)
This five-day course includes the following:
Week 1
- What is ASD? Sharing our experiences of ASD
Week 2
- Theories linked to Autism - personal experiences and sensory sensitivities
Week 3
- Communication - Strategies to Assist
Week 4
- Approaches and Strategies
Week 5
- Managing Behaviour, Emotion and Anxiety
- Difficulties with Pupils with an ASD
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 deeper understanding of autism and how it affects children and their families
- be equipped with a range of strategies to support children with autism in mainstream primary school
Settings will:
- have staff who have a greater understanding of best practice in relation to children with autism as well as the sensory difficulties they experience which can affect their ability to be included
Staff supporting pupils with an ASD in primary schools, SENCOs/Teachers & Teaching Assistants
100% of attendees to have completed feedback, would recommend this course.
Date
16th September 2024 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
23rd September 2024 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
30th September 2024 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
7th October 2024 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
14th October 2024 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
23rd September 2024 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
30th September 2024 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
7th October 2024 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
14th October 2024 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
Venue
SEND Outreach, King's Park Campus, Eltham Palace Road, SE9 5LX
Tutors
SEND Outreach Support Service
Date
16th January 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
23rd January 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
30th January 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
6th February 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
13th February 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
23rd January 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
30th January 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
6th February 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
13th February 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
Venue
SEND Outreach, King's Park Campus, Eltham Palace Road, SE9 5LX
Tutors
SEND Outreach Support Service
Date
24th April 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
1st May 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
8th May 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
15th May 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
22nd May 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
1st May 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
8th May 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
15th May 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
22nd May 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
Venue
SEND Outreach, King's Park Campus, Eltham Palace Road, SE9 5LX
Tutors
SEND Outreach Support Service
Primary Geography Subject Leader Network Meetings
We would like to invite primary Geography Subject Leaders to attend a series of 3 network meetings that will take place over the course of the academic year. The meetings will be a fantastic opportunity to meet colleagues from different schools, share good practice and discuss current research and initiatives.
The sessions will be run by Pete Dickinson, the Geography Lead at Alex Mcleod, as part of the work with RBG EYFS/Primary Strategy Group. Pete has experience of teaching and leading Geography at both primary and secondary schools and is passionate about working with other Geography leads across Greenwich.
The sessions will include:
- Opportunities for leaders to reflect on their leadership of Geography and identify areas to develop back in school
- Collaborate and share best practice with Geography leads across Greenwich
- A close look at progression of different strands of Geography from EYFS to YR7
- A deep understanding of substantive and disciplinary subject knowledge
- Understanding what excellence looks like
- Online opportunities to keep in touch between sessions
We encourage subject leaders from all Greenwich primary schools and with all levels of experience to join us. KS3 Geography teachers/leads are welcome to attend.
*Paediatric 1st Aid
Dynamo Concise will provide the Level 3 course in partnership with Highfield (the awarding body). Their aim is to deliver top quality training services in Paediatric First Aid
The training consists of an online theory which participants will need to complete ahead of the day and the practical itself. The online theory will be sent in advance once you have booked on the course. Please note if you do not complete the online training ahead of the day, you will not be able to take part and will still be charged the full amount.
- Aims and principles of first aid.
- Prevention of cross-infection during first aid procedures.
- Basic life support (CPR).
- Management of the unconscious casualty.
- Assessment and treatment of a casualty who is wounded, bleeding or shocked.
- How to deal with burns, poisoning and eye injuries.
- Assessment and treatment of common major and minor illnesses, including fractures, dislocation, head injuries, epilepsy and diabetes.
- Managing asthma attacks and choking.
- Legal aspects of first aid at work – record keeping and use of equipment
PVIs and Childminders
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
- Reassessment process.
Course attendees will be sent a link via email before the training, giving them access to a 30 minute video which they should watch before attending the course. If you are booking this course for someone else, please forward the link to them when you receive. It is important that the video is watched before attending the course.
STEPS will observe the staff member teaching the programme if requested by the school.
Pupils with barriers to learning will:
- acquire phonic and spelliing 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