Supporting Autistic Children in Primary (x5 weeks)
This 5-day course includes the following:
Week 1
- What is Autism? The diagnosis and our experiences.
Week 2
- Sensory processing and strategies to support.
Week 3
- Communication and strategies to support.
Week 4
- Accessing the curriculum - strategies
Week 5
- Managing behaviour, emotion and anxiety difficulties
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 children with autism in mainstream primary school
Settings will:
- have staff who have 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 primary schools, SENCOs, Teachers, and Teaching Assistants
Date
8th January 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
15th January 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
22nd January 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
29th January 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
5th February 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
15th January 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
22nd January 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
29th January 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
5th February 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
Venue
SEND Outreach Service, Discovery School, Battery Road, SE28 0JN
Tutors
SEND Outreach Support Service
Date
17th April 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
24th April 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
1st May 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
8th May 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
15th May 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
24th April 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
1st May 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
8th May 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
15th May 2026 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
Venue
SEND Outreach Service, Discovery School, Battery Road, SE28 0JN
Tutors
SEND Outreach Support Service
Year 3 Writing and Mathematics Moderation
This session will be an opportunity for year 3 teachers to work with colleagues from other Royal Greenwich schools and consider the end of year 3 National Curriculum expectations for writing and mathematics.
During the session, participants will:
- consider the end of year 3 National Curriculum expectations for writing and mathematics through professional dialogue
- benchmark their pupil's work
- be able to identify any gaps in pupils' attainment or curriculum provision
- share examples and good practice with colleagues
Pupils will:
- be enabled and supported to reach expectations appropriate to their ability and in line with similar pupils nationally
Practitioners will:
- benchmark their judgements with other schools against national standards
Settings will:
- be secure in their teacher assessment judgements for year 3 writing and mathematics
Year 3 teachers
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
Date
20th January 2026 (8:30am - 10:00am)
Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC) at Eltham
Tutors
Members of the School Improvement Service
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
100% of attendees to have completed feedback, would recommend this course.