Direct Services to Schools

Courses
Transition day for all vulnerable students including those with SEND transferring to secondary school in September 2025
Session to exchange information on students transferring to secondary schools.
Pupils will:
  • have a smooth transfer to secondary school with information passed between primary and secondary school SENCOs
Staff will:
  • have accurate and detailed information about students prior to transfer to assist in planning for their needs
Settings will:
  • be able to allocate resources effectively to meet the needs of students transferring, in advance of transfer
 
 
Primary and Secondary SENCOs
Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
Date
22nd May 2025 (9:00am - 12:00pm)
Venue
Middle Park Primary School
Tutors
SEND Outreach Support Service
Cost
Free to RBG schools
Free for non-RBG schools

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Date
22nd May 2025 (1:00pm - 4:00pm)
Venue
Middle Park Primary School
Tutors
SEND Outreach Support Service
Cost
Free to RBG schools
Free for non-RBG schools

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Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) and ASD

This course is designed to offer participants an understanding of factors underpinning EBSA together with why autistic children and young people who experience EBSA might be at particular risk. It has been developed by members of the ASD Outreach and Educational Psychology Services and includes the sharing of theoretical information together with discussion and hands-on activities. The course will explore evidence-based approaches and interventions in relation to EBSA and how these can be used with a range of children and young people, including those who are autistic. In addition to sharing school-based strategies, an aim of the course is to equip participants with an understanding of how authentic, impactful home-school collaborations can be developed and how these can represent the platform for effective intervention. 

Those who have participated in the course found the following particularly helpful:

  • Thinking about the wider context of EBSA and why autistic pupils might be at more risk
  • Listening to professionals who have knowledge and experience of supporting pupils experiencing EBSA
  • Understanding risk and resilience factors around EBSA
  • The focus on transition points and how best to support pupils at these times 

Schools will:

  • benefit from staff participating in the training so they are equipped to share knowledge and understanding, so facilitating a shared approach to supporting children and young people (CYP) who experience EBSA, particularly autistic CYP within the school.

Pupils will:

  • benefit from staff supporting them at school gaining knowledge and understanding of EBSA, and why autistic CYP might be at particular risk.
  • benefit from staff being more equipped to offer effective support and understand the importance of their voice and collaboration with key people in their lives informing this support. 
 
Staff will:
  • explore key psychological models to understand the needs of CYP experiencing EBSA, and why autistic CYP might be at particular risk.
  • understand how EBSA is maintained and developed over time.
  • understand factors underpinning EBSA as well as risk and resilience factors in relation to EBSA.
  • understand the four functions of EBSA.
  • understand EBSA within the context of transitions between phases of education.
  • understand the different tools to facilitate assessment that can help us understand EBSA and how these are used.
  • understand the importance of the pupil voice informing EBSA intervention.
  • understand the importance of authentic collaborations between home and education settings, and how these can be achieved.
 

Anybody who is involved in supporting children and young people who experience EBSA. Together with members of staff based within education settings, this includes members of services supporting schools and/or children and young people (e.g., Outreach services, Attendance and Advisory service, Educational Psychology, School Counsellors etc.)

Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
Date
9th June 2025 (9:00am - 3:00pm)
Venue
SEND Outreach, King's Park Campus, Eltham Palace Road, SE9 5LX
Tutors
Members of the ASD Outreach and Educational Psychology & Wellbeing Services
Cost
Free to RBG schools
£165 for non-RBG schools

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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
Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
Date
10th June 2025 (9:30am - 3:30pm)
17th June 2025 (9:30am - 3:30pm)
Venue
SEND Outreach, King's Park Campus, Eltham Palace Road, SE9 5LX
Tutors
SEND Outreach Support Service
Cost
Free to RBG schools
£100 for non-RBG schools

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Down Syndrome Support Group: Handwriting and Assistive Technology

Training will include:

  • Learning about fine and gross motor skills
  • Mark making
  • Prewriting shapes
  • Letter formation
  • Assistive technology available to support handwriting/writing development

Pupils will:

  • benefit from carefully planned support tailored to meet individual needs 

Staff will:

  • have increased confidence to support pupils with their fine motor skills development and mark making with a view to developing their handwriting
  • have an understanding about the variety of assistive technology available to support handwriting/writing development

SENCOs, Teachers, and support staff supporting children with Down Syndrome

Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
Date
11th June 2025 (9:30am - 12:00pm)
Venue
SEND Outreach, King's Park Campus, Eltham Palace Road, SE9 5LX
Tutors
SEND Outreach Support Service
Cost
Free to RBG schools

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