Tools for Schools
For senior leaders with some experience and understanding of their SEND and inclusion leadership role. This includes SENCOs, Inclusion Leaders, Senior Leaders and Headteachers.
SEND & Inclusion Advisers
Making effective use of published information and data to improve outcomes for all (for all senior leaders)
Being an effective SENCO
SEN Assessment Team – Special Needs Officers
(to be booked via Tools for Schools – links not available yet)
Understanding SEN funding
Annual Reviews
Requesting Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments
Educational Psychology Service
The Educational Psychology Service provide a detailed chargeable service. Training can be arranged for groups of staff, whole staff teams or locality groups. Schools can also ask for a bespoke service to meet the needs of an individual in the school.
Services are delivered on a half or full day basis. Further information can be found on WSSfS – EPS Chargeable Service
Ethnic Minority & Traveller Achievement Service (EMTAS)
Travellers 101 (Cultural awareness training)
Understanding Racism & Celebrating Diversity (two-part, jointly delivered with Community Safety team)
Supporting advanced EAL learners
Understanding EAL or SEND
Training provided by EMTAS can be arranged for groups of staff, whole staff teams or locality groups. Schools can also ask for a bespoke service to meet the needs of an individual in the school. Training is delivered on a half day or twilight basis. There is no additional cost for maintained schools accessing EMTAS training. For academies, this support is chargeable.
For further information: https://schools.local-offer.org/inclusion/ethnic-minority-and-traveller-achievement-service-emtas/
Learning Behaviour and Advisory Team
LBAT – WSSfS
The team provide training for schools. LBAT training packages are delivered on a schools and locality basis and include understanding behaviour, ADHD, dyslexia, reading, writing, spelling and maths. The team manage the county’s positive handling (Team Teach – a 6 hour course) and run bespoke packages on Down’s Syndrome. Training can be arranged with the LBAT Advisory Teachers.
Autism and Social Communication Team
The team provide training for schools. ASCT training packages are delivered on a schools and locality basis. The Core training is called Understanding Autism. Following completion of the Core training other courses are available focused on supporting pupils with autism/social communication difficulties with specific needs. Courses include; comic strip conversations, social stories, girls with ASC, understanding and supporting anxiety LEGO therapy, zones of regulation and transition.
Longer term courses also available: AAA (Autism Aware Award), CAAPSTA (Certificate in Autism Awareness with Practical Strategies for Teaching Assistants,) AScSURE (ASC Strategies, Understanding, Realisation and Emotional wellbeing) for parents and Early Bird (+) for parents.
For further information of dates and booking details email:[email protected]
Last updated 6 April 2021