Early Years SEND & Inclusion
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Core Training for SENCOs in Early Years Settings
Course overview
This course enables all SENCos to have a greater understanding of their role and responsibilities. These three half day sessions each cover different aspects of the SENCO's role. At the end of three sessions, SENCOs will have a greater understanding of how to manage and organise their work, how to identify children, make referrals and organise groups.
SENCos will be expected to attend all three sessions, will be visited in their setting and will receive an information pack. SENCOs will be presented with a certificate at the end of the three sessions.
This training is suitable for:
- SENCOs in Hackney’s early years settings.
- Target audience:
- Early Years
- Primary
£90.00
(incl. VAT)Early Years Good Autism Practice
Who is this module for?
This module is for childminders and practitioners in a range of Early Years Settings, including preschools, nurseries, children’s centres, and schools.
In this module, we take delegates through some of the distinct learning needs, strengths, and difficulties that autistic children share, whilst helping delegates to take note of individual differences. Participants are given the opportunity to start thinking about a particular autistic child and their learning needs, along with ways in which they can adjust and adapt their own practice and the learning environment.
The aims
The aims of ‘Good autism practice in the Early Years’ are to support practitioners who work directly with autistic children to:
- Develop their knowledge of Good Autism Practice.
- Understand the importance of working with others to support the child.
- Create and deliver a plan to ensure progress.
- Extend their understanding of how they may support a young autistic child to develop and progress.
- Further reflect on reasonable adjustments that can be made to improve their practice in working with autistic children.
Learning objectives:
After completing ‘Good autism practice in the Early Years’, delegates will be able to:
- Understand how autism can impact on the learning and wellbeing of an autistic child.
- Understand the importance of involving the “Team around the Child” to support the child’s development.
- Consider how to remove barriers to wellbeing, participation, and learning for autistic children.'
£0.00
(incl. VAT)Early Years Senco Conference
Cost and Location TBC
- Target audience:
- Early Years
£0.00
(incl. VAT)Early Years SENCO Forum
Course overview
This termly forum is used to share good practice between settings and to discuss issues relating to SEN. The forum is used to update practitioners on local concerns or queries. The forum provides practical tips for supporting children with SEN in Early Years.
This training is suitable for:
- Early Years SENCOs and Early Years workers in Private, Voluntary and Independent Sector, nurseries and playgroups
- Those who have attended the core training on the Code of Practice and support plan target setting
- Target audience:
- Early Years
Makaton Level 1
Course overview
Makaton signing and symbols can be used to support a range of learners to develop their expression and understanding. This nationally accredited one-day Level 1 course (replacing the first part of Makaton Foundation Workshop) provides a detailed introduction to Makaton’s place in supporting communication as well as practical sign vocabulary and an introduction to using symbols. Videos show how Makaton can be introduced at home or in an education setting.
Course objectives
- To learn signs and symbols of the Makaton language programme (stages 1-2).
- To understand how Makaton can be used to help pupils with communication difficulties to access learning and social interaction at school.
Who should attend?
SENCOs, teachers, learning support assistants and teaching assistants in primary and secondary mainstream and special schools responsible for using and teaching.
- Target audience:
- Early Years
- Primary
- Secondary
- Post 16
- Included in package:
- Not Included
Makaton Level 2
Course overview
This nationally accredited Level 2 Makaton course builds on the previous workshop to develop knowledge and understanding of both signs and symbols up to Core Vocabulary stage 4, and explores how to use them to support communication every day. The course will increase participants’ knowledge of AAC and multi-modal communication and there are opportunities to revise and practise signing in a fun and active way. Levels 1 and 2 together are equivalent to the two-day Makaton Foundation Workshop previously offered.
Course objectives
- To learn signs and symbols of the Makaton language programme (stages 3–4).
- To enable staff to facilitate pupils with communication difficulties to access learning and social interaction at school using Makaton.
Who should attend?
SENCOs, teachers, learning support assistants and teaching assistants in primary, secondary mainstream and special schools responsible for using and teaching who have previously completed the Makaton Level 1 course.
- Target audience:
- Early Years
- Primary
- Secondary
- Post 16
- Included in package:
- Not Included
SEND Conference
Hackney’s annual SEND Conference will be merging this year with Wellbeing and Mental Health in Schools (WAMHS) to host our first Inclusion and Wellbeing Conference on Wednesday, June 18th, 2025.
Venue: Teeside University, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Here East, Press Centre, 14 E Bay Ln, London E15 2GW
A conference that explores the complexities and importance of inclusion in order to better support our practice around mental health.
A series of workshops that will provide you with the following:
- Practical interventions and effective tools you can bring back into your practice
- Exploration around the challenges to inclusion
- Collaborative approaches across Education and Health
The cost of this event will be £120 +VAT per school. We encourage SENCOs and Mental Health leads to jointly attend; please place a booking for one member of staff and email cpdadmin@hackney.gov.uk with the names of any additional delegates.
- Target audience:
- Primary
- Secondary
- Early Years
Speech and Language Development: Communication and Language 'Top Tips'
Course overview
This course, delivered by Speech and Language Therapists, looks in detail at early language development. The course will give participants the knowledge to help them identify children who may have speech, language or communication difficulties. The course will also show how opportunities to develop communication can be embedded into everyday practice.
On completing the course, participants will be confident in their knowledge of the stages of typical language development for 0-5 year olds, and they will know what to look for when children need additional help. Participants will also take away practical ideas for developing all children’s communication in the early years.
This training is suitable for:
- Practitioners and SENCOs working in the private, voluntary, independent and maintained settings with children aged 0-5.
- Target audience:
- Early Years
- Primary