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
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.'
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(incl. VAT)Early Years Senco Conference
Cost and Location TBC
- Target audience:
- Early Years
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(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 on June 19th, 2024 is going to be a comprehensive and informative event focusing on inclusive education. Here's a breakdown of the key components:
Date and Time:
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Date: Wednesday, 19th June 2024
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Time: 8:30 am - 3:45 pm
- Venue: The Tomlinson Centre
TARGET AUDIENCE: All school leaders
Morning
8.30 - 10.30: School visits
- Stormont House – Supporting children with moderate learning difficulties
- Ickburgh – Positive parent/carer partnerships
- Bridge Academy – Nurture group / classroom practice / distributed leadership
- Harrington Hill – Adaptive teaching / formative assessment
- Thomas Fairchild – Including children with complex needs / updating SEND register
- Halley House – ELSA provision
- Clapton – Autism in girls
focus on positive parent/carer partnerships, autism in girls, distributed leadership, adaptive teaching, and support for children with moderate learning difficulties and complex needs.
10.30 - 11.00: travel to venue via minibuses
Afternoon
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11.00 |
Yvonne Wade - update on Hackney SEND |
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11.20 |
Workshops:
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12.20 |
Lunch - roundtables to discuss school visits and workshops |
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13.20 |
Workshops:
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14.20 |
Transition |
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14.30 |
Workshops:
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15.30 |
Plenary | |
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15.45 |
End - room will be available, you’re welcome to stay for informal networking |
Overall, the conference will offer a well-rounded programme covering a range of topics crucial for fostering inclusive education and supporting the diverse needs of students.
Biographies
Dr Barbara Sandland
Barbara is a Post-Doctoral Researcher, Assistant Professor and Specialist Student Mentor. Her work focuses on Autism and Neurodivergence in education and the workplace. As a neurodivergent individual and mother to neurodiverse children she brings personal insight, alongside critical research, to her work. Barbara's background is as a qualified secondary school teacher, with many years’ experience as a Special Educational Needs Coordinator.
Ann Marie Christian
Qualifying in 1996 and worked in children and families child protection teams then promoted to management in 2003. Ann Marie was a school based social worker from 1999 to 2003 and worked alongside education welfare, behaviour teachers and mentors in a government pilot project.
In 2003 she started a unique role as the team manager of the Vulnerable Children Team and managed teachers working with LAC, advised schools in child protection and delivered child protection training to schools and heads. This role evolved and Ann Marie worked as a LADO in Education, Safeguarding advisor, DSL Local Authority coordinator, LSCB Trainer and School Improvement Advisor and managed a team of social workers allocated to set schools within the local authority.
Unfortunately, when austerity started in social care she was taken away from the proactive work and called back to manage child protection teams in 2010. Ann Marie found this reactive, punitive and not helpful to families. She resigned and returned as an independent safeguarding consultant and registered Child 1st Consultancy Limited.
The welfare of the child is paramount and this name was chosen to champion their rights.
Ann Marie has managed various social work teams:
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Managed a child protection team 0-5 (Early years) 2011-2015
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Managed a child protection team in Youth Justice 2010-2014
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Managed school based social workers and pastoral staff 2010 -2015
- Target audience:
- Primary
- Secondary
- Early Years