For more information, contact Speech and Language Therapy: Tel 01535 293641 or .

A Programme of Training Opportunities & Resources

on Communication Support in

Educational Settings

For more information, contact Speech and Language Therapy:Tel 01535 293641 or www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk/SpeechTherapy

Speech and Language Therapy Service

Training Workshops 2013 - 2014

http://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk/SpeechTherapy




Contents • Background information,

developments and information page 2

• MAKATON courses page 3 -4 • ELKLAN accredited training page 5- 10 • Locality training courses page 11 - 18 • Resources / links to other

training page 19 • Application form and booking

details page 20

COMMUNICATION SUPPORT TRAINING COURSES Background The focus is on Communication Support. As in our clinical work our aim is to maximize children’s communicative abilities in the classroom. Each course provides participants with ideas/strategies and background linked to facilitating children’s communication skills. The programme developed out of our work supporting children with communication difficulties in mainstream schools. It is difficult to pass on background information (the WHYs) or discuss strategies (the HOW to) during school visits. Accredited training courses are increasingly suggested as integral to a child’s Speech & Language Therapy Care Plan. Our goal is to facilitate Communication Support for children who may experience lifelong communication disability.

Allocation of Places Places will be allocated on a “first come, first served” basis and will require payment with registration. Drinks are available but lunch is not provided. Applications are accepted up until 10 days before a course (BUT please note courses are usually oversubscribed well before this).

Makaton training can also be bought in for a setting or group settings. For further information please contact Kate Tole, Speech & Language Therapist on Tel: 01535 292824.

Makaton Payment Criteria On certain courses a proportion of places are held back and allocated on clinical need. A reduction in cost will be granted to school staff by a child’s Speech & Language Therapist prior to the course. Unfortunately this does not guarantee a place. If you feel you are eligible for a reduction in cost you will need to discuss this with the child’s Speech & Language Therapist. Contact Sue Thompson PA Secretary & Makaton Coordinator if you are interested in attending one of the Makaton courses. [email protected]: 01535 293641

Makaton Beginners 2 Day Workshop You will receive a Makaton Certificate on completion of this Workshop. Standard cost of the 2 day course - £100 *Reduced cost of £50 for:- Staff working in Settings of a child seen by a named Airedale Speech & Language Therapist. Free place for:-Parents/carers of a child seen by a named Airedale Speech & Language Therapist.Please note: If a member of the family has already attended a Makaton course, please would you bring that Makaton manual along with you.

*Please bring a packed lunch along with you.

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This is a 2 day course Time: 9.30am – 3.30pmYou will receive a Makaton Certificate on completion of this workshop.

This workshop covers the Makaton Core Vocabulary training. It is a practical, enjoyable two days. You will learn the signs and symbols for stages 1-4 and the additional vocabulary.

Staff who have attended this course have put the ideas into action within class in some very innovative ways.

Makaton is far more than a signing system – it is a language development programme which can be totally inclusive. It can be adapted to support all ages.

Makaton Beginners & Follow-Up Training Workshops non-accredited

All courses to be held at:Strong Close Nursery SchoolAiredale Road Keighley BD21 4LW

Course dates for 2013 – 2014

October 2013 BEGINNERSThursday Oct 10th &Thursday Oct 17th 2013

January 2014FOLLOW-UPThursday Jan 16th & Thursday Jan 23rd 2014

March 2014BEGINNERSThursday Mar 6th &Thursday Mar 13th 2014

June 2014BEGINNERSThursday June 12th &Thursday June 19th 2014

Elklan Training Accredited Workshops

Course Details

ElklanSpeech & Language Therapy Support in the Classroom

2 day course for teachers supporting teaching assistants on the Elklan accredited training programme

Relevant to reception & KS1 & 2

Dates to be confirmed

This course will be delivered jointly by Education Bradford Learning Support Service & North Yorkshire Education & the Speech & Language Therapy Service.

Content

This course aims to give

background knowledge on a

range of communication

difficulties encountered whilst

working with children in the

classroom.

It also gives a range of

strategies to use to support

children in class. A copy of

“Language Builders” by Liz

Elks & Henrietta McLachlan is

provided which covers the course

material.

This course is only available to

teaching staff from a school where

teaching assistants are attending

the 10 week accredited course

outlined below. It is strongly

advised that a teacher should

attend to allow collaborative

working with assistants on the

course.

NB: This 2 day course is

NOT accredited.

Elklan

Speech & Language

Support in the

Classroom

Training for Teaching

Assistants

Relevant to Reception

& KS1 & 2

10 half day sessions



This course is for Early Years

Practitioners working to

support communication

skills of the under 5’s.

The course consists of 10

teaching sessions and

assessed practical work by

the participants. This work

can be on a “Home Tasks”

basis or can be developed

into a portfolio at Level 2

(GCSE equivalent) or Level 3 (A

Level or NVQ3 equivalent)

accredited by the Open College

Network.

The information given during the

course is based on “Language

Builders” by Liz Elks & Henrietta

McLachlan.

Elklan

Speech & Language

Support in the

classroom for Verbal

Children with ASD


Assistants

Relevant to staff

working with

verbal children with

ASD aged 5-11

Dates to confirmed

This course will be

delivered jointly by

Education Bradford

Learning

Support Service Autism

Team & the Speech &

Language Therapy

Service.

This course is for teaching

assistants working to support the

communication skills of verbal

children with ASD in the

classroom.

The course consists of either 5

or 10 teaching sessions

(dependant upon participants

having completed one of the

other 10 week accredited Elklan

courses) and assessed practical work

by the participants. This work can be

on a “home Tasks” basis or can be

developed into a portfolio at at Level 2

(GCSE equivalent) or Level 3 (A Level

or NVQ3 equivalent) accredited by the

Open College Network.




McLachlan.

NB: In Bradford this course will be

delivered in a locality brought in by

the LAP – contact Carol Shiret

Learning Support.

Elklan

Speech & Language

Support in the classroom

for 11-16’s


Assistants.

Relevant to KS3 & 4

10 half day sessions



assistants working to support

communication skills in the

classroom.


teaching sessions and assessed

practical work by the participants.

This work can be on a “home

Tasks” basis or can be developed

into a portfolio at at Level 2

(GCSE equivalent) or Level 3 (A

Level or NVQ3 equivalent)

accredited by the Open College

Network.




McLachlan.

NB: In Bradford this course will

be delivered in a locality

brought in by the LAP – contact

Carol Shiret Learning Support.


Elklan

Speech & Language

Support in the classroom

For under 5’s


Assistants

Relevant to staff working

with Foundation Stage


NB: In Bradford this course

will be delivered in a locality

bought in by the LAP.


assistants working to support

communication skills in the

classroom.



assessed practical work by the

participants. This work can be

on a “home Tasks” basis or can

be developed into a portfolio at

at Level 2 (GCSE equivalent)

or Level 3 (A Level or NVQ3

equivalent) accredited by

the Open College Network.

The information given during

the course is based on

“Language Builders” by Liz Elks &

Henrietta McLachlan.

NB: In Bradford this course will

be delivered in a locality

brought in by the LAP – contact

Carol Shiret Learning Support.

Elklan

Communication

Support for Children

With Complex

Needs Training for

Teaching Assistants

Relevant to staff

working with complex

needs across the age

Range


This course is for

staff working to support

the development of

communication skills for

children with complex needs.



assessed practical work by the

participants. This work can be

on a “home Tasks” basis or

can be developed into a

portfolio at at Level 2 (GCSE

equivalent) or Level 3 (A Level

or NVQ3 equivalent)

accredited by the Open

College Network.

The information given during

the course is based on

“Language Builders” by Liz

Elks & Henrietta McLachlan.

Locality Training

These workshops will be

delivered in a setting or for

a number of settings

together to a group of 8-12

staff. They last approximately

1½ hours and can be

delivered as twilight sessions

or as part of a school training

day. These sessions have

proved to be extremely

popular.

Staff would be expected to

have explored the relevant

IDP resources prior to

requesting this training.

The training on offer is listed

below.

Time to Talk/Ginger Bear

Training

1½ hour session

Content

This training is based on the

Time to Talk programme by

Alison Schroeder published

by LDA.

The aim of the training is to:

Understand the purpose of the programme – who will benefit

What the programme consists of

How to implement the programme

Getting started

Locality Training

Speaking and Listening

Through Narrative

1½ hour session

The training aims to:

Understand the purpose of the programme

Who will benefit



Getting started

Locality Training

Language Steps

1½ hour session

This training is based

upon the Language

Steps Programme by

Amanda Armstrong

(1999, Staff

Publications). The

training aims to:

Understand the purpose of the programme

Who will benefit



Getting started

Locality Training

Visual Structure

1½ hour session

The training aims to:

- Understand the purpose of visual structure

- Who will benefit

- How to implement the strategies

- Getting started

Locality Training

In School Support for

Children who Stammer

1½ hour session

- This training is based on the DVD produced by the Michael Palin Centre in London – a centre of excellence for supporting children/young people who stammer. It takes the perspective of the child/young person and gives helpful hints for use in school. You will also be shown how to access a range of advice sheets.

Locality Training

Elklan – Early Years

Based Information

Carrying Words Pack

(EYBIC)

1½ hour session

This training is based on

the Elklan EYBIC word

pack. The aim is to

provide ways to develop:

- Vocabulary

- Speaking and listening

Through the principle of information carrying words.

Locality Training

AAC

(Augmentative and

Alternative

Communication)

This training is designed

to give an overview of

both Low Tech and High

Tech communication

aids. It will also provide

general strategies for

implementation.

Locality Training

Speech Sound training

1½ hour session

This training is offered

to support staff working

with children who have

specific speech sound

difficulties. A variety of

approaches are

considered tailored to an

individual child’s needs.

Resources/links

• Bradford Early Years and Childcare Service Training prospectus available via the website www.bradford.gov.uk/health

well-beingandcare/care/earlyyears or Tel: 01274 431813

• North Yorkshire Communication DVD training package “Lets Communicate” sent to all North Yorkshire schools. The package covers the 3 areas of: Attention and Listening, Introduction to Language and Language for Learning. The DVD will support all school staff in developing inclusive practice, increasing staff knowledge of Speech and Language development, assisting in early identification of children with speech, language and communication needs and offering lots of practical suggestions and ideas about how to help. If you do not have a copy these can be obtained from: heather Richardson, N Yorkshire Children and Young People’s Services, Water Street Skipton.

• Makaton – www.makaton.org for details of Makaton resources.

• ASD www.dotolearn.com and www.staight-street.com sites for symbols and ideas.

• Learning to Talk, Talking to Learn is a free self-study DVD resource developed by I CAN and the BT Better World Campaign available from: ICAN – www.ican.org.uk

• Inclusion Development Programmes (IDP)

• www.nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk and select inclusion.

• North Yorkshire Learning Net www.n-yorks.net

http://www.bradford.gov.uk/health

http://www.makaton.org/

http://www.dotolearn.com/

http://www.staight-street.com/

http://www.ican.org.uk/

http://www.nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/

http://www.n-yorks.net/

Speech & Language Therapy

Training Courses – Application Form

Course Applied for: …………………………………………………………………..……

Course Date: ……………………………………………………………………………..….

Your Name/s: …………………………………………………………………………..…..

Child’s Name: ………………………………………………………………………………..

Name of Child’s Speech & Language Therapist (if applicable)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

Your Role in School/Relation to Child: ……………………………………………

Contact Address:……………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………….Postcode: ……………….

Tel no: ……………………………………………. Mobile no: ………………………….

Email: ………………………………………………………………………………………....

I enclose a cheque for: ………………………………………………………………….

Payable to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Please return this form & cheque to:

Sue Thompson, PA Secretary & Makaton Coordinator, Speech & Language Therapy, Airedale General Hospital, Steeton Keighley BD20 6TD. Tel: 01535 293641

• Please bring a packed lunch along with you.• For courses held in the Training & Education Centre at Airedale

General Hospital – it is Pay & Display Parking.

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