Training for schools - face-to-face training
Spring term 2024
Making the most of the language for thinking resource
This hands-on, face-to-face small-group workshop will allow you to:
- To understand how to get the most from the Language for Thinking book
- To be able to support children to answer more abstract questions
- To feel confident in assessing a child’s understanding of questions
- To feel confident setting up Language for thinking Interventions within your school
Click here for booking information (PDF)
Using the wellcomm toolkit
This hands-on, face-to-face small-group workshop will allow you to:
- Enhance the communication skills of all children
- Target children who have language and communication difficulties as a key area of need
- Increase the number of children whose speech and language are appropriate for their developmental level
Click here for booking information (PDF)
Understanding blanks levels of questioning
This hands-on, face-to-face small-group workshop will allow you to:
- Understand the ‘Blanks Model’
- Identify the level of language your students can understand
- Develop your students understanding of more complex questions
- Know how to adapt your own language to better support your students to understand what they are being asked, both within the classroom and during structured activities
Training for schools - virtual training
Autumn term 2023
Setting up a small-steps programme
This training session will allow you to:
- Learn about both informal and formal techniques that can be used to help elicit speech in children and young people (CYP) who have selective mutism
- Consider types of activities you might use as part of your small-step programme
- Consider how to monitor progress
Click here for booking information (PDF) Click here for booking information (accessible version)
Supporting social communication in early years setting
This training session will allow you to:
- Learn about the means, reasons, opportunities model
- Understand about social communication needs
- Learn ways to facilitate interactions
- Learn how to give children a reason to communicate
- Consider how to make a plan for applying strategies to children in your setting
Click here for booking information (PDF) Click here for booking information (accessible version)
Supporting speech sound development
This training session will allow you to:
- Reinforce your knowledge of speech sound development milestones
- Develop understanding of activities to help children’s speech sound development
- Understand when to access specialist input from the speech and language therapy service
Click here for booking information (PDF) Click here for booking information (accessible version)
Developing communication skills for bilingual children and young people
This training session will allow you to:
- Understand what bilingualism is and how language develops in bilingual children
- Learn strategies that can be used to support communication skills for bilingual children and young people
- Consider when to access specialist support from the speech and language therapy service
Click here for booking information (PDF) Click here for booking information (accessible version)
Talking with children - 3 part workshop
This training session will allow you to:
- Understand the different interaction styles
- Identify your own interaction style and the impact this has on a child’s language development
- Receive supportive video coaching to enhance your play and interaction skills
- Learn top tips and hands on communication strategies to use through play
Click here for booking information (PDF)
Spring term 2024
Supporting social communication in early years settings
This training session will allow you to:
- Learn about the Means, Reasons, opportunities model
- Understand about social communication needs
- Learn ways to facilitate interactions
- Learn how to give children a reason to communicate
- Make a plan for applying strategies to children in your setting
Click here for booking information (PDF)
Supporting children and young people who stammer
This training session will allow you to:
- Understand the nature of stammering, why it might occur and factors that may contribute towards a stammer persisting into adulthood
- Consider the impact of stammering on a child/young person’s life
- Learn how to support children who stammer within the classroom and how to help develop their confidence in communicating across the school day
- Understand the types of support offered by the Speech and Language Therapy Team for children and young people who stammer
- Increase your awareness of useful resources for supporting children and young people who stammer
Click here for booking information (PDF)
Understanding developmental language disorder (DLD)
This training session will allow you to:
- Understand the nature of DLD and how difficulties with language may present in the classroom
- Consider the impact of DLD on the child/young person’s life
- Learn strategies that can be used and applied in everyday teaching to support children with DLD
- Know where to go for further information/support if needed
Click here for booking information (PDF)
An introduction to selective mutism (SM)
This training session will allow you to:
- Learn more about the nature of selective mutism (SM)
- Feel more confident in identifying children with SM
- Be aware of strategies that can be used to reduce anxiety and support the child or young person with selective mutism across the school day
- Know where to access further support, resources, training, and information on SM
Click here for booking information (PDF)
Talking with children - 3 part workshop
This training session will allow you to:
- Understand the different interaction styles
- Identify your own interaction style and the impact this has on a child’s language development
- Receive supportive video coaching to enhance your play and interaction skills
- Learn top tips and hands on communication strategies to use through play
Elkan virtual courses
We are now able to offer virtual speech and language support Elklan courses for 3-5yrs, 5-11yrs and spoken language disorder (SLD).
Practical courses for those working with children. Information and strategies to develop the communication skills of all children but especially those with speech, language and communication needs
3-5yrs (further dates to be added in due course)
Booking information for 3-5yrs (PDF) Booking information for 3-5yrs (accessible version)
5-11yrs (further dates to be added in due course)
Booking information for 5-11yrs (PDF) Booking information for 5-11yrs (accessible version)
11-16yrs
Booking information for 11-16yrs (PDF) Booking information for 11-16yrs (accessible version)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Booking information for ASD (PDF) Booking information for ASD (accessible version)
Makaton virtual courses
We are now able to offer virtual Makaton levels 1 and 2 courses.
These workshops teaches signs and symbols and additional vocabulary.
Level 1 Spring 2024 booking information (PDF)
Level 1 Summer 2024 booking information (PDF)
Level 2 Autumn booking information (PDF)Level 2 Autumn booking information (Accessible version)
Word aware
We are now able to offer a virtual Word Aware training course.
This workshop takes a whole school approach to promote the vocabulary development of all children.
