From 1st October 2017, schools are able to obtain, without a prescription, an emergency adrenalin auto injector (AAI) device. The spare AAI can be used in an emergency situation on a pupil who’s own prescribed AAI cannot be administered because it is not available or not working.
Schools who hold AAI’s need to ensure that staff have received appropriate training and this 2 hour awareness course will help staff gain a greater understanding of the cause and recognition of an anaphylactic shock along with treatment and management of such a situation.

This ½ day course will support you in using data to support your role as SENCo.

We will take you through:

• Using ASP and the IDSR to look at your school’s data, then drill down to see the implications for children with SEND
• Using statutory for Y2 and Y6 pre-key stage standards
• Access and testing arrangements
• Tracking processes for other year groups– questions to ask about your assessment system
• Measuring small steps from children’s starting points using soft and hard data

This course ...

This session will look at effective year 2 moderation, use of tests, new exemplification for reading and maths. It will also share the LA approach to KS1 moderation visits.

You can book onto all 3 sessions (ASSM/18/616) at £100 or each one separately (£40).

This fun course provides voice care and maintenance advice. It will also encourage different classroom appropriate speaking strategies, listening and drama games to explore both voice care and appropriate voice usage with children, helping children to develop confidently in speaking, listening, presentation and performance.

With the Writing Framework for Year 2 and Year 6 defining the requirements for greater depth, many schools are now beginning to look at how to support their more able pupils in reaching this standard. This course will provide an overview of the requirements for greater depth, starting with the requirements for Year 2, considering progression through KS2 and discussing how to make appropriate provision through planning.

This course aims to help administrative staff get the most from their SIMS system in terms of productivity and efficiency. We will look at maintaining a tidy database by removing duplicates. Also covered will be methods of internal communication within SIMS, creation of tailored User Defined Fields as well as other time saving hints like setting up shortcuts within SIMS .net.

Intention, Implementation and Impact.... A chance to look again and find New Approaches to Challenges

This year we are joined by two expert and renowned colleagues to provide our keynotes. Sue Cowley, author of The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation – Achieving Excellence for All joins us to provide our first keynote. David Bartrum provides the second with a leadership focus for SENCos. David has led on SEND in London schools for over 15 years. He currently provides support to a range of teaching school alliances and local authorities on the strategic development of SEND p ...

Assessment for learning (AFL) is key part to developing successful independent learners who take an active role in their own learning. This session will look at what constitutes effective AFL, learn how to build pupil independence through questioning, probing, pausing, promoting quality talk, effective marking and metacognition skills. With the new national curriculum having a focus on mastery using effective strategies in AFL sits alongside this and will help to develop confident learners that make really good progress.

This one day session is designed for all staff working directly with autistic pupils, including teachers, teaching assistants and lunchtime staff.