Training for schools - face-to-face training
Spring Term 2025
Learning how to use colourful semantics
This hands-on, face-to-face small-group workshop will allow you to:
- Develop an understanding of Colourful Semantics as an approach to support language development
- Understand the benefits of using Colourful Semantics and which children this approach is suitable for
- Learn how to use the Colourful Semantics approach with a range of practical activity ideas and opportunities to practise using the system
- Consider how to apply the approach within the classroom
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Making the most of the language for thinking resources
This hands-on, face-to-face small-group workshop will allow you to:
- Become familiar with the Language for Thinking resource
- Learn the theory behind Language for Thinking
- Understand how to informally assess a child’s level of understanding using the Language for Thinking resource
- Understand how to use Language for Thinking as part of a small-group or 1:1 intervention with pupils in your school
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Supporting vocabulary development in primary schools
This hands-on, face-to-face small-group workshop will allow you to:
- Identify whether a child may have difficulty with vocabulary learning and/or word finding
- To explore how we learn and store new vocabulary
- To learn strategies that can be used to support children their vocabulary learning — both within the classroom and as part of a targeted intervention
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Training for schools - virtual training
Spring Term 2025
Developing communication skills for bilingual children & 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
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Making language visible
This training session will allow you to:
- Learn about different types of visual support available
- Consider why we use visual supports
- Consider the benefits of using visual support within the classroom
- Develop confidence in using increased visual supports within your setting
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Setting up small-steps programmes for CYP with selective mutism (SM)
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 the types of activities you might use as part of your small-step programme
- Consider how to monitor progress
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Storytelling in schools- A narrative approach to learning language in the classroom
This training session will allow you to:
- Understand the importance of narrative skills
- Learn how narrative intervention can support children with SLCN
- Understand the different elements involved in producing narratives
- Learn how to implement narrative interventions and strategies in the classroom
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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
- Consider how to make a plan for applying strategies to children in your setting
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Supporting social communication for school-aged children
This training session will allow you to:
- Understand, accept and celebrate neurodivergent communication in Autistic children and children with social communication and interaction differences
- Learn how you can align your whole school with current best practices in neurodivergent-affirming communication support.
- Learn new and reflect upon existing strategies to create an Autistic communication-friendly classroom environment.
- Know where you can go for further information/support
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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.
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Talking with children
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
- Learn top tips and hands-on communication strategies to use through play
- Optional opportunity to receive supportive video coaching to enhance your play and interaction skills
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Understanding development language disorder
This training session will allow you to:
- Understand the nature of DLD and how these difficulties 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
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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)
5-11yrs (further dates to be added in due course)
11-16yrs (further dates to be added in due course)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (further dates to be added in due course)
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 2025 booking information (PDF)
Webinars
Supporting speech sound development
This training session will allow you to:
- understand how children usually develop speech
- learn how you can help children develop their speech within routine and play activities
- know what to do when you can’t understand what a child is saying
- know when to refer for assessment by the speech and language therapy team
Click here for the speech universal training webinar
Supporting vocabulary development in secondary schools
This webinar training is appropriate for all teaching staff working in Secondary Schools. However, it may be particularly beneficial for teaching assistants or members of learning support staff who play an active role in supporting children’s speech and language therapy targets. The webinar will enable you to:
- Understand why students may have difficulties with vocabulary and how these difficulties may present in the classroom
- Understand the three tier model of vocabulary
- Learn about different types of vocabulary support
- Develop your understanding of strategies you can use with all students
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Glue ear
An introduction to glue ear and when to refer to children's speech and language therapy.
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Understanding Speech, Language & Communication Needs (SLCN) Webinar
This webinar will help you to:
- Have a greater understanding of SLCN and its impact on children’s attainment.
- Increase confidence in using strategies to support children with SLCN both at home and in the classroom.
- Find out where to access further information and training to support children and young people with SLCN.
- Learn about the 3-tier model to support children with SLCN and where to access information on our referral process.
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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.
New dates coming soon.
