SENIS -(Down Syndrome)

Overview of the Effective Inclusion of Pupils with Down Syndrome - Online Training

Aims and Objectives

To provide an overview of the developmental profile of children and young people with Down syndrome

To provide an overview of the learning profile of children with Down Syndrome

To highlight ways of adapting good practice regarding inclusion.

To provide teaching and learning strategies to support children with Down Syndrome within primary educational settings

Course Details

01 July 2022 - 30 June 2023

The training course will be on an online platform (details will be provided in your confirmation email)

Please ensure you have entered your email correctly to receive the training details in the confirmation email.

Audience

Pre-School and Primary Teachers, Classroom Assistants and SENCos

Early Years Literacy for Children with Down Syndrome - Online Training

Aims and Objectives

To provide strategies to support language development in children with Down syndrome in the Early Years; To provide an understanding of the specific challenges children with Down syndrome face in learning to read; To provide strategies to begin to overcome these specific challenges; To introduce the Match/Select/Name approach to reading.

Course Details

The training course will be on an online platform (details will be provided in your confirmation email)

Please ensure you have entered your email correctly to receive the training details.

Audience

Pre-School and Primary Teachers, Classroom Assistants and SENCos

Early Years Numeracy for Children with Down Syndrome - Online Training

Aims and Objectives

To provide an overview of the difficulties children with Down syndrome may face in the development of numeracy skills. To provide classroom strategies that may help develop early numeracy skills through play. To introduce ways that multi-sensory maths resources can be used to support children with Down syndrome in the preschool setting.​

Course Details

01 July 2022 - 30 June 2023

The training course will be on an online platform (details will be provided in your confirmation email)

Please ensure you have entered your email correctly to receive the training details.

Audience

Pre-School Teachers, Classroom Assistants and SENCos

Supporting Communication Difficulties In Children With Down Syndrome - Online Training

Aims and Objectives

To provide an overview of characteristic difficulties affecting language development in children with Down Syndrome. To explore the impact these characteristic difficulties have on communication. To provide evidence based strategies to implement within a school/early years setting to support language and communication difficulties in children with Down Syndrome. To provide an overview of signing systems and to explore the benefits of signing with children with Down Syndrome.

Course Details

01 July 2022 - 30 June 2023

The training course will be on an online platform (details will be provided in your confirmation email)

Please ensure you have entered your email correctly to receive the training details in the confirmation email.

Audience

Pre-School and Primary Teachers, Classroom Assistants and SENCos

Sensory Integration for Children with Down Syndrome - Online Training

Aims and Objectives

To provide an overview of Sensory Integration/Processing. To provide an overview of how Sensory Integration/Processing affects children with Down Syndrome and how this might present within a school setting. To provide an understanding of specific sensory integration difficulties and the associated challenges. To provide a range of evidence based strategies that can be implemented to help reduce the impact of sensory processing difficulties for children with Down Syndrome.

Course Details

01 July 2022 - 30 June 2023

The training course will be on an online platform (details will be provided in your confirmation email)

Please ensure you have entered your email correctly to receive the training details.

Audience

Pre-School and Primary Teachers, Classroom Assistants and SENCos

Promoting Positive Behaviour in Children with Down Syndrome - Online Training

Aims and Objectives

To provide an overview of factors which impact behaviour and functions of challenging behaviour. To provide an overview of the behavioural traits/challenges of children with Down Syndrome. To provide an understanding of how to analyse and address behaviour using an ABC (Antecedent, Behaviour, Consequence) approach. To provide evidence based strategies to implement within a school setting to promote positive behaviour for children with Down Syndrome.

Course Details

01 July 2022 - 30 June 2023

The training course will be on an online platform (details will be provided in your confirmation email)

Please ensure you have entered your email correctly to receive the training details.

Audience

Pre-School Primary Teachers, Classroom Assistants and SENCos

Supporting Transition- Early Years Professionals Training

This training is provided by the following services:

Autism Advisory and Intervention Service, Primary Behaviour Support, SENIS DS, SENIS MLD, SENEYIS, and Sensory Service

 AIMS:

Identify key partners in transition. Outline the core aspects of support for effective transition. Use child centred planning to develop bespoke transition plans. To reflect on issues and challenges around the transition of children with SEN and how it affects children, their families and educational professionals.

Course Details:

08 March 2023  2.00pm-3.00pm

09 March 2023  2.00pm-3.00pm

20 April 2023  10.00am-11.00am

25 April 2023 2.00pm-3.00pm