Dear Parent/Carer
After the success of this year’s programme of training with parents/carers,we are going to continue to offer a number of courses this year. The feedback from the sessions this year were all highly positive. Booking forms will be sent out closer to the time. The list below gives you advance notice in case you want to pop the dates into your diaries. The dates will be fixed as below unless for any reason there is something we cannot control e.g. the trainer being absent etc.
Some of the sessions will be a repeat of the courses we ran last year but feel free to come and revisit them.
Our pupils have a range of needs. Not all of the sessions will match your child’s needs although you can come to the sessions if you are interested. If you are not sure if the session will be something that would support you with your child then please just contact Julie Goddard in school and she will know or will find out.
Date |
Time |
Focus |
Wed 25th September 2019 |
1.30-2.45pm |
Welcome to the Primary Department |
Thursday 26th September |
10.00.11.00 |
Welcome to the Secondary Department |
Friday 27th September 2019 |
10.00-11.30am |
EYFS/ Primary Coffee Morning |
Tuesday 1st October 2019 |
9.30-11.45am |
Makaton refresher session for parents/carers who have already completed the Beginners course. Would you like to come and practise your signing
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Tuesday 8th October 2019 |
9.45-11.15am |
Parent Basic ICT. How to use the Computer from switching on to using You Tube and sending E-mails. If you do not know the basics then please come along.
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Tuesday 15th October 2019 |
9.30-11.45am |
AAC session. Exploring a variety of AAC Aids and software that our pupil use in school (Alternative means of communications)
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Monday 11th November 2019 |
9.30-11.30am |
SALT Course |
Tuesday 12th November 2019 |
1.30-2.45pm |
EYFS Coffee afternoon |
Friday 15th November 2019 |
10.00-11.30am |
Secondary Coffee morning |
Monday 18th November |
9.30-11.30am |
Do you want to develop your child's communication skills and understanding?” This is a session for parents of children who are at an early stage of communication(pre-intentional up to first word/signs/symbols) (Speech and Language Therapy led session
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Wed 8th January 2020 |
9.30-1.00pm |
Do you want to develop your child's communication skills and understanding?” This is a session for parents of children who can understand 2 or more information carrying words in a sentence. (Speech and Language Therapy led session |
Friday 24th Jan/31st Jan/7th Feb/14th Feb 2020 |
9.30-11.45am |
Parent Makaton Beginners. The course and the manuals are funded by our school for our parents and carers. Other family members are welcome: there may be a cost to cover the manual. Parent/Carers will get an attendance certificate. ALL dates must be attended to complete the course.
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Tuesday 14th Jan 2020 |
10.00-11.30am |
Coffee Morning EYFS/ Primary |
Friday 24th Jan 2020 |
9.30-11.45am
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Reading session. Exploring Reading with our Pupils
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Monday 3rd February 2020 |
10.00-11.30am |
Secondary Coffee morning |
Thursday 13th February 2020 |
9.30-11.45am |
Parent Sensory Experience. How do our pupils use their senses to explore the environment around them? Soundbeam
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Thursday 27th February 2020 |
9.30-11.45am |
Sharing Programmes/ Apps linked to website |
Tuesday 3rd March 2020 |
1.30-2.45 |
EYFS / Primary Coffee afternoon |
Friday 6th March 2020 |
9.30-11.45am |
Phonics Session Want to know more about Phonics and see phonic software in action?
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Tuesday 10th March 2020 |
9.30-11.30am |
Parent Internet Safety Session. How Safe are we, or our pupils, when using the internet? We will look at the tools needed to explore the internet safely.
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Friday 13th March 2020 |
9.30-11.45am |
An Introduction to PECS. What is PECS? How can I use it with my child? (Picture Exchange Communication System)
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Tuesday 17th March 2020 |
1.30-2.45pm |
Intensive Interaction. What is Intensive Interaction? How do we use Intensive Interaction with our children |
Friday 27th March 2020 |
9.30-11.45am |
Exploring Number and Counting on
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Tuesday 31st March 2020 |
9.30-11.45am |
“Sharing the Curriculum- Music ” Want to know more about the curriculum and what we do? Come along today and we will share how we teach Music.
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Tuesday 21st April |
10.30-11.30am |
EYFS/ Primary Coffee morning |
Tuesday 28th April/ 5th /12th/19th May 2020 |
9.30-11.45am |
Makaton for Parents/ Carers Follow Up course who have completed the Beginners’ Makaton course. The course and the manuals are funded by our school for our parents and carers. Other family members who have attended the beginners’ course are welcome: there may be a cost to cover the manual. Parents/ Carers will get an attendance certificate ALL dates must be attended to complete the course
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Friday 1st /15th/22nd May/5th/12th /19th/ 26th June 2020 |
9.30-11.45am |
Changes in Adolescence Course(8 sessions)
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Tuesday 2nd/9th/16th/23rd June 2020 |
9.30-11.45am |
EYFS/ Primary Parent Course "Managing My Child’s Behaviour". It will include issues like sleep, toileting, going out, general behaviour etc.
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Monday 15th June 2020 |
10.00-11.30am |
Secondary Coffee morning |
Wed 17th June 2020 |
9.30-11.45am |
Parent session “Sharing the Curriculum” Want to know more about the curriculum and what we do? Come along today and we will share how we teach Science
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Tuesday 30th June 2020 |
1.30-2.45pm |
EYFS/ Primary Coffee afternoon |
There will be other things we may add to the list during the year and we will tell you about these as they arise. The sessions above are ones that are currently planned. If there is something you think would be useful but we have not included in the programme then please just let us know and we can see if it something we can do.
Kind regards to all
Heather Davies
Head Teacher