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Early Years SENCO Briefings
EY SENCO Briefings are online webinars run by members of the Early Years Service who have specialisms and expertise in supporting children with additional needs. The groups are an opportunity to hear local and national SEND updates, access SEND related training and ask individual questions of our SEND Advisors. If your SENCO is unable to attend, please try and send someone in their place. More details of the focus of the groups will be available termly on the EY SENCO Briefing page of our website.
I'm Not the SENCO - what should I be doing? Webinar
This course will provide EYFS practitioners with practical information about implementing the SEND Code of Practice focusing on managing and developing the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle through the Graduated Approach and SEN Support Plans. Invaluable for practitioners liaising with their SENCO to improve outcomes for children with Special Educational Needs or a Disability
Seeing Beyond Behaviour - Webinar
This training session allows EYFS practitioners opportunity to consider effective strategies for supporting children’s emotional development and behaviour. Through learning about the main behaviour principles and positive behaviour strategies, practitioners will have an opportunity to develop skills to support them to both understand and support children who are dysregulated.
Practitioners will
- Learn about simple strategies and resources that are effective at supporting the needs of all children
- Use case studies to consider what children’s behaviour is communicating
- Understand the need to support children’s personal social and emotional development
- Be able to develop positive behaviour support strategies
- Learn ways to analyse behaviour, look at potential triggers and work out the changes you can make to support the child
- Consider ways of ensuring strategies are implemented consistently throughout the setting
SEN Support and Emerging Needs
This training is for Early Years SENCOs and other Early Years Practitioners who want to know more about and gain practical advice about meeting the needs of children who require SEN Support. Including support for,
- managing Assess, Plan, Do, Review (APDR) forms,
- coproducing SEN Support Plans
- gathering evidence for Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA)
- preparing for attending ISEND Forum
- What SEN Support is
- The Graduated Approach
- Assess, Plan, Do, Review (APDR) process and paperwork
- Coproducing SEN Support Plans
- Evidence that you need to gather if requesting an Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA)
- How to prepare for attending an i-SEND forum.
- And receive hints and tips for completing SEN Paperwork effectively.
SEND Training for New and Aspiring SENCOs
This is a 2 day course.
The SENDCO plays a crucial role in the quality of any setting. The role though, can often be a daunting one for practitioners wanting to give children with additional needs the best start possible. This informative course will give you the tools you need to take forward your responsibilities to be an excellent EYFS SENCO. Completion of this two day course will count towards the practical element within the CACHE Level 3 National Qualification for SENCOs in The Early Years for those enrolled.
Lunch is not provided on this course.
Transitions - Moving In and Moving On Webinar
Transitioning into a new setting or moving on to school is an important event in a child’s life. Getting this right is key to ensuring a positive start to the next chapter in their journey. This course will give you the tools and knowledge to make the transition process a positive one for both children and their families. We will be especially looking at transitions for those children who are more vulnerable and may need more specific and personalised transition plans for example, those with SEND, EAL or those eligible for Early Years Pupil Premium.