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Did you know we also offer a range of short online courses in SEND? Ideal for teachers, teaching assistants and even parents and carers, our short, self paced courses are available to everyone to access for free.

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Autism for Parents

An introductory understanding of autism for parents and carers.

Optional certificate £25 5 hrs Find out more
Free
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Learning Theory

An introduction to the Learning Theories in education and how learning takes place.

Optional certificate £25 5 hrs Find out more
Free
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SEND Code of Practice 2015

Making the SEND Code of Practice more accessible for education professionals.

Optional certificate £25 5 hrs Find out more
Free
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Understanding ADHD

This short course is aimed to support the parents and carers of children with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Optional certificate £25 5 hrs Find out more
Free
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Working in Partnership with Parents

Understanding the needs, issues, and requirements for support of the parents and carers of children with SEND.

Optional certificate £25 5 hrs Find out more

Testimonials

A child I am working with regarding attendance at school - this course has made me realise that the behaviours he shows all have meanings behind them. I will definitely change my approach with this child and apply some of the strategies I have gained on the course.

Teaching Assistant

Attachment and Trauma

This training has helped me to see where deaf pupils may struggle. It has made me much more aware of how I can adapt the environment to better suit the needs of the pupil and has also given me a variety of ideas/tools with which can help pupils with these needs.

Qualified Teacher

Deafness

I am now implementing some of the practical ideas given in this course on a day to day basis and these are not only benefitting the dyslexic boy in my class but also others who may need help processing information. This has been a great course.
Firstly, would like to say thank you for this course. learning different strategies & good teaching practice to help in classroom for those children who have learning difficulties. Great knowledge!
Face to face session to follow soon, first session was induction related. The training was very helpful for me to identify how I can support school staff in implementing strategies I mention more effectively in the classroom.
I really enjoyed hearing from deaf learners in the various videos. It helped me to understand what it was like to live in society with hearing loss. I am definitely more confident on how to support my current deaf learner and any future kiddies that I may meet. I have really enjoyed getting to know my learner this year - his attitude towards education and life has been an eye-opener to me. I've also enjoyed building a relationship with his mom and our external support teachers. I am happy to have completed this course - it was well worth it. Thank you.

Qualified Teacher

Deafness

The training was very informative. Whilst lots of information was shared it was presented in a very user-friendly way - with lots of visuals, recaps and small quizzes. I particularly enjoyed watching the case studies and where the children detailed lots of ways in which staff both hinder and help them. The fact that training was online and with no time constraints meant that it has been easy for me to dip in and out. The fact that you can scroll back to previous sections was useful especially if there was a long break between training sessions. The course tutor introduced herself at the beginning and made sure we could communicate to her if any problems or questions arose. She also made sure to check in regularly by sending emails and responded quickly to myself and colleagues who at first struggled to answer some questions with regards to our role, she amended the questions and detailed more forum topics which made contributing easier. I look forward to undertaking similar training on a variety of topics.

Teaching Assistant

Deafness

I think this course was useful for me as I am working with an autistic pupil this year. It will help me to understand her needs better and to use appropriate techniques to support her on her way to success.

Teaching Assistant

Autism

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