Childrens therapy training brochure pages 2017 2018 mch 373 3

Medway Community Healthcare

Training brochure for staff working in schools and pre-schools September 2017 – September 2018

Delivered by the MCH children’s therapy team

Contents Welcome

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Elklan training

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Help with handwriting

Pages 6 - 7

Sensory integration training

Pages 8 - 9

Let's sign

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Boosting children's understanding of learning

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Venue and map

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Contact details

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Welcome Medway Community Healthcare has offered training for schools, children’s centres and preschools for many years. Our training is recognised to be informative and practical and delegates always leave courses with strategies which can be implemented immediately in their settings.

We offer expert advice regarding the neurological development of children understanding the importance of how a delay in one area can impact upon a child’s ability to learn and to interact socially.

All courses are age-specific and are grouped as pre-school, primary and secondary. Our course leaders have a wealth of professional experience and knowledge and all work for the NHS offering treatment to children in all education settings.

The prices for our courses start from ÂŁ120 per delegate for a six hour session. This price includes standard training materials. Hot and cold drinks are available throughout the day. Participants are asked to bring their own lunch.

All training is provided in our purpose-built training rooms which are suitable for practical and group work.

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Elklan training Speech and language support for under fives What is it?

Elklan was founded by two experienced speech and language therapists with the aim of providing education staff with the knowledge and skills to support children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). The content of the course is applicable for staff working with all pre-school children, especially those with SLCN.

Who is it for?

Practitioners working in early years settings, such as preschools, nurseries (including private and voluntary), children’s centres and child-minders. The course is aimed at working with 3-5s, however it also highly relevant to those working with children with significant SLCN in primary school years.

Course outcomes:    

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builds your confidence, skills and knowledge in supporting speech, language and communication development. provides you with practical advice and strategies for working with children and their carers. extends your skills to apply your learning of communication and language development to the EYFS. gives ideas for working with children with additional languages and SLCN.

What will learners receive?

All learners will receive full training materials.

Cost: £360

How is it delivered?

Dates: (all dates must be attended)

The course is designed to be delivered as an intensive three day programme with sufficient time between sessions to consolidate knowledge.

The course uses interactive teaching methods, practical activities, videos and group discussion to engage learners. All 3 days need to be attended by the same delegate as this is a licensed ELKLAN certified training course.

Interested?

If you are interested in attending this course, please email medch.childrenservices@nhs.net and an application form will be forwarded to you.

Please be advised that in order to run the course we must receive sufficient interest to cover our costs.

9th February 2018 9th March 2018 26th March 2018 9am – 3pm Venue: 7/8 Ambley Green Bailey Drive Gillingham ME8 0NJ

Feedback from some of our delegates that attended 2016/17 courses:-

“thoroughly enjoyed the course, going back to school with lots of new strategies”

“learning about blank language scheme including a visual timetable was particularly helpful”

“I will be able to share this training with our staff – fantastic course thank you”

“a wellstructured fantastic course – lovely knowledgeable trainers”

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Help with handwriting course Course details This course will be delivered by Occupational Therapists who have worked extensively with children and young people with developmental co-ordination disorders and general motor difficulties, including handwriting.

As part of the session, we will deliver experimential/practical workshops to help understand how it feels to have motor-coordination and subsequent handwriting difficulties. Help with handwriting outlines the underlying components that contribute to handwriting, difficulties and raises awareness of strategies that can be implemented with the school environment.

Who should attend?

This course is for staff working in a primary school setting – aimed at SENCo’s, TA’s and teachers.

Course aims: Help with handwriting is a fun, dynamic and interactive one-day course. In order to be able to write, children need to have good postural control, be able to cross their body midline, have hand strength and dexterity, visual motor integration, visual perception and ocular motor control.

The training will give you a greater understanding of these underlying skills and how they impact on handwriting and other fine motor skills.

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How is it delivered?

The course delegate will leave with a toolbox of practical skills and knowledge tosupport school staff in implementing motor skills and handwriting strategies Within school, including:  

Cost: £120 for one day Dates: 13th October 2017 9am – 3pm

practical activies to help understand how it feels to have handwriting difficulties. strategies for the school and classroom to support children with these difficulties. information regarding small aids (such as pencil grips) and when to try them.

These can be purchased on the day.

Venue: 7/8 Ambley Green Bailey Drive Gillingham ME8 0NJ

Interested?

If you are interested in attending this course, please email medch.childrenservices@nhs.net and an application form will be forwarded to you.

Feedback from some of our delegates that attended 2016/17 courses:-

“this course was well structured, informative and the trainers answered any questions"

“very knowledgeable trainers”

“information about issues that are causing handwriting to be poor gave me lots of ideas to help support children”

“great course with excellent pace and educational activities” “the training was very useful clear, well presented and good information -thank you”

“it made me realise the role of the core body in assisting handwriting”

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“Help me to concentrate and learn!”

Course details This course will be delivered by occupational therapists who have worked extensively with children and young people with developmental co-ordination disorders and sensory needs We will deliver experiential workshops to help understand how it feels to have sensory/motor difficulties. We will teach strategies for school staff to enable children to learn. Help me to concentrate and learn! raises awareness about the importance of movement and play in the everyday lives of our children at home and at school. This will be related to sensory and motor deficits that can impact on everyday tasks such as attention and learning.

The escalating use of technology for play has resulted in children who find it difficult to pay attention and learn in the classroom environment. This course gives practical solutions.

Course aims This course is for staff working in a primary school setting – aimed at SENCO’s, TA’s, and teachers Course leaders will provide an overview of the link between sensory processing and how this affects a child’s ability to access their learning opportunities in school. This is a fun, dynamic and interactive day that includes practical activities. The course will provide a basic understanding of how sensory processing impacts on a child’s ability to concentrate and regulate behaviours that have an underlying sensory origin for example, some children find it very difficult to sit still and need to be able to move to concentrate.

Delegates will leave with a toolbox of practical skills and knowledge to support school staff in implementing sensory approaches within school, including:  strategies to use in the classroom to help improve learning skills  an understanding of how a child with sensory processing difficulties might feel in the classroom and school environment and the impact this has on socialising and learning.  suggestions of different ways of adapting the classroom and teaching to facilitate inclusive access to the curriculum 

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How is it delivered?

The course is delivered as an intensive one day programme and uses interactive teaching methods, practical activities, videos and group discussion to engage learners.

Interested?

If you are interested in attending this course, please email medch.childrenservices@nhs.net and an application form will be forwarded to you.

Please be advised that in order to run the course we must receive sufficient interest to cover our costs.

Cost: £120 for one day Dates: 19th January 2018 9am – 3pm Venue: 7/8 Ambley Green Bailey Drive Gillingham ME8 0NJ

Feedback from our courses held in 2016/2017

“brilliant trainingavailable for all age groups”

“I have learned a lot about sensory processing.

Confidence hugely improved”

“an excellent course, well presented and very informative”

“excellent training – would highly recommend it – I’ve learnt so much!”

“excited to go back to school and put some strategies in place”

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Let’s sign An introduction to british sign language course

Course details 

This course is for practitioners working within the foundation stage and key stage one, such as pre-schools, nurseries (including private and voluntary), children's centre and child minders. This course is aimed at staff working with 3- 5s – aimed at SENCo’s, TA’s and teachers.

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To teach an easily accessible collection of everyday signs for you to use at your school or setting.

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We will teach strategies to support children’s communication for staff to enable children to learn.

Course aims To give staff the skills and knowledge to be able to use simple signing with young children. The signs taught cover functional language over a range of categories such as; family, food, clothes and transport. Staff will then be able to use the signs to children who may have language difficulties, hearing impairment or learning difficulties. The signs are taught alongside spoken language so that all children in the setting can benefit from learning some signs. Children who have some signing skills can then better communicate with their peers and staff alike.

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How is it delivered?

An intensive three half day programme, using interactive teaching methods, practical activities, videos and group discussion to engage learners.

The same delegate must attend all 3 dates.

Trainers will suggest different ways of adapting the classroom and teaching styles to ensure inclusive access to the curriculum.

Interested?

If you are interested in attending this course, please email medch.childrenservices@nhs.net and an application form will be forwarded to you.

Please be advised that in order to run the course we must receive sufficient interest to cover our costs.

Cost: £120 Dates: 13th September 2017 18th September 2017 29th September 2017 Times of course:1.30 – 4.30pm

Venue: 7/8 Ambley Green Bailey Drive Gillingham ME8 0NJ

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Boosting childrens’ understanding of language Elklan - Early years based information carrying words Do you work with children known to speech and language therapy? Do you regularly see targets on reports which talk about “information carrying words”, “word levels”, and “receptive language”? Do you often wonder what this means and how it relates to the children in your setting? If so, the Elklan EYBIC course for you!

What is it?

This course uses Elklan EYBIC (Early Years Based Information Carrying Words) to improve your knowledge and skills in supporting children’s understanding of spoken language in the educational setting. It provides a structured framework to use with children to develop the amount of information they can remember in instructions. EYBIC will also support the child’s development of everyday vocabulary, including topics such as food, clothing, home and animals. This vocabulary links to the main areas of development expected in the EYFS curriculum.

Who is it for?

The vocabulary used in the course is based on the EYFS; however the principles are applicable for working with children of all ages with or without language and communication needs.

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you will learn the typical stages of language development, which will help you identify which children need further support. build your confidence, skills and knowledge in supporting children’s language development. provides you with practical examples of activities that you can use in your setting to support language skills. you will have the skills to apply your learning of communication and language development to the EYFS.

How is it delivered?

An intensive one day programme that uses interactive teaching methods, practical activities, videos and group discussion to engage learners.

Cost: £120 for one day Dates: 8th December 2017

Trainers will suggest different ways of adapting the classroom and teaching style to ensure inclusive access to the curriculum.

9am – 3pm

Interested?

If you are interested in attending this course, please email medch.childrenservices@nhs.net and an application form will be forwarded to you

Venue: 7/8 Ambley Green Bailey Drive Gillingham ME8 0NJ

Please be advised that in order to run the course we must receive sufficient interest to cover our costs.

Feedback from some of our delegates that attended 2016/17 courses:-

“trainers had time to discuss, they were friendly and knowledgeable”

“provided me with better all round knowledge which I will share with my colleagues”

“fantastic training – helped me gain confidence”

“very useful and relevant to practice”

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For more information regarding our training courses please email us on:medch.childrenservices@nhs.net

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How to find us

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Parking permits are issued to park at the Ice Bowl upon registration of a course.

Please follow highlighted yellow pathway from Ice Bowl to Unit 7 – 8 Ambley Green, Medway Community Healthcare, Gillingham Business Park, Gillingham, Kent ME8 0NJ. This short walk takes between 7 – 10 minutes.

Disabled parking is available at Unit 7 – 8 Ambely Green.

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Who to contact Childrens therapy medch.childrenservices@nhs.net

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