For more information, contact Speech and Language Therapy:
Tel 01535 293641 or www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk/SpeechTherapy
• Background information,
developments and information
page 2
• MAKATON courses
page 3 -4
• ELKLAN accredited training
page 5- 10
• Locality training courses
page 11 - 18
• Resources / links to other
training
page 19
• Application form and booking
details
page 20
The focus is on Communication Support. As
in our clinical work our aim is to maximize
children’s communicative abilities in the
classroom. Each course provides
participants with ideas/strategies and
background linked to facilitating children’s
communication skills. The programme
developed out of our work supporting
children with communication difficulties in
mainstream schools. It is difficult to pass on
background information (the WHYs) or
discuss strategies (the HOW to) during
school visits.
Accredited training courses are increasingly
suggested as integral to a child’s Speech &
Language Therapy Care Plan. Our goal is
to facilitate Communication Support for
children who may experience lifelong
communication disability.
Places will be allocated on a “first come, first
served” basis and will require payment with
registration. Drinks are available but lunch
is not provided.
Applications are accepted up until 10 days
before a course (BUT please note courses
are usually oversubscribed well before this).
Makaton training can also be bought in for a
setting or group settings. For further
information please contact Kate Tole,
Speech & Language Therapist
on Tel: 01535 292824.
On certain courses a proportion
of places are held back and
allocated on clinical need.
A reduction in cost will be
granted to school staff by a
child’s Speech & Language
Therapist prior to the course.
Unfortunately this does not
guarantee a place.
If you feel you are eligible for a
reduction in cost you will need to
discuss this with the child’s
Speech & Language Therapist.
Contact Sue Thompson PA
Secretary & Makaton
Coordinator if you are interested
in attending one of the Makaton
courses.
Sue.thompson@anhst.nhs.uk
Tel: 01535 293641
You will receive a Makaton
Certificate on completion of this
Workshop.
Standard cost of the 2 day
course - £100
*Reduced cost of £50 for:Staff working in Settings of a child
seen by a named Airedale Speech
& Language Therapist.
Free place for:Parents/carers of a child seen by a
named Airedale Speech &
Language Therapist.
Please note:
If a member of the family has
already attended a Makaton course,
please would you bring that
Makaton manual along with you.
*Please bring a packed lunch
along with you.
Makaton Beginners & Follow-Up
Training Workshops
non-accredited
All courses to be held at:
Strong Close Nursery School
Airedale Road
Keighley BD21 4LW
Course dates for
2013 – 2014
October 2013
BEGINNERS
Thursday Oct 10th &
Thursday Oct 17th 2013
January 2014
FOLLOW-UP
Thursday Jan 16th &
Thursday Jan 23rd 2014
March 2014
BEGINNERS
Thursday Mar 6th &
Thursday Mar 13th 2014
June 2014
BEGINNERS
Thursday June 12th &
Thursday June 19th 2014
This is a 2 day course
Time: 9.30am – 3.30pm
You will receive a
Makaton Certificate on
completion of this
workshop.
This workshop covers
the Makaton Core
Vocabulary training. It is
a practical, enjoyable
two days. You will learn
the signs and symbols
for stages 1-4 and the
additional vocabulary.
Staff who have attended
this course have put the
ideas into action within
class in some very
innovative ways.
Makaton is far more
than a signing system –
it is a language
development
programme which can
be totally inclusive. It
can be adapted to
support all ages.
This course aims to give
Course Details
Elklan
Speech & Language
Therapy Support in the
Classroom
background knowledge on a
range of communication
difficulties encountered whilst
working with children in the
classroom.
It also gives a range of
strategies to use to support
2 day course for
teachers supporting
teaching assistants on
the Elklan accredited
training programme
children in class. A copy of
“Language Builders” by Liz
Elks & Henrietta McLachlan is
provided which covers the course
material.
Relevant to reception &
KS1 & 2
This course is only available to
teaching staff from a school where
teaching assistants are attending
Dates to be confirmed
This course will be
delivered jointly by
Education Bradford
Learning Support
Service & North
Yorkshire Education &
the Speech & Language
Therapy Service.
the 10 week accredited course
outlined below. It is strongly
advised that a teacher should
attend to allow collaborative
working with assistants on the
course.
NB: This 2 day course is
NOT accredited.
This course is for Early Years
Speech & Language
Practitioners working to
Support in the
support communication
Classroom
skills of the under 5’s.
The course consists of 10
Training for Teaching
Assistants
teaching sessions and
assessed practical work by
the participants. This work
Relevant to Reception
can be on a “Home Tasks”
& KS1 & 2
basis or can be developed
10 half day sessions
into a portfolio at Level 2
Dates to be confirmed
(GCSE equivalent) or Level 3 (A
Level or NVQ3 equivalent)
This course will be
delivered jointly by
Education Bradford
Learning Support
Service & North
Yorkshire Education &
the Speech & Language
Therapy Service.
accredited by the Open College
Network.
The information given during the
course is based on “Language
Builders” by Liz Elks & Henrietta
McLachlan.
This course is for teaching
Speech & Language
assistants working to support the
Support in the
communication skills of verbal
classroom for Verbal
children with ASD in the
Children with ASD
classroom.
Training for Teaching
The course consists of either 5
Assistants
or 10 teaching sessions
Relevant to staff
working with
verbal children with
ASD aged 5-11
Dates to confirmed
This course will be
delivered jointly by
(dependant upon participants
having completed one of the
other 10 week accredited Elklan
courses) and assessed practical work
by the participants. This work can be
on a “home Tasks” basis or can be
developed into a portfolio at at Level 2
(GCSE equivalent) or Level 3 (A Level
Education Bradford
or NVQ3 equivalent) accredited by the
Learning
Open College Network.
Support Service Autism
Team & the Speech &
The information given during the
Language Therapy
course is based on “Language
Service.
Builders” by Liz Elks & Henrietta
McLachlan.
NB: In Bradford this course will be
delivered in a locality brought in by
the LAP – contact Carol Shiret
Learning Support.
This course is for teaching
Speech & Language
assistants working to support
Support in the classroom
communication skills in the
for 11-16’s
classroom.
Training for Teaching
The course consists of 10
Assistants.
teaching sessions and assessed
Relevant to KS3 & 4
practical work by the participants.
10 half day sessions
This work can be on a “home
Dates to be confirmed
Tasks” basis or can be developed
into a portfolio at at Level 2
This course will be delivered
jointly by Education Bradford
Learning Support Service &
North Yorkshire Education &
the Speech & Language
Therapy Service.
(GCSE equivalent) or Level 3 (A
Level or NVQ3 equivalent)
accredited by the Open College
Network.
The information given during the
course is based on “Language
Builders” by Liz Elks & Henrietta
McLachlan.
NB: In Bradford this course will
be delivered in a locality
brought in by the LAP – contact
Carol Shiret Learning Support.
This course is for teaching
assistants working to support
Speech & Language
communication skills in the
Support in the classroom
classroom.
For under 5’s
The course consists of 10
Training for Teaching
teaching sessions and
Assistants
assessed practical work by the
Relevant to staff working
participants. This work can be
with Foundation Stage
on a “home Tasks” basis or can
Dates to be confirmed
be developed into a portfolio at
NB: In Bradford this course
at Level 2 (GCSE equivalent)
will be delivered in a locality
or Level 3 (A Level or NVQ3
bought in by the LAP.
equivalent) accredited by
the Open College Network.
The information given during
the course is based on
“Language Builders” by Liz Elks &
Henrietta McLachlan.
NB: In Bradford this course will
be delivered in a locality
brought in by the LAP – contact
Carol Shiret Learning Support.
This course is for
staff working to support
Communication
the development of
Support for Children
communication skills for
With Complex
Needs Training for
Teaching Assistants
children with complex needs.
The course consists of 10
teaching sessions and
assessed practical work by the
Relevant to staff
participants. This work can be
working with complex
on a “home Tasks” basis or
needs across the age
can be developed into a
Range
portfolio at at Level 2 (GCSE
Dates to be confirmed
equivalent) or Level 3 (A Level
or NVQ3 equivalent)
accredited by the Open
College Network.
The information given during
the course is based on
“Language Builders” by Liz
Elks & Henrietta McLachlan.
Time to Talk/Ginger Bear
These workshops will be
Training
delivered in a setting or for
1½ hour session
a number of settings
Content
together to a group of 8-12
This training is based on the
staff. They last approximately
Time to Talk programme by
1½ hours and can be
Alison Schroeder published
delivered as twilight sessions
by LDA.
or as part of a school training
The aim of the training is to:
day. These sessions have
 Understand the purpose
of the programme – who
will benefit
proved to be extremely
popular.
Staff would be expected to
 What the programme
consists of
IDP resources prior to
 How to implement the
programme
requesting this training.
 Getting started
have explored the relevant
The training on offer is listed
below.
The training aims to:
Speaking and Listening
Through Narrative
1½ hour session
 Understand the purpose
of the programme
 Who will benefit
 What the programme
consists of
 How to implement the
programme
 Getting started
This training is based
Language Steps
upon the Language
1½ hour session
Steps Programme by
Amanda Armstrong
(1999, Staff
Publications). The
training aims to:
 Understand the
purpose of the
programme
 Who will benefit
 What the programme
consists of
 How to implement the
programme
 Getting started
The training aims to:
Visual Structure
-
Understand the
purpose of visual
structure
-
Who will benefit
-
How to implement
the strategies
-
Getting started
1½ hour session
In School Support for
Children who Stammer
1½ hour session
- This training is based
on the DVD
produced by the
Michael Palin Centre
in London – a centre
of excellence for
supporting
children/young
people who
stammer. It takes
the perspective of
the child/young
person and gives
helpful hints for use
in school. You will
also be shown how
to access a range of
advice sheets.
This training is based on
Elklan – Early Years
the Elklan EYBIC word
Based Information
pack. The aim is to
Carrying Words Pack
provide ways to develop:
(EYBIC)
-
Vocabulary
1½ hour session
-
Speaking and listening
Through the principle of
information carrying words.
This training is designed
AAC
to give an overview of
(Augmentative and
both Low Tech and High
Alternative
Tech communication
Communication)
aids. It will also provide
general strategies for
implementation.
This training is offered
Speech Sound training
to support staff working
1½ hour session
with children who have
specific speech sound
difficulties. A variety of
approaches are
considered tailored to an
individual child’s needs.
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Bradford Early Years and Childcare Service Training prospectus
available via the website www.bradford.gov.uk/health
well-beingandcare/care/earlyyears or Tel: 01274 431813
•
North Yorkshire Communication DVD training package “Lets
Communicate” sent to all North Yorkshire schools. The package
covers the 3 areas of: Attention and Listening, Introduction to
Language and Language for Learning. The DVD will support all
school staff in developing inclusive practice, increasing staff
knowledge of Speech and Language development, assisting in
early identification of children with speech, language and
communication needs and offering lots of practical suggestions
and ideas about how to help. If you do not have a copy these can
be obtained from: heather Richardson, N Yorkshire Children and
Young People’s Services, Water Street Skipton.
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Makaton – www.makaton.org for details of Makaton resources.
•
ASD www.dotolearn.com and www.staight-street.com sites for
symbols and ideas.
•
Learning to Talk, Talking to Learn is a free self-study DVD
resource developed by I CAN and the BT Better World Campaign
available from: ICAN – www.ican.org.uk
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Inclusion Development Programmes (IDP)
•
www.nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk and select
inclusion.
•
North Yorkshire Learning Net www.n-yorks.net
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Payable to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Please return this form & cheque to:
Sue Thompson, PA Secretary & Makaton Coordinator,
Speech & Language Therapy, Airedale General Hospital, Steeton
Keighley BD20 6TD. Tel: 01535 293641
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Please bring a packed lunch along with you.
For courses held in the Training & Education Centre at Airedale
General Hospital – it is Pay & Display Parking.