Chartridge Lodge, Chartridge Lane
Chesham, Buckinghamshire HP5 2TU
th
NB. Please note that this programme may be subject to minor changes on the day.
8.45
9.20
9.30
Registration and coffee
Welcome
Julie Knight – Service Coordinator: Communication & Interaction Team & Lead
Teacher: Down Syndrome Support Team, Specialist Teaching Service,
Buckinghamshire Learning Trust
Keynote Speech 1 – Inclusion: Getting it Right!
Carol Allen – School Improvement Advisor: ICT and SEN
11.00
11.30
1.00-2.00 Lunch
2.00 Life After School
– Looking Ahead.
Susan Jamson & Emma Hill – Emma and her Mother will share their personal experience of what she has achieved since leaving mainstream schooling in
Buckinghamshire.
2.30
Coffee
Keynote Speech 2 – ICT to Support Learners with Down Syndrome
Carol Allen – School Improvement Advisor: ICT and SEN
Workshops a) Learning Profile & Teaching Strategies
Beverley Matthews - Specialist Teacher: Down Syndrome Support Team, Specialist
Teaching Service, Buckinghamshire Learning Trust b) Sensory Integration & Down Syndrome
Karen Holcombe – Specialist Occupational Therapist & Director: The Sensory
Smart Child Ltd, BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy c) Promoting Literacy Skills
Lucy Clark – Specialist Teacher: Down Syndrome Support Team, Specialist
Teaching Service, Buckinghamshire Learning Trust
4.30 Close

DOWN SYNDROME CONFERENCE –‘ INCLUSION: GETTING IT RIGHT!’ - ONE-DAY EVENT
Thursday 9 th October 2014 at Chartridge Lodge, Chartridge Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire
Please complete this form and send it with payment to: Belinda Nunn, Specialist Teaching
Service, Unit 9 Abbey Centre, Weedon Road, Aylesbury, Bucks HP19 9NS
By Friday 19 th September 2014
Please tick one box which most applies to you □ Early Years □ Primary □ Secondary
Please indicate your choice workshop by circling one the following:
A
Learning Profile & Teaching Strategies
B
Sensory Integration
C
Promoting Literacy Skills
Name:
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Telephone: (daytime inc. STD)
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I am a ( delete as appropriate ) Teacher/Teaching Assistant/Other……….……………………….………
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Do you have any special dietary and/or other requirements?
A special rate of £90 applies to education staff working for Buckinghamshire LA. For all others, our standard rates apply as follows:
£100 to statutory or private sector professionals
£50 to parents/carers
Please send a cheque for the full amount, (made payable to Buckinghamshire Learning Trust), with your booking form to save on administration costs.
For those who require an invoice, an invoice/ receipt can be forwarded with the booking confirmation.
It would be helpful if all applications from a single school or service could be sent together.
Please tick the appropriate box
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Invoice to be made out to: (name of organisation)
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
You will remain liable for payment of 100% of the course fees for non-attendance on the course , or cancellations within three weeks prior to the course. All cancellations must be made in writing as soon as the applicant is aware that they are unable to attend. Should the named delegate be unable to attend we are able to substitute them for another delegate without additional charge.

We have great pleasure in welcoming our key note speaker, Carol Allen, to our 3 rd Down
Syndrome Conference in Buckinghamshire. Below you will find a synopsis of the Keynote
Speeches as well as the afternoon workshops. You should choose one of the workshops and indicate this on the booking form. I look forward to welcoming you on 9 th October 2014.
Keynote Speech 1 – Inclusion: Getting it Right!
Inclusion is a term frequently used and often stated as an aim or objective, however there are a few simple steps that help all involved to make the experience as successful and positive as possible. This session will consider what aspects of the learning environment really combine to support successful inclusion. From environmental design, display and visual strategies through to effective working with other adults, the whole session will offer practical ideas to consider, evaluate and adapt to support your own practice.
Keynote Speech 2
– ICT to Support Learners with Down Syndrome
This session will focus on the role that technology has to support students that have addition barriers to learning. With Communication and Literacy as the starting point, the session will offer easy to replicate, fun and engaging ideas that you can use to support yourself and the students and their families that you work with. Don't be nervous, we will journey from lowtech through to high tech and portable touch technology with everything made simple and accessible!!!
Workshop a) Learning Profile & Teaching Strategies;
This workshop is for anyone new to teaching or supporting a child or young person with
Down syndrome or parents/carers that have not had any previous training. This workshop will help you to:
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Have a greater understanding of what the effects of Down syndrome are
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Understand the specific learning profile of children and young people with Down syndrome
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Learn teaching strategies to support children and young people with Down syndrome
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Learn models of support to use with children and young people with Down syndrome
Workshop b) Sensory Integration & Down Syndrome;
Specialist Occupational Therapist, Karen Holcombe will use a variety of styles and techniques to help you to understand and explore:
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How to spot the signs and symptoms of Sensory Integration Dysfunction
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How Sensory difficulties present themselves in our children at home
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How Sensory behaviours present within the classroom and the impact that this has on school performance
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Strategies and Sensory Activities that can be utilised at home and in school
Workshop c) Promoting Literacy Skills;
This workshop will explore how to develop literacy skills across the curriculum including;
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Teaching reading
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Developing essential skills for writing
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Accessing the curriculum through differentiation
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Resources and equipment