SEN Newsletter May 2023

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  • Manual handling
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  • Visual impairment
  • Alternative therapies
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Featured Organisations

Featured organisation


Timotay Playscapes Creating inspirational sensory playgrounds, outdoor spaces and playground equipment, providing nurturing, rehabilitating and inclusive environments. Using natural materials and creative thinking they offer unrivalled outdoor space solutions tailored to your needs. All products are manufactured in-house for quality and longevity. Sensory outdoor play solutions are also available to buy. Looking for funding, request your FREE funding guide.

T G Escapes TG Escapes design eco-buildings that are sensitive to the environment and net-zero in operation to save energy and money in the long term. They connect the inside to out providing natural light and easy access to the outdoors. They stand alone and can be self-contained including treatment, sensory and breakout rooms. Modular offsite construction keeps costs low and timescales short.

Bruern Abbey Bruern Abbey is a leading independent day and boarding school exclusively for boys with learning difficulties such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia. The Prep School (8-13yrs) in Oxfordshire guides boys through the common entrance exams whilst the Senior School (13-16yrs) in Buckinghamshire, will aid boys through their GCSE exams.

CPD, Training and Events




Due to Covid-19 please check before visiting any event

ONGOING CPD and Training opportunities

Autism inclusion award
Online modules
The Autism Accreditation Programme is UK’s only autism specific quality assurance programme of support and development for all those providing services to autistic people.

Women and Girls
Online
This training module can be done at your own pace, it aims to support professionals identify women and girls.

Autism and the sensory experience
Online
This training module explores how people respond to information from the senses and how this can differ with autistic people.

Teen Life licenced user training
Online
This licensed user training is for professionals to support parents and carers of young autistic people aged 10 to 16.

Autism, Sport and Physical activity
Online
Recognizing and understanding the key areas of difficulty experienced by both the participants and the session leaders is vital to providing effective support.

Autism : Supporting families
Online
This online training module explores the common difficulties and experiences faced by families and acquire effective approaches for support.

Managing Money
Online
Free course to assist learners to recognise their strengths as well as the challenges they may expereience with managing their money.

Autism : Stress and anxiety
Online
This introduction module explores the differences in autistic people feel stress and anxiety.

ICEP Europe Online CPD Courses
Online
Supporting teachers online since 2001, our fully online part time professional development courses cover a range of areas of special education. Our next self-paced term runs from 8th May until 27th June and will give you the tools to get the most out of your students. Enrol today!

CPD Webinars by Trauma Informed Schools and Centre for Child Mental Health
Online
A wealth of webinars on child mental health by eminent authors and psychologists including Dan Hughes and Margot Sunderland. For your whole school or organisation or single views.

LIVE EVENTS: CPD, Training and Exhibitions

4 May 2023
Online
The Use of Big Empathy Drawings in Helping Traumatised Children and Young People to Heal
Thursday event
Presented by Dr Margot Sunderland
The Centre for Child Mental Health
17:00 - 18.30 | Cost £20 + Eventbrite booking fee
T: 020 7354 2913
E: info@childmentalhealthcentre.org

9-11 May 2023
Online training
Teen life licenced user licence
This licensed user training is for professionals to support parents and carers of young autistic people aged 10 to 16.

11 May 2023
Online
Sorting out the muddle between psychiatric diagnosis and trauma (children and teenagers)
Thursday event
Presented by Dr Margot Sunderland
The Centre for Child Mental Health
17:00 - 18.30 | Cost £20 + Eventbrite booking fee
T: 020 7354 2913
E: info@childmentalhealthcentre.org

15 May 2023
Online training
Eating Challenges
This course will focus and understanding and supporting autistic children with eating challenges.

18 May 2023
Online
Trauma informed approaches to behaviour support
Thursday event
Presented by Julie Harmieson
The Centre for Child Mental Health
17:00 - 18.30 | Cost £20 + Eventbrite booking fee
T: 020 7354 2913
E: info@childmentalhealthcentre.org

23-24 May 2023
Online training
Autism and SPELL in higher education
An introduction to autism and the SPELL framework for higher education professionals.

25 May 2023
Online
Sensory Attachment Intervention with vulnerable children: How to enable carers to care for their vulnerable child
Thursday event
Presented by Éadaoin Bhreathnach
The Centre for Child Mental Health
17:00 - 18.30 | Cost £20 + Eventbrite booking fee
T: 020 7354 2913
E: info@childmentalhealthcentre.org

6-8 June 2023
Online training
EarlyBird licensed user training
This licensed user training is for professionals to support parents and carers of autistic children under five years old through our EarlyBird programme.

6-8 June 2023
Online training
Post graduate certificate in autism
The course, is the only qualification of this kind that has run since 2003: bi-annually for UK based delegates, and now annually for international delegates.

8 June 2023
Online
Why emotion coaching is vital in schools
Thursday event
Presented by Dr Janet Rose
The Centre for Child Mental Health
17:00 - 18.30 | Cost £20 + Eventbrite booking fee
T: 020 7354 2913
E: info@childmentalhealthcentre.org

9-10 June 2023
ExCel, London
The Autism Show in association with the National Autistic Society
The Autism Show, the national event for autism, attracts over 10,000 parents, carers, and professionals looking for trusted information, practical advice, and specialist products and services. Choose from over 100 hours of CPD certified talks, clinics and workshops.
Book your tickets now and save 20%.

20-22 June 2023
Online training
Essential Autism Licence user
This training licences autism experienced professionals to deliver Essential Autism course to their staff teams.

23-24 June 2023
NEC Birmingham
The Autism Show in association with the National Autistic Society
The Autism Show, the national event for autism, attracts over 10,000 parents, carers, and professionals looking for trusted information, practical advice, and specialist products and services. Choose from over 100 hours of CPD certified talks, clinics and workshops.
Book your tickets now and save 20%.

27-29 June 2023
Online training
Teen Life licensed user training
This licensed user training is for professionals to support parents and carers of young autistic people aged 10 to 16.

27-29 June 2023
Online training
Autism and SPELL Licence user training
Autism and SPELL is a course which provides an in depth understanding of autism and how to use the SPELL framework. SPELL is a framework of principles setting out a structure for shaping support.

29 June 2023
Online
Shut down states in children and young people. What do we need to Re-Spark?
Thursday event
Presented by Graham Music
The Centre for Child Mental Health
17:00 - 18.30 | Cost £20 + Eventbrite booking fee
T: 020 7354 2913
E: info@childmentalhealthcentre.org

7-8 July 2023
Manchester Central
The Autism Show in association with the National Autistic Society
The Autism Show, the national event for autism, attracts over 10,000 parents, carers, and professionals looking for trusted information, practical advice, and specialist products and services. Choose from over 100 hours of CPD certified talks, clinics and workshops.
Book your tickets now and save 20%.

3-4 October 2023
Online training
Social Stories™
This workshop is delivered by Dr Siobhan Timmins, Certified Social Stories Trainer, and aims to support people in understanding how to develop and use Social Stories™