SEN Newsletter December 2023

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Feature topics include:
  • Autism
  • Music and performing arts
  • Accessible vehicles and
  • transport
  • Short breaks and holidays
  • Learning outside the
  • classroom (LOtC)
  • Transition
  • Modular Buildings
  • Spina bifida and
  • hydrocephalus
  • Down’s syndrome
  • Rebound Therapy
  • Sensory overload
and much more...


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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.

Cabins for Schools Multifunctional outdoor learning spaces ideal for students with SEND & SEMH. They're perfect for breakout spaces, intervention sessions, nurture sessions & forest school. Our cabins' circular shape is ideal for SEL, encouraging eye contact & team-working. We design & install accessible school buildings which offer the benefits of outdoor learning.

LVS Oxford LVS Oxford is a specialist school for boys and girls aged 11 to 19 with a diagnosis on the autism spectrum. It aims to enable students to realise their full potential and become independent individuals who are confident and successful, leaving the school able to enjoy independent futures in jobs or further mainstream education.

CPD, Training and Events




Due to Covid-19 please check before visiting any event

ONGOING CPD and Training opportunities

Autism Accreditation
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
E-learning
This training module can be done at your own pace, it aims to support professionals identify women and girls.

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

Autism, Sport and Physical activity
E-learning
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
E-learning
This online training module explores the common difficulties and experiences faced by families and acquire effective approaches for support.

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

Finding employment
E-learning
Our employment module is designed to support autistic adults and young people with the process of applying for work, interviewing tips, and starting work.

Understanding autism for public transport professionals
E-learning
This module is specifically aimed at staff working in the public transport sector. It provides insight into autistic experience, and encourages delegates to consider what adjustments could make transport more accessible.

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 12th February until 7th April 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

5-7 December 2023
Online training
Autism and SPELL Licensed User Training
The Autism and SPELL Licensed User Training is a three-day training course that licenses autism experienced professionals to deliver the Autism and SPELL course to their staff teams.

11 January 2024
Livestream Event
How to work with trauma based shame in order to heal (children, teenagers and adults)
Thursday event
Presented by Dr Margot Sunderland
The Centre for Child Mental Health
17:00 - 18.30 | Cost £20.00 + Eventbrite booking fee
T: 020 7354 2913
E: info@childmentalhealthcentre.org

13 January 2024
London Art House, 2-18 Britannia Row, London, N1 8PA
Embodied Exploration
Live Art Skills Day - Saturday event
Presented by Polly Teale
The Centre for Child Mental Health
10:00 - 17.00 | Cost £49.50 + Eventbrite booking fee
T: 020 7354 2913
E: info@childmentalhealthcentre.org

16-18 January 2024
Online training
Early Bird Plus Licenced User
This training course that licences a professional to support parent and carers of autistic children aged 4-9 years old.

18 January 2024
Livestream Event
How children get mentally unwell and how they heal
Thursday event
Presented by Dr Jeanne Magagna
The Centre for Child Mental Health
17:00 - 18.30 | Cost £20.00 + Eventbrite booking fee
T: 020 7354 2913
E: info@childmentalhealthcentre.org

27 January 2024
London Art House, 2-18 Britannia Row, London, N1 8PA
People who’ve changed the face of infant and child mental health interventions in the 21st century (Part Two)
Saturday event
Presented by Dr Dan Hughes, Dr Amanda Jones, Louise Bomber and David Taransaud
The Centre for Child Mental Health
10:00 - 17.00 | Cost from £45.00 + Eventbrite booking fee
T: 020 7354 2913
E: info@childmentalhealthcentre.org

30 January 2024-1 February 2024
Online training
Teen life Licensed user Training
This licensed user training is for professionals to support parent/carers of autistic people aged 10-16 years old.

31 January 2024 & 1 February 2024
Lorna Wing Centre, Elliot House, Bromley, Kent BR2 9HT
DISCO training
The Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO) was developed for use at The Centre for Social and Communication Disorders, by Dr Lorna Wing and Dr Judith Gould. We offer The DISCO training for psychologists, psychiatrists,and paediatricians working in clinical roles in specialist autism multi-disciplinary diagnostic teams.

5 February 2024
Online training
Autism and eating challenges
This course will focus on understanding and supporting autistic children with eating challenges.

14-15 February 2024
Online training
Understanding and supporting autistic people
This course builds your knowledge of autism and how to support autistic children and adults and is based on the SPELL framework.

27-29 Febuary 2024
Online training
Essential Autism Licence user training
Training licence that allows professionals to deliver the essential autism to their teams.

14 March 2024
Exhibition Hall, Coventry Building Society Arena
Kidz to Adultz Exhibition Middle
An inclusive, vibrant space where people are supported on their journey!
Dedicated to children and young people with disabilities or additional needs and the people that support them.
100+ exhibitors . CPD seminars . Support & services . Networking . Everyone welcome.
Register for FREE.

14 March 2024
Live Online Conference
Annual Professionals' Conference
This annual one-day conference is a unique opportunity for professionals to benefit from topical discussion, current and evidence-based practice, and personal insight.

15 and 16 March 2024
NEC, Birmingham
Dyslexia Show 2024
Dyslexia Show 2024 offers a unique and essential opportunity for educational professionals, including teachers, teaching assistants and specialists to enhance their knowledge and understanding of dyslexia and neurodiversity.

19-21 March 2024
Online training
Autism and SPELL licence user
This training course that licences autism experienced professionals to deliver the Autism and Spell course to their staff teams.