Specialist Teaching and Learning Services
Core Training Offer for Special Educational Needs and/or Disability
The Core Training Offer will include:
- Training packages that arise from Local Inclusion Forum Teams and delivered to schools or groups of schools will be at a minimal cost, outlined in the chart on the following page.
- Core training offer to support the Universal level ofMainstream Core Standard and Training Courses at the Targeted / Personalised level of Mainstream Core Standards (charged as in the chart overleaf).
- Bespoke training for low incidence SEND including HI, VI, MSI, PD and Down Syndrome are free of charge.
- Training provided withinnational frameworks such as Language for Learning and the NatSIP/Sense MSI course are delivered to a nationally agreed costing structure.
- Support and advice around individual children and young peopleare regarded as interventions, not training and are free of charge.
- Parent focused programmes such as Early Bird, Early Bird Plus and Cygnet will have minimal charges made only for essential resources.
SEND / Core Training Offer / Annual Frequency
(Minimum offer)
Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs / Well-being Toolkit Topics: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10 20 / 1 per area
Training to support Mainstream Core Standards and SEMH at universal level / 1 per area
Cognition and Learning / Dyslexia awareness / 1 per district
Dyscalculia / 1 per area
Communication and Interaction / Autism Awareness for Primary Schools / 3 per area
Autism Awareness for transition to Secondary Schools / 1 per area
Language for Learning KS 1&2 / 1 per area
Language for Learning Senco Survival / 1 per area
Language for Learning TA Survival / 1 per area
Signing training (Makaton or Signalong at certificated level) / 1 per area
Physical Disability / Physical Disability - Raising Awareness for full Inclusion / 1 per area
Teaching Assistants supporting CYP with PD and/or complex medical needs / 1 per area
Care Plans and Risk Assessments for Children and Young People with Physical Disabilities / 1 per area
Technology for curriculum access, including Assistive Technology. / 1 per area
Sensory Impairment / Access to the HI, VI and MSI Online Training mentored by Specialist Teachers for Sensory Impairment / Countywide offer
Whole school training / Primary whole school Language for Learning training / As requested
Secondary whole school Language for Learning training / As requested
Training provided by Special School Outreach programmes will augment the Core Training Offer. The Special School training programmes are likely to be much wider than the Core Training Offer and will respond to local needs as well as include parent focused training.
SEND in Early Years
Core training for EY Practitioners to support the Universal level of the Best Practice Guidance is delivered by the Early Years & Childcare Service, Equality & Inclusion Team.
Training courses at the Targeted / Personalised level of the Best Practice Guidance in Early Years (charged as below).
SEND in Early Years / Autism Awareness for Early Years Settings / 1 per districtSupporting 2 year olds with complex needs / 1 per district
Positive Relationships and Social Development / 1 per district
Care Plans and Risk Assessments for Pre-school children with Physical Disabilities / 2 per area
Language for Learning EYFS / 1-2 per area
These courses will provide specialist SEND material to augment the Prime Importance Courses already delivered by Early Years & Childcare, Equality & Inclusion team.
STLS professionals will link settings and schools to on line training opportunities; Inclusion Development Programme materials, the TDA SEND training materials for newly qualified teachers and online training opportunities.
For the purposes of the core training offer the delivery of courses is by district or area. The delivery in areas will be by local arrangement and can be by double district or three districts.
Common charging rate for the Core Training Offer
STLS courses delivered to Early Years settings and Maintained schools/academies:Training delivered for up to 20 people / Twilight (90 min) / Half day / Whole day / Courses with multiple days / Whole day with outside speaker
Early Years settings / £11 per person / £16 per person / £22 per person / 2 = £40 per person / £45 per person
Maintained schools and academies / £22 per person / £33 per person / £44 per person / 2 = £77 per person
3 = £99 per person
4 = £110per person / £90 per person
Bespoke delivery of courses:
Including all costs and materials for groups up to 20 / Maintained schools and academies / Early Years Settings
Hourly rate / £90 / £45
Twilight rate - 90 min
For small groups charge will be the price per person in the chart above with a minimum charge / £130
Smaller groups minimum charge of £90 / £65
Smaller groups minimum charge of £45
Half day rate / £220 / £110
Daily rate / £400 / £200
Language for Learning
The county response to enskilling the workforce with regard to Speech Language and Communication Needs is the delivery of Language for Learning Training, as schools are required to have Language for Learning strategies in place before a referral is made to the Speech and Language Therapy Service.