Communication and interaction training courses

Autism Awareness: Inset session

Delivered by:

Salford Learning Support Service

Session content:

This session is aimed at school staff who would like to refresh their understanding of autism, up to date terminology and understanding anxiety linked with autism.

Duration:

Minimum one hour

Venue, date and time:

Delivered in house - contact team to agree date

Cost:

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information on cost or alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk. 

Joining and booking information: 

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information or alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk to book. 

Understanding and Supporting Information Processing Differences: Inset session

Delivered by:

Salford Learning Support Service

Session content:

A session that raises awareness of effective methods to help engage young people in the classroom, covering the difficulties that many autistic young people face during lessons.

Duration:

Minimum one hour

Venue, date and time:

Delivered in house  - contact team to agree date

Cost:

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information on cost or alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk. 

Joining and booking information:

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information or alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk to book.

Understanding and Supporting Sensory Processing Differences: Inset session

Delivered by:

Salford Learning Support Service

Session content:

A session that raises awareness of the sensory processing differences that many autistic people experience and how to support this in a school setting.

Duration:

Minimum one hour

Venue, date and time:

Delivered in house  - contact team to agree date

Cost:

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information on cost or alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk. 

Joining and booking information:

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information or alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk to book.

Understanding and Supporting Social Communication Differences: Inset session

Delivered by:

Salford Learning Support Service

Session content:

A session that will help staff to develop an awareness and understanding in the differences in play, social interaction and communication styles for autistic children and young people- and how to fully support this.

Duration:

Minimum one hour

Venue, date and time:

Delivered in house  - contact team to agree date

Cost:

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information on cost or alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk. 

Joining and booking information:

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information or alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk to book.

Understanding and supporting children and young people displaying demand avoidant behaviours: Inset session

Delivered by:

Salford Learning Support Service

Session content:

This session is aimed at school staff who would like to learn more about how to support pupils who display demand avoidant behaviours. It will explore some of the possible underlying causes and will introduce strategies to help support pupils who experience anxiety when demands are placed on them.

Duration:

Minimum one hour or one hour and 30 minutes

Venue, date and time:

Delivered in house  - contact team to agree date

Cost:

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information on cost or alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk. 

Joining and booking information:

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information or to arrange a bespoke session. Alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk to book.

Attention Autism: Inset session

Delivered by:

Salford Learning Support Service

Session content:

A session to help develop awareness of the Attention Autism approach.

Duration:

Minimum one hour or one hour and 30 minutes

Venue, date and time:

Delivered in house  - contact team to agree date

Cost:

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information on cost or alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk. 

Joining and booking information:

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information or to arrange a bespoke session. Alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk to book.

Teacher/ TA /pastoral teams/subject leads /SEND Governor meetings: Inset session

Delivered by:

Salford Learning Support Service

Session content:

Your school linked teacher can be available to meet with teachers or other key stakeholders to hold Question and Answer sessions, share resources and good practice or plan provision for children with autism or social communication differences.

Duration:

Minimum one hour or one hour and 30 minutes

Venue, date and time:

Delivered in house  - contact team to agree date

Cost:

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information on cost or alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk. 

Joining and booking information:

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information or to arrange a bespoke session. Alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk to book.

Social Stories: Inset session

Delivered by:

Salford Learning Support Service

Session content:

A practical session; looking at various examples of different social stories and the opportunity to write your own social story with the support of a specialist teacher.

Duration:

Minimum one hour or one hour and 30 minutes

Venue, date and time:

Delivered in house  - contact team to agree date

Cost:

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information on cost or alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk. 

Joining and booking information:

Please go to Learning Support Service webinars for more information or to arrange a bespoke session. Alternatively please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk to book.

Supporting Autistic Learners

Delivered by:

Learning Support Service - Specialist Team for Autism

Session content:

Are you part of a school seeking to provide more support to autistic learners? 

Come and book onto this NEW event for 2025-2026, hosted by the Specialist Team for Autism in LSS. This is a chance to collaborate with the specialist teachers and teaching assistants, learn from peers, share good practice with schools working in the same phase, take away links to resources and enjoy a refreshed approach to supporting our children and young people.

Duration:

Three hours 30 minutes

Venue, date and time:

Worsley Court House, 9.30am to 12.30pm.

• Wednesday 1 October 2025 – Early Years
• Wednesday 8 October 2025 – Primary Schools
• Wednesday 15 October 2025 – Secondary Schools

Cost:

Free

Joining and booking information:  

Book onto Supporting Autistic Learners or visit the Learning Support Service webinars page for more information.

Please note: Bookings will close five days prior!