Learning Support Service webinars

Salford Learning Support Service are running a series of webinars designed for individuals looking to develop their knowledge on a range of topics within the area of Special Educational Needs and Disability.

Attendance at these webinars is open to all, and these are free of charge to Salford schools and professionals. However, if you are attending from a school or setting from a different local authority there will be charge of £40. This will be invoiced by Salford City Council after the event.

If you are unable to attend a session for any reason, we ask that you notify us as soon as possible, but at least five working days before. There will be a charge of £40 if you book on the session and fail to attend.

Bespoke training fees

• 1.5 hour twilight / staff meeting £150
• Half day £275
• Full day £525
• Any twilight longer than 1.5 hours is charged as half a day.

LSS run virtual webinars and face to face sessions which are free of charge.

Registration

To register please fill out the following link using the information below for the training you wish to attend.

Learning Support Service Training Booking Form

More information

For further information and enquiries, if there are further development opportunities you would like to be offered on the programme, or if you are enquiring about bespoke training in your school, please email madeline.metcalfe@salford.gov.uk or call 0161 607 1678.

Autism and social communication team training 2025 to 2026

Autism and social communication team training 2024 to 2025

Cognition and learning team training 2025 to 2026

Dyslexia and Dyscalculia training includes:

• What is dyslexia?
• Classroom strategies for dyslexia
• Literacy pack
• Devising a programme of support for a pupil with dyslexia
• One-to-one interventions
• Multisensory learning
• A simple view of reading
• Dyscalculia training

Contact alison.taylor-blunt@salford.gov.uk or jane.angus@salford.gov.uk for further information regarding Dyslexia/Literacy webinars. 

For further information regarding Dyscalculia webinars please contact susanne.austin@salford.gov.uk 

Other training available: 

• How to implement colourful semantics in the learning environment – a practical approach
• MLD – identification and support
• Strategies to support memory in the classroom
• An introduction to Down Syndrome
• Supporting pupils with Down Syndrome in the primary setting – Maths
• Supporting pupils with Down Syndrome in the primary setting – Literacy
• Supporting pupils with Down Syndrome in the Secondary setting (bespoke to school)
• Supporting pupils with complex and severe needs in the primary setting – a practical approach

Contact natalie.hitchon@salford.gov.uk for further information regarding Down Syndrome Training and Colourful Semantics training.

Contact sarah.loftus@salford.gov.uk for further information regarding MLD and Memory training.

Training can be delivered to individuals, groups or whole school and can be face-to-face or via Microsoft Teams.

Core occupational therapy webinars 

In line with the service changes to the children’s occupational therapy service within Salford, the school and parental occupational therapy training sessions are no longer offered through the Salford Learning Support Service as of April 2023.

These occupational therapy training sessions include; sensory (home and school), fine motor, gross motor and handwriting Sessions. Within the core NHS occupational therapy service there has been an expansion in the service to offer training sessions for parents and school staff supporting children within early years; mainstream primary and mainstream secondary school settings. Further details of attendance criteria is specified on the booking system in relation to each individual session.

The occupational therapy sessions can now be booked via the Zipporah Booking System.

Find out more

For further help and support regarding available sessions, bookings or any generic queries please contact the Functional Occupational Therapy Team – functional.ot@nca.nhs.uk

Salford deaf education team

Supporting deaf children and young people in the classroom

Date and time: Tuesday 29 September 2026

Sessions (the session in the afternoon is a repeat of the morning session)

• Session 1: 9.30am to 12pm
• Session 2: 1.30pm to 4pm

Venue: Community Room 1, Broughton Hub, 50 Rigby Street, Salford, M7 4BQ

Please pass this information on to members of staff who have or are going to have deaf children or young people in their class or have an interest in deaf education.

This highly evaluated, bespoke half day course will be delivered by Teachers of the Deaf from the Learning Support Service.

Course objectives are to:

• Develop an understanding of the implications for learning and general development of hearing loss and deafness.
• Outline effective, practical strategies and resources to support curricular access.
• Demonstrate the benefits of hearing aids, radio aids and other necessary equipment.
• Share good practice on the effective use of the support from the Teacher of the Deaf and support from specialist teaching assistants.

Feedback from previous courses:

• "It was useful to work in small groups and discuss the individual child that you are focusing on at work."
• "I gained a lot of useful information which I can put into practice to improve the understanding of the child in the classroom."
• "I will feel a lot more confident in the classroom."
• "The most relevant course I’ve ever attended."
• "Excellent presentation, clear information, friendly atmosphere, very enjoyable."

This page was last updated on 13 October 2025