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.
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 2024 to 2025
Supporting autistic learners- for high school middle leaders
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Autism and The Trauma Informed Classroom
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EYFS: Neurodiversity Affirming Play-Based Learning - joining in autistic play!
Supporting autistic learners- for Early Career Teachers
Supporting autistic learners in Year 1
Date and time: 24 September 2024, 9am to 11.30am
Venue: Buile Hill Park Hall
To book a place please email adminlss@salford.gov.uk
Cognition and learning team training 2024 to 2025
Contact Alison Taylor Blunt (alison.taylor-blunt@salford.gov.uk) or Jane Angus (jane.angus@salford.gov.uk) for further information regarding Dyslexia/Literacy webinars. For further information regarding Dyscalculia webinars please contact Susanne Austin (susanne.austin@salford.gov.uk).
- 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
Face to face whole school training
| Title |
Session content/aims |
Duration |
| An introduction to colourful semantics |
Delivered face to face or via Microsoft Teams (small group or whole school, teachers, and teaching assistants). An overview of Colourful Semantics and an introduction of how to implement for pupils in a 1:1 session.
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1.5 hours
Contact Natalie Hitchon to arrange natalie.hitchon@salford.gov.uk
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| How to implement colourful semantics in the learning environment – a practical approach |
A school environment visit will be required. LSS specialist teacher will then devise a unique training session based on how to implement Colourful Semantics in the settings environment.
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1 hour
Contact Natalie Hitchon to arrange natalie.hitchon@salford.gov.uk
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| MLD – identification and support |
- MLD statistics and local data
- What is MLD?
- How can we recognise MLD in the classroom?
- What assessments/baseline tools are used?
- What screeners you can use in class to help support identification of need
- What to do in the classroom to support MLD pupils
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1 hour
Contact Madeline Metcalfe to arrange
madeline.metcalfe@salford.gov.uk
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| Title |
Session content/aims |
Duration |
| Whole school IEP surgery (class teachers) |
Delivered 1:1 with classroom teachers by 'appointment' (to be arranged by school). Teachers will be supported in 45-minute slots to discuss a sample of IEP’s and how to make them SMART if necessary.
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Full day
Contact Madeline Metcalfe to arrange
madeline.metcalfe@salford.gov.uk
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Training for Down Syndrome and complex needs
| Title |
Session content/aims |
Duration |
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An introduction to Down Syndrome
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Delivered 1:1 to all staff working with pupils with Down Syndrome. This training provides an awareness of Trisomy 21 and some common characteristics of the typical learning profile.
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1 hour
Contact Natalie Hitchon to arrange natalie.hitchon@salford.gov.uk
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| Supporting pupils with Down Syndrome in the primary setting – Maths
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Delivered 1:1 to all staff working with pupils with Down Syndrome. Training provides strategies for supporting the typical profile of a Down syndrome learner in relation to Mathematics.
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1 hour
Contact Natalie Hitchon to arrange natalie.hitchon@salford.gov.uk
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| Supporting pupils with Down Syndrome in the primary setting – Literacy |
Delivered 1:1 to all staff working with pupils with Down Syndrome. Training provides strategies for supporting the typical profile of a Down syndrome learner in relation to Literacy.
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1 hour
Contact Natalie Hitchon to arrange natalie.hitchon@salford.gov.uk
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| Supporting pupils with Down Syndrome in the Secondary setting (bespoke to school) |
Delivered 1:1 to all staff working with pupils with Down Syndrome. The training provides an overview of how the curriculum can be adapted to suit the needs of the individual learner.
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1 hour
Contact Natalie Hitchon to arrange natalie.hitchon@salford.gov.uk
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| Supporting pupils with complex and severe needs in the primary setting – a practical approach |
Delivered 1:1 or Microsoft Teams for all school staff. An introduction to practical strategies and appropriate resources to support learners with severe and complex needs.
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1 hour
Contact Natalie Hitchon to arrange natalie.hitchon@salford.gov.uk
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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 1 October 2024
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
I would be grateful if you could 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."
Registration
To register email adminlss@salford.gov.uk stating which session you would like to attend.
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This page was last updated on 2 April 2025