DSPL3 Amwell View Outreach

Amwell View Outreach Workshops

Our Outreach team offer a range of workshops for primary and secondary school staff and parents. They have been developed as a strategic response to themes and issues that the team have identified whilst working in schools and with families. The professional workshops fit perfectly into a staff meeting and the parents’ workshops are generally held from 9.30 a.m. . The support staff workshops can fit into the school day as we understand that schools can’t always afford to pay staff overtime to attend after school training.

If you wish to arrange a workshop in your school, please contact Alison Lindsell for professionals’ training (alison.lindsell@amwell.herts.sch.uk) and for parents’ workshops contact Alison Whenman (alison.whenman@amwellview.herts.sch.uk)

Let’s Talk About …. ATTACHMENT (FOR PROFESSIONALS)

To gain a basic understanding of Attachment
To develop an understanding of Attachment Styles
To develop strategies for children with Attachment difficulties

Let’s Talk About….INCLUSION (FOR TEACHERS AND SLT)

To understand the term ‘inclusion’ and what that means for individuals
To gain a shared understanding of the roles and responsibilities of all staff
To review planning and differentiation to show inclusion for all pupils
To understand how inclusive practice impacts on learning and behaviour
To understand how we can be more inclusive in our practice

Let’s Talk About …DIFFERENTIATION (FOR PROFESSIONALS)

To identify potential barriers to leaning
To explore ways to differentiate whole class learning
To begin to create differentiated topic plans
To increase access to whole class teaching

Let’s Talk About…. THE ROLE OF TEACHING ASSISTANT (FOR SUPPORT STAFF)

To discuss what makes a good TA
To understand the nature of different roles a TA can have
To think about the child as a whole
To understand the impact of relationships and their effect on pupil behaviour
To become positive reinforcers
To explore the difference between punishment and consequence

Let’s Talk About….POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR (FOR PARENTS – WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS)

To have a better understanding of your child’s behaviour
To better understand the reasons behind your child’s behaviour
To gain useful strategies in managing challenging behaviour
To gain useful strategies in helping your child to understand their behaviour
To gain useful strategies to help your child make positive choices about their behaviour

The Power of….SILENCE (FOR PROFESSIONALS (ANY DAYS)AND PARENTS(WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS))

To understand how our use of language impacts on pupils with SEN
To become a positive reinforce
To fully understand the use of limited language and its effectiveness
To consider how sensory processing can affect responses
To understand and allow processing time

The Power of…. A SMILE (FOR PROFESSIONALS)

To understand the importance of relationships
To understand ghow secure relationships lead to effecive learning
To plan some practical activities that will build good relationships in your classroom

Let’s Talk About….EARLY LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

To understand the 6 stages of early language development
To assess the level of play vs the level of language development and why this is important
To create a Means, Reasons, Opportunity plan for language development
To consider the importance of Choice Making, Symbolic Understanding and the development of Questioning
To plan strategies to support language development in the classroom

Let’s Talk About….A SENSORY DIET

To understand the different types of sensory behaviours
To gain practical strategies to support sensory regulation
To plan a sensory diet timetable

Let’s Talk About….SOCIAL STORIES

To understand the purpose of Social Stories
To learn how to write Social Stories using the identified format
To create your own Social Story using the template provided

Let’s Talk About….Emotion Coaching

To recognise why children need Emotion Coaching
To understand the concept of Emotion Coaching
To begin to incorporate Emotion Coaching into daily practice

Let’s Talk About….TASK AVOIDANCE

To understand the difference between refusal and task avoidance
To look at different ways to encourage pupil engagement
To plan some strategies that support the child you are working with

Transitions – Predict, Prepare, Prevent (FOR PARENTS FROM 19TH APRIL 2022 )

Does your child find the start of a new school year challenging? This workshop will support you to:

PREDICT: What challenges your child may face

PREPARE: Provide strategies and resources for a successful transition

PREVENT: By following the strategies you can support your child’s transition and prevent some of the problems they may otherwise face.

Workshops delivered in 2019/20

10/09/19 – Power of Silence (TAs) Hertford Heath
10/09/19 – Power of Silence (Teachers) Hertford Heath
16/09/19 – Let’s talk about ASD (Whole Staff) Spellbrook
17/09/19 – Power of Silence (Teachers) Hunsdon JMI
24/09/19 – Power of Silence (Whole Staff) Mill Mead
15/10/19 – Let’s talk about Inclusion (Teachers) Mill Mead
07/11/19 – Power of Silence (Staff) Spellbrook
11/11/19 – Let’s talk about the Role of a TA (TAs) Tonwell
12/11/19 – Let’s Talk about Differentiation (Teachers)Watton at Stone
21/11/19 – Role of a TA (TAs) Simon Balle
26/11/19 – Let’s talk about Differentiation (Teachers) Mill Mead
02/12/19 – Power of Silence (Staff) Hertford St Andrew’s
6/12/19 – Let’s Talk about Positive Behaviour (Parents) Hillmead
11/12/19 – Let’s Talk about Positive Behaviour (Parents) Reedings
07/01/20 – Let’s Talk about Differentiation (Teachers) Christ Church
13/01/20 – Let’s Talk about Inclusion (Teachers) Hertford St Andrew’s
14/01/20 – Differentiation Secondary (Teachers) Sele School
28/01/20 – Let’s Talk about Differentiation (Teachers) Reedings
29/1/20 – Power of Silence (Parents) Reedings 30/01/20 – Let’s Talk about Attachment (Staff) Hillmead
03/02/20 – Let’s Talk about Differentiation (Teachers) Hertford St Andrew’s
13/03/20 Let’s Talk about Behaviour (Parents) Roger de Clare
16/03/20 – Let’s Talk about Differentiation (Teachers) Ralph Sadleir
18/03/20 – Power of Silence (Parents) Morgans
20/3/20 – Let’s Talk about Positive Behaviour (Parents) Tonwell St Mary’s
24/4/20 – Power of Silence (Parents) Roger de Clare
26/6/20 – Let’s Talk about Transition (Parents) Roger de Clare

Transitions – Predict, Prepare, Prevent (FOR PARENTS WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS FROM 28TH APRIL 2020 )

Does your child find the start of a new school year challenging? This workshop will support you to:

PREDICT: What challenges your child may face

PREPARE: Provide strategies and resources for a successful transition

PREVENT: By following the strategies you can support your child’s transition and prevent some of the problems they may otherwise face.