Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support BHISS Service Training for School Staff
September 2020 – July 2021
BrightonBrightonBrighton && Hove Hove Hove Inclusion Inclusion Support Support Service (BHISS) Service
Training for School Staff Training for School Staff
BrightonBrighton & & Hove Hove Inclusion Inclusion Support Support Service (BHISS) Service
Contents Contents
Introduction
Course Information • Venue / Online Platform • Cost • Booking
Training Timetable—training at a glance • Autumn • Spring • Summer
Training Flyers—specific course information • Autumn— flyer 1-33 • Spring — flyer 34-65 • Summer - flyer 66-91
Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service (BHISS)
Introduction
BHISS provides access to highly skilled and experienced professionals including educational psychologists, primary mental health workers, specialist teachers and practitioners in the
following areas:
Autism & Language Early Years Educational Psychology Early Language Support Literacy Support Schools Wellbeing Service & Mental Health Support Team Sensory Needs - Hearing and Visual Impairment
Social, Emotional and Mental Health BHISS
BHISS is an important part of Brighton and Hove's Local Offer for children and young people with SEND. All schools have Special Educational Needs or Inclusion Coordinators (SENCOs/INCOs) and SEND funding to meet less significant needs through a 'graduated response'. We have a guide to help schools with their graduated support called the: SEND Guide for Professionals (and Executive Summary)
Schools and settings are able to call on BHISS team around the school / setting when additional advice or support is required to meet more significant needs.
Find out more about BHISS on the Local Offer.
BrightonBrighton & Hove & Hove Inclusion Inclusion SupportSupport Service Service (BHISS) (BHISS) Course Information Course Information
BHISS training is organised across the school year at a range of venues. Courses cover the range of needs that we support and are delivered by BHISS practitioners.
For information about the content of training not provided in the fliers at the end of this brochure, e-mail [email protected]
Venue / Online Platform
• Some courses are now being delivered through a virtual platform indicated in the brochure.
• If an on-site training is not able to run due to health and safety linked with pandemic guidance, the training will move to a virtual platform delivery on the same day, within the same time range, although adapted accordingly. This maintains service delivery.
• Training sessions are mostly delivered in the BHISS Group Room, County Oak Ave- nue, BN1 8DJ.
• Risk Assessments have been completed relating to the use of this room, and attendee guidance will be issued with the booking. This gives a limit to numbers attending. This may lead to a course moving to a virtual platform.
• There is no on-site parking at BHISS Office at County Oak Avenue, but free street parking nearby and it is on the 5B, 26 and 46 bus routes.
• Where other venues are being used this is indicated in the training schedule and flier information.
Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service (BHISS) Course Information Course Information: Costs
For schools buying into the full BHISS package, access to most training is free, but please see (B) below.
• Where courses are oversubscribed, places are prioritised for B&H schools who are buying into BHISS services. • Where Early Years courses are over-subscribed, places are prioritised for Early Years settings.
B) Some courses are required to carry a nominal fee that covers access to resources, licenced materials and external trainers. This cost is specified under the individual courses in this brochure. C) For B&H schools not buying into BHISS, for non-maintained schools, and for applicants from other Local Authorities, costs per person are as follows:
Twilight £40
Two Hour £60 *For multiple sessions which constitute a
£ Half Day £80 course, costs are specified in the schedule. Day £110
D) Early Years Costs and Training times:
Day £60
£ Half Day £40
E) Some courses are commissioned through different routes and are not part of BHISS Buy-Back. Costs for these are specified in the schedule.
F) When booking training that carries a cost implication to your school, we would advise you to forward details to the bursar.
G) We are happy to accept substitute delegates.
H) Trainers are named, although subject to change, where required.
I) In the event of unforeseen circumstances we reserve the right to cancel or alter parts of the programme.
J) CANCELLATION: Should you wish to cancel a booking, please give us as much notice as possible.
Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service (BHISS) Course Information Course Information: Booking
Follow the link(s) in the ‘How to Book’ column of the training schedule.
For bookings via BHISS, please e-mail the following information to:
Course name
Course date
Attendee school
Attendee name(s)
Attendee role(s)
e-mail contact
Telephone contact
Special access requirements, if any
Total cost of training
School budget code (for journal transfers, if applica- ble)
You will receive e-mail confirmation of bookings.
Bookings via Children’s Workforce Development cannot usually be made before the beginning of the term in which the training is to take place, so please follow the link to the Learning Gateway until the courses that you want are posted there:
Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service (BHISS)
Training Timetable
Autumn 2020 (Sep—Dec)
Spring 2021 (Jan—April)
Summer 2021 (April—July)
Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
BHISS Training Timetable 2020-2021
Bespoke Training Date Time Sessions Title of course Charge Venue Team How to book Flier Number Bespoke Staff Supervision To be advised School site(s) EPS BHISS@brighton- 1 hove.gov.uk
Autumn Term 2020
Date Time Sessions Title of course Charge Venue Team How to book Flier Number
17.09.2020 9.15 – Half-day SEN 3 – re-arranged from Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Early *Already booked No Flier 1.00 March 2020 For delegates back schools Group Years already booked in March only Early Years Room settings: Already paid for Autumn TBC TBC VI Training and the CVI Free to all LA TBC Sensory Maria.halmos@bright 2 term - Training will be taking place in schools Needs (VI on-hove.gov.uk bespoke the Autumn Term and HI) for further information and to book
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
Supporting Special Educational Free to BHISS buy- All Early B&H Children’s 3 Needs in Foundation Stage back schools sessions in Years Workforce Settings BHISS Development at: All Other Early Years Group https:\\earlyyears.brig 23.09.2020 9.15 - Half-day SEN 1: Setting the Scene settings: £120 for Room 1.00 all three sessions hton-hove.gov.uk
14.10.2020 Half-day SEN 2: Providing and Managing SEN Support
19.11.2020 Half-day SEN 3: The Wider Picture: Working with Others 06.10.2020 9.30- Half-day Regulating Challenging Free to BHISS buy- BHISS SEMH BHISS@brighton- 4 12.30 Behaviour back schools Group hove.gov.uk (for Primary School staff) Room Others: £80
Just Right £10 for BHISS buy- Both Autism & BHISS@brighton- 5 back schools sessions in Language hove.gov.uk 07.10.2020 9.30 – Half-day (part 1 of 2) BHISS 1.00 Others: £100 Group Room 12.10.2020 9.30 – Half-day (part 2 of 2) (This is for parts 1 1.00 and 2)
08.10.2020 9.15 - Day Supporting children with Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Early B&H Children’s 6 3.00 Autistic Spectrum Condition back schools Group Years & Workforce (ASC) / Social Communication Room EPS Development at: Difficulties in the Early Years Other Early Years https:\\earlyyears.brig settings: £60 hton-hove.gov.uk
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
13.10.2020 1.30 – 2 hours School Start Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Autism & BHISS@brighton- 7 3.30 back schools Group Language hove.gov.uk Room Others: £60
14.10.2020 2:00 - 2 hours Autumn Primary SENCo Forum Free to all LA Hall at EPS BHISS@brighton- 8 4:00 schools Carden hove.gov.uk School cc BN1 8DJ Clare.F.Bradley@brig (access via hton-hove.gov.uk BHISS office) 15.10.2020 9.30 – 2 hours Primary Communication Free to all LA Online: Autism & BHISS@brighton- 11.30 Champions schools Platform Language hove.gov.uk 9 TBC
15.10.2020 1.30 – 2 Hours Staff Wellbeing Free to BHISS buy- Online SEMH BHISS@brighton- 10 3.30 back schools only hove.gov.uk Platform Others: £60 TBC
20.10.2020 9.15 – 2 hours Evidence-based Interventions: Free to BHISS buy- BHISS EPS BHISS@brighton- 11 11.15 Maximising Support Staff back schools Group hove.gov.uk Impact Room Others: £60
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
20.10.2020 1.30 - 2 hours Solution Circles: Supporting a Free to BHISS buy- BHISS EPS BHISS@brighton- 12 3.30 team to problem-solve back schools Group hove.gov.uk together Room Others: £60
B&H SENCo Induction: Free to all LA All EPS BHISS@brighton- 13 21.10.2020 schools sessions in hove.gov.uk Half-day Session 1 of 5 BHISS 17.11.2020 Non-maintained Group c.c. All Half-day Session 2 of 5 settings: 5 x half- Room Clare.F.Bradley@brig 13.01.2021 9:15 - day course £250 hton-hove.gov.uk 12:15 Half-day Session 3 of 5 23.02.2021 Half-day Session 4 of 5 23.03.2021 Half-day Session 5 of 5
22.10.2020 9.15 – Half-day Essential strategies for Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Autism & BHISS@brighton- 14 12.15 supporting pupils with back schools Group Language hove.gov.uk language difficulties and/or Room Autism in Reception Others: £80
02.11.2020 9.30 – Half-day Selective Mutism Free to BHISS buy- BHISS EPS BHISS@brighton- 15 12.30 back schools Group hove.gov.uk Room Others: £80
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
03.11.2020 9.30 - Half Day Gender Identity and Autism Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Autism & BHISS@brighton- 16 1.00 back schools Group Language hove.gov.uk Room Others: £80
10.00 2 hours Narrative Training Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Autism & BHISS@brighton- 17 04.11.2020 - back schools Group Language hove.gov.uk 12.00 Room Others: £60
10.11.2020 1.00 – Half-day Trauma and Attachment Free to BHISS buy- BHISS SWS BHISS@brighton- 18 4.00 Workshop back schools Group hove.gov.uk Room Others: £80 11.11.2020 9.15 – Day Social, Emotional and Mental Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Early B&H Children’s 19 3.00 Health development: back schools Group Years & Workforce Promoting Positive Behaviour Room EPS Development at: in the Early Years Other Early Years https:\\earlyyears.brig Settings: £60 hton-hove.gov.uk
12.11.2020 1.30 - 3 hours Using the ATTEND form to Free to BHISS buy- Hall at EPS BHISS@brighton- 20 4.30 support students with poor back schools Carden hove.gov.uk school attendance School Others: £60 BN1 8DJ (access via BHISS office)
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
17.11.2020 1.00 – 2 hours Cued Articulation Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Autism & BHISS@brighton- 21 3.00 back schools Group Language hove.gov.uk Room Others: £60
BHISS 18.11.2020 9.30 – Half Day When Behaviour Challenges: Free to BHISS buy- Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 22 1.00 Practical Strategies back schools Room Language hove.gov.uk
Others: £80
24.11.2020 9.15 – Makaton Level 1 Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Autism & BHISS@brighton- 23 4.15 back schools, but a Group Language hove.gov.uk charge of £25 per Room participant will be made to cover the cost of the manual.
Others: £135
(inclusive)
Parents: £69 each (inclusive)
25.11.2020 9.15 – Half-day The Role of the Teaching £40 to Literacy BHISS Literacy BHISS@brighton- 24 12.00 Assistant in Supporting buy-back schools Group hove.gov.uk Learners with Literacy Room Difficulties/Dyslexia Others: £60
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
25.11.2020 12.45 Half-day Teaching Learners with £40 to Literacy BHISS Literacy BHISS@brighton- 25 – 3.30 Dyslexia/Literacy Difficulties buy-back schools Group hove.gov.uk Room Others: £60 26.11.2020 1.30 – 2 hours Secondary Communication Free to all LA BHISS Autism & BHISS@brighton- 26 3.30 Champions: Top 10 Tips for schools Group Language hove.gov.uk Language Intervention Room
01.12.2020 9.15 – Makaton Level 2 Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Autism & BHISS@brighton- 27 4.15 back schools, but a Group Language hove.gov.uk charge of £25 per Room participant will be made to cover the cost of the manual.
Others: £135
(inclusive)
Parents: £69 each (inclusive)
02.12.2020 9:15 – Day Separation, Loss and Free to BHISS buy- BHISS EPS BHISS@brighton- 28 3.00 Bereavement: Being Prepared back schools Group hove.gov.uk Room Others: £110
03.12.2020 9.15 – Half Day Developmental Language Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Autism & BHISS@brighton- 29 12.15 Disorder: back schools Group Language hove.gov.uk How it presents and how to Room support it Others: £80
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
08.12.2020 1.30- Half-day The ‘Unteachables’ Free to BHISS buy- Online SEMH BHISS@brighton- 30 4.30 back schools only: hove.gov.uk When Behaviour ‘Management’ platform Fails; Understanding Behaviour Others: £80 TBC Regulation
09.12.2020 9.30 – Half-day Recognising and supporting Free to BHISS buy- BHISS SWS BHISS@brighton- 31 12.30 anxiety in the primary back schools Group hove.gov.uk classroom Room Others: £80
15.12.2020 9.15 – 2 hours Mindfulness: Theory and Free to BHISS buy- BHISS EPS BHISS@brighton- 32 11.15 Practice for the Primary back schools Group hove.gov.uk Classroom Room Others: £60
15.12.2020 1.30 - 2 hours Demand Avoidance: How can Free to BHISS buy- BHISS EPS BHISS@brighton- 33 3.30 we help? back schools Group hove.gov.uk Room Others: £60
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
Spring Term 2021
Date Time Sessions Title of course Charge Venue Team How to book Flier Number
6 x half- Autism Aware Award: Free to BHISS buy- Autism & BHISS@brighton- 34 days Autism Champion back schools Language hove.gov.uk Programme & EPS 05.01.2021 1.30 - Others: Brighton & BHISS Group 4.00 Part 1 of 6 Hove schools £480 Room for the six-part 12.01.2021 1.30 - programme BHISS Group 4.00 Part 2 of 6 Room
19.01.2021 1.30 – BHISS Group 4.00 Part 3 of 6 Room
26.01.2021 1.30 – BHISS Group 4.00 Part 4 of 6 Room
02.02.2021 1.30 – BHISS Group 4.00 Part 5 of 6 Room
23.02.2021 1.30 – BHISS Group 4.00 Part 6 of 6 Room
07.01.2021 9.30 – Half-day Social Stories and Comic Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 35 1.00 Strip Conversations back schools Room Language hove.gov.uk
Others: £80
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
11.01.2021 9.30 – Half-day Adolescence and Risk-Taking Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group SWS BHISS@brighton- 36 12.30 Behaviours: Approaches to back schools Room hove.gov.uk Understanding Self-Harm Others: £80
14.01.2021 9:00 - Half day Supporting pupils who have Free to BHISS buy- Hall at Carden EPS BHISS@brighton- 37 12:00 experienced domestic back schools School hove.gov.uk violence and abuse BN1 8DJ Others: £80 (access via BHISS office)
19.01.2021 9.15 – Half Day The role of the Additional Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group Early B&H Children’s 38 1.00 Support in Early Years back schools Room Years & Workforce Settings EPS Development at: Other Early Years https:\\earlyyears.brig settings: £40 hton-hove.gov.uk 20.01.2021 9.30 – Half-day Recognising and Supporting Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group SWS BHISS@brighton- 39 12.30 Anxiety in the Classroom back schools Room hove.gov.uk (for Secondary School staff) Others: £80
25.01.2021 9.30 – Half-day Mental Health in Learning Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group SWS BHISS@brighton- 40 12.30 Disabilities back schools Room hove.gov.uk
Others: £80
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
26.01.2021 9.30 – Half-day Regulating Challenging Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group SEMH BHISS@brighton- 41 12.30 Behaviour back schools Room hove.gov.uk (for Primary School Staff) Others: £80
Supporting Special Free to BHISS buy- All sessions Early B&H Children’s 42 Educational Needs in back schools in BHISS Years Workforce Foundation Stage Settings Group Room Development at: Other Early Years https:\\earlyyears.brig 27.01.2021 All Half-day SEN 1: Setting the Scene settings: £120 for 9.15 - all three sessions hton-hove.gov.uk 1.00 04.03.2021 Half-day SEN 2: Providing and Managing SEN Support
25.03.2021 Half-day SEN 3: The Wider Picture: Working with Others
28.01.2021 9.30 – 2 hours Primary Communication Free to all LA Hall at Carden Autism & BHISS@brighton- 43 11.30 Champions schools School Language hove.gov.uk BN1 8DJ (access via BHISS office)
01.02.2021 9.30 – Half-day The Elephant Never Forgets: Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group SWS BHISS@brighton- 44 12.30 therapeutic conversations back schools Room hove.gov.uk around bereavement and loss Others: £80
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
04.02.2021 9.30 – Half-day Supporting Pupils to Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 45 1.00 understand and talk about back schools Room Language hove.gov.uk their Autism Others: £80
05.02.2021 1.00 – 2 hours Teaching Vocabulary in Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 46 3.00 Primary and Secondary back schools Room Language hove.gov.uk Schools Others: £60
09.02.2021 9.15 – Day Supporting children with Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group Early B&H Children’s 47 3.00 Sensory and/or Physical back schools Room Years & Workforce Needs in the Early Years Sensory Development at: Other Early Years Needs https:\\earlyyears.brig Settings : £60 hton-hove.gov.uk
10.02.2021 9:15 – Half-day Regulating Challenging Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group SEMH BHISS@brighton- 48 12:15 Behaviour back schools Room hove.gov.uk (for Secondary School staff) Others: £80
11.02.2021 2.00 – Forum Spring Primary SENCo Forum Free to all LA Hall at Carden EPS BHISS@brighton- 49 4.00 schools School hove.gov.uk BN1 8DJ cc (access via Clare.F.Bradley@brig BHISS office) hton-hove.gov.uk
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
24.02.2021 9.15 – Half Day An Introduction to Emotion Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group Early B&H Children’s 50 1.00 Coaching in the Early Years back schools Room Years Workforce & EPS Development at: Other Early Years https:\\earlyyears.brig Settings: £40 hton-hove.gov.uk
25.02.2021 9.30 – Half-day Schools Staff Training: Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group SWS BHISS@brighton- 51 12.30 Workshop re Young Carers back schools Room hove.gov.uk
Others: £80
02.03.2021 9.15 – Day Makaton Level 1 Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 52 4.00 back schools, but a Room Language hove.gov.uk charge of £25 per participant will be made to cover the cost of the manual.
Others: £135 (inclusive)
Parents: £69 each (inclusive)
03.03.2021 9.30 – Day Introduction to Autism Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 53 3.30 back schools Room Language hove.gov.uk
Others: £110
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
08.03.2021 9.30 – Half-day Understanding and Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group SWS BHISS@brighton- 54 12.30 Supporting Teenage back schools Room hove.gov.uk Depression Others: £80
09.03.2021 9.15 – Day Makaton Level 2 Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 55 4.00 back schools, but a Room Language hove.gov.uk charge of £25 per participant will be made to cover the cost of the manual.
Others: £135 (inclusive)
Parents: £69 each (inclusive)
9:15 - Day Nurture Practice: Developing Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group EPS BHISS@brighton- 56 10.03.2021 3:00 school support for SEMH back schools Room hove.gov.uk
Others: £110
11.03.2021 1.30 – 2 hours Being September-Ready – an Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group SEMH BHISS@brighton- 57 3.30 SEMH Approach (Primary) back schools Room hove.gov.uk
Others: £60
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
16.03.2021 1.00 – 2 hours Supporting Behaviour Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group EP BHISS@brighton- 58 3.00 Change: Motivational back schools Room hove.gov.uk Interviewing in Practice Others: £60
17.03.2021 9:15- 2 hours Precision Teaching Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group EPS BHISS@brighton- 59 11:15 back schools Room hove.gov.uk
Others: £60
18.03.2021 9.15 – Half-day Language or Behaviour? How Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 60 12.15 language disorders impact on back schools Room Language hove.gov.uk behaviour in the classroom (Primary and Secondary) Others: £80
18.03.2021 1.30 – 2 hours To Year 7 and Beyond: an Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group SEMH BHISS@brighton- 61 3.30 SEMH Approach (Secondary) back schools Room hove.gov.uk
Others: £60
19.03.2021 9.15 - Day Just Right – Early Years Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group Early B&H Children’s 62 3.00 back schools Room Years Workforce Development at: Other Early Years https:\\earlyyears.brig Settings: £60 hton-hove.gov.uk
24.03.2021 9.30 – Half-day Developing Social Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 63 1.00 Understanding and Social back schools Room Language hove.gov.uk Skills Others: £80 www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
30.03.2021 9.30 – Half-day When Behaviour Challenges: Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 64 1.00 Practical Strategies back schools Room Language hove.gov.uk (Secondary) Others: £80
31.03.2021 9.15 – 2 hours Emotion Coaching – an Free to BHISS buy- BHISS Group EPS BHISS@brighton- 65 11.15 Introduction back schools Room hove.gov.uk
Others: £60
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
Summer Term 2021 Flier Date Time Sessions Title of course Charge Venue Team How to book Number 21.04.2021 9.30 – Half-day Exploring Trauma Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 66 12.30 Responses in Children and schools Room Language hove.gov.uk Young People SWS Neurodevelopmental Others: £80 conditions (ADHD/ASC/SPD)
22.04.2021 1.30 - 2 hours Secondary Communication Free to all LA schools BHISS Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 67 3.30 Champions Room Language hove.gov.uk (subject to be confirmed)
Supporting Special Free to BHISS buy-back All sessions Early B&H Children’s 68 Educational Needs in schools in BHISS Years Workforce Foundation Stage Settings Group Room Development at: 3-part course https:\\earlyyears. 27.04.2021 Half-day All SEN 1: Setting the Scene Other Early Years brighton- 9.15 - settings: £120 for all hove.gov.uk 19.05.2021 1.00 Half-day three sessions SEN 2: Providing and Managing SEN Support 17.06.2021 Half-day SEN 3: The Wider Picture: Working with Others
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
28.04.2021 9.30 – Half-day Lego Therapy Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 69 1.00 schools Room Language hove.gov.uk
Others: £80
29.04.2021 9.30 – Day Girls with Autism Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group EPS BHISS@brighton- 70 3.30 schools Room hove.gov.uk
Others: £110
Just Right £10 for BHISS buy-back Both sessions Autism & BHISS@brighton- 71 schools in BHISS Language hove.gov.uk 04.05.2021 9.30 – Half-day (part 1 of 2) Group Room 1.00 Others: £100
11.05.2021 9.30 – Half-day (part 2 of 2) (This is for parts 1 and 2) 1.00
05.05.2021 9:15- 2 hours Attachment Aware - Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group EPS BHISS@brighton- 72 11:15 Secure Base Model schools Room hove.gov.uk
Others: £60
05.05.2021 1.30 – 2 Hours Staff Wellbeing Free to BHISS buy-back Online only: SEMH BHISS@brighton- 73 3.30 schools Platform TBC hove.gov.uk
Others: £60
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
06.05.2021 9.15 - Day Supporting children with Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group Early B&H Children’s 74 3.00 Autistic Spectrum schools Room Years & Workforce Condition / Social EPS Development at: Communication Difficulties Other Early Years https:\\earlyyears. in the Early Years settings: £60 brighton- hove.gov.uk 12.05.2021 9.15 – Day Supporting Children with Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group Early B&H Children’s 75 3.00 Speech & Language schools Room Years Workforce Difficulties in the Early Language Development at: Years Other Early Years Support https:\\earlyyears. settings: £60 brighton- hove.gov.uk
20.05.2021 9.30 – Half-day Transition to Secondary Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 76 1.00 School for pupils with schools Room Language hove.gov.uk Autism Others: £80
21.05.2021 9.00 – Half-day Promoting Teamwork in Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group EPS BHISS@brighton- 77 12.00 your Classroom: schools Room hove.gov.uk Leadership Skills for the Class Teacher Others: £80
25.05.2021 2:00 - Forum Primary SENCO Forum Free to all LA schools Hall at Carden EPS BHISS@brighton- 78 4:00 School hove.gov.uk BN1 8DJ Cc (access via Clare.F.Bradley@ BHISS office) brighton- hove.gov.uk www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
26.05.2021 9.30 – Half-day Supporting Pupils with Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group EPS BHISS@brighton- 79 12.30 Specific Maths Difficulties schools Room hove.gov.uk
Others: £80
27.05.2021 9.30 – 2 hours Working Memory: Ways to Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group EPS BHISS@brighton- 80 11.30 support in the Classroom schools Room hove.gov.uk
Others: £60
08.06.2021 9.15 – Day Makaton Level 1 Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 81 4.15 schools, but a charge of Room Language hove.gov.uk £25 per participant will be made to cover the cost of the manual.
Others: £135 (inclusive)
Parents: £69 each (inclusive)
09.06.2021 9:30 – Half-day Regulating Challenging Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group SEMH BHISS@brighton- 82 12:30 Behaviour schools Room hove.gov.uk (for Primary School staff) Others: £80
09.06.2021 9:30 – Half-day Positive Relationships and Free to BHISS buy-back Venue TBC SEMH BHISS@brighton- 83 1:00 Shared Experiences schools hove.gov.uk through Practical Tasks Others: £80
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
10.06.2021 9.15 – Day Early Years Attachment: Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group Early B&H Children’s 84 3.00 Secure Base model schools Room Years & Workforce Training EPS Development at: Other Early Years https:\\earlyyears. Settings: £60 brighton- hove.gov.uk 10.06.2021 9.30 – 2 hours Primary Communication Free to all LA schools Hall at Carden Autism & BHISS@brighton- 85 11.30 Champions School Language hove.gov.uk BN1 8DJ (access via BHISS office)
16.06.2021 9.15 – 2 hours Solution-Focused Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group EPS BHISS@brighton- 86 11.15 Conversations to Bring schools Room hove.gov.uk About Change Others: £60
Managing Autism and Free to BHISS buy-back Both sessions Autism & BHISS@brighton- 87 Anxiety in School schools in BHISS Language hove.gov.uk Group Room & EPS 22.06.2021 9.15 – Half-day (part 1 of 2) Other settings: £160 for 12.15 both sessions
29.06.2021 9.15 – Half-day (part 2 of 2) 12.15
22.06.2021 1:30 - Half-day Regulating Challenging Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group SEMH BHISS@brighton- 88 4:30 Behaviour schools Room hove.gov.uk (for Secondary school staff) Others: £80 www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/education-offer For more information about our services to schools visit www.BEEM.org.uk Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support: BHISS
23.06.2021 9:30 - Half-day Understanding ADHD: Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group EPS BHISS@brighton- 89 1:00 Maximising Attention and schools Room SWS hove.gov.uk Concentration in the Specialist Classroom Others: £80 CAMHS
24.06.2021 9.30 – Day Introduction to Autism Free to BHISS buy-back BHISS Group Autism & BHISS@brighton- 90 3.30 schools Room Language hove.gov.uk
Other settings: £110
30.06.2021 12.30 – Half-day The ‘Unteachables’ Free to BHISS buy-back Online only: SEMH BHISS@brighton- 91 3.30 schools platform TBC hove.gov.uk When Behaviour ‘Management’ Fails: Others: £80 Understanding Behaviour Regulation
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service (BHISS)
Training Course Flyers:
Autumn 2020 (Sep—Dec)
Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Staff Supervision Outline:
Supervision on one to one or a group basis to offer staff a reflective space to focus on ways to strengthen their practice. Target audience ranges depending on school need. Can be for Senior leadership staff, teaching staff and/or support staff.
Description:
A number of Brighton and Hove schools now offer their staff the opportunity for regular professional The Psychology supervision. Schools using this approach regularly Service welcomes have noticed the following benefits: expressions of interest • Staff feel listened to and understood ‘…..l having from schools who supervision has made us feel valued and listened to. would like to be able to This has led to feeling more positive about our role, provide supervision for which has enabled us to recognise our strengths their staff. and the successes we have had.’ We can offer ‘Good way of debriefing’ ‘…..important stuff comes out’ consultation, training and direct supervision • They like the opportunity for reflection on their to a wide range of staff, work with someone else ‘Supervision offers the either in groups or opportunity to share concerns and to discuss things individually. that we would like to be able to change.’ ‘Be away from the day for reflection’ ‘Having somebody to talk to who is non- Trainers: judgemental, intelligent and skilled in gently Educational pushing you to see the positives and find solution Psychologists with focussed ways to move forwards, makes a massive experience in the area difference to individuals in our organisation.’ of supervision.
Who and Why? NB: this is also available as part of Supervision can be for all members of staff in a school your EP time through and can be used to: your BHISS SLA and the core work allocated • Provide support to strengthen staff in senior via BHISS. leadership roles • Allow teaching staff a space to reflect and find ways forward with work related issues. • Promote overall staff wellbeing
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS BHISS Sensory Needs Team Training Offer What do we provide?
Sensory Needs Team
• Bespoke training for individual children to all settings, across all phases for teachers and TAs, either whole staff / staff group / individual as required. • Annual joint INSET with Early Years Team on physical and sensory needs. • Training in use of specialist technology Who to contact?
If you would like to Hearing Impairment Team request bespoke • Bespoke sessions on hearing impairment training for individual awareness for schools. children in your setting • Peer Deaf Awareness sessions provided on request. please contact: • NDCS Family Sign language Curriculum: free Maria Halmos BSL course for parents of children on caseload (Team Administrator) only. • BSL Level 1 taught to 1:1s working with children who are BSL users. Telephone: Visual Impairment Team 01273 293610 • Peer awareness sessions • Training in Cerebral Vision Impairment • Supporting visually impaired pupils in schools for Primary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, SENCOs, Teaching Assistants • Braille teaching and support for 1:1s working with braillists • Tactile learners INA INSET • Braille teaching group for parents
Contact: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Supporting Special Educational Needs in
Outline: Foundation Stage Settings
This is a three-session course covering all general aspects of SEND provision.
Description: “Information and
Session 1: Setting the Scene advice from professionals who Session 2: Providing and Managing SEN Support work in the settings Session 3: The Wider Picture: Working with Others and know first hand what it is like was really useful.” The three sessions will cover: The Benefits of Inclusion, Exploring Good Inclusive Practice and Dates: Strategies, Early Identification, The Graduated Wednesday - 23.09.20 Response, SEN Support Plans, The Role of SENCO, Wednesday - 14.10.20 SEND Code of Practice, Equality Act, Working with Thursday - 19.11.20 Parents and Other Agencies. Time: Audience: 9.15am – 1pm SENCOs in Early Years settings but also all Early Years practitioners, including those in schools. Venue: Group Room,
Outcomes: County Oak Ave. Brighton BN1 8DJ • Increased knowledge of a range of strategies and
approaches to further develop good inclusive Trainers: practice. Specialist Teachers • Increased confidence and awareness of how to (Early Years SEN) and identify, and make provision for, children with Educational Psychologists additional educational needs.
• Clarification of roles and responsibilities set out in Enquiries: the SEND Code of Practice and Equality Act 2010; carole.tinsley@ including those related to working in partnership brighton-hove.gov.uk with parents and other agencies
via B&H Children’s Workforce Development at: BOOK: https:\\earlyyears.brighton-hove.gov.uk
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Regulating Challenging Behaviour (Primary School) Outline: An opportunity to come and discuss situations that challenge and best practice to regulate these.
Description:
An opportunity to come and discuss situations that “Really excellent challenge and best practice to regulate these. This is an course, good to ideal opportunity to stop and reflect on the impact you spend time with are having as well as planning for the next steps. others and discuss
Individual, small group or whole class techniques shared my class” and thought about. The morning is a mixture of discussion, theory and practical advices tailored to age phases present within the group. Date: Tuesday 06.10.2020 Come along to discuss with other colleagues as well as
have the chance to ask a question regards a young Time: person you are working with. 09:30 – 12:30
Audience: Primary Teachers and Support Staff Venue: Group Room, County Oak Ave. Outcomes: Brighton BN1 8DJ
• Increased confidence in regulating challenging situations effectively; Trainers: Mark Holdaway – • Learning appropriate scripts and techniques; Senior Specialist • Opportunity to discuss situations with Teacher (SEMH) colleagues and devise beneficial approaches; • Increased understanding of the reasons why behaviours may appear challenging
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Just Right Outline: Find out how the ‘Just Right’ programme uses four key colour zones to support pupils with autism to talk about their emotional and sensory needs.
Description:
• Learn how to recognise which ‘zone’ a pupil may be in.
• Develop a bank of tools and strategies designed to support pupils in helping themselves return to the ‘green zone’- and thus be ready to learn Date: Wednesday 07.10.20 & • Draw this together into individualised ‘pupil profiles’ Monday 12.10.20 to use within schools
This course will take place over two separate mornings, Time: 9.30am-1pm giving participants a chance to try out some of what they
learn in the first session, and discuss their successes and Venue: challenges in the second session. Group Room, County Oak Ave. Audience: Brighton SENCos, teachers and/or support staff from Primary BN1 8DJ
and Secondary schools Trainers: Outcomes: Allison Burgin— Specialist Teacher (Autism & Language) • Have a solid understanding of sensory processing in and autism Karen Milton - Occupational • Understand how the Just Right programme can be Therapist (NHS) taught and used with pupils
• Develop confidence in helping pupils select and use strategies for self-regulation
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service
BHISS Supporting Children with Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) / Social Communication Outline: Difficulties in the Early Years An introductory stand-alone course on ASC and social communication difficulties.
Description: “The course
helped me understand The session will cover: ASC, how to cope with • from initial concerns to the ASC diagnostic path- behaviour and what way goes on inside the head of the child I • increasing awareness of sensory processing support” • strategies, approaches and intervention to support communication, behaviour, interaction, play and Dates: learning for children with ASC / social Thursday 08.10.2020 communication difficulties • Simon Smith, a young man with Autism will be Time: 9.15am—3.00pm giving a talk about his experiences.
Audience: Venue: For Staff in Early Years Foundation Stage settings Group Room, including schools. County Oak Ave. Brighton
Outcomes: BN1 8DJ
The session will give participants: Trainers: • an increased understanding of specific difficulties Specialist Teacher and Specialist Practitioner and provide a range of strategies to effectively (Early Years SEN), & support children with autism / social Educational communication Psychologist.
• increased understanding of the impact of sensory Enquiries: processing difficulties for children with ASC carole.tinsley@ • opportunities to review practices and approaches brighton-hove.gov.uk in their setting to reduce barriers to achievement and inclusion.
via B&H Children’s Workforce Development at: BOOK: https:\\earlyyears.brighton-hove.gov.uk
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS
School Start Training Outline:
How to use School Start: a targeted intervention for children in Reception, who have speech, language and communication difficulties.
Description: “I feel confident to teach School Start now, and Training will cover both the language programme, and to differentiate the sound awareness programme. It is ideal if the TAs activities to suit my delivering the programme and the class teachers can children. Thank you attend the training together. for making it so practical.”
Audience:
For teachers and TAs working with Reception & Date: SENCos Tuesday 13.10.20
Outcomes: Time: 1.30 – 3.30pm
• Staff will be able to correctly identify children for Venue: the intervention via baseline assessment Group Room, County Oak Ave. • TAs will be able to confidently deliver the Brighton BN1 8DJ programme
• Teachers will be able to oversee the delivery of the Trainers: programme, and confidently deliver their part of Specialist SEN Teacher, the programme in class (Autism & Language)
• Staff will be able to show progress at the end of the 30 week programme, via a post-assessment
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Primary SENCo Forum Outline: (Autumn)
BHISS facilitated forum for Primary SENCos
Description:
BHISS APEP Clare Bradley facilitates this forum for “SENCO forums Primary phase SENCos / INCos on areas of interest to are useful updates” them and to update on Brighton & Hove
developments
Date: Audience: Wednesday 14.10.2020
SENCos/INCos and Assistant SENCos for primary age Time: phase from mainstream and special settings 2:00 - 4:00pm
Venue: Hall at Carden School Outcomes: County Oak Avenue BN1 8DJ Access via BHISS • SENCo networks are supported Office • Local and National Updates are shared
• Partnership working is developed Trainers: Clare Bradley - • SENCo wellbeing is nurtured Educational Psychologist and range • Challenges are problem solved together of partners
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Primary Communication (Autumn) Outline: Champions A termly meeting for those who have taken on the role of Communication Champion in their school.
Description:
Each session will include support, advice and training ‘Great to share around your role as communication champion in ideas, network, school. There will be a focus topic during each and love the session. Please see the termly speech, language and resources’ communication action plan for the named focus of each meeting.
Audience: Date: Communication Champions in primary schools Thursday 15.10.2020
Outcomes: Time: 9.30 – 11.30
• Communication champions will be given training Online: around a focus topic each session, extending their Platform TBC skills • Champions will then be given the confidence to cascade this training to their colleagues in school Trainers: Specialist SEN Teacher, • Key resources will be provided, whether in paper form or via email (Autism & Language) & Speech and Language • Opportunity to share resources, strategies and tips that can then be used in school Therapist (NHS) • Increased confidence, skill and awareness of communication champion that then can be supportive of other staff • Increase in provision for, and inclusion of, pupils with SLCN.
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Staff Wellbeing Outline:
A course designed to help schools support the wellbeing of their staff
Description:
A course designed to help schools support the wellbeing of their staff and enable them to reflect on their practice and feel positive in their roles:
• Feeling safe—looking after yourself isn’t selfish
• Opportunities to share thoughts and feelings. How can we encourage an open dialogue between staff? Date: • What is anxiety? Friday 15.10.2020
• Facilitating whole school approach to staff
wellbeing through a series of activities Time: • Opportunities to develop short and long term 1.30pm—3.30pm strategies for staff wellbeing • Where can we go for support? Online Platform: Audience: TBC Primary Schools; SLT / SENDCos or Wellbeing Leads
Outcomes: Trainers: Rebecca Martin and • To explore how we can feel safe in the school Gail Taite - Specialist Practitioners (SEMH) environment • To look at key areas affecting our mental health, including the lasting effects of COVID-19 pandemic • To take a practical look at strategies for staff to support their wellbeing in the short and longer term • To begin to understand the importance of committing to a whole school approach
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Evidence-based Interventions:
Outline: Maximising Support Staff Impact A two hour session to develop knowledge and share our understanding of the research on effective use of education support staff.
Description:
This course offers an opportunity for attendees to “Informative learn more about how to manage teaching assistants and good and education support staff to best effect. Attendees discussion” will have the opportunity to reflect on some of the key ideas and to discuss practical applications of the ideas in their settings.
Audience: Date: This course is for support staff managers, those who Tuesday 20.10.2020 offer good practice guidance to support staff and sup- port staff themselves. Time: 09.15—11.15
Outcomes: Venue: Group Room, County Oak Ave. Attendees will: Brighton • Understand what the latest research says works BN1 8DJ well in supporting young people to learn. Trainers: • Gain knowledge about key projects that Dr. Hilary Smith— contribute in this area. Educational • Have time to reflect on what works well in their Psychologist settings. • Feel more confident to apply some of the ideas in their settings.
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Solution Circles: Supporting a Team to Problem Solve Together Outline: A two hour session to develop the skills to facilitate a group problem solving session using a solution circle format.
Description:
This course offers an opportunity for attendees to learn about solution circles, their theoretical basis and how they can be used to help groups to problem solve in a collaborative way. Attendees will have the opportunity to practise applying a solution circle approach to real-life problems and to discuss practical applications Date: of this approach in their settings. Tuesday 20.10.2020
Time: Audience: This course is relevant for those who 1:30 - 3:30pm
manage a group of staff in any educational setting and Venue: are looking for a framework to support the team to Group Room, problem solve in a collaborative way. County Oak Ave. Brighton
Outcomes: BN1 8DJ
Attendees will: Trainers: Jane Cuomo - • Understand what a solution circle is and the Educational theoretical basis behind this approach. Psychologist • Have experience of being part of a solution circle. • Identify how solution circles could be used in their setting. • Feel confident to facilitate a group problem solving session using a solution circle format in their setting.
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Brighton & Hove SENCo Induction Outline: The local SENCo induction offers 5 mornings in the Autumn and Spring terms to hear about local practice whilst also offering a support network.
Description: “I feel much more empowered This course will compliment training for those on and less over- Nationally Accredited SENCo training by providing whelmed with the the local perspective of policy in practice. The new role after the training also offers peer support opportunities for sessions with working through difficult issues as they arise, whether you all!” they be at a child, class or whole school level. Date: Wednesday 21.10.2020 Audience: Wednesday 17.11.2020 Newly appointed SENCos & assistant SENCos; new to Wednesday 13.01.2021 role or area; SENCos returning to role. Wednesday 23.02.2021 Wednesday 23.03.2021
Outcomes: Time: 09.15—12.15 • You broaden your knowledge skills and understanding in the following areas: Venue: • Application of the B&H SEND Guide for Group Room, professionals County Oak Ave. • The Graduated response to SEND, the Eligibility Brighton Criteria and the EHC Plan process BN1 8DJ • How schools’ SEND funding is allocated and data management Facilitator: • How to use your SEND funding to maximise pupil Clare Bradley— outcomes, including effective deployment of TAs Assistant Principal • Your schools SEND policy, Local Offer and SEND Educational Report, linking with SEND Self-reviews Psychologist with a range of members of • Working effectively with external agencies and Local Authority Parents services and SENCos. • The finer points of the SENCo role
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Essential Strategies for Supporting Pupils with Language Difficulties Outline: and /or Autism in Reception
A vital session to develop, or extend, inclusive practice for children with developmental language disorders and/or autism.
Description: ‘Thank you.
• What to expect in terms of language/autism This has been invaluable especially as difficulties, and the ability to access the EYFS I have 3 children with curriculum; autism and 1 with a • Practical strategies to support children language disorder in throughout the day; my class’. • A range of Makaton signs and symbols, specific to a Reception classroom, will be covered within the session. Date: Audience: Thursday 22.10.2020 Reception staff receiving children with identified speech, language and communication difficulties, Time: including autism, from the EYFS and ELST teams. 9.15am—12.15pm
Outcomes: Venue: Group Room, County Oak Ave. • Staff will develop their ability and confidence to Brighton adapt and differentiate their practise to support BN1 8DJ the needs of children with developmental language disorders and autism. Trainers: Specialist SEN Teacher, • Practical strategies will enable staff to pre-plan (Early Language for children and practise appropriate support Support Team) & strategies Speech and Language Therapist (NHS) • Transition to school will therefore be smoother
and easier for pupils with DLD.
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Selective Mutism Outline: This course will provide an overview of the facts around Selective Mutism and how to support children with this condition.
Description:
The session covers the causes of Selective Mutism, guidance on communication with those who have Se- lective Mutism and classroom strategies to support the engagement and participation of those have the Date: condition. There will be opportunities for trainees to Monday 02.11.2020 discuss their own cases and explore resources. Time: 09.30—12.30
Audience: Venue: Staff who work with children with Selective Mutism / Group Room, want to find out more this condition in school settings. County Oak Ave. Brighton BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Suzanne Silvey & • Increased understanding of Selective Mutism Claire Williams and how it develops. (Educational • Increased understanding of the maintenance Psychologists)
factors of Selective Mutism and how to avoid contributing towards them. • Practical strategies which can be implemented in the classroom to support the engagement and participation of children and young people with Selective Mutism.
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Gender Identity
Outline: and Autism A half day course in which we will find out more about this upcoming area of research and interest within the field of autism
Description:
• Find out about the links between gender dysphoria and autism
• Explore potential challenges an autistic person may face in making sense of their gender questioning Date: • Discuss the best ways to support autistic pupils Tuesday 03/11/2020 who may be questioning their gender
Time: Audience: 9.30am—1.00pm Aimed at staff in schools for all age ranges including SENCos, teachers and/or support staff from Primary Venue: Group Room, and Secondary schools County Oak Ave. Brighton
Outcomes: BN1 8DJ
Trainer(s): • Understand the links between autism and Sadie Gillett - gender dysphoria Specialist Teacher (Autism & Language)
• Recognise the additional challenges gender questioning can place on an autistic person and the benefits of being able to do this safely
• Be aware of strategies to support autistic pupils discuss and manage issues related to gender identity
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Narrative Training Outline: A practical session focusing on the effective use of resources to boost narrative skills within class and groups.
Description: ‘The The Black Sheep narrative intervention programmes resources are are designed to develop children’s speaking and great. I’ll use them listening skills through narrative. This training will cover the Reception, KS1 and KS2 Black Sheep in my English narrative programmes The resources support the lessons for the basics of understanding and generating narratives in whole class’ many contexts including Recalling news/events, English, Science, Geography, History. The ability to generate a narrative underpins all areas of the curriculum. You will explore a range of resources to support your teaching and enable children to construct a sequenced, logical recount and to Date: understand and answer questions on any narrative. Wednesday 04.11.2020
Audience: Time: All primary staff including teachers, TAs, INAs and 10.00am—12.00pm SENCos Venue: Outcomes: Group Room, County Oak Ave. Brighton • Staff will be able to confidently use resources BN1 8DJ from the programmes • Children will develop their spoken language Trainer(s): skills, and be able to construct a clearly Specialist SEN Teacher, (Autism & Language) sequenced spoken narrative – a crucial skill
across the curriculum • Children will then be better able to write a coherent narrative, having developed the language skills underpinning their written work
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Trauma & Attachment
Outline: Workshop
This course can be used to develop more bespoke sessions for schools.
Description:
This course is composed of two 40 minute sessions Date: with a 10 minute break. Tuesday 10.11.2020
The course covers: Time: 1pm—4pm • Attachment theory and styles Venue: • relationship to brain development and Group Room, processing County Oak Ave. Brighton • Theory and practice of Trauma Models and BN1 8DJ strategies to support you in your role Trainers: This course can be adapted to make a bespoke session Laura Bagwell & Sydni Barnes -Primary Mental for your department, school. Health Workers & Ren Rockwood, Senior Audience: Primary Mental Health Worker (Schools Primary and Secondary School Staff / Parents and Wellbeing Service) anyone interested in personal development
Outcomes:
• To equip participants with tools, language and information to aid their practice and self-development.
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service
BHISS Social, Emotional and Mental Health Development: Promoting Positive Outline: Behaviour in the Early Years
This is a stand-alone course
Description: “So many
useful strategies for This session covers: supporting children • Promoting personal, social and emotional with challenging development behaviour in a positive way” • Developing positive emotional and social development, and positive mental health
• Managing and responding to social, emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties Dates: Wednesday 11.11.2020 Audience: SENCOs, managers and practitioners in Early Years Time: 9.15am—3.00pm Foundation Stage settings and other early years
practitioners with responsibilities for supporting Venue: individual children with SEMH difficulties Group Room, County Oak Ave.
Outcomes: Brighton BN1 8DJ The session will give participants: Trainers: • an increased understanding of Social, Emotional Specialist Teachers and Mental Health development and how children (Early Years SEN) and learn both positive and inappropriate behaviour Educational • ideas and strategies to promote social and Psychologists emotional competence Enquiries: • methods of gathering information to plan carole.tinsley@ intensive, individualised interventions brighton-hove.gov.uk • increased confidence in using functional analysis and ABC charts
via B&H Children’s Workforce Development at: BOOK: https:\\earlyyears.brighton-hove.gov.uk
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service
BHISS Using the ATTEND Form to Support Students with Poor School Outline: Attendance A three-hour session to help professionals to learn how to support students with poor attendance in their educational settings using the ATTEND resources.
Description:
Current government guidelines require school attendance of above 90%. When school attendance drops below this level the ATTEND form can be used as a tool to help identify the underlying reasons for absence. Reasons for low attendance are often varied Date: and complex. The ATTEND form helps to identify what Thursday 12.11.2020 the specific issues are in each individual case so that professionals can engage the student in a collaborative Time: process to put together an effective support plan. 1.30pm—4.30pm Audience: This course is relevant for all professionals who work Venue: with young people and families, where school Hall at Carden School attendance is a concern County Oak Avenue BN1 8DJ Outcomes: Access via BHISS Office Attendees will: • Understand the underlying causes of poor school Trainers: attendance and the government legislation in this Dr Adele Tobias— area. Educational • Review national and local attendance data. Psychologist • Learn how to use the ATTEND form and
resources to create a detailed assessment and support plan. • Have opportunities to share experiences and to look at case studies.
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Cued Articulation
Outline: Training A useful visual tool for children with speech sound difficulties who are working on speech targets; also useful for all children during phonics lessons.
Description: ‘This is a great tool. I will
Cued articulation (devised by Jane Passy) comprises use these signs in my phonics group tomorrow, each of the 49 sounds (phonemes) that make up the as well as for xxxx who English phonological system has a separate hand sign needs a visual reminder - related to where and how, in the mouth, the sound is to use the right sound when he is made. Participants will have the chance to practise the talking’. signs for the most common sounds, and develop the awareness and confidence to use cued articulation Date: both in the classroom and within small groups. Cued Tuesday 17.11.2020 articulation signs can be used alongside other sign based systems including Makaton. Time: Audience: 1.00—3.00pm For all primary staff: teachers, INAs, TAs, SENCos Venue: Outcomes: Group Room, County Oak Ave. • Staff will understand the benefits of, and be Brighton confident using, the cued articulation signs BN1 8DJ • Staff will be able to interpret the 2D drawings
representing the signs Trainers: • Children will develop their speech sound Specialist SEN Teacher production more effectively (Autism & Language) & • Children will develop their letter/sound a Speech and correspondence, supporting them to learn their Language Therapist phonics (NHS) • Children will develop their spelling, using this powerful tool during writing sessions
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS When Behaviour Challenges - Practical Strategies Outline: (Primary)
Explore the reasons why some pupils with autism struggle to regulate their behavioural responses and learn how to help them manage this better.
Description:
• Learn key triggers that lead some pupils with autism to find school life hard to manage
• Talk through practical “tried and tested” strategies Date: to prevent behaviour becoming challenging Wednesday 18.11.2020
• Explore ways to de-escalate situations that have Time: become challenging 9.30 -1pm
Audience: Venue: Group Room, SENCos, teachers and/or support staff from primary County Oak Ave. schools Brighton BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Claire Edwards—Senior Specialist Teacher • Feel more confident in working out WHY a pupil’s (Autism & Language) behaviour has become challenging and Rachel Coussens - Specialist Teacher • Have a toolbox of strategies to try to help prevent (Autism & Language and manage challenging behaviour and SEMH)
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS MAKATON Level 1 Outline:
This is a certificated course delivered by a licensed Regional Makaton Tutor
Description:
This course replaces Day 1 of the Foundation course and covers signs and symbols stages 1 and 2. Completion of this course would qualify individuals to progress on to Makaton level 2 – the next level of professional Makaton Date: qualification. The theory behind this language support Tuesday 24.11.2020
tool will be discussed in a series of short presentations. Time: The emphasis will be on the practical uses of signs and 9.15—4.15pm symbols to support spoken language throughout the day.. All participants will receive a manual detailing the Venue: Makaton programme including pictures of all signs and Group Room, symbols taught. County Oak Ave. Brighton Audience: BN1 8DJ For all EYFS & primary staff: teachers, INAs, TAs, SENCos. Also suitable for all parents Trainers: Specialist SEN Teacher,
Outcomes: (Autism & Language)
*Please note • Staff will understand the benefits of, and be There is an additional confident using, stages 1 to 2 of the Makaton signs charge of £25 per and symbols participant for all • Staff will be able to interpret the 2D drawings regardless of Buy-Back status, to cover the cost representing the signs of the manual. • Staff will develop their understanding of how Parents will be charged children develop language £69, including the manual. • Increased support for children to develop their understanding and use of spoken language
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS The Role of the Teaching Assistant in Supporting Learners with
Outline: Literacy Difficulties/Dyslexia An opportunity to learn how to support children with literacy difficulties in the classroom and in small group / 1:1 intervention
Description:
The session will cover the following: Date: • What is dyslexia vs literacy difficulties? Wednesday 25.11.2020 • Dyslexia friendly teaching and a dyslexia friendly school environment Time: • Strategies for supporting reading, writing and 9.15am—12.00pm spelling including the importance of ICT • The importance of maintaining and improving Venue: Group Room, self-esteem County Oak Ave. • The participants will have a chance to look at a Brighton large selection of resources which are used in BN1 8DJ schools and will be given time to ask questions and to share knowledge Trainers: Gill McLafferty, Charlie Boden and Emma Audience: Pallot—SEN Specialist Primary & Secondary Teaching Assistants Teachers (Literacy Team)
Outcomes: Charges: £40 to Literacy The participants will learn how to: buy-back schools / £60 others • Support learners in the classroom setting
• Use resources and different strategies for effective intervention 1:1 and small group settings • Use different ICT apps and programmes in supporting children with literacy difficulties • Reduce stress in learners and raise self-esteem
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Teaching Learners with Dyslexia/
Outline: Literacy Difficulties An opportunity to develop knowledge and practical strategies for teaching children with literacy difficulties and specific learning difficulties (dyslexia)
Description:
The session will cover the following: Date: • How to identify learners with dyslexia/SpLD in the Wednesday 25.11.2020 classroom • Dyslexia friendly teaching and a dyslexia friendly Time: school environment 12.45pm—3.30pm • The role of ICT in overcoming barriers to learning • The importance of reducing stress and raising self- Venue: Group Room, esteem County Oak Ave. • The participants will have a chance to look at a Brighton large selection of resources which are used in BN1 8DJ schools and will be given time to ask questions and to share knowledge Trainers: Gill McLafferty, Charlie Audience: Boden and Emma Primary & Secondary Teachers Pallot—SEN Specialist Teachers (Literacy
Outcomes: Team)
The participants will learn how to: Charges: • Identify learners with literacy difficulties in their £40 to Literacy buy-back schools / £60 classroom others • Use resources and different strategies for ‘Quality First Teaching’ including ICT • Set up a ‘dyslexia friendly’ classroom • Use resources for reading, spelling and writing intervention • Reduce stress in learners and raise self-esteem
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Secondary Communication Champions (Autumn) Outline: A session for those who have taken on the role of Communication Champion in their school.
Description:
Each session will include support, advice and training ‘The strategies around your role as communication champion in and resources school. There will be a focus topic during each session. discussed are Please see the termly speech, language and communi- great, cation action plan for the named focus each meeting. thank you’ The first session in the autumn term will focus on: Study Skills
Audience: Date: Secondary Communication Champions: teachers/LSAs/ Thursday 26.11.2020 Sencos who are promoting the inclusion of pupils with SLCN in primary schools Time: 1.30pm—3.30pm Outcomes: Venue: • Communication champions will be given training Group Room, around a focus topic each session, extending their County Oak Ave. skills Brighton • Champions will then be given the confidence to BN1 8DJ cascade this training to their colleagues in school • Key resources will be provided, whether in paper Trainers: form or via email Specialist SEN Teacher, • Opportunity to share resources, strategies and tips (Autism & Language) & that can then be used in school Speech and Language Therapist (NHS) • Increased confidence, skill and awareness of com-
munication champion that then can be supportive of other staff • Increase in provision for, and inclusion of, pupils with SLCN.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS MAKATON Level 2 Outline:
This is a certificated course delivered by a licensed Regional Makaton Tutor
Description:
This course replaces Day 2 of the Foundation course and covers signs and symbols stages 3 and 4. Participants should have completed Makaton Level 1, or have a basic Date: knowledge of Makaton signs and symbols already. The Tuesday 01.12.2020 theory behind this language support tool will be discussed in a series of short presentations. The Time: emphasis will be on the practical uses of signs and 9.15—4.15pm symbols to support spoken language throughout the day. All participants will receive a manual detailing the Venue: Makaton programme including pictures of all signs and Group Room, County Oak Ave. symbols taught. Brighton Audience: BN1 8DJ For all EYFS & primary staff: teachers, INAs, TAs, SENCos. Also suitable for all parents Trainers: Specialist SEN Teacher, (Autism & Language) Outcomes:
*Please note • Staff will understand the benefits of, and be There is an additional confident using, stages 3 to 4 of the Makaton signs charge of £25 per and symbols participant for all regardless of Buy-Back • Staff will be able to interpret the 2D drawings status, to cover the cost representing the signs of the manual. • Staff will further develop their understanding of Parents will be charged £69, including the how children develop language manual. • Increased support for children to develop their understanding and use of spoken language
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Separation, Loss and Bereavement
Outline: - Being Prepared This course is to enable school staff to have a sound understanding of the impact of separation, loss and bereavement and to consider best practice in supporting children and families through these experiences.
Description:
Schools have an important role in supporting children and young people following bereavement. It can be “It was excellent! difficult to know what to say and what support might Thank you”. be needed. The support may extend to helping parents and carers during a time of loss. This course will raise awareness of some issues that may arise, give practical strategies in being prepared and share Date: ways we can help children and young people in Wednesday 02.12.2020 school following a loss. Time: Audience: 9.15am—3.00pm This course is for all professionals who work with children, young people and families where separation, Venue: loss or bereavement is, or could be, a concern Group Room, County Oak Ave. Brighton Outcomes: BN1 8DJ
• An awareness of the developmental stages of Trainers: bereavement in children and young people Vivian Fahmy & • • An understanding of some of the feelings that Dr. Hilary Smith - children, young people and adults experience, and Educational the impact of loss Psychologists • A review of the evidence base around bereavement • Increased staff confidence and skills in dealing with bereavements
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) How Does it Present & How to Support Outline: Develop an awareness of developmental language disorder and learn practical strategies to use in and out of the classroom
Description: “This has been so interesting Participants will develop an understanding of what and inspiring. The strategies are so practical developmental language disorder (DLD) is, how it and easy to do, they’ll presents at school, and how it impacts on children and help all my students not students in terms of their understanding of, and ability just those with language to use, spoken and written language. Practical strate- difficulties.” gies that focus on how to differentiate your teaching and planning will be covered. Visual and recording strategies that support understanding and talking will also be covered. Date: Thursday 03.12.2020
Audience: Time: For all staff, including NQTs, new teachers and support 9.15am—12.15pm staff across primary & secondary schools Venue:
Outcomes: Group Room, County Oak Ave. Brighton • • Participants will gain an understanding of DLD BN1 8DJ and the impact it has on communication and learning. Trainers: Specialist SEN Teacher, • • A practical tool kit of strategies will be acquired (Autism & Language) & that will support the inclusion of children/students Speech and Language with DLD in lessons Therapist (NHS) • • Increase in confidence of participants to differentiate their language, teaching and practise to support those with DLD
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS The Unteachables: When Behaviour ‘Management’ Fails; Outline: Understanding Behaviour Regulation
A course designed to support pupils and staff around behaviour regulation
Description:
A course designed to help support pupils and staff with their understanding of behaviours being exhibited, strategies to read them and ways in which to support them:
• What is really going on? Exploring the dual timetables of children who seem ‘unteachable’ • Developing skills—identifying the key skills needed to help in difficult situations (with children, young Date: people, parents ,members of staff) Tuesday 08.12.2020 • “But what can we actually do?” Take a look into practical strategies for staff and pupils such as Time: using constructive language, dealing with 1.30pm—4.30pm arguments and separating behaviour from our judgement of behaviour. Online Platform: Facilitating difficult conversations—the part you may TBC play in how to influence the whole school culture
around children for whom traditional behaviour man- agement fails. Trainers: Rebecca Martin & Gail Audience: Taite—Specialist INAs, TAs, Class Teachers Practitioners (SEMH)
Outcomes:
• To begin to explore the impact of ‘dual’ timetables • To develop the skills needed to help pupils exhibiting challenging behaviours • To take a practical look at strategies for pupils and staff • To begin to understand the importance of committing to a whole school approach
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Recognising & Supporting Anxiety
Outline: in the Primary Classroom
Exploring anxiety in primary school children
Description:
To explore how children with anxiety might present at school.
To explore a number of cognitive behavioural
techniques that staff can use to support children to Date: manage their anxiety in the classroom Wednesday 09.12.2020
Time: 9.30am—12.30pm
Venue: Audience: Group Room, Primary School Staff County Oak Ave. Brighton BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Zoe Goode and Dan • To recognise symptoms of anxiety in the primary Geer—Primary Mental classroom. Health Workers (Schools Wellbeing • To feel skilled to support students with anxiety in Service) the classroom
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Mindfulness: Theory and Practice for the Primary Classroom Outline:
• Introduction to Mindfulness and its benefits • Opportunity to experience Mindfulness techniques • Practical ways of developing mindful strategies in the classroom
Description:
Mindfulness is the art of paying attention to the present moment in a particular way. Science is beginning to demonstrate that this ancient practice
has many benefits – reduced stress, greater emotional Date: regulation, increased wellbeing for children and staff, Tuesday 15.12.2020 improved academic results. We will experience key practices, look at the theory and discuss how to apply Time: this to your educational setting 9.15am—11.15am
Venue: Group Room, Audience: County Oak Ave. Brighton Primary School staff BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Rebecca Chatfield & Suzanne Silvey - • Understand the basic principles and approaches Educational • Awareness of some of the key practices Psychologists • Clarity about how to apply this in your school
• Opportunity to develop your own Mindfulness
practice
• Ideas and practical strategies to introduce to your class/ school
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Demand Avoidance: How Can We Help? Outline: A two hour session to help staff to understand demand avoidance and how to support young people with this in their educational settings.
Description:
This course will This course offers an opportunity for attendees to drastically affect my consider the key characteristics and underlying rea- practice, especially in sons for demand avoidance alongside developing terms of easing off knowledge of how to help and support young people expectations! who are highly demand avoidant in their educational setting.
Date: Audience: This course is relevant for all staff working Tuesday 15.12.2020 with young people who are highly demand avoidant. Time: 1:30 – 3:30 Outcomes: Venue: Attendees will: Group Room, County Oak Ave. • Understand how Pathological Demand Avoidance Brighton (PDA) is defined nationally and locally. BN1 8DJ
• Have knowledge of the key characteristics of de- Trainers: mand avoidance and similarities/ differences be- Jane Cuomo: tween this and aspects of the autistic spectrum. Educational • Understand the key underlying reasons for demand Psychologist & Sadie Gillett— avoidance Specialist Teacher • Know how to help and support young people who (Autism & Language) are highly demand avoidant in their educational setting.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service (BHISS)
Training Course Flyers:
Spring 2021 (Jan—April)
Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Autism Aware Award: Champions Programme Outline: A six week course that forms part of the “Autism Aware Award” programme, designed to give participants a much more in depth understanding of autism.
Description:
Six afternoons will cover the following:
• How autism is diagnosed and defined • Psychological theories to explain how people with autism see the world Date: • Sensory sensitivities Tuesday 05.01.2021 Tuesday 12.01.2021 • Strategies to support social understanding and Tuesday 19.01.2021 conversation skills Tuesday 26.01.2021 • Mental health and autism Tuesday 02.02.2021 Tuesday 23.02.2021 • Support for families/girls with autism
Time: 1.30—4pm Audience: Teachers, TAs, INAs, SENCos Venue:
Outcomes: Group Room, County Oak Ave. Brighton Participants will: BN1 8DJ
• Feel confident in explaining a variety of aspects of Trainers: autism to colleagues, including training Autism Aware Award colleagues Team • Be more equipped to support the children and young people in their school who have an autism diagnosis
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Social Stories and Comic Strip Conversations Outline:
Find out about two methods designed to help pupils with autism develop their social understanding in relation to interacting with other people.
Description:
• Explore the social interaction difficulties commonly seen in pupils with autism
• Understand how and when Comic Strip Conversations can be used and practice using Date: them Thursday 07.01.2021
• Understand what constitutes a Social Story and Time: practice writing one 9.30am—1.00pm
Audience: Venue: Group Room, SENCos, teachers and/or support staff from Primary County Oak Ave. and Secondary schools Brighton BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Allison Burgin— • Feel confident in trying Comic Strip Specialist Teacher Conversations with pupils (Autism and Language)
• Be able to write a Social Story adhering to the essential criteria
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Adolescents and Risk Taking Behaviours: Approaches to Understanding Self-Harm Outline:
Exploring risk taking behaviours
Description:
To explore the nature of adolescent risk-taking behaviour. We will look at demystifying risk-taking and looking at when this is a normal part of growing Date: up and when we need to be concerned. Monday 11.01.2021 The course will focus on self-harm but will also look at Time: other adolescent risk-taking behaviours 9.30am—12.30pm
Venue: Audience: Group Room, County Oak Ave. Secondary School Staff Brighton BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Karl O’Brien -Primary • To gain confidence in understanding of risk-taking Mental Health Worker behaviours & Ren Rockwood— Senior Primary Mental • To increase knowledge so you can make Health Worker (Schools Wellbeing appropriate referrals when there is cause for Service) concern
BOOK: [email protected]
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Supporting Pupils Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence and Abuse Outline: This is a brief training session that provides an overview of Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA), in order to support awareness-raising and signposting to appropriate support.
Description: “Very well
delivered, a This session covers an overview of the legal frame- welcoming, work, definitions, prevalence and our local strategy comfortable and resources linked to DVA, for school staff working environment; very across the whole school age range. A representative informative” from RISE, a Sussex-based charity, will briefly talk about the specialist support their service can offer to people living locally. We will also consider the im- Date: portance of whole school awareness around trauma- Thursday 14.01.2021
informed approaches in everyday practice. Time: 9:00am-12:00pm Audience: Any school staff across the age range who are interested – particularly relevant for Designated Teachers/Safeguarding Leads. Venue: Hall at Carden School
Outcomes: County Oak Avenue BN1 8DJ Access via BHISS • Increased awareness and understanding of DVA, Office including the legal framework, prevalence and local strategies/ resources relevant to schools. Trainers: Sarah Ahmed (Assistant • School staff will have a better understanding of Principal Educational what they can do to support victims/survivors, at an Psychologist) & individual, group and whole school level. Shona Kynoch (Family Support Worker from • School staff will recognise that DVA is ‘everybody’s RISE- a Sussex-based business’ and that there will be members across the charity) whole school community with lived experience.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS The Role of the Additional Support in Early Years Settings Outline:
This is a standalone course.
Description: “We have
This session covers: developed this • Criteria for accessing the Additional Support course in response to Funding and the expectations many requests from • Shared responsibilities within the Nursery Team – Early Years settings who does what? accessing Additional • The role of the additional adult and key duties Support Funding” • General strategies and resources for supporting a child with SEND to enable access to the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum within a mainstream setting Dates: • Contributing to the Assess, Plan, DO, Review cycle Tuesday 19.01.2021 and SEN Support Plans • Working with parents/carers and other Time: professionals and agencies 9.15am – 1pm Audience: Practitioners in Early Years Foundation Stage settings, Venue: including schools. Group Room, County Oak Ave. Outcomes: Brighton The session will give participants: BN1 8DJ
• Increased understanding of the role of the Trainers: additional adult and the associated key duties Specialist Teachers • An awareness of the role of the Additional (Early Years SEN) Support within the structure of the setting • Knowledge of effective strategies and resources Enquiries: to increase equal opportunities for children with carole.tinsley@ SEND brighton-hove.gov.uk • Awareness of the Graduated Response of Assess, Plan, Do, Review and how to contribute to SEN Support Plans • Increased confidence in working with parents/ carers and other agencies
via B&H Children’s Workforce Development at: BOOK: https:\\earlyyears.brighton-hove.gov.uk
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Recognising & Supporting Anxiety in the Secondary Classroom Outline:
Using CBT strategies to support anxiety in the classroom
Description:
To explore how children with anxiety might present at school.
To explore a number of cognitive behavioural
techniques that staff can use to support children to Date: manage their anxiety in the classroom Wednesday 20.01.2021
Time: 9.30am—12.30pm
Venue: Audience: Group Room, Secondary School Staff County Oak Ave. Brighton BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Zoe Goode and Dan • To recognise symptoms of anxiety in the second- Geer -Primary Mental ary classroom. Health Workers (Schools Wellbeing • To feel skilled to support students with anxiety in Service) the classroom
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Mental Health in
Outline: Learning Disabilities
Exploring mental health of young people with learning disabilities
Description:
To explore the prevalence and type of mental health issues, that young people with learning disabilities might develop.
To learn about the symptoms of mental health issues leading to early identification. Date: Monday 25.01.2021 To explore how resilience can be developed in the learning disability population. Time: 9.30am—12.30pm
Venue: Audience: Group Room, Staff supporting students with learning disability County Oak Ave. Brighton BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: *Can’t be done online
Trainers: • To understand mental health symptoms to enable Dan Geer—Primary early identification. Mental Health Worker (Schools Wellbeing • To understand how resilience can be developed Service) in the learning disability population.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Regulating Challenging Behaviour (Primary School) Outline: An opportunity to come and discuss situations that challenge and best practice to regulate these.
Description:
An opportunity to come and discuss situations that “ Really excellent challenge and best practice to regulate these. This is an course, good to spend ideal opportunity to stop and reflect on the impact you time with others and are having as well as planning for the next steps. discuss my class”
Individual, small group or whole class techniques shared and thought about. The morning is a mixture of discussion, theory and practical advices tailored to age phases present within the group. Date: Tuesday 26.01.2021 Come along to discuss with other colleagues as well as
have the chance to ask a question regards a young Time: person you are working with. 9:30 – 12:30
Audience: Primary Teachers and Support Staff Venue: Group Room, County Oak Ave. Outcomes: Brighton BN1 8DJ
• Increased confidence in regulating challenging situations effectively; Trainers: Mark Holdaway – • Learning appropriate scripts and techniques; Senior Specialist • Opportunity to discuss situations with Teacher (SEMH) colleagues and devise beneficial approaches; • Increased understanding of the reasons why behaviours may appear challenging
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Supporting Special Educational Needs in Foundation Stage Settings Outline: This is a three-session course covering all general aspects of SEND provision.
Description: “Information and
advice from Session 1: Setting the Scene professionals who Session 2: Providing and Managing SEN Support work in the settings
Session 3: The Wider Picture: Working with Others and know first hand
what it is like was The three sessions will cover: The Benefits of really useful.” Inclusion, Exploring Good Inclusive Practice and Dates: Strategies, Early Identification, The Graduated Wednesday 27.01.2021 Response, SEN Support Plans, The Role of SENCO, Thursday 04.03.2021 SEND Code of Practice, Equality Act, Working with Thursday 25.03.2021 Parents and Other Agencies. Time: Audience: 9.15am – 1pm SENCOs in Early Years settings but also all Early Years practitioners, including those in schools. Venue: Group Room,
Outcomes: County Oak Ave. Brighton BN1 8DJ • Increased knowledge of a range of strategies and
approaches to further develop good inclusive Trainers: practice. Specialist Teachers • Increased confidence and awareness of how to (Early Years SEN) and identify, and make provision for, children with Educational Psychologists additional educational needs.
• Clarification of roles and responsibilities set out in Enquiries: the SEND Code of Practice and Equality Act 2010; carole.tinsley@ including those related to working in partnership brighton-hove.gov.uk with parents and other agencies
via B&H Children’s Workforce Development at: BOOK: https:\\earlyyears.brighton-hove.gov.uk
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Primary Communication (Spring) Outline: Champions A termly meeting for those who have taken on the role of Communication Champion in their school.
Description:
Each session will include support, advice and training ‘Great to share around your role as communication champion in ideas, network, school. There will be a focus topic during each and love the session. Please see the termly speech, language and communication action plan for the named focus of resources’ each meeting.
Audience: Communication Champions in primary schools Date: Thursday 28.01.2021
Outcomes: Time: 9.30 – 11.30 • Communication champions will be given training
around a focus topic each session, extending their Venue skills Hall at Carden School • Champions will then be given the confidence to County Oak Avenue cascade this training to their colleagues in school BN1 8DJ Access via BHISS • Key resources will be provided, whether in paper Office form or via email • Opportunity to share resources, strategies and tips that can then be used in school Trainers: Specialist SEN Teacher, • Increased confidence, skill and awareness of (Autism & Language) & communication champion that then can be Speech and Language supportive of other staff Therapist (NHS) • ncrease in provision for, and inclusion of, pupils with SLCN.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS The Elephant Never Forgets: Therapeutic Conversations Around Outline: Bereavement and Loss
Understanding the effect of bereavement and loss on children and young people
Description:
An interactive, therapeutic exploration of our own fears around having 'the' conversation and thinking about the important role that staff play in supporting children, young people and families when facing be- reavement or pre-bereavement. Staff can take away Date: ideas about running groups, supporting individuals Monday 01.02.2021 and taking care of themselves when they feel over- whelmed by grief. Time: 9.30am—12.30pm
Venue: Audience: Group Room, Primary and Secondary School Staff County Oak Ave. Brighton BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Debra Lloyd & Jaki • to feel more confident about approaching the Watkins - Primary topic of loss with students Mental Health Workers • to work with specific groups around grief (Schools Wellbeing Service) • to understand the effects of loss, bereavement, including complicated grief and suicide.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Supporting Pupils to Understand
Outline: and Talk About Their Autism
Understand the best ways to help children and young people make sense of, and talk about, their autism diagnosis.
Description:
• Think through the best “route in” to talking to pupils about their autism
• Look through a variety of resources- books and video clips Date: • Help open dialogue between children and young Thursday 04.02.2021 people with autism and their friends and family about the diagnosis Time: 9.30am—1.00pm Audience: SENCos, teachers and/or support staff from Primary Venue: and Secondary schools Group Room, County Oak Ave.
Outcomes: Brighton BN1 8DJ
• Feel more confident in talking to a pupil about Trainers: autism Tom Hayes - Specialist Teacher (Autism & • Feel skilled in making this an individualised Language) experience
• Be able to support a pupil with autism talk to their wider community about their diagnosis; and to support parents talk to their child with confidence about autism
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Teaching Vocabulary in Primary and Secondary Schools Outline: Strategies for teaching vocabulary used in lessons to ensure all students/children can ac- cess the curriculum.
Description:
Participants will develop an understanding of the ‘Brilliant to have difficulties some children/students have learning such a range of vocabulary. Techniques for teaching the semantic and quick, practical phonological aspects of vocabulary will be practised. strategies’ Visual methods of recording vocabulary will also be explored.
Date: Audience: Friday 05.02.2021 For all staff who are teaching/supporting children/ students across primary & secondary schools Time: 1.00pm—3.00pm
Outcomes: Venue: • Participants will gain an understanding of Group Room, vocabulary learning and word-finding difficulties County Oak Ave. and the impact they have on communication Brighton and learning. BN1 8DJ • A practical tool kit of strategies will be acquired that will support the inclusion of children/ students in lessons Trainers: • Increase in confidence of participants to support Specialist SEN Teacher those who have difficulty learning vocabulary • Children/students will gain increased access to (Autism & Language)& the language of the curriculum a Speech and • Children/students will learn to encode/store/ and Language Therapist retrieve vocabulary more efficiently, thereby (NHS) reducing their word-finding difficulties
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service
BHISS Supporting Children with Sensory and / or Physical Needs Outline: in the Early Years
This is a standalone course.
Description: “This was This session covers: a superb course • Specific conditions affecting children’s physical development, including cerebral palsy and spina run by experts in bifida their fields.” • Hearing and visual impairment • Strategies for supporting the social and emotional development of children with physical needs, hearing and / or visual impairment Dates: • Information on accessing and working with Tuesday 09.02.2021 specialist services to support these areas of need Audience: Time: 9.15am – 3pm Practitioners in Early Years Foundation Stage settings,
including schools. Venue: Group Room, Outcomes: County Oak Ave. The session will give participants: Brighton • an increased understanding of specific conditions BN1 8DJ affecting children’s physical development and effective strategies to support inclusion Trainers: • an understanding of hearing impairment: Specialist Teachers measuring hearing, reading an audiogram, (Early Years SEN)
Cochlear implants and what makes a deaf-friendly setting Enquiries: carole.tinsley@ • an understanding of visual impairment: vision brighton-hove.gov.uk tests, differentiating resources and activities and adapting the environment to support inclusion • increased awareness of resources available to support children with physical and / or sensory needs
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Regulating Challenging Behaviour
Outline: Secondary School An opportunity to come and discuss situations that challenge and best practice to regulate these.
Description: “Really An opportunity to come and discuss situations that challenge and best practice to regulate these. This is excellent course, good to spend an ideal opportunity to stop and reflect on the impact time with others you are having as well as planning for the next steps. and discuss my
Individual, small group or whole class techniques shared and thought about. The morning is a mixture of discussion, theory and practical advices tailored to age phases present within the group. Date: Wednesday 10.02.2021 Come along to discuss with other colleagues as well as have the chance to ask a question regards a young Time: person you are working with. 9.15am—12.15pm
Audience: Venue: Secondary Teachers and Support Staff Group Room, County Oak Ave. Outcomes: Brighton BN1 8DJ
• Increased confidence in regulating challenging Trainers: situations effectively; Mark Holdaway - Senior • Learning appropriate scripts and techniques; Specialist Teacher • Opportunity to discuss situations with (SEMH) colleagues and devise beneficial approaches; • Increased understanding of the reasons why behaviours may appear challenging
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Primary SENCo Forum
Outline: (Spring)
BHISS facilitated forum for Primary SENCos
Description:
BHISS APEP Clare Bradley facilitates this forum for “SENCO forums Primary phase SENCos / INCos on areas of interest to are useful updates” them and to update on Brighton & Hove
developments
Date: Audience: Thursday 11.02.2021
SENCos/INCos and Assistant SENCos for primary age Time: phase from mainstream and special settings 2:00 - 4:00pm
Venue: Hall at Carden School Outcomes: County Oak Avenue BN1 8DJ Access via BHISS • SENCo networks are supported Office • Local and National Updates are shared
• Partnership working is developed Trainers: Clare Bradley - • SENCo wellbeing is nurtured Educational Psychologist and range • Challenges are problem solved together of partners
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS An Introduction to Emotion Coaching in the Early Years Outline: An introductory session offering staff working in the Early Years an overview of Emotion Coaching and how they can use this approach in their everyday practice.
Description:
Emotion Coaching is an evidence based approach that helps children to understand the different emotions they experience, why they occur and how to handle them. Research at Bath Spa University has demonstrated that Emotion Coaching helps: Dates: Wednesday 24.02.2021 • children to regulate and take ownership of their behaviour Time: • children to calm down and better understand 9.15am – 1.00pm emotions • practitioners to be more sensitive to children’s needs Venue: • create more consistent responses to children’s Group Room, behaviour County Oak Ave. Brighton Audience: BN1 8DJ
Staff in Early Years Foundation Stage settings including schools. Trainers: Specialist Teacher (Early Years SEN) & Outcomes: Educational Psychologist. • develop your theoretical knowledge and understanding of Emotion Coaching, including Enquiries: links with neuroscience and Attachment Theory carole.tinsley@ • examine and provide experience of the key brighton-hove.gov.uk steps involved in Emotion Coaching • practice in using the skills in order to respond sensitively and consistently to behaviours • prompt thinking around further implementation of Emotion Coaching principles into everyday whole setting practice and ethos.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS School Staff Training/ Workshop
Outline: Regarding Young Carers Explore YP/YC voice. Raise awareness. Exploration of role changes. Share strategies to support YC.
Description:
To listen to and explore the voice of a Young Carer and begin to understand their experience of their changing Date: roles and role reversal. Thursday 25.02.2021
Experiential work around our own experiences of Time: being in a caring role. 9.30am—12.30pm
Revisiting misconceptions about the role of a YC. Venue: Group Room, Raising awareness about the support that is already on County Oak Ave. Brighton offer for YC and the staff who are working with them. BN1 8DJ
Exploration of approaches and strategies that teachers Trainers: may use in order to support YC at school. Ellie Quine, Laura Bagwell and Cathy Audience: Ward—Primary Mental School Staff Health Workers (Schools Wellbeing Service)
Outcomes:
• To raise awareness of what it is like from the YC’s point of view. To have a greater understanding of the experience of a YC role through hearing the YP/YC voice. To develop ideas and strategies of how staff can be supportive within school (toolkit).
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS MAKATON Level 1 Outline:
This is a certificated course delivered by a licensed Regional Makaton Tutor
Description:
This course replaces Day 1 of the Foundation course and covers signs and symbols stages 1 and 2. Completion of this course would qualify individuals to progress on to Makaton level 2 – the next level of professional Makaton Date: Tuesday 02.03.2021 qualification. The theory behind this language support
tool will be discussed in a series of short presentations. Time: The emphasis will be on the practical uses of signs and 9.15—4pm symbols to support spoken language throughout the day.. All participants will receive a manual detailing the Venue: Makaton programme including pictures of all signs and Group Room, County Oak Ave. symbols taught. Brighton Audience: BN1 8DJ For all EYFS & primary staff: teachers, INAs, TAs, SENCos. Also suitable for all parents Trainers: Specialist SEN Teacher,
Outcomes: (Autism & Language)
*Please note • Staff will understand the benefits of, and be There is an additional confident using, stages 1 to 2 of the Makaton signs charge of £25 per and symbols participant for all regardless of Buy-Back • Staff will be able to interpret the 2D drawings status, to cover the cost representing the signs of the manual. • Staff will develop their understanding of how Parents will be charged £69, including the children develop language manual. • Increased support for children to develop their understanding and use of spoken language
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Introduction to Autism Outline: A one day course designed to give participants a better understanding of how people with autism think, the challenges they face and the best ways to support them.
Description:
• Learn how autism is diagnosed and defined
• Explore psychological theories to explain how people with autism see the world
• Discuss sensory sensitivities Date: Wednesday 03.03.21 • Develop strategies to support learning and social times in school Time: • Hear from parents and from people with autism 9.30am—3.30pm themselves
Audience: Venue: Group Room, SENCos, teachers and/or support staff from Primary and County Oak Ave. Secondary schools Brighton BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Melanie Rudkins and • Understand the typical profile of a pupil with Zoe Mylchreest— autism Specialist Teachers (Autism & Language) • Recognise how autistic thinking style impacts on everyday life
• Be able to identify and use strategies to support pupils with autism
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BHISS Understanding and Supporting Teenage Depression Outline:
Practical suggestions in supporting young people
Description:
Recognising symptoms of depression compared to ‘normal’ teenage mood changes. Understanding the impact of depression on daily activities and engagement and how to support with this. Helping young people and their parents get the support they Date: need and building a network for interpersonal Monday 08.03.2021 resilience. Time: 9.30am –12.30pm
Venue: Audience: Group Room, Secondary School – Learning Mentors, Heads of Year County Oak Ave. plus other Key Staff Brighton BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Jaki Watins and Emma Sharpe—Primary • To recognise signs of teenage depression Mental Health Workers (Schools Wellbeing • To know how to respond Service)
• To be aware of the impact on school engagement
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS MAKATON Level 2 Outline:
This is a certificated course delivered by a licensed Regional Makaton Tutor
Description:
This course replaces Day 2 of the Foundation course and covers signs and symbols stages 3 and 4. Participants should have completed Makaton Level 1, or have a basic knowledge of Makaton signs and symbols already. The Date: Tuesday 09.03.2021 theory behind this language support tool will be discussed in a series of short presentations. The Time: emphasis will be on the practical uses of signs and 9.15—4pm symbols to support spoken language throughout the day. All participants will receive a manual detailing the Venue: Makaton programme including pictures of all signs and Group Room, County Oak Ave. symbols taught. Brighton Audience: BN1 8DJ For all EYFS & primary staff: teachers, INAs, TAs, SENCos. Also suitable for all parents Trainers: Specialist SEN Teacher,
Outcomes: (Autism & Language)
*Please note • Staff will understand the benefits of, and be There is an additional confident using, stages 3 to 4 of the Makaton signs charge of £25 per and symbols participant for all regardless of Buy-Back • Staff will be able to interpret the 2D drawings status, to cover the cost representing the signs of the manual. • Staff will further develop their understanding of Parents will be charged £69, including the how children develop language manual. • Increased support for children to develop their understanding and use of spoken language
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Nurture Practice: Developing School Support for SEMH Outline:
Day course to get schools started in setting up a nurture intervention / group.
Description:
“All areas of the
This course offers an opportunity for attendees to course were useful - consider nurture principles in relation to child particularly planning, recording of group development, and the application of these in setting work etc. chance to up effective nurture practice in schools. Practical reflect / practice.” issues will be explored in addition to theoretical underpinnings.
Audience: All school staff interested in Date: Wednesday 10.03.2021 establishing/improving nurture approaches in school Time: Outcomes: 9:15am - 3:00pm
• To develop an understanding of how to Venue: establish quality nurture practice in school, use Group Room, nurture principles to support the emotional, County Oak Ave. Brighton social and mental wellbeing of pupils. BN1 8DJ • To enhance knowledge of social emotional mental health in children, including Trainers: developmental stages of play and speech and Clare Bradley and language and how this impacts on nurture Rebecca Chatfield Educational practice. Psychologists • To explore the practical requirements of running nurture interventions. • To review tools to support identification and monitoring of progress, including Boxall Profile.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Being September Ready:
Outline: An SEMH Approach An SEMH approach and understanding of the support required to enable pupils to make a successful transition from Year 6 to Year 7.
Description:
A course designed to help schools support Year 6 pupils with their transition to Year 7, focusing on their Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. Toolkit and strategies will be explored. • Research—what do we know about secondary transition? • Pupil Voice—what really helps? Date: • The changing teenage brain Thursday 11.03.2021 • Exploration of external factors that can caused increased stress at times of transition: school, Time: social media, home/family and friends. 1.30pm—3.30pm • Exploration of internal factors that can affect men- tal health and wellbeing: self-esteem, confidence, Venue: academic resilience, emotional regulation, attach- Group Room, ment, ADHD, ASC and anxiety. County Oak Ave. • But what can we do? Accept, celebrate and focus. Brighton Take a look at practical strategies for staff, pupils BN1 8DJ and parents Audience: Trainers: Primary Teachers and Support Staff Sharon Gebbett & Rachel Coussens —
Outcomes: Specialist Practitioners (SEMH) • Understand the changes in the Year 6 child’s developing brain • Have an increased awareness of external and in- ternal factors that can be affecting a child’s social, emotional and mental wellbeing • Able to build confidence in students using the ‘5 Ingredients for Resilient Happy minds’ • A practical toolkit and strategies for pupils, staff and parents to support transition.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Supporting Behaviour Change: Motivational Interviewing in Practice Outline:
Motivational Interviewing is a theoretical framework to support behavioural change. It is particularly helpful with understanding and using strategies when a child, young person or family are more resistant to change.
Description:
The training session will introduce the theory of motivational interviewing and consider some strategies to help support behavioural change with Date: children and young people. Tuesday 16.03.2021
Time: 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Audience:
This session is for professionals whose role supports / Venue: facilitates behavioural change with children and young Group Room, people. County Oak Ave. Brighton BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Tracey Williams— Assistant Principal Educational • An awareness of motivational interviewing Psychologist • Application of techniques to inform motivational interviewing • Increased staff confidence and skills in dealing with behavioural change
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Precision Teaching Outline:
This course gives an overview of how to use the Precision Teaching (PT) in supporting children and young people’s progress with intervention programmes
Description:
PT is a system for monitoring a learner’s performance. PT involves individual daily assessment and recording to show progress and to make quick decisions about appropriateness of a particular teaching method for the learner. Date: Wednesday 17.03.2021 A PT programme will involve short daily teaching and assessment sessions planned on what the learner can do Time: 9:15-11:15 and what they would benefit from learning next. The assessment data informs following teaching to match Venue: the learner’s progress. Group Room, County Oak Ave. Audience: Brighton BN1 8DJ Staff organising or running interventions Trainers: Outcomes: Zubeida Dasgupta— Educational Gaining knowledge of how to use an approach which Psychologist is:
• a useful way of teaching basic skills to children who are experiencing difficulties.
• a way of planning a teaching programme to meet the needs of an individual pupil – ideally for primary age children.
• a way of measuring and monitoring the rate of a pupil’s progress.
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BHISS Language or Behaviour? How Language Disorders Outline: Impact on Behaviour The relationship between language difficulties and presenting behaviours will be explored and strategies given.
Description: ‘I never realised what xxxx Using examples of speech, language and was trying to communication difficulties, the link with specific communicate. This will presenting behaviours will be covered. Case studies change how I respond to xxxx’s behaviour and will be used to explore why and how SLCN lead to make things so much negative behaviours. Participants will learn how to tell easier in class’ if negative behaviours are the consequence of a language or communication breakdown. Practical
strategies to support SLCN and will be covered, Date: showing how staff can prevent negative behaviours Thursday 18.03.2021 resulting from not supporting children’s/students’ language. Strategies for supporting students through/ Time: after behavioural incidents will also be considered. 9.15 – 12.15
Audience: Venue: For all staff across primary & secondary schools Group Room, County Oak Ave.
Outcomes: Brighton BN1 8DJ
• Participants will gain an understanding of the Trainers: relationship between language abilities and Specialist SEN Teacher, behaviour. (Autism & Language) & • A practical tool kit of strategies will be acquired Speech and Language that will support the inclusion of children/students Therapist (NHS) in lessons, and prevent many negative behaviours • Increase in confidence and skill of participants to support those who have difficulty regulating their behaviour as a consequence of SLCN.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS To Year 7 and Beyond:
Outline: An SEMH Approach An SEMH approach and understanding of the support required to enable pupils to make a successful transition from Year 6 to Year 7.
Description:
A course designed to help schools support Year 6 pupils with their transition to Year 7, focusing on their Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. Toolkit and strategies will be explored. • Research—what do we know about secondary transition? • Exploring the changing teenage brain and the Date: impact it has on focus, attention, organization and Thursday 18.03.2021 relationships • Emotional regulation Time: • Building positive relationships. Help me feel like I 1.30pm—3.30pm belong—’Connect before correct’ • Observing and understanding behaviours Venue: • The impact of body language and tone of voice Group Room, • Classroom strategies—sharing good practice County Oak Ave. • Pupil Voice—one page profile Brighton BN1 8DJ Audience: Secondary Teachers and Support Staff Trainers:
Outcomes: Sharon Gebbett & Rachel Coussens — Specialist • Understand the changes in the teenage developing Practitioners (SEMH) brain
• Understand the importance of building positive relationships in a new environment • Understand that behaviour is a communication of need—it’s not what they’re doing, it’s why they’re doing it. • Awareness of the adult’s role in de-escalating and supporting pupils with SEMH needs • A practical toolkit and strategies for pupils, staff and parents to support transition.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Just Right – Early Years Outline:
Find out how the ‘Just Right’ programme uses four key colour zones to support children to talk about their emotional and sensory needs.
Description:
• Learn how to recognise which ‘zone’ a pupil may be in. Dates: • Develop a bank of tools and strategies designed Friday 19.03.2021 to support pupils in helping them return to the ‘green zone’- and thus be ready to learn Time: 9.15am – 3.00pm • Draw this together into individualised ‘pupil profiles’ to use within a pre-school setting. Venue: Group Room, County Oak Ave. Audience: Brighton Practitioners in Early Years Foundation Stage settings, BN1 8DJ including schools.
Trainers: Outcomes: Specialist Teachers and Practitioner (Early Years SEN) • Have an improved understanding of sensory processing differences Enquiries: carole.tinsley@ • Understand how the Just Right programme can be brighton-hove.gov.uk taught and used with children
• Develop confidence in supporting children to begin to use strategies for self-regulation
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Developing Social Understanding and Social Skills Outline:
Find out about approaches that can help pupils with autism better understand and respond to social situations
Description:
• Explore the social interaction difficulties commonly seen in pupils with autism.
• Understand how a Circle of Friends should be set up and run Date: Wednesday 24.03.21 • Learn about the best ways to set up and run a Social Communication group Time: 9.30am—1pm • Think about strategies to support play/break times
for pupils with autism Venue: Group Room, Audience: County Oak Ave. SENCos, teachers and/or support staff from Primary Brighton and Secondary schools BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Melanie Rudkins and Sarah Arjun - Specialist Teachers • Be aware of key areas to target with social support (Autism & Language) programmes
• Feel confident in setting up a range of interventions to support pupils with autism and their social development: circle of friends; social communication groups; playtime Interventions
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS When Behaviour Challenges: Practical Strategies (Secondary) Outline:
Explore the reasons why some pupils with autism struggle to regulate their behavioural responses and learn how to help them manage this better.
Description:
• Learn key triggers that lead some pupils with autism to find school life hard to manage
• Talk through practical “tried and tested” strategies to prevent behaviour becoming Date: challenging Tuesday 30.03.2021
• Explore ways to de-escalate situations that have Time: become challenging 9.30am—1.00pm
Audience: Venue: SENCos, teachers and/or support staff from secondary Group Room, County Oak Ave. schools Brighton BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Tom Hayes - Specialist • Feel more confident in working out WHY a Teacher pupil’s behaviour has become challenging (Autism & Language)
• Have a toolbox of strategies to try to help prevent and manage challenging behaviour
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Emotion Coaching: Introduction Outline: This is an introductory training session offering school staff an overview of what Emotion Coaching is and how they can use this approach in their everyday practice.
Description:
Emotion Coaching is an evidence-based strategy based upon the work of John Gottman that helps CYP to understand the different emotions they experience, why they occur and how to handle them. Research at Bath Spa University has demonstrated that Emotion Coaching helps: • CYP to regulate, improve and take ownership of Date: their behaviour Wednesday 31.03.2021 • CYP to calm down and better understand emotions • Practitioners to be more sensitive to children’s needs Time: 9.15—11.15 • Create more consistent responses to children’s behaviour • Practitioners to feel more ‘in control’ during Venue: incidents Group Room, *Please refer to the guidance issued to B&H schools County Oak Ave. (links in footer) on ‘Developing an Attachment Aware Brighton Behaviour Regulation Policy’ for further details about BN1 8DJ how this training fits with local and national priorities’. Trainers: Audience: Any school staff who have missed whole Sarah Ahmed— school link EP-led Emotion Coaching training in the Assistant Principal current or previous academic year. Educational Psychologist (APEP)
Outcomes:
• School staff are aware of the benefits of Emotion Coaching, at an individual and whole school level. • School staff can recognise different parenting styles relevant to Emotion Coaching and how they can apply the approach to their everyday practice.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service (BHISS)
Training Course Flyers:
Summer 2021 (April—July)
Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Exploring Trauma Responses in Children and Young People Outline: Neurodevelopmental conditions (ADHD/ASC/SPD)
Using case studies to develop trauma informed approaches
Description:
Exploring trauma and attachment. Looking at case studies and presentations of trauma responses in CYP with neurodevelopmental and co-morbid conditions.
Will provide strategies and resources for school staff to Date: support CYP presenting with trauma responses. Wednesday 21.04.2021
Time: 9.30am—12.30pm
Venue: Group Room, Audience: County Oak Ave. Brighton All School and College Staff BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Mari-Anne Currion, and Laura Bagwell- Primary • • To raise awareness of how trauma responses Mental Health Workers can present in CYP with neurodevelopmental and (Schools Wellbeing co-morbid conditions within education settings. Service) & Sadie Gillett Specialist Teacher— (Autism & Language) • • To provide strategies and resources for school staff to use when supporting CYP with neurodevelopmental conditions
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BHISS Secondary Communication Champions (Spring) Outline: A session for those who have taken on the role of Communication Champion in their school.
Description:
Each session will include support, advice and training ‘The strategies around your role as communication champion in and resources school. There will be a focus topic during each session. discussed are Please see the termly speech, language and great, communication action plan for the named focus each thank you’ meeting.
Audience: Date: Secondary Communication Champions: teachers/LSAs/ Thursday 22.04.2021 Sencos who are promoting the inclusion of pupils with SLCN in primary schools Time: 1.30pm—3.30pm Outcomes: Venue: • Communication champions will be given training Group Room, around a focus topic each session, extending their County Oak Ave. skills Brighton • Champions will then be given the confidence to BN1 8DJ cascade this training to their colleagues in school • Key resources will be provided, whether in paper Trainers: form or via email Specialist SEN Teacher, • Opportunity to share resources, strategies and tips (Autism & Language) that can then be used in school Speech and Language Therapist (NHS) • Increased confidence, skill and awareness of com-
munication champion that then can be supportive of other staff • Increase in provision for, and inclusion of, pupils with SLCN.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Supporting Special Educational Needs in Foundation Stage Settings Outline:
This is a three-session course covering all general aspects of SEND provision.
Description: “Information and advice from Session 1: Setting the Scene professionals who Session 2: Providing and Managing SEN Support work in the settings
Session 3: The Wider Picture: Working with Others and know first hand
what it is like was The three sessions will cover: The Benefits of really useful.” Inclusion, Exploring Good Inclusive Practice and Dates: Strategies, Early Identification, The Graduated Tuesday 27.04.2021 Response, SEN Support Plans, The Role of SENCO, Wednesday 19.05.2021 SEND Code of Practice, Equality Act, Working with Thursday 17.06.2021 Parents and Other Agencies. Time: Audience: 9.15am – 1pm SENCOs in Early Years settings but also all Early Years practitioners, including those in schools. Venue: Group Room,
Outcomes: County Oak Ave. Brighton BN1 8DJ • Increased knowledge of a range of strategies and
approaches to further develop good inclusive Trainers: practice. Specialist Teachers • Increased confidence and awareness of how to (Early Years SEN) and identify, and make provision for, children with Educational Psychologists additional educational needs.
• Clarification of roles and responsibilities set out in Enquiries: the SEND Code of Practice and Equality Act 2010; carole.tinsley@ including those related to working in partnership brighton-hove.gov.uk with parents and other agencies
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Lego Therapy Outline:
Understand the principles behind Lego therapy and have a go at using this method.
Description:
• Discuss the social interaction difficulties commonly seen in autism
Date: • Understand how a Lego Therapy group could be Wednesday 28.04.2021 set up and run
• Practice using this method with colleagues Time: 9.30am—1.00pm
Audience: Venue: Group Room, SENCos, teachers and/or support staff from Primary County Oak Ave. and Secondary schools Brighton BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Sarah Arjun & Zoe Mylchreest - • Be aware of key areas to target with Lego therapy Specialist Teachers and how to assess progress in these areas (Autism & Language)
• Feel confident in setting up and running a Lego Therapy group
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Girls with Autism Outline:
Find out how girls and boys with autism typically differ and explore some ways to support girls within schools
Description:
• Look at the differences in diagnosis and presen- tation for boys and girls
• Explore some of the links between girls with au- Date: tism and other conditions Thursday 29.04.2021
• Listen to first hand experiences given by girls Time: with autism 9.30am—3.30pm
Audience: Venue: SENCos, teachers and/or support staff from Primary Group Room, and Secondary schools County Oak Ave. Brighton BN1 8DJ Outcomes: Trainers: Sadie Gillett— • Understand how girls and boys with autism can Specialist Teacher present differently (Autism & Language)
• Leave with a toolbox of strategies that they can use in schools
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Just Right Outline: Find out how the ‘Just Right’ programme uses four key colour zones to support pupils with autism to talk about their emotional and sensory needs.
Description:
• Learn how to recognise which ‘zone’ a pupil may be in.
• Develop a bank of tools and strategies designed Date: to support pupils in helping themselves return to the Tuesday 04.05.21 ‘green zone’- and thus be ready to learn and Tuesday 11.05.21 • Draw this together into individualised ‘pupil profiles’ to use within schools Time: 9.30am-1pm This course will take place over two separate mornings, giving participants a chance to try out some of what they Venue: learn in the first session, and discuss their successes and Group Room, County Oak Ave. challenges in the second session. Brighton Audience: SENCos, teachers and/or support staff BN1 8DJ from Primary and Secondary schools Trainers:
Outcomes: Sadie Gillett— Specialist Teacher (Autism & Language) • Have a solid understanding of sensory processing in and autism Karen Milton - Occupational Therapist (NHS) • Understand how the Just Right programme can be taught and used with pupils
• Develop confidence in helping pupils select and use strategies for self-regulation
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Attachment Aware:
Outline: Secure Base Model (SBM) Training
This is an introductory training session offering school staff an overview of Attachment Theory and its practical applications, based on the Secure Base Model (Schofield and Beek, 2014).
Description:
This session briefly covers the theory and practical applications of Attachment Theory from a strength-based approach, using a resilience-based framework. The Secure Base is a model of caregiving used in Fostering & Adoption that can be applied in educational settings. It Date: sets out the dimensions of caregiving that can support Wednesday 05.05.21 children and young people (CYP) to thrive and fulfil their potential. Time: *Please refer to the guidance issued to B&H schools 9.15am—11.15am (links in footer) on ‘Developing an Attachment Aware Behaviour Regulation Policy’ for further details about how this training fits with local and national priorities’. Venue: Group Room, County Oak Ave. Audience: Brighton Any school staff who have missed whole school link BN1 8DJ EP-led Attachment Aware (SBM) training in the current or previous academic year. Trainers: Sarah Ahmed—
Outcomes: Assistant Principal Educational Psychologist • Understand what Attachment Theory is and why ‘Attachment is everybody’s business’. • Recognise behaviour as a form of communication. • List the five key dimensions of caregiving in the Secure Base Model and recognise how they can be applied at an individual and whole school level.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Staff Wellbeing Outline:
A course designed to help schools support the wellbeing of their staff
Description:
A course designed to help schools support the wellbeing of their staff and enable them to reflect on their practice and feel positive in their roles:
• Feeling safe—looking after yourself isn’t selfish
• Opportunities to share thoughts and feelings. How can we encourage an open dialogue between staff? Date: • What is anxiety? Wednesday 05.05.2021
• Facilitating whole school approach to staff wellbeing through a series of activities Time: 1.30pm—3.30pm • Opportunities to develop short and long term strategies for staff wellbeing Online Platform: • Where can we go for support? TBC
Audience: Trainers: Primary Schools; SLT / SENDCos or Wellbeing Leads Rebecca Martin and Gail Taite - Specialist
Outcomes: Practitioners (SEMH)
• To explore how we can feel safe in the school environment • To look at key areas affecting our mental health, including the lasting effects of COVID-19 pandemic • To take a practical look at strategies for staff to support their wellbeing in the short and longer term • To begin to understand the importance of committing to a whole school approach
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BHISS Supporting Children with Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) / Social Communication Outline: Difficulties in the Early Years
An introductory stand-alone course on ASC and social communication difficulties.
Description: “The course
helped me understand The session will cover: ASC, how to cope with • from initial concerns to the ASC diagnostic behaviour and what pathway goes on inside the • increasing awareness of sensory processing head of the child I • strategies, approaches and intervention to support support” communication, behaviour, interaction, play and learning for children with ASC / social communication difficulties Dates: • Simon Smith, a young man with Autism will be Thursday - 06.05.21 giving a talk about his experiences. Time: 9.15am – 3.00pm Audience: For Staff in Early Years Foundation Stage settings Venue: including schools. Group Room, County Oak Ave. Brighton
Outcomes: BN1 8DJ
• The session will give participants: Trainers: • an increased understanding of specific difficulties Specialist Teacher and Specialist Practitioner and provide a range of strategies to effectively (Early Years SEN) and support children with autism / social Educational communication Psychologists
• increased understanding of the impact of sensory Enquiries: processing difficulties for children with ASC carole.tinsley@ • opportunities to review practices and approaches brighton-hove.gov.uk in their setting to reduce barriers to achievement and inclusion.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Supporting Children with Speech and Language Difficulties
Outline: in the Early Years
This is a stand-alone course
Description: “All the
information was This session will cover: very interesting • How language normally develops and how to and made me identify speech, language and communication dif- reflect on my ficulties practice” • Strategies to support speech, language and com- munication development Dates: Audience: Wednesday 12.05.2021 Early Years staff in Foundation Stage settings and schools with responsibilities for supporting individual Time: 9.15am—3.00pm children with speech and language difficulties.
Venue: Outcomes: Group Room, County Oak Ave. The session will provide participants with: Brighton BN1 8DJ • an increased understanding of Speech, Language and Communication difficulties (SLCN) Trainers: Early Language • a range of strategies to effectively support Support Team (ELST) children with SLCN • increased confidence in recording targets and Enquiries: outcomes on SEND Support Plans for particular carole.tinsley@ areas of need brighton-hove.gov.uk • opportunities to review policies and practices in their setting to reduce barriers to achievement and inclusion
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Transition to Secondary School for Pupils with Autism Outline: Training to help Yr5/6 pupils with autism and their parents be ready to make the move to secondary school
Description:
• Look at some common anxieties both children and parents face
• Explore resources and activities to support an enhanced transition programme Date: Thursday 20.05.2021 • Discuss the best ways to make links to the secondary school, pass on key information and continue good practice Time: 9.30am—1.00pm
Audience: Venue: SENCos, teachers and/or support staff from Primary Group Room, and Secondary schools County Oak Ave. Brighton BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Tom Hayes - Specialist • Be able to set up and run an enhanced transition Teacher programme for Yr6 pupils (Autism & Language)
• Feel confident in passing on good quality infor- mation about pupils
• Have a toolbox of practical strategies that can alleviate anxieties for both parents and pupils
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BHISS Promoting Teamwork in Your Classroom: Outline: Leadership skills for the class teacher
This course aims to help you strengthen the teams you lead in your classroom
Description:
This course will support you by: ‘Useful to have
• Providing up to date psychological theories time to reflect on about effective teamwork. my own leadership skills.’ • Offering you space to reflect on what is already going on in your teams.
• Start to work on some techniques and approaches that you will able to use, including in the appraisal cycle. Date: Friday 21.05.2021
Audience: Time: 9.00am—12.00pm Any teachers who lead a group of staff in their schools
(e.g. SENCOs, class teacher and TA, year group leads) Venue: Group Room, Outcomes: County Oak Ave. Brighton BN1 8DJ • Understand what makes an effective team Trainers: • Specifically learn about the factors that build Claire Chapman— trust within a team Educational Psychologist • Practice having difficult conversations with staff
• Make an action plan for the development of your team
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Primary SENCo Forum
Outline: (Summer)
BHISS facilitated forum for Primary SENCos
Description:
BHISS APEP Clare Bradley facilitates this forum for “SENCO forums Primary phase SENCos / INCos on areas of interest to are useful updates” them and to update on Brighton & Hove
developments
Date: Audience: Tuesday 25.05.2021
SENCos/INCos and Assistant SENCos for primary age Time: phase from mainstream and special settings 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Venue: Hall at Carden School Outcomes: County Oak Avenue BN1 8DJ Access via BHISS • • SENCo networks are supported Office • • Local and National Updates are shared
• • Partnership working is developed Trainers: Clare Bradley - • • SENCo wellbeing is nurtured Educational Psychologist and range • • Challenges are problem solved together of partners
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BHISS Supporting Pupils with Specific
Outline: Maths Difficulties This three-hour training session is designed to help school staff better understand and support the needs of pupils who experience significant difficulties with learning in maths.
Description:
The session covers the development of maths skills, the underlying difficulties that can lead to problems developing maths skills, how SENCos and school staff can identify pupils who experience specific maths difficulties and classroom strategies and interventions to support with this. There will be an opportunity to discuss cases and reflect on practice. This is a new Date: Wednesday 26.05.2021 training course and initially support for pupils will focus
on delivery in primary school settings, with scope to Time: broaden this to secondary settings in future training, 9:30am – 12:30pm should there be sufficient interest. Staff from both primary and secondary settings are still welcome to Venue: attend this year and information about the development Group Room, County Oak Ave. of maths difficulties will be relevant to all ages. Brighton Audience: BN1 8DJ SENCos, maths curriculum lead teachers and staff who work closely with pupils who experience specific Trainers: maths difficulties. Dr Claire Williams - Educational
Outcomes: Psychologist
• Increased understanding of how maths skills develop. • Increased understanding of the underlying factors which can contribute to difficulties developing maths skills. • An awareness of strategies to support pupils with maths difficulties
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BHISS Working Memory:
Outline: Ways to Support in the Classroom A two-hour session for staff in primary and secondary settings who want to find out more about working memory and how to support children and young people who experience difficulties in this area.
Description:
This course will provide an overview of working memory and consider the importance of working memory in the classroom. It will explore practical strategies that can be used in the classroom to support children who experience working memory difficulties. Date: Thursday 27.05.2021
Audience: Time: This course is relevant for: 9.30am—11.30am • Staff in primary and secondary settings who want to find out more about working memory and how Venue: to support children and young people with Group Room, County Oak Ave. working memory difficulties in the classroom; Brighton • Professionals and members of staff who support BN1 8DJ staff working with children and young people with working memory difficulties. Trainers: Esther Gibson - Educational Outcomes: Psychologist
• Increased understanding of working memory. • Increased awareness of the importance of working memory in the classroom. • Ideas for practical strategies which can be implemented in the classroom to support children with working memory difficulties.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS MAKATON Level 1 Outline:
This is a certificated course delivered by a licensed Regional Makaton Tutor
Description:
This course replaces Day 1 of the Foundation course and covers signs and symbols stages 1 and 2. Completion of this course would qualify individuals to progress on to Date: Makaton level 2 – the next level of professional Makaton Tuesday 08.06.2021 qualification. The theory behind this language support tool will be discussed in a series of short presentations. Time: The emphasis will be on the practical uses of signs and 9.15—4.15pm symbols to support spoken language throughout the day.. All participants will receive a manual detailing the Venue: Makaton programme including pictures of all signs and Group Room, County Oak Ave. symbols taught. Brighton BN1 8DJ Audience: For all EYFS & primary staff: teachers, INAs, TAs, SENCos Trainers: Specialist SEN Teacher, (Autism & Language) Outcomes:
*Please note • Staff will understand the benefits of, and be There is an additional confident using, stages 1 to 2 of the Makaton signs charge of £25 per and symbols participant for all regardless of Buy-Back • Staff will be able to interpret the 2D drawings status, to cover the cost representing the signs of the manual. • Staff will develop their understanding of how Parents will be charged £69, including the children develop language manual. • Increased support for children to develop their understanding and use of spoken language
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Regulating Challenging Behaviour
Outline: Primary School An opportunity to come and discuss situations that challenge and best practice to regulate these.
Description:
An opportunity to come and discuss situations that “ Really excellent challenge and best practice to regulate these. This is an course, good to spend ideal opportunity to stop and reflect on the impact you time with others and are having as well as planning for the next steps. discuss my class”
Individual, small group or whole class techniques shared and thought about. The morning is a mixture of discussion, theory and practical advices tailored to age phases present within the group. Date: Wednesday 09.06.2021 Come along to discuss with other colleagues as well as
have the chance to ask a question regards a young Time: person you are working with. 09:30 – 12:30
Audience: Primary Teachers and Support Staff Venue: Group Room, County Oak Ave. Outcomes: Brighton BN1 8DJ
• Increased confidence in regulating challenging situations effectively; Trainers: Mark Holdaway – • Learning appropriate scripts and techniques; Senior Specialist • Opportunity to discuss situations with Teacher (SEMH) colleagues and devise beneficial approaches; • Increased understanding of the reasons why behaviours may appear challenging
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Positive Relationships & Shared Experiences Through Practical Tasks Outline: An interactive practical approach to sharing practical experiences with young people to build positive relationships.
Description:
This course aims to use practical ideas to develop self-confidence, support socialisation and develop positive relationships through common experiences
whilst developing practical skills. Date: Wednesday 09.06.2021
Time: 9.30am—1pm Audience: Venue: Parent/carers wishing to improve their relationship TBC with their child Trainers: Vanessa Goldsmith & Sophia Lys - Outcomes: Specialist Practitioners (SEMH)
• Talking and working together with your child
will help to cement good relationships and promote good family communication.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Early Years Attachment:
Outline: Secure Base Model Training
This is a stand-alone course
Description: “I feel very This session covers: informed to go in and take this • Exploring secure and insecure practical knowledge • Seeing a child within a system and the use of a to help children in model to structure our understanding my care” • A brief overview of relevant research • Applying increased knowledge and understanding to your practice and setting Dates: Thursday 10.06.2021
Audience: Time: SENCOs, managers and practitioners in Early Years 9.15am—3pm Foundation Stage settings who want to increase their understanding of providing a secure base and those Venue: with responsibilities for supporting individual children Group Room, County Oak Ave. with attachment issues. Brighton BN1 8DJ Outcomes: Trainers: The session will give participants: Specialist Teachers • an increased understanding of secure and inse- (Early Years SEN )and cure attachments Educational Psychologist • the impact of insecure attachment and the impact
on emotional development Enquiries: • increased awareness of how to promote a secure carole.tinsley@ base for children brighton-hove.gov.uk • increased confidence in supporting children with their personal, social and emotional development
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Primary Communication (Summer) Outline: Champions A termly meeting for those who have taken on the role of Communication Champion in their school.
Description:
Each session will include support, advice and training ‘Great to share around your role as communication champion in ideas, network, school. There will be a focus topic during each and love the session. Please see the termly speech, language and resources’ communication action plan for the named focus of each meeting.
Audience: Date: Communication Champions in primary schools Thursday 10.06.2021
Outcomes: Time: 9.30 – 11.30
• • Communication champions will be given training Venue: around a focus topic each session, extending their Hall at Carden School skills County Oak Avenue • • Champions will then be given the confidence to BN1 8DJ cascade this training to their colleagues in school Access via BHISS Office • • Key resources will be provided, whether in paper form or via email • • Opportunity to share resources, strategies and Trainers: tips that can then be used in school Specialist SEN Teacher, (Autism & Language) & • • Increased confidence, skill and awareness of Speech and Language communication champion that then can be Therapist (NHS) supportive of other staff • • Increase in provision for, and inclusion of, pupils with SLCN.
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BHISS Solution Focused Conversations
Outline: To Bring About Change This course introduces some key principles of a Solution Focused approach to enable supportive conversations in order to bring about a change in behaviour.
Description:
This is a practical and experiential course to introduce an approach that can be used in a variety of contexts within schools. The Solution Focused approach is a short-term,
goal-oriented approach which helps create change by
constructing solutions rather than dwelling on Date: problems. Wednesday 16.06.2021 This two-hour course introduces some ways in which positive ways forward can be identified and includes Time: opportunities to practise the approach and consider how 09.15-11.15. to apply it in the workplace. Venue: Group Room, Audience: County Oak Ave. School staff. Anyone who works with young people or Brighton adults, including parents and professional colleagues, BN1 8DJ and who seeks to promote positive change. Trainers:
Outcomes: Vivian Fahmy and Dr. Hilary Smith— Educational • You will have some understanding of the Solution Psychologists Focused approach • You will experience and practice some helpful Solution Focused questions • You will identify how to apply some practical Solution Focused techniques in your role within the workplace
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Managing Autism and Anxiety
Outline: in School Develop an understanding of the causes and impact of anxiety on children and young people with autism, and how we can help and support them.
Description:
• Over the course of two sessions we will explore “Brilliant to try the prevalence of anxiety in autistic pupils, how things out, to identify and assess using observation and self regroup and share -report assessment tools. ideas and practices” • We discuss the possible causes and triggers of anxiety for autistic pupils. • We consider what schools can do to support pu- pils and hear families’ experiences. Date: • We share good practice and review whole school Tuesday 22.06.2021 & Tuesday 29.06.2021 approaches and strategies, group interventions
and examples of support for individual pupils. Time: 9.15am—12.15pm Audience:
SENCos, teachers and/or support staff from Venue: Primary, Secondary and Post 16 provisions. Group Room, County Oak Ave. Brighton
Outcomes: BN1 8DJ
Trainers: • To feel more confident in assessing a pupil’s Clare Bradley— level of anxiety and how this is linked to the Educational Psychologist and school environment. Allison Burgin - • To be aware of the most common causes of Specialist Teacher anxiety for autistic pupils. (Autism & Language) • To develop knowledge about individual, group and whole school interventions that can support and reduce anxiety.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Regulating Challenging Behaviour Secondary School Outline: An opportunity to come and discuss situations that challenge and best practice to regulate these.
Description: “Really An opportunity to come and discuss situations that excellent course, challenge and best practice to regulate these. This is good to spend an ideal opportunity to stop and reflect on the impact time with others you are having as well as planning for the next steps. and discuss my class” Individual, small group or whole class techniques shared and thought about. The morning is a mixture of discussion, theory and practical advices tailored to age phases present within the group. Date: Tuesday 22.06.2021 Come along to discuss with other colleagues as well as have the chance to ask a question regards a young Time: person you are working with. 1.30pm—4.30pm
Audience: Venue: Secondary Teachers and Support Staff Group Room, County Oak Ave. Outcomes: Brighton BN1 8DJ
• Increased confidence in regulating challenging Trainers: situations effectively; Mark Holdaway Senior • Learning appropriate scripts and techniques; Specialist Teacher • Opportunity to discuss situations with (SEMH) colleagues and devise beneficial approaches; • Increased understanding of the reasons why behaviours may appear challenging
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Understanding ADHD Maximising Attention and Concentration Outline: in the Classroom A half-day training course for primary teaching and support staff to explore the impact of ADHD on children in the classroom and strategies on how to support them.
Description:
• Information on the different presentations of ADHD to promote an understanding of how this affects children in different ways. Date: • Current diagnostic criteria and prevalence of ADHD Wednesday 23.06.2021 for primary aged children in the UK.
• Co-morbidity with other diagnosed or identified conditions e.g. Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC), Time: anxiety, low mood, dyslexia, Developmental 9.30am—1pm Coordination Disorder (DCD) etc. • Current information from Specialist CAHMS on Venue: diagnostic pathway, treatment including Group Room, medication and other approaches. County Oak Ave. • The opportunity for school to share good practice Brighton and ideas, including strategies that work well. BN1 8DJ • Further discussion around strategies to support
children with ADHD to improve attention and concentration in the classroom. Trainers: Audience: Zoe Goode—Primary Mental Health Worker Primary Teaching and Support Staff &
Outcomes: Howard Nottingham - Educational Psychologist & • To have an understanding of ADHD, it’s different Vanessa Carter—ADHD presentations and comorbidity with other Nurse (Specialist conditions. CAHMS) • To have an understanding of the impact of ADHD on a child’s learning, mental health, and relationships. • To have an understanding of the diagnostic path- way – signs to be aware of, and when and how to make a referral for assessment of ADHD. • To have an awareness of a range of strategies and approaches that can be used to support a child with ADHD in the classroom.
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS Introduction to Autism Outline: A one day course designed to give participants a better understanding of how people with autism think, the challenges they face and the best ways to support them.
Description:
• Learn how autism is diagnosed and defined
• Explore psychological theories to explain how people with autism see the world
• Discuss sensory sensitivities Date: • Develop strategies to support learning and social Thursday 24.06.2021 times in school Time: • Hear from parents and from people with autism themselves 9.30am—3.30pm
Venue: Audience: Group Room, SENCos, teachers and/or support staff from Primary County Oak Ave. Brighton and Secondary schools BN1 8DJ
Outcomes: Trainers: Claire Edwards Senior Specialist • Understand the typical profile of a pupil with Teacher (Autism & autism Language)
• Recognise how autistic thinking style impacts on everyday life
• Be able to identify and use strategies to support pupils with autism
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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service BHISS The Unteachables: When Behaviour ‘Management’ Fails; Outline: Understanding Behaviour Regulation
A course designed to support pupils and staff around behaviour regulation
Description:
A course designed to help support pupils and staff with their understanding of behaviours being exhibited, strategies to read them and ways in which to support them:
• What is really going on? Exploring the dual timetables of children who seem ‘unteachable’ • Developing skills—identifying the key skills needed to help in difficult situations (with children, young Date: people, parents ,members of staff) Wednesday 30.06.2021 • “But what can we actually do?” Take a look into practical strategies for staff and pupils such as Time: using constructive language, dealing with 12.30pm—3.30pm arguments and separating behaviour from our judgement of behaviour. Online Platform: Facilitating difficult conversations—the part you may TBC play in how to influence the whole school culture around children for whom traditional behaviour man- agement fails. Trainers: Rebecca Martin & Gail Audience: Taite—Specialist Practitioners (SEMH) INAs, TAs, Class Teachers
Outcomes:
• To begin to explore the impact of ‘dual’ timetables • To develop the skills needed to help pupils exhibiting challenging behaviours • To take a practical look at strategies for pupils and staff • To begin to understand the importance of committing to a whole school approach
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