Training brochure for staff working in schools, pre-schools and nurseries 2018-2019 by Medway Community Healthcare

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Training brochure for staff working in schools, pre-schools and nurseries September 2018 – September 2019

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Welcome Medway Community Healthcare has offered training for schools, children’s centres and preschools for many years. Our training is recognised to be informative and practical and delegates always leave courses with strategies which can be implemented immediately in their settings. We offer expert advice regarding the neurological development of children understanding the importance of how a delay in one area can impact upon a child’s ability to learn and to interact socially. All courses are age-specific and are grouped as pre-school, primary and secondary. Our course leaders have a wealth of professional experience and knowledge and all work for the NHS offering treatment to children in all education settings.

Contents Welcome/venue/ map Elklan ADHD training Hopscotch Help with Handwriting Introduction to speech sounds and cued articulation Nursery adaptions Coming in 2019 Let’s Sign Senco Surgeries Boosting Chidlren’s understanding of learning Traded Services

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97% of our Speech and Language and Occupational therapy contracts renew each year. “We like the range of services that the therapists are able to provide which impacts greatly on the pupil’s confidence and progress and staff confidence to deliver programmes too.”

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How to find us

The prices for our courses start from £60 per delegate. This price includes standard training materials. Hot and cold drinks are available throughout the day. Participants are asked to bring their own lunch.

“Having you in-house has made such a difference for children with OT and SPT difficulties”.

Children with OT and SPT programmes have made lots of progress this year. This is due to having great support from you.”

All training is provided in our purpose-built training rooms which are suitable for practical and group work.

Costs:Package per year One off assessment 3 days 6 days 10 days 18 days 36 days

Number Of days

Cost per year

18 days 36 days

£6,508 £13,015

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Please follow from Ice Bowl to Unit 7 – 8 Ambley Green, Medway Community Healthcare, Gillingham Business Park, Gillingham, Kent ME8 0NJ. This short walk takes between 7 – 10 minutes. Disabled parking is available at Unit 7 – 8 Ambley Green.

2 year discount per year £6,377 £12,755

3 year discount per year £6,312 £12,625

The benefits of employing MCH+ Staff

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We have an agreement with the Ice Bowl to park in designated bags. However, delegates are also required to register their car registration number with Ice Bowl Reception on the day of training. Further information given upon registration of a course.

£1,084 £2,165 £3,609 £6,508 £13,015

Discounts will be offered to those schools wishing to buy in 18 or 36 day contracts for two years or more.

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“Yet again, an outstanding year of provision for SPT and OT, which is really making a difference to our pupils”.

Costs for 2018/2019 £400

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All of our specialist team are part of our regular NHS Workforce and therefore subject to strict checks including enhanced DBS. All our specialist team undertake on- going professional development and have access to full clinical supervision. All of our clinicians are registered with the HCPC which is the regularity body for therapists. All of our specialist team are covered by professional insurance and through indemnified MCH corporate cover. MCH has a large cohort of staff readily available to cover sickness and maternity leave. We undertake regular audit of our practice and follow NICE guidance. We will work with schools towards joint awards and will undertake small scale research with inclusion staff. We deliver all of our services as an outcome based model. This ensures that we only see children who will benefit from on-going intervention.

Traded services MCH is the provider of all NHS Community Child Health Services in Medway.

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is our traded service for schools to buy additional Occupational and Speech and Language Therapy for pupils that do not meet the NHS criteria. We know that: Children who live in areas of social disadvantages are 50% more likely to have a language delay which impacts on their ability to learn.  Poor gross motor ability can lead to issues around concentration.

School can directly commission MCH+ We offer full day packages of care to schools and academies as well as one off assessments. We offer communication with a specialist team, designed to provide a bespoke package of your choice, specifically for your school. For example, packages may include:     

classroom observations to help improve the learning experience of the child. 1:1 assessments and interventions. attendance at parents evening and access to parent education. collaborative working with teachers to enable effective differentiation to deliver lessons and IEP’s. TA coaching and support twilight training for school staff for example:-

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help with handwriting sensory motor selective mutism stammering vocabulary bilingualism social communication setting up a group top tips workshop supporting communication skills on the playground workshop language and behaviour.

We don’t charge for added extras such as travel expenses, reports, programmes or making individual resources for pupils. Once a package is in place, your staff will be able to prioritise children catering to their needs with no lengthy waits for assessments. Therapists will be available for 6 hours of contact time each day. We don’t charge for added extras such as travel expenses, reports, programmes or making individual resources for pupils.

Elklan training Speech and language support for under fives

The course uses interactive teaching methods, practical activities, videos and group discussion to engage learners. All 3 days need to be attended by the same delegate as this is a licensed ELKLAN certified training course.

What is it?

Interested?

Elklan was founded by two experienced speech and language therapists with the aim of providing education staff with the knowledge and skills to support children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). The content of the course is applicable for staff working with all pre-school children, especially those with SLCN.

If you are interested in attending this course, please email medch.childrenservices@nhs.net and an application form will be forwarded to you.

Who is it for? Practitioners working in early years settings, such as pre-schools, nurseries (including private and voluntary), Children’s Centres and child-minders. The course is aimed at working with 3-5s, however it also highly relevant to those working with children with significant SLCN in primary school years.

Feedback from some of our delegates that attended 2016/17 courses:Cost: £360

“I will be able to share this training with staff thank you fantastic course”

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Once a package is in place, your staff will be able to prioritise children catering to their needs with no lengthy waits for assessments.

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Therapists will be available for 6 hours of contact time each day.

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Builds your confidence, skills and knowledge in supporting speech, language and communication development. Provides you with practical advice and strategies for working with children and their carers. Extends your skills to apply your learning of communication and language development to the EYFS. Gives ideas for working with children with additional languages and SLCN.

Dates: 8th February 2019 8th March 2019 25th March 2019 Times: 9am – 4pm Venue: Unit 7 – 8 Ambley Green Bailey Drive Gillingham Kent ME8 0NJ

“a well structured fantastic course – lovely knowledgeable trainers”.

“Blank language scheme including a visul timetable was particularly helpful”

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All learners will receive full training materials.

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Please be advised that in order to run the course we must receive sufficient interest to cover our costs.

The course is designed to be delivered as an intensive three day programme with sufficient time between sessions to consolidate knowledge.

“thoroughly enjoyed the course, going back to school with lots of new strategies”

ADHD training course Course details Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a group of behavioural symptoms that includes in attentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Estimates suggest if affects around 2-5% of school-aged children although there continues to be controversy on why the numbers of diagnosed children are increasing at such a high rate.

Who should attend? The course will be suitable for all school staff and will be delivered using taught information, video clips, group question and answer sessions and practical demonstrations.

Course aims The aim of this one day study is for learners to: Understand the categories of ADHD and the presenting behavioural symptoms.  To be aware of how ADHD effects learning  To understand why medication is given  To learn how to adapt the school day and environment to accommodate needs  Develop communication strategies with children and their parents to ensure continuum of support in both school and home

For delegates to have:  A practical understanding of environmental approaches to use in the classroom and school environment to help improve learning skills.  Confidence in making changes in classrooms to support the needs of children.  Top tips to take away

How it is delivered? An interactive full day session using practical activities, group discussion, videos clips and taught information to enable school staff.

Interested? If you are interested in attending this course, please email medch.childrenservices@nhs.net and an application form will be forwarded to you. Costs: £120 Date: 2nd April 2019 Times: 9 – 3pm Venue: Unit 7 – 8 Ambley Green Bailey Drive Gillingham Kent ME8 0NJ

Boosting childrens’ understanding of language Elklan - Early Years Based Information Carrying Words Do you work with children known to Speech and Language Therapy? Do you regularly see targets on reports which talk about “information carrying words”, “word levels”, and “receptive language”? Do you often wonder what this means and how it relates to the children in your setting? If so, the Elklan EYBIC course for you!

What is it? This course uses Elklan EYBIC (Early Years Based Information Carrying Words) to improve your knowledge and skills in supporting children’s understanding of spoken language in the educational setting. It provides a structured framework to use with children to develop the amount of information they can remember in instructions. EYBIC will also support the child’s development of everyday vocabulary, including topics such as food, clothing, home and animals. This vocabulary links to the main areas of development expected in the EYFS curriculum.

Who is it for? The vocabulary used in the course is based on the EYFS; however the principles are applicable for working with children of all ages with or without language and communication needs. Course Outcomes:  You will learn the typical stages of language development, which will help you identify which children need further support.  Build your confidence, skills and knowledge in supporting children’s language development.  Provides you with practical examples of activities that you can use in your setting to support language skills.

How is it delivered? An intensive half day programme that uses interactive teaching methods, practical activities, videos and group discussion to engage learners. Trainers will suggest different ways of adapting the classroom and teaching syle to ensure inclusive access to the curriculum.

Interested? If you are interested in attending this course, please email medch.childrenservices@nhs.net and an application form will be forwarded to you. Please be advised that in order to run the course we must receive sufficient interest to cover our costs. Feedback from some of our delegates that attended 2016/17 courses:-

“trainers had time to discuss, they were friendly and knowledgeable ”

“provided me with better all round knowledge which I will share with my colleagues”

Cost: £60 for half day Time: 9am – 12 noon Date: 22nd November 2018 Venue: Unit 7 – 8 Ambley Green Bailey Drive Gillingham Kent ME8 0NJ

“fantastic training – helped me gain confidence”

“very useful and relevant to practice”

You will have the skills to apply your learning of communication and language development to the EYFS.

Free school support surgeries

Hopscotch course A practical guide for staff in all schools to help children to develop essential skills for learning addressing:-

MCH are providing the opportunity for your school to send a representative to this free support for TA’s, teachers and SENCO’s working with children known to the Children’s service. Each surgery will last 3 hours. There are up to 25 places on each session. We are operating this on a first come first served basis. The session will run as follows:First 2 hours;  Each school will bring questions / case studies of children they are working with for discussion with the children’s service team.  All participants will decide together which case studies / questions they wish to work on in that session.  Therapists will be available to talk through solutions and options to help schools provide the best action plan and environment or ways to help your children in school Last hour: There will be an option decided by the participants as to whether they wish to continue to talk around more cases or therapists to demonstrate different strategies / intervention techniques. Through the session, resources will be available to look at and therapist on hand to discuss best practise.

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Cost : Free Dates: 16th October 2018 12th February 2019 23rd April 2019 Time: 9am – 12 noon (morning session) 1pm -4pm (afternoon session) Venue: Medway Community Healthcare Snapdragons Centre Cliffe Road Strood Kent ME2 3FF

Sensory processing difficulties Movement Social and communication skills

All children learn in different ways and develop at different rates. The ability to attend, focus, concentrate and participate in school is reliant upon development of the:  Sensory systems (how we experience our environment through our senses)  Motor system (how we move our bodies to perform a particular task)  Language and communication skills  Traditionally, physiotherapy delivered strategies for motor difficulties, occupational therapy delivered strategies for sensory and fine motor difficulties and speech and language therapists delivered strategies for language and communication skills. Ideally all three areas of therapeutic intervention should be combined within one programme of activities. This course gives practical information for all members of teaching staff to identify children with specific areas of difficulty, together with strategies to address their needs.

How is it delivered? An interactive full day using practical activities group discussion and taught information to support school staff in implementing fine motor strategies. Trainers will suggest:  different ways of adapting classroom based activities  Different teaching styles to support children to develop these skills.  Hand on activities to help support children with these difficulties  Information regarding small aids.

Interested? If you are interested in attending this course, please email medch.childrenservices@nhs.net and an application form will be forwarded to you.

Cost: £120 Date: 3rd May 2019 Time: 9am -4pm

Interested? If you are interested in attending this course, please email medch.childrenservices@nhs.net and an application form will be forwarded to you.

Venue: Unit 7 – 8 Ambley Green Bailey Drive Gillingham Kent ME8 0NJ

Help with handwriting course Course details This course will be delivered by Occupational Therapists who have worked extensively with children and young people with developmental co-ordination disorders and general motor difficulties, including handwriting. As part of the session, we will deliver experimential/practical workshops to help understand how it feels to have motor-co-ordination and subsequent handwriting difficulties. Help with handwriting outlines the underlying components that contribute to handwriting, difficulties and raises awareness of strategies that can be implemented with the school environment.

Who should attend? This course is for staff working in a primary school setting – aimed at SENCo’s, TA’s and Teachers.

Interested? If you are interested in attending this course, please email medch.childrenservices@nhs.net and an application form will be forwarded to you.

Let’s sign A basic introduction to British Sign Language Course

Feedback from some of our delegates that attended 2016/17 courses:-

Interested? If you are interested in attending this course, please email medch.childrenservices@nhs.net and an application form will be forwarded to you.

Cost: £120 for one day Dates: 9th November 2018 “This course was well structured, informative and the trainers answered any questions”

Time: 9am – 3pm Venue: Unit 7 – 8 Ambley Green Bailey Drive Gillingham Kent ME8 0NJ

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“Very knowledgeable traininers” “The training was very clear, well presented and good information – thank you”

“It made me realise the role of the core body in assisting handwriting”.

Cost: £60 for half day Lets Sign date: 4th October 2018

To teach an easily accessible collection of everyday signs for you to use at your school or setting.

Time :9 – 12 noon

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We will teach strategies to support children’s communication for staff to enable children to learn.

Venue: Unit 7 – 8 Ambley Green Bailey Drive Gillingham Kent ME8 0NJ

Course aims

How is it delivered? The course delegate will leave with a toolbox of practical skills and knowledge to support school staff in implementing motor skills and handwriting strategies Within school, including: Practical activies to help understand how it feels to have handwriting difficulties.  Strategies for the school and classroom to support children with these difficulties.  Information regarding small aids (such as pencil grips) and when to try them.

This course is for practitioners working within the foundation stage and key stage one, such as preschools, nurseries (including private and voluntary), childrens centre and child minders. This course is aimed at staff working with 3- 5s – aimed at SENCo’s, TA’s and teachers.

Please be advised that in order to run the course we must receive sufficient interest to cover our costs.

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Course aims: Help with handwriting is a fun, dynamic and interactive one-day course. In order to be able to write, children need to have good postural control, be able to cross their body midline, have hand strength and dexterity, visual motor integration, visual perception and ocular motor control. The training will give you a greater understanding of these underlying skills and how they impact on handwriting and other fine motor skills.

Trainers will suggest different ways of adapting the classroom and teaching styles to ensure inclusive access to the curriculum.

To give staff the skills and knowledge to be able to use simple/basic signing with young children. The signs taught cover functional language over a range of categories such as; family, food, clothes and transport. Staff will then be able to use the signs to children who may have language difficulties, hearing impairment or learning difficulties. The signs are taught alongside spoken language so that all children in the setting can benefit from learning some signs. Children who have some signing skills can then better communicate with their peers and staff alike.

How is it delivered? An intensive half day programme, using interactive teaching methods, practical activities, videos and group discussion to engage learners.

“great course with excellent pace and educational activities

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Introduction to speech sound development and cued articulation Course details 

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Further information will be available on our website:https://www.medwaycommunityhealthc are.nhs.uk/our-services/childrensservices/childrens-therapy/therapyservices/

or email:medch.childrenservices@nhs.net

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This course is suitable for Teachers and Teaching Assistants who work with children who present with speech sound difficulties. Course Leaders will cover strategies to support speech sound production and also how to implement speech sound targets within the educational setting. Developed to help children who find it difficult to develop speech sounds without support. Provides specific targeted interventions. Cued articulation is a visual system which uses simple hand cues to show where and how speech sounds are made. Particularly beneficial for children with pronunciation difficulties and those with English as an additional language.

Learners will be able to:Produce all cued articulation consonant hand signs. Produce basic vowel signs. Understand the hierarchy when working on speech sounds. Feel confident to interpret and work on a speech sound target. Become familiar with strategies to elicit speech sounds in isolation and how and when to develop these sounds into word development.

How is it delivered? The course is delivered as an intensive one day programme and uses interactive teaching methods, practical activities, videos, and group discussion to engage learners. It will introduce learners to the cued articulation approach and support them to become familiar with all cues for consonant sounds. Training will also introduce learners to the typical and atypical processes of speech sound development. Learners will become familiar with strategiesto support speech sound production in an engaging way. Interested? If you are interested in attending this course, please email medch.childrenservices@nhs.net Please be advised that in order to run the course we must receive sufficient interest to cover our costs. Cost: £120 for full day training Date: 7th June 2019 Time: 9am – 3pm Venue:Unit 7 – 8 Ambley Green Bailey Drive Gillingham Kent ME8 0NJ

“Snappy” nursery setting adaptations We aim to help local pre-school educational settings adapt to provide a communication, sensory and motor enriched environment.

Snappy words Understanding and using spoken language. Introducing word levels and progressing these for each.

We believe that by working together collaboratively with children at your nursery we will allow each child to have a positive and enjoyable experience and flourish to reach their full potential.

Snappy Chatters

The aim is to work with your team to help implement strategies and techniques throughout the nursery. This will be a personal and bespoke service which aims to maximise the learning potential for chidren within your setting

Encouraging interaction between children by providing opportunities in group situations.

Snappy Groups Snappy Sensory Adaptations to environment and how to use sensory equipment.

How is it delivered?

Snappy Language

Each session (Sensory, Language, Talkers, Sounds) will be 3 hours in duration with a member of the Specialist Children’s Service team.

Learn how to enhance your nursery environment to include children with language difficulties.

Mutidiscplinary teams will come in your nursery environment and make positive recommendations.

Our fun groups are run by experienced staff from the Specialist Children’s Service who will work alongside your nursery staff to help you gain the skills and knowledge to run these groups independently. Over four weeks we will; plan, prepare, bring the activities to demonstrate and coach you through the facilitation of these groups which include the following:-

Cost: £600 per snappy group. This comprises of four 3.5 hour sessions.

Interested? Discounts are available if one nursery setting buys all four groups. If you are interested in buying in this service, please email medch.childrenservices@nhs.net

Snappy Listeners Snappy Talkers Learn techniques to help and support reluctant speakers and stammers.

Snappy Sounds Adapting your environment to encourage speech sound development.

Costs: £180 each session If all four sessions are purchased in one order the price will be discounted to £600.

Interested? If you are interested in busying in these sessions, please email medch.childrenservices@nhs.net

Attention and Listening Developing these skills through a range of group activities.

Snappy fingers Early writing and and fine motor skills. Developming skills using a variety of different materials and games.