The Centre is able to provide a flexible programme of day/half day and evening courses for parents/ teachers and teaching assistants in groups of 6 – 15, based on local demand and requirements.

There is also a large resource bank of teaching/assessment materials and academic books available for reference purposes.

Examples of courses available include:

  • Update courses for Specialist Dyslexia Teachers.
  • Access Arrangements for Examinations.

(Specialist Teacher Courses are offered on weekdays and/or Saturday/Weekends)

Continuing Professional Development for Non-Specialist Teachers
and/or Experienced TAs:

  • SpLD/Dyslexia from a Multi-Professional Perspective (1 day).
  • SpLD/Dyslexia: Current Issues and Debates (Half day).
  • SpLD/Dyslexia: Assessment and Intervention: Nursery/Key Stage (1 day).
  • SpLD/Dyslexia: Assessment and Intervention: Key Stage 2 (1 day).
  • SpLD/Dyslexia: Assessment and Intervention: Secondary (1 day).
  • SpLD/Dyslexia: Assessment and Intervention: Adult (1 day).
  • SpLD/Dyslexia: Wave 3 and ‘Wave 4’ (1 day).
  • Dyslexia/Dyspraxia/ADHD/ Asperger’s Syndrome as Complex SpLD (1 day).
  • Designing Effective Teaching Programmes (2 days).
  • Managing High and Low Levels of Alertness. The Alert Program for
    Self Regulation (1 day).
  • Taking the ‘Dyslexia Friendly Classrooms’ one step further (1 day).
  • Specialised Dyslexia Software to Aid Independent Working (1 day).
  • Social Skills (1 day).

Courses for Parents:

  • An overview of SpLD/Dyslexia (one evening).
  • SpLD/Dyslexia: Working in Partnership with Schools. Rights and Responsibilities (one evening).
  • Supporting your child with dyslexia at home (one evening).
  • Positive Parenting: Behaviour Management (two evenings).
  • SpLD/Dyslexia: Designing Effective Teaching Programmes to work
    with your child at home (4 evenings).
  • Managing High and Low Levels of Alertness. The Alert Program for
    Self Regulation (1 day).

School Holiday Programmes
(Autumn/Spring half-term/Easter/Summer Holidays):

  • Intensive Literacy Course: 7 – 11 year olds.
  • Effective use of computers for reading, writing and study skills: 8 – adult.
  • An introduction to Study Skills: 8 – 12 year olds.
  • Effective Study Skills for Secondary Pupils: 12 – 16 year olds.
  • Advanced Study Skills for Further and Higher Education.
  • Social/Friendship Skills: 8 – 11.
  • Social/Friendship Skills: 11 – 13.
  • Mind-mapping (half day).
  • Discover your Learning Style (half day).
  • Getting Organised (half day).

Other courses:

We would be happy to provide tailor-made INSET and other courses on request, including courses on school premises.  Please telephone the Centre to discuss your individual requirements.

Times:

Day courses, at the Centre, run from 10 – 4.30. Half day courses are either
10 – 12.30 or 2 – 4.30, and evening courses are generally 6.30 – 9.00pm.

 

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