[senco-forum] Notifications and Announcements

Dear All,

This week's notice includes: 

1. DfES workshops - Promoting disability equality in schools
2. APDUK chat on Auduitory Processing Disorder - Saturday 10th February
3. New theme on the Inclusion site's Ask the Experts area - Engaging
learners

Full details below. 

If you have any announcements, information about courses, details of
conferences, job vacancies that you would like included in future
notices please email details to: senco-forum-owner at lists.becta.org.uk

Regards, 

Jason
Becta

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1. DfES workshops - Promoting disability equality in schools

'Promoting disability equality in schools' - a new section of
'Implementing the Disability Discrimination Act in schools and early
years settings' explains to schools how they can develop their
Disability Equality Schemes. 

The DfES are holding a series of workshops for SMT members of schools,
school governors and officers in local authorities with responsibility
for supporting schools in meeting the Disability Equality Duty.  

Workshops for primary schools, special schools and pupil referral units
will be held in the summer term - dates and venues will be provided in a
later communication.

To view a full list of the secondary workshops which are taking place
this term and register for an event follow the link 
http://www.pauljamesassociates.co.uk/login.htm  using conference code
975837 and password pdes.

Alternatively, registration detail can be emailed to the conference
organisers at pdes at pauljamesassociates.co.uk or phone 0115 943 5589 for
more information. Joining instructions, including an outline programme
and location map, will be sent to you after the closing date.

Places for each event are limited and the closing date for registration
for the secondary events is 12 February 2007.

Dates for secondary schools workshops are as follows:

26/02/07 West Midlands - Aston Villa FC, Birmingham;
27/02/07 South West - Marriott City Centre, Bristol;
2/03/07 East Midlands - Crowne Plaza, Nottingham;
5/03/07 North East -  Marriott Gosforth Park, Newcastle;
7/03/07 East of England - Newmarket Race Course, Newmarket;
8/03/07 North West - Renaissance, Manchester;
9/03/07 South East - Thistle, Brighton;
14/03/07 Yorkshire and the Humber - Holiday Inn Harrogate;
22/03/07 London - Thistle Marble Arch, London

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2. APDUK chat on Auduitory Processing Disorder - Saturday 10th February

The next APDUK chat n Auduitory Processing Disorder will be Saturday
10th February, at 9pm UK time and is open to all - members, parents,
adults with APD and interested professionals.

It will be held here. http://client.sigmachat.com/sc.pl?id=46104

Please email me if you haven't been before and need to register for our
chatroom, as it is a private one.

Best wishes,
Aly
Olanys at aol.com

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3. New theme on the Inclusion site's Ask the Experts area - Engaging
learners

Engaging learners

The new theme on the Inclusion site's Ask the Experts area is 'Engaging
learners'. It has long been accepted that, to learn, learners must be
engaged, well motivated and active participants in their own learning.
But how can we achieve this for all learners? How can we re-engage
disaffected learners? If you would like ideas or advice on this topic,
ask the experts: Becky Durston (Head of Integrated Support for
South-west Essex), Heather Frost (Centre Manager of the Learning Zone at
The National Ice Centre in Nottingham), and Mary Hrekow (Educational
Consultant - Special Educational Needs).

Find out what they advise, or ask your own question, on the Inclusion
site [http://inclusion.ngfl.gov.uk].