[senco-forum] Notifications and Announcements

Dear All,

This week's notice includes: 

1. Conference - NAPLIC 2008 Residential Conference Meeting children’s needs in times of change

2. Conference - A conference being held at the Village Hotel Cardiff on March 7th has been organised by the National Nurture Network and is aimed to enhance the work of all practitioners who support those with SEBD.

3. Announcement - Ask the Experts on Special schools of the future

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, 

Carmel
Becta

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1. Conference - NAPLIC 2008 Residential Conference Meeting children’s needs in times of change: How theory and practice informs our provision and intervention
29 – 30 March 2008 / Warwick University

Speakers to include: Julie Dockrell, Elspeth McCartney, Catherine Adams,
Kate Ripley, John Bercow MP and Marie Gascoigne

A full programme of seminars will be available. Target audience:  All those working in the field of SLCN including teachers, speech & language therapists, educational psychologists, advisers, researchers, voluntary organisations and policy makers.

Day rates from £75.  Residential rates from £275.

For further information and booking details visit www.naplic.org.uk or contact Carol Lingwood on 01273 381009  or carol.lingwood at btopenworld.com

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2. Conference - A conference being held at the Village Hotel Cardiff on March 7th has been organised by the National Nurture Network and is aimed to enhance the work of all practitioners who support those with SEBD. The workshops cover all ages from Early Years to Key Stage 3. The cost is £135.00 for non members and £110.00 for members

Why not join the NGN and receive

•	Discount rates for NGN professional development events
•	Free postage on orders
•	Help with arranging training events
•	Access to local training
•	Support from a regional coordinator
•	Access to the members only website area
•	School members can apply for the NGN Marjorie Boxall Quality Mark Award

Subscriptions:

Individual: £25 per annum
School : £96 per annum   
Team  £45 per annum 

To join either ring 0207 8339603, email info at nurturegroups.org or download a membership form from www.nurturegroups.org

If you send in your membership with your booking form you will be charged the lower rate of £110 for this conference.

Building Resilience Workshops

1 Coping with Change and Understanding Stress’  Sandy Geddes
Interest in stress management and relaxation techniques led Sandy’s career from nursing to  training in psychotherapy specialising in working with adults and children both in group work and individual therapy.
Her aim is to provide workshops for staff involved in nurture groups and those interested in Nurture provision to gain more understanding and knowledge about stress in young people and how suitable techniques can be integrated safely to the nurture practice.

2 ‘Getting Connected’  Andrew Marsay   
Andrew is the Development Officer with Getting Connected. His workshop will help gain an understanding of the nature of the curriculum framework and how it can be used with young people.
Getting Connected comprises  nine units, which can be accredited by OCR. The success of the Programme hinges on effective relationships being developed between young adults and practitioners working with them

3  Minimising the Impact of Speech and Language Difficulties on Children’s Behaviour and Learning  Dr Ruth Paradice
Dr Ruth Paradice has always had an interest in how children develop language. This workshop will reflect on the nature of speech and language difficulties and the impact this will have on children’s behaviour and learning. It will then go on to consider a range of strategies that can be used to facilitate children’s learning. The workshop is most relevant for people working in the 3 – 11 age range, those working with older children and teenagers might also find it gives them insight into their pupils’ difficulties.

4  PAThS  Joanne Davies, Dean Emson, Hannah Evans, Lyndsey Howells, Caroline Palmer, Peter Ford
Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies is a home – school – community programme that encourages self-expression and emotional literacy, reinforces social and behavioural skills and promotes family involvement in the children’s development. 

5  Play and Non-verbal Techniques  Lindsay Steel 
Counselling Skills in Educational Settings Play and Non-verbal Techniques introduces ways of working with young children to enable them to understand and express their emotions within the safe and natural arena of play. This is based on Attachment Theory and dovetails with the nurture group philosophy.

6 Counselling Skills in Educational Settings examines how the techniques of counselling can be synthesised with existing skills and used to develop Emotional Intelligence with youngsters who are more able to express themselves verbally.

7 Power of Puppets  Gill Davey
The "Power of Puppets" workshop will give participants an opportunity to explore the use of puppets as a teaching resource and as an aid to promoting emotional well being.  Ideas will be given for working with groups of pupils at primary and secondary level.  The workshop will include suggestions on addressing common and universal themes such as bullying or dishonesty, as well as story telling and setting up scenarios to  explore more specific situations.

8 Running A Key Stage 3 Nurture Group
Martin Haskayne As the popularity of Nurture Groups within Secondary education grows, this
workshop aims to inform attendees about the development of groups for older pupils, including; timetable considerations, staffing, curriculum and the application of Nurturing principles to adolescents. This workshop will be useful for senior managers; school special needs staff and practitioners alike.   

Building Resilience
In The Classroom :
Developing the Nurturing Environment

Day Conference
Friday 7th March 2007
Village Hotel, Cardiff
S.Wales  CF14 7EF

Keynote Speaker
Sharon Doughty
Head of Kids Taskforce

Plus choice of interactive workshops.

This conference encourages professionals to further develop effective practice when supporting children and young people with SEBD (or those who are disaffected, disengaged or have mental health difficulties).

Of particular interest to nurture group practitioners but also of interest to managers within schools and services, teachers, learning support assistants, youth workers, learning mentors and education, social and welfare officers

Fees  
Nurture Group Network Members £110.00
Non- members £135.00

For more information please contact Paula Beattie, Nurture Group Network, 004, Spitfire Studios, 63 – 71, Collier Street, London N1 9BE Tel: 020 78339603

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3. Announcement - Ask the Experts on Special schools of the future

The Inclusion site has launched a new theme for Ask the Experts, on Special schools of the future.

Major funding is rebuilding or refurbishing every secondary school, and half of primary schools, in England over the next 15 years, including special schools. All schools will use ICT to enable access to a wider curriculum and extended opportunities – but do we have a vision for special schools of the future? 

Three experts are lined up to give their views: John Galloway (Advisory Teacher for ICT/SEN and Inclusion, Tower Hamlets), Bernard Gummett (Headteacher of George Hastwell School, Cumbria) and Sally Paveley (ICT/SEN Consultant at The Advisory Unit).

You can ask them about the vision and practice they would like to see in the special schools of the future on Inclusion [http://inclusion.ngfl.gov.uk/index.php?i=202)