Inclusive Practices
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Assessment and Planning in ELC to Support Children with ASN Target Audience: Any Practitoners who are assessing and planning for additional support needs within in ELC settings. This course will introduce you to key concepts and ideas to support your understanding and practice in relation to identifying Additional Support Needs and Planning for these needs. Attendance at all 3 sessions are required to complete the Programme. View course details
Date, Time and Venue: Session 1: 17 September 2024 - 3.15 pm - 4.45 pm - online MS Teams Session 2: 26 September 2024 - 9.15am - 12 noon - 2 High Street, Perth - Room 415 TBC Session 3: 25 October 2024 - 9.15am - 12 noon - 2 High Street, Perth - Room 415 TBC Note: all 3 sessions must be attended to complete the Programme
Presenter: Pauline Linn and Karen Dixon - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: Provide an overview of the National Context in relation to inclusive practice and explore. Assessment and planning processes for children with Additional Support Needs within ELC settings.
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CIRCLE Collaborative Conversation Target Audience: Primary and Secondary An opportunity to share practice, jointly problem solve and identify further developments. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 16 September 2024 - 4.00pm - 5.00pm - online Ms Teams - What a Good One Looks Like 2 December 2024 - 4.00pm - 5.00pm - online Ms Teams - Involving Children and Young People in CIRCLE
Presenter: Julie Martin - Perth and Kinross Council
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Colourful Semantics Target Audience: Teaching Staff Colourful Semantics provides an engaging, dynamic and visual approach to support Children’s language development by coding sentences using colour, symbols and signs. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 18 September 2024 - 3.30pm - 5.00pm - online Ms Teams
Presenter: Speech and Language Team
Aims and Outcomes: Discuss the principles of sentence building related to grammar and meaning. Explain the use of colours, symbols and signs to develop sentences. Give examples and ideas for resources.
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Communication Friendly Environments Target Audience: Teaching Staff All classrooms will have children with Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN). There is growing evidence of the impact of SLCN on Children’s Learning and social integration. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 2 October 2024 - 3.30pm - 5.00pm - online MS Teams
Presenter: Speech and Language Team
Aims and outcomes: You will learn how you can adapt and improve your educational environment to make learning more accessible, to create language learning opportunities, and to make the most of your interactions with children to support their communication development. Aligns with Environment, Structures & Routines, and Skills components of the Circle Framework.
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Digibyte: Top 5 ASN Apps for Recording Learning Target Audience: ASN, Primary and Secondary Teachers Find out how you can use accessibility features on an iPad to support a number of ASN. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 30 September 2024 - 4.00pm - 4.30pm - online Ms Teams
Presenter: Meg Brough - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: Use iPad settings to make learning more accessible e.g. providing coloured overlays, personalise home screen, remove distractions and create short cuts.
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ELC Nurture Pilot Programme: 'Nurturing Relationships' Target Audience: Partner Provider Early Learning and Childcare settings only PKC Nurturing Relationships team are delighted to offer a 6-month training Programme for Practitioners within ELC partner providers settings. The training offers an introduction to the key theory which underpins nurturing approaches and the Six Nurture Principles. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: Module 1: 1 November-11 December 2024 - e-learning Reflective session 1 - 12 December 2024 - 6.00-7.00pm - Ms Teams
Module 2: 13 December 2024-19 February 2025 - e-learning Reflective session 2 - 20 February 2025 - 6.00-7.00pm - Ms Teams
Module 3: 21 February-2 April 2025 - e-learning Reflective session 3 - 3 April 2025 - 6.00-7.00pm - Ms Teams
Module 4: 4 April-14 May 2025 - e-learning Reflective session 4 - 15 May 2025 - in-person, venue TBC
Please note: e-learning can be completed anytime between dates detailed.
Presenter: Rachel Rennie and Leah Smart - Perth and Kinross Council
Aim: To promote understanding of the core concepts and theory underpinning the PKC Nurturing Relationships approach within Early Learning establishments and childcare providers. Outcome: Children and ELC settings benefitting from Practitioners who are increasingly confident in delivering nurturing approaches.
Book here: Applications for the course are welcomed via Microsoft Form Nurture Pilot Programme ‘Nurturing Relationships’ |
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Enhanced Support - P1 - Sessions 4-8 Target Audience: Primary 1 and 2 Teachers, Classroom Support Staff, Inclusion Peripatetic Staff These Sessions will continue on from Sessions 1, 2 and 3 with a focus on supporting non- speaking learners in the classroom. This is a multi-agency event with a focus on collaborative planning. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: Session 4 - 2 October 2024 Session 5 - 11 December 2024 Session 6 - 22 January 2025 Session 7 - 13 March 2025 Session 8 - 8 May 2025 All sessions are 3.30-5.00pm - 2 High Street, Perth.
Inclusion Co-ordinator: Kirsty Lockhart - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: School staff will feel confident and supported in meeting the needs of children with complex needs.
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Interacting with Social Partners and Language Partners Target Audience: All staff working with children with social communication difficulties due to possible Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Suitable for children who are either non-verbal or very early communicators. Strategies for supporting interactions with children with ASD who are at the Social Partner or Language Partner stages. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 11 September 2024 - 3.30pm - 5.00pm - online Ms Teams 27 November 2024 - 3.30pm - 5.00pm - online Ms Teams
Presenter: Speech and Language Team
Aims and Outcomes: Increase knowledge around how to develop communication skills in non-verbal children. Be able to identify the stages of early communication. Be able to understand how to create opportunities that will improve joint interaction.
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Introduction to Word Aware Target Audience: This course is suitable for all Nursery and Primary Staff This course gives a brief overview of the Word Aware programme and aims to encourage settings to take up the training as a whole school approach. Full Word Aware training can be requested for your whole setting / LMG. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 13 November 2024 - 3.30pm - 5.00pm - online Ms Teams
Presenter: Speech and Language Team
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Language Levels Target Audience: All staff working with children/young people with significant comprehension difficulties. These children will typically have some verbal communication skills Understanding what different language levels look like, how to identify and support in day to day activities. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 20 November 2024 - 3.30pm - 5.00pm - online Ms Teams
Presenter: Speech and Language Team
Aims and Outcomes: Be able to adapt your communication to support children who have difficulties with understanding. Be able to identify information carrying words in a sentence. Have an understanding of the Blanks level of questions. Have an awareness of how to support children with comprehension difficulties in the classroom.
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PKC Nurturing Relationships – Phases 1, 2, 3 & 4 Target Audience: ELC, Primary and Secondary staff who are leading on the Nurturing Relationships Programme within their Schools. This Programme uses an action research model to support schools on their Nurturing Relationships journey. Schools will progress through the six nurture principles, guided by their school leads team over a period of 4+ years. Online training and coaching offered to the school leads team and whole staff training is offered to provide a universal level of understanding of the key concepts of nurture. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: Termly coaching sessions - Phases 1, 2 & 3: 19 September, 12 November 2024 and 27 February 2025 - 3.45pm - 5.15pm - online Ms Teams Termly coaching sessions - Phase 4: 17 September, 14 November 2024, 23 January, 11 March and 29 April 2025 - 3.45pm - 5.15pm - online Ms Teams
Practice sharing sessions - Phases 1, 2, 3 & 4: 29 May 2025 - 2.30pm - 4.30pm - online Ms Teams Presenter: Rachel Rennie and Leah Smart - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: 1. To improve wellbeing and promote resilience through an emphasis on quality relationships within the whole school community. 2. To promote individual and collective understanding and confidence in the importance of nurturing relationships. 3. To enhance progression in learning through applying nurture as a whole school approach. 4. To use implementation science to promote nurturing approaches, support developing practice and ensure sustainability.
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Positive Relationships Target Audience: ELC, Out of School Care, Childminders This is a face to face session that will provide a framework for supporting children who are experiencing behaviour challenges, to enable them to regulate themselves to the greatest extent possible whilst taking on board your own knowledge, skills and experience. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 30 September 2024 - 6.30pm - 8.30pm - North Inch Community Campus
Presenter: Shona O'Connor - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: To support practitioners who want to have a better understanding of how to respond to children. The course will provide discussions around self-regulation and how this can be used when supporting children who are experiencing challenges. The session will give the opportunity to explore top tips but also take on board, participants own knowledge skills, experience and sharing good practice.
By the end of the course participants should be able to understand what might cause challenging relationships and how to build positive relationships. Participants should be able to communicate more clearly and effectively, allowing them to take back the skills they have learned and implement within their setting. Participants will have a greater understanding of different strategies and techniques when responding to children.
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Practical Workshop on using CIRCLE Up, Up, and Away Target Audience: All ELC and Primary 1 staff Practical support for those working in the Early Years to engage with and use the CIRCLE Up, Up, and Away document to support high quality provision for all children that is inclusive, developmentally - appropriate, and secures children's learning and progression. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 11 September 2024 - 4.00pm - 6.00pm - 2 High Street, Perth - Room 415 5 December 2024 - 4.00pm - 6.00pm - venue TBC
Presenter: Karen Dixon, Pauline Linn and Carly Williams - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: Increase knowledge of the CIRCLE Up, Up, and Away document. Increase understanding of how to practically apply the document to improve the ELC provision offered in practice. Increase confidence to use the resource as a tool to support children with a range of ASN in the Early Years.
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Primary Support Staff - Inclusive Practices - Turning the Table Target Audience: PSA Staff – Primary & Primary ISPs Turning the Table - understanding what sits under children's behaviours and how to support. Closing date for applications: 4 October 2024 View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 15 November 2024 - 9.00am - 3.00pm - Perth Grammar School
Presenter: Educational Psychologists and members of the Inclusion Team
Aims and Outcomes: Support staff will have the opportunity to reflect on the importance of knowing their learners and take a closer look at the behaviours that sit underneath. Through the workshop experiences they will have the opportunity to further develop skills and strategies that will support meeting the needs of our children.
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Reflective Practice - Relationships and Behaviour Target Audience: Education Practitioners in Primary or Secondary schools who have undertaken key pieces of PKC professional learning in the area of Relationships and Wellbeing, and who wish to adopt a practitioner enquiry approach to embedding practice. Series of 4 termly sessions to support practitioner enquiry, share good practice and promote networking in the area of Relationships and Behaviour. The sessions would be a mixture of reflection on relevant professional learning, input on practitioner enquiry, feedback and review of practice, and input on a theme, with a practical application focus. Facilitated by Educational Psychologists. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 26 September 2024; 5 December 2024; 13 March 2025 and 22 May 2025 - 9.00-11.00am - venue in Perth TBC Note: This is a Programme and all sessions must be attended.
Presenter: Educational Psychology Service - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: Participants will reflect on CLPL in the area of Relationships & Behaviour, and its application to practice. Participants will conduct and reflect on practitioner enquiry in an area of interest, involving the application of professional learning around Relationships and Behaviour.
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Selective Mutism (Pre-School Sector) Collaborative Conversation Target Audience: Staff supporting children in the pre-school sector who have watched both of the pre-recorded Selective Mutism Webinars (Awareness Raising & Intervention). Follow up discussion for participants further to watching both of the two Selective Mutism Recorded Webinars - Awareness Raising and Intervention. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 18 November 2024 - 3.30pm - 5.00pm - online Ms Teams
Presenter: Kim Fraser - Perth & Kinross Council & Laura Kent
Aims and Outcomes: To consider next steps and make plans for pre-school children with Selective Mutism.
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Solihull Approach - Foundation Training Target Audience: All staff supporting children, young people and their families. The Solihull Approach is a framework which helps provide a practical way of working with and supporting families. It aims to increase the emotional health and wellbeing of children and their families, ensuring children have a good emotional start in life whilst supporting parents in a creative and consistent approach. The Solihull Approach helps parents process their own emotions and anxieties allowing them to cope and focus more clearly on how to assist their children's emotions, anxieties and behaviours. There will be an expectation that once the foundation training is completed staff will attend 'Solihull in Practice' sessions. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: Training Group 1 17 October 2024 - 9.30am - 4.30pm - Perth Grammar School 30 October 2024 - 6.00pm - 9.00pm - online Ms Teams Please note: to complete the foundation training there is a minimum of 12 hours of learning, this includes:
Training Group 2 15 November 2024 - 9.30am - 4.30pm - Goodlyburn Primary School 27 November 2024 - 6.00pm - 9.00pm - online Ms Teams Please note: to complete the foundation training there is a minimum of 12 hours of learning, this includes:
Presenter: Gregory Potter - Perth and Kinross Council Aims:
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Solution Focused Approaches Target Audience: Secondary and Primary Support Staff and Teachers Solution focused approaches can be used with individuals or groups to support engagement and goal setting. Participants will understand the principles underlying solution focused approaches, and practice a range of tools. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: Session 1: 20 November 2024 - 9.00am - 11.00am - 2 High Street, Perth - Room 415 Session 2: 22 January 2025 - 9.00pm - 11.00pm - 2 High Street, Perth - Room 415 Session 3: 19 March 2025 - 9.00pm - 11.00pm - 2 High Street, Perth - Room 415 Note: all 3 sessions must be attended to complete the Programme
Presenter: Rachel Rennie and Julie Martin - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims: To share information about solution focused approaches and how they can be used to support engagement, to support consideration of how solution focused approaches can be used in participants' practice. Outcomes: Participants will understand the principles underlying solution focused approaches. Participants will have knowledge of and have practiced a range of tools that form part of a solution focused approach. Participants will feel confident adapting the approach according to the young person they are working with and the progress made towards goals.
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Speech and Language Training Menu All education settings will have children who have Speech, Language and Communication Needs. The Speech and Language Therapy service aims to provide training to allow Education staff to support these children as best as possible by providing information and strategies for you to use on a day to day basis.
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Supporting the Learning and Development of Boys in the ELC Setting - Closing the Gender Attainment Gap Target Audience: ELC Practitioners and Leaders, Early Primary School Teachers and Support Staff During this training, you will hear about the gaps in developmental milestone data between boys and girls in ELC settings. You will explore how unconscious gender bias can impact on interactions and provision in ELC settings, and discuss with colleagues how to ensure the needs of boys are met in your ELC setting. Signposting to up to date reading and research will also be provided. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 13 August 2024 - 9.30am - 11.30am - 2 High Street, Perth - Room 410 25 September 2024 - 6.00pm - 8.00pm - Ms Teams 26 November 2024 - 6.00pm - 8.00pm - North Inch Community Campus, Perth 29 November 2024 - 9.30am - 11.30am - 2 High Street, Perth - Room 410
Presenter: Carly Williams, Nina Roberts and Sally McDougall - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: Raise awareness of the developmental milestone attainment gap. Raise awareness of the differences between male and female brains. Raise awareness of the impact that brain differences can have on learning and development. Raise awareness of strategies that take account of gender difference to support children's learning and development.
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Supporting Young People's Wellbeing Target Audience: Pupil Care and Welfare Officers This session will focus on the use of restorative and solution focussed approaches on supporting young peoples' wellbeing. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 15 November 2024 - 9.30am - 3.30pm - Pullar House - Room 10/11
Presenter: Julie Martin - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: TBC
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Visuals for the Classroom Target Audience: All Staff This training will provide you with the information on why visual supports can be helpful in the classroom and give practical ideas on the types of visual supports you might use and how. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 25 September 2024 - 3.30pm - 5.00pm - online Ms Teams
Presenter: Speech and Language Team
Aims and Outcomes: Develop understanding of using visuals for environmental and communication support. Understand why we use visuals to support children with SLCN. Able to identify which visuals are used and for what purpose. Understand how to use visuals to help with routines but also how to help develop language skills.
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What is AAC / Using Core Boards Target Audience: All staff supporting children with complex communication needs This will cover the basics of AAC and the how and why of using Core Boards in everyday activities to support communication. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 6 November 2024 - 3.30pm - 5.00pm - online Ms Teams
Presenter: Speech and Language Team
Aims and Outcomes: Increase understanding of alternative and augmentative communication supports. Be able to identify the range of AAC supports and understand the adults role in supporting these in the classroom. Have an understanding of what activities can be used to encourage the use of AAC in the classroom.
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