Inclusion and Special Needs

Morning:

• Introduction to SEN – Raising Awareness, Definitions, Labelling – Glossary of Terms, Admission, SEN Code of Practice

• Reflecting on own Teaching Experiences with SEN

• An Overview of the Area of SEN in Britain and Participants’ Countries

• Anticipating Problems with Inclusion for both Learners and Teachers

Afternoon Workshop:

• Case Study and Developing Action Plans: How to Include SEN Students in the Mainstream Classroom

Morning:

• Different Models for Understanding SEN

• Identifying Characteristics of Different Types of SEN Learners

• Checklist for Possible Presence of Specific Learning Differences

• Identifying Key Areas of Support in the Inclusive Classroom

Afternoon Workshop:

• Case Study and Developing Action Plans

Morning:

• Cognition and Learning Difficulties – Identification & Problems

• Working Memory & the Transfer of Learning

• Critical Thinking & HOTs vs LOTS

• Developing Support Strategies to Help Students with Learning Difficulties

Afternoon Workshop:

• Gifted & Talented Students: Identification Practices and How to Maximise the Potential of Gifted & Talented Learners; Preventing Underachievement

• Case Study and Developing Effective Inclusion 

Morning:

• Recognising & Understanding ADHD – Types & Causes of ADHD

• ADHD’s Impact on School Performance – Social, Emotional, Behavioural and Learning Needs of Learners with ADHD

• Strategies to Support Learners with ADHD – Ways of Dealing with Emotional and Behavioural Challenges in the Classroom

Afternoon Workshop:

• Workshop – Case Study and Developing Action Plan – Behaviour Management Tips

Morning:

• Neurotypical & Neurodiverse – A Different Way of Thinking and Learning

• The Main Areas of Difference in Autism – Social Communication and Interaction, Sensory Processing, Information Processing

• ASD’s Impact on School Performance

• Strategies to Support Learners with High Functioning ASD

Afternoon Workshop:

• Case Study – Integrating Diversity in the Inclusive Classroom

Morning:

• Dyslexia – Characteristics & Identification

• Working Memory and Dyslexia

• Visual & Auditory Processing in Dyslexia; Visual Literacy Support & Multisensory Teaching

• Developing Effective Inclusion – Support Strategies to Help Dyslexic Students

Afternoon Workshop:

• Case Study – Adapting Lesson Planning to Meet the Needs of Dyslexic Learners

Morning:

• Ways of Dealing with Diversity in the Classroom and Differentiated Teaching: Different Ways and Techniques to Differentiate Instructions, Content, Assessment, etc

• Methods of Adapting your Teaching Style and Materials to Reflect Classroom Diversity

• Task Based Teaching and Learning as the Framework for Differentiated Teaching

Afternoon Workshop:

• Preparation for School Visit – UK Education System, Q&A Session, Code of Conduct when Visiting a State School and Observing Lessons, etc.

• Task Based Interactive Session on the Different Educational Models in the UK and Participants’ Countries

Day Visit to a Secondary State School (9.00- 14.00).

The Visit Consists of:

• Tour Around the School
• Lesson Observations
• Q&A Session with the Headteacher and SEN Management Team/Staff
• Lunch in the School with British Teachers and Students
• Focus on Hearing Impaired Students

*Participants will be Accompanied by one of Language Link’s Teacher Trainers

Morning:

• Creating Effective IEP ’s- The Who, The What, The Why

• Accommodations & Modifications for Students – Helping SEN Students to Access the Curriculum
• Inclusive Assessment Approaches and Student Engagement
• Assessment for Learning

Afternoon Workshop:

• Lesson Planning for the Inclusive Classroom
• Checklist for Inclusive Teaching

Morning:

• Developing SEN Glossary

• What Useful Materials are Available

Afternoon Workshop:

• Feedback and Discussion

• Course Round-Up & Farewells