Training round up for practitioners

The Early Help Workforce development service will be moving to an Online-booking platform in the near future however in the short term, please to ensure that all bookings for training, wherever possible, are booked directly with EHTraining@bedford.gov.uk

Training will be delivered over a virtual platform. Links and password will be sent out prior to the training taking place. 

All courses offered are free of charge to those Professionals working within the Bedford Borough Locality. There is a £50 charge for professionals outside the BBC Locality or from the Private sector.

Please complete the below form and email to EHTraining@bedford.gov.uk . Confirmation will be sent within 10 days

Attendance at any training event is subject to this application process.

Non-attendance\cancellations without 48hrs prior notice will result in you/your organisation being charged a £50 fee.

Date/Time

Course

Wednesday 1st May

6:30-8:30 pm

Bedford Borough Parent Carer Forum (Online) Dyslexia Awareness Workshop

This workshop is delivered by The British Dyslexia Association and will cover:

what is dyslexia,

strategies to use at home, how to work with the school to achieve positive outcomes.

Wednesday 1^st, 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd 29^th May and 5^th of June (you can watch back each session for 30 days)

7pm to 9pm

Bedford Borough Council

Autism Acceptance Training for Parents and Professionals

Friday 3rd May

9.30am to 12.30pm

Early Help Workforce

Making Sense of Autism

Tuesday 7^th May

9:30am to 11:30am

Speech and Language Service

This is a workshop for staff working with children with speech sound difficulties in both Early Years and School Age.

By attending this workshop you will:

• Gain an understanding of speech sound development
• Learn strategies and games at a universal and targeted level to support speech sound development
• Feel confident to know how and when to refer for speech and language support

Reasons to attend:

• You may have completed a speech sound screener and have concerns about a child’s speech sound development.
• The child you are working with:
• Is able to speak in short sentences but other people do not understand them
• May be swapping some sounds or not using certain sounds at all
• Can attend to an adult led activity for 5-10 minutes

Access the speech sound screener here.

This is a virtual workshop hosted on MS Teams.  www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/796741103087

Tuesday 7^th May

10am to 3pm

Early Help Workforce

Introduction to Solution Focused Therapy

Wednesday 8th May 2024
9:30am

Autism Bedfordshire

Autism & Behaviour for Practitioners

£50 per delegate

Wednesday 8th May 2024
7:00pm - 8:00pm

British Dyslexia Association

Dyslexia Awareness For Primary-Aged Children Summer Term

In this webinar, we talk about the dyslexia journey for children in primary schools, including:

• information on the signs of dyslexia in children in primary school
• what educators can do to help in school
• how parents can support at home
• how the BDA can help and support you

Tuesday 14th May 2024
9:30am to 11:30

Speech and Language Service

By attending this workshop, you will:

• Become familiar with how narrative develops in children
• Develop your understanding about the importance of narrative skills in everyday life
• Recognise the impact that difficulties in this area can have
• Become familiar with how to support the development of storytelling and narrative skills

Reasons to attend:

• You would like to learn more about storytelling and narrative skills.
• You have concerns about a child or young person's storytelling or narrative skills. The child or young person may find it difficult to talk about things that have happened, give very little detail or include lots of irrelevant details when sharing their news, assume you know what they are talking about and/or get their ideas muddled up.

£25 per delegate

To book visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/storytelling-and-narrative-skills-workshop-tickets-796743690827

Tuesday 14th May 2024
9:30am

Autism Bedfordshire

Autism in the Early Years for Practitioners

£50 per delegate

Wednesday and Thursday 15th, 16th, 22nd and 23rd May

9.30am to 12.30pm

Early Help Workforce

Protective Behaviours Foundation course (4 Half days)

Wednesday 15^th May

1pm to 3pm

Makaton signing taster workshop - 5+ years

By attending this workshop, you will:

• Find out about what Makaton is and who uses it
• Discover the benefits of using Makaton signing
• Learn some Makaton signs and symbols

Reasons to attend:

• You would like to learn more about Makaton
• You are supporting a child who may benefit from Makaton. These children often have one or more of the following: a short attention span, difficulties understanding spoken language, difficulties using spoken language to communicate, or a severe speech disorder

This course will be delivered online via Microsoft Teams

£10 per delegate to book visit

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/makaton-signing-taster-workshop-5-years-tickets-796731193447

Thursday 16^th of May

9:30am to 2:30pm

One Percent Better

Professional Development One Percent Better – Top up your Early Years Team

Joint event, Bedford Borough Council, Early Childhood Partnership, Bedfordshire Community Health Services, Bedford Borough Parent Carer Forum, CDC and Bedfordshire Hospitals.

To book visit https://www.tinyurl.com/OnePercentBetter16thMay

Friday 17^th of May

9:30am to 2:30pm

One Percent Better

Helping children 0-5 years old with SEND who live in Bedford Borough, their families through a range of activities and fun.

To book visit

https://www.tinyurl.com/OnePercent17thMay

Friday 17th May 2024

9.30am to 4.30pm

Early Help Workforce

Graded Care Profile 2 Training

Tuesday 21st May 2024
7:00pm - 8:00pm

British Dyslexia Association

Dyslexia Awareness for Secondary-Aged Students webinar is aimed at educators and parents or carers of students at Secondary school.

In this webinar, we talk about the dyslexia journey at secondary school including:

• information about the signs of dyslexia in young adults
• what educators can do at school
• how parents can support their children at home
• how the BDA can help and support you

Wednesday 22^nd  May 2024
9:30am

Autism Bedfordshire

Autism & Using Social Stories for Practitioners

£50 per delegate

Thursday 23rd May 2024
9:30am

Autism Bedfordshire

Autism & Demand Avoidance for Practitioners

£50 per delegate

Tuesday 4^th June

9:30am

Autism Bedfordshire

Autism & Communication for Practitioners

£50 per delegate

Tuesday 4^th June

7pm to 9pm

British Dyslexia Association

Free Webinar - Don’t stop me now! Achieving with Dyslexia in FE/HE

This session will offer some top tips in planning, preparing and studying for college and university with dyslexia and neurodiversity.

This session will offer some top tips in planning, preparing and studying for college and university with dyslexia and neurodiversity.

Monday 10^th June

9:30am

Autism Bedfordshire

Autism, Women & Girls

£50 per delegate

Monday 10th June

 9.30am to 11.30am

Early Help Workforce

Early Help Assessment Workshop

Monday 10th June

10am to 11:30am

SEND Health Focus Week 2024

Preparing for Adulthood - Annual Health Checks,

Would you like to find out more about Annual Health Checks? Come and join our Local Health Equalities Service to find out more about how Annual Health Checks can benefit you and your child, what you can expect, and how you can access them.  

Monday 10th June

1pm to 2:30pm

SEND Health Focus Week 2024

How to support your teenager preparing for adulthood and navigating SEND, with the School Nursing Team,

This workshop is aimed at parents/carers or professionals who support young people with SEND. Come and join the Bedfordshire and Luton school nursing team to discuss how best to support our young people in preparing them for their next steps as well as navigating their world as a teenager with SEND!  

Tuesday 11th June

9:30am

Autism Bedfordshire

Autism & Demand Avoidance for Practitioners

£50 per delegate

Tuesday 11th June

Monday 10th June

10am to 11:30am

SEND Health Focus Week 2024

Lived Experience of Autism and Mental Health Services,

This session will explore Autism from those with lived experience and their journey from receiving their diagnosis. They will be sharing what support they received from mental health services, advice on what was helpful and what could’ve been different to support them better. Come along to hear from the young people who helped to create the Autism training video and hear about other resources in development and the impact they are having

Tuesday 11th June

1pm to 2:30pm

SEND Health Focus Week 2024

Gender Identity and Lived Experience

Gender  Identity and Neurodiversity is a controversial topic. This workshop will share different people’s lived experience, what people and families have found helpful, and how we support young people at CAMHS. Every young person is different and this workshop is about supporting young people and their families.

Wednesday 12th June

10am to 11:30am

SEND Health Focus Week 2024

The Positives of Neurodiversity,

Join consultant community paediatrician and Autism lead Dr Francesca Omisakin to discuss the strengths and opportunities being neurodiverse brings, and the importance of celebrating young people with neurodiversity for parents/carers and professionals. 

Wednesday 12th June

1pm to 2:30pm

SEND Health Focus Week 2024

SEND and Behaviour Workshop,

Wednesday 12th June

7pm to 8:30pm

SEND Health Focus Week 2024

Step Away from the Screen

We will discuss the benefits of exercise for individuals with SEND, including those with mental health difficulties. Topics include how exercise impacts sensory regulation and ideas to get young people involved in physical activity. 

Thursday 13th June

10am to 11:30am

SEND Health Focus Week 2024

Misconceptions and Lived Experience of Tics and Tourettes, 10-11.30am
Navigating the world with tics and tourrettes can be tricky. There is lots of misunderstanding and misconceptions about the disorder. This workshop aims to reduce these, explain the difference between tics and tourrettes, and how best to support young people with these presentations. Learn from experts by experience what life looks like and the struggles some people may face. Covering external factors like alcohol and sleep deprivation and their effects as well as discussing the difference between normalising and trivialising the disorder. Whether you are a parent/ carer or a professional this workshop will benefit you in increasing your understanding of a normally shied away topic. 

Thursday 13^th June

1-2.30pm

SEND Health Focus Week 2024

ADHD in Females and those Assigned Female at Birth,

Our understanding of ADHD presenting in those assigned female at birth has massively increased world-wide over the last few years. Due to this, we’ve seen a big increase in those presenting with ADHD symptoms and in turn, parents/ carers and professionals wanting a wider understanding on how you can support a young person with the diagnosis. This workshop gives you an opportunity to hear from young people and those with lived experience, ask questions and understand what is important to them. Non-traditional discussions around making home-life easier, navigating the educational system and support post diagnosis. 

Friday 14^th June

10-11.30am

SEND Health Focus Week 2024

SEND and Dietetics: Making Mealtimes Manageable,
Whether you have a picky or highly restrictive eater you will find out more about why your child eats this way and what you can do to improve their food intake and make mealtimes less stressful. 

Friday 14^th June

1-2.30pm

SEND Health Focus Week 2024

ADHD and Medication,
Consultant community paedaitrican Dr Chinnaiah Yemula has many years experience working with children and young people with ADHD. Join us for an engaging and informative session which is all about ADHD, including What is ADHD and how is it assessed, how the ADHD brain works, what else can occur with ADHD, what strategies and tools can help young people with ADHD, what are the options for medication and how do they work.

Tuesday 18th June

9:30am

Autism Bedfordshire

Autism & Sensory Processing for Practitioners

£50 per delegate

Tuesday 18th June

10am to 3pm  

Early Help Workforce

Solution Focused Therapy Intermediate

Monday 24^th  June

10am to 3pm  

Early Help Workforce

Solution Focused Therapy Intermediate

Tuesday 25th June

9:30am

Autism Bedfordshire

Autism puberty and relationships for Practitioners

£50 per delegate

The Early Help Workforce development service will be moving to an Online-booking platform in the near future however in the short term, please to ensure that all bookings for training, wherever possible, are booked directly with EHTraining@bedford.gov.uk

All courses offered are free of charge to those Professionals working within the Bedford Borough Locality. There is a £50 charge for professionals outside the BBC Locality or from the Private sector.

Please complete the below form and email to EHTraining@bedford.gov.uk . Confirmation will be sent within 10 days

Attendance at any training event is subject to this application process.

Non-attendance\cancellations without 48hrs prior notice will result in you/your organisation being charged a £50 fee.