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| Name: | Access Through Technology, Children's Services, Norfolk County Council | |
| Contact: | Anna James | |
| Address: | The Terrapin, Cecil Road, Norwich NR1 2TJ | |
| Tel: | 07748 623039 | |
| Web: | www.schools.norfolk.gov.uk/specialandadditionalneeds/accessthroughtechnology | |
| Email: | anna.james@norfolk.gov.uk | |
| Info: | The Access Through Technology Team is a small specialist team within Norfolk County Council's Children's Services. We are specialist teachers who work across the county, providing assessment, equipment, advice, support and training for children, schools and parents/carers of children who benefit from using communication technology to communicate and to learn. We also advise on appropriate software to enhance children's learning and communication and are able to demonstrate a wide range of this software. | |
| Name: | Essex County Specialist Teacher Team | |
| Contact: | Sheena Brown | |
| Address: | Crossman House, Station Approach, Braintree, CM7 3QA | |
| Tel: | 01376 550349 | |
| Email: | Sheena.Brown@essexcc.gov.uk | |
| Info: | We offer training to central Essex schools with children on our caseload. | |
| Name: | Learning Disability Partnership Cambridgeshire | |
| Contact: | Katie Byrne/Carey Anne Proctor | |
| Address: | Speech and Language Therapy Department, Block 7, Ida Darwin, Fulbourn, Cambs, CB21 5EE | |
| Email: | katie.byrne@cpft.nhs.uk care-anne.proctor@cpft.nhs.uk |
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| Info: | We provide Speech and Language Therapy/Communication support and advice to clients and providers of adults with Learning Disabilities throughout Cambridgeshire. As well as our Total Communication training days, we run several clinics a year on Access to Information (ATIC) where we advise on weekly timetables, communication boards and general /specific visual support and its uses for clients and carers. | |
| Name: | Norfolk Adult Education Service | |
| Contact: | Annie Goff | |
| Address: | Wensum Lodge, 169 King Street, Norwich, NR1 1QW | |
| Tel: | 01603 306522 | |
| Email: | annie.goff@norfolk.gov.uk | |
| Web: | www.norfolk.gov.uk/adulteducation | |
| Info: | We are a county wide provider of education with a dedicated team in Additional Learning Support who provide quality accredited learning programmes 1000 learners with learning difficulties and disabilities. We link closely with our partner organisations in health, social services and the voluntary sector and are the main training provider for Norfolk County Council under the Skills Pledge. We welcome the opportunity to train other organisations in the use of Widgit Software packages and have a current training programme on offer. For more details on how we can support your organisation please contact Annie Goff on the number above |
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| Name: | North East Essex PCT | |
| Contact: | Claire Barge | |
| Address: | North East Essex PCT, Speech and Language Therapy, Heath House, Grange Way, Colchester, Essex, C02 8GU. | |
| Tel: | 01206 747730 | |
| Email: | claire.barge@nhs.net | |
| Info: | Symbols software support is available for people working with or caring for Adults with Learning Disabilities and communication difficulties known to the North East Essex PCT Learning Disability Speech and Language Therapy service. At present we can only offer limited training due to staffing and capacity issues. | |
| Name: | The Specialist IT Consultancy | |
| Contact: | Ann McDevitt | |
| Address: | Fellview House, Mill Road, North End, Near Great Dunmow, Essex. CM6 3PE | |
| Tel: | 01371 820139 | |
| Email: | ann@mcdevitt.gotadsl.co.uk | |
| Info: | I am experienced and happy to train teachers and teaching assistants, therapists and therapy assistants (SLT & OT), at your premises or school. I am most willing to adapt the training and materials to the needs of the audience and their particular interests and challenges. | |
| Name: | Woolgrove School Outreach Department, Herts | |
| Contact: | Jan Brown | |
| Address: | Outreach Department, Woolgrove School, Pryor Way, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 2PT | |
| Tel: | 01462 622100 | |
| Email: | JanBrown@woolgrove.herts.sch.uk | |
| Info: | The Outreach Department consists of a team of experienced teachers, with mainstream experience, who are an integral part of the school. We support pupils with significant difficulties who are in mainstream schools, as well as supporting the staff who work with them, helping staff to become more inclusive. We take a holistic approach to our work and can offer SEN - related INSET training and support to schools. We also have a Resources Bank which staff from local schools are welcome to use. | |
These organisation may also cover this area:
| Name: | The ACE Centre Advisory Trust | |
| Contact: | Rachel Moore | |
| Address: | 92 Windmill Road , Headington, Oxford OX3 7DR | |
| Tel: | 01865 759800 | |
| Web: | www.ace-centre.org.uk | |
| Email: | moore@ace-centre.org.uk | |
| Info: | The ACE Centre Advisory Trust provides assessments, training, R & D, information, advice, consultancy and equipment loans to support the use of assistive technology for communication and learning for people with physical and communication disabilities across the South of England, South Wales and the Channel Islands. | |
| Name: | Communication and Learning Enterprises Limited (CandLE) | |
| Contact: | Marion Stanton | |
| Address: | 48 Station Road, Holywell Green, Halifax, HX4 0AQ | |
| Tel: | 01422 825494 | |
| Email: | contactcandle@btinternet.com | |
| Web: | www.contactcandle.co.uk | |
| Info: | CandLE is a UK wide organisation which offers assessments, training and advice in AAC particularly around it's use in the curriculum and increasingly in adult services.
We can provide multi disciplinary assessments and run a three day training course called "Communication and Learning for All" which was written in collaboration with Bolton University. We work with children and adults and can support people who need help with Motor Planning Training (MPT). |
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| Name: | Find A Voice | |
| Contact: | Joy Butcher | |
| Address: | 49 Beaver Lane, Ashford, Kent TN23 5NU | |
| Tel: | 01233 640443 | |
| Web: | www.findavoice.org.uk | |
| Email: | joy@findavoice.org.uk | |
| Info: | We support children and adults with severe communication difficulties. We provide: - One-to-one advocacy for people requiring a Communication Aid and living in Kent or Medway - A loan resource library available to people living or working in Kent or Medway. - Widgit symbol training is available to people throughout the UK at the Find A Voice office. There is a sliding scale of charges operating (reduced charges for parents and those working in Kent/Medway).' - We will travel to other sites in Kent. |
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| Name: | HFT (Home Farm Trust) | |
| Contact: | Kate Gascoyne | |
| Address: | Karten CTEC Centre, Milton Heights, Milton, Oxon, OX14 4DR | |
| Tel: | 01235 835507 | |
| Web: | www.hftcteccentre.org.uk | |
| Info: | Although the Centre is based in Oxford we can deliver training anywhere in the country not just the south |
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| Name: | Inclusive Technology | |
| Contact: | Ian Bean | |
| Address: | Gatehead Business Park, Delph New Rd. Delph, Oldham OL3 5BX | |
| Tel: | 01457 819790 | |
| Web: | www.inclusive.co.uk/training | |
| Info: | Offers training anywhere in the UK | |
| Name: | Janet Larcher Training Ltd | |
| Contact: | Janet Larcher | |
| Address: | 3 St Albans Avenue, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8EW | |
| Tel: | 01932 847303 | |
| Email: | janet@larcher.co.uk | |
| Info: | Experienced and happy to train: Therapists and therapy assistants (SLT & OT), Teachers and Teaching assistants, parents and carers at your premises / home / school. Will adapt to the needs of the audience and their particular interests and challenges. |
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Are you a Local Authority, County Council, NHS, Charity or Independent Service that is interested in becoming a Widgit Centre? Email us at info@widgit.com to find out more information.
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