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| Name: | Ash Field School and Regional PDC | |
| Contact: | Ruth Barker | |
| Address: | Broad Avenue, Leicester LE5 4PY | |
| Tel: | 0116 2737151 | |
| Email: | rbarker@ashfield.leicester.sch.uk | |
| Web: | www.ashfield.leicester.sch.uk | |
| Training: |  Training dates |
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| Info: | We can offer: * Courses led by Ash Field staff , both short and accredited * Courses in partnership with other providers, both short and accredited * Workshops aimed at sharing and improving practice * Tailored courses on request either at Ash Field or at another school |
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| Name: | Northampton Children and Young People's Service | |
| Contact: | Ron Fortuna | |
| Address: | Springfield House, Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5BE | |
| Tel: | 01604 251738 | |
| Email: | rfortuna@northamptonshire.gov.uk | |
| Info: | Our service works with students with physical difficulties, autistic spectrum disorders, hearing impairments and specific learning difficulties. We use Widgit products to help enable students to fully access the curriculum, and we offer advice to schools within Northamptonshire on a wide range of issues. |
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| Name: | SENSS @ Buxton | |
| Contact: | Lynda Layland | |
| Address: | Area Education Office, Kents Bank Road, Buxton, SK17 9HR | |
| Tel: | 01298 26121 | |
| Info: | The Support Service for SEN is a team of teachers who support statemented & school action plus pupils in mainstream Derbyshire schools. There are 7 teams covering all areas of Derbyshire.
We also offer a comprehensive training programme to our schools covering a wide range of topics related to SEN including IT training. We are unable to offer training to schools outside our remit. However we will try to give advice & offer demonstrations of programmes wherever possible. |
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| Name: | Speech and Language Therapy Service, Derbyshire County PCT | |
| Contact: | Barbara Whitchurch | |
| Address: | First Floor NHS, Pentagon House, Sir Frank Whittle Road, Derby, DE21 4XA | |
| Tel: | 01332 349312 | |
| Email: | barbara.Whitchurch@nhs.net | |
| Web: | www.speech.derbys.nhs.uk | |
| Info: | We can provide advice for parents and staff working with children involved with our service. Training on the use of the software may be arranged but is likely to incur a charge. | |
| Name: | SSSEN @ Ashbrook | |
| Contact: | Marlene Weston | |
| Address: | c/o Ashbrook Junior school, Victoria Avenue, Borrowash, Derbys, DE72 3HF | |
| Tel: | 01332 679163 | |
| Email: | marlene.weston@derbyshire.gov.uk | |
| Info: | We are a team of specialist teachers with a wide experience and knowledge of special educational needs working with schools, parents and other professionals to meet the needs of pupils with statements of SEN, and at school action plus, an increasing part of our time is concerned with providing advice and training for schools - we give advice on appropriate materials programmes etc and also frequently provide training in the use of such resources\programmes.
Our team covers schools mainly between the A50 and the A52 on either side of Derby..from Sandiacre to Sudbury. | |
| Name: | SSSEN @ Ashgate | |
| Contact: | Maggie Edge | |
| Address: | Area Education Office, St Helena Centre, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield S41 7LU | |
| Tel: | 01246 209626 | |
| Email: | maggie.edge@derbyshire.gov.uk | |
| Info: | Our team consists of 21 advisory teachers serving Derbyshire schools in N.E. Derbyshire including Chesterfield , Dronfield, Wingerworth, Eckington, Staveley, Heath, Calow | |
| Name: | SSSEN @ Newhall | |
| Contact: | Jane Dodd | |
| Address: | SSSEN Memorial Hall, Main St, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11OTW | |
| Tel: | 01283 222154 | |
| Email: | jane.dodd@derbyshire.gov.uk | |
| Info: | The Support Service Special Educational Needs Newhall covers the primary schools in South Derbyshire. We work with children who have statements of SEN and those who are at School Action Plus. We provide hands -on teaching and also offer an extensive training 'menu' to the schools in the locality. | |
| Name: | SSSEN @ Stubbin Wood | |
| Contact: | Alex Butler | |
| Address: | SSSEN @ Stubbin Wood School, Burlington Avenue, Langwith Junction, Notts, NG20 9AD | |
| Tel: | 01623 746715 | |
| Info: | We can provide training in Communicate products to school through School Action Plus time and support schools in the effective use of these products with children with SEN in the NE Derbyshire area. | |
| Name: | STEPS | |
| Contact: | Jocelyn Dacie | |
| Address: | Middleton House, 27 St Mary's Gate, Derby, DE1 3NN | |
| Tel: | 01332 716000 | |
| Email: | Jocelyn.Dacie@derby.gov.uk | |
| Info: | STEPS is a team of teachers, psychologists and early intervention practitioners who support children with special educational needs in mainstream schools and private, voluntary and independent early years settings. We support individual children and offer training to schools and other settings within Derby City. We are unable to offer training to schools outside Derby City. | |
These organisation may also cover this area:
| Name: | ACE Centre North | |
| Contact: | Sarah Dale | |
| Address: | Hollinwood Business Centre, Albert Street, Hollinwood, Oldham, OL8 3QL | |
| Tel: | 0161 684 2333 | |
| Email: | sdale@ace-north.org.uk | |
| Web: | www.ace-north.org.uk | |
| Info: | The ACE Centre North provides assessments, training, 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 North of England and North Wales. | |
| 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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Sept 06 Newsletter | |
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Training dates - Check the events page for the latest training dates offered | |
| 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 | |
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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