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| Name: | Adapt-It! | |
| Contact: | Martyn Slyper | |
| Address: | Churchill House, Stirling Way, Borehamwood, Herts WD6 2HP | |
| Tel: | 0845 6441712 | |
| Web: | www.adapt-it.co.uk | |
| Info: | Suppliers of hardware, software and training for disabled people throughout the UK. Our products are suitable for people with mobility problems, visual impairment and learning difficulties. Installation and training services are available in London and the South East. | |
| Name: | Advisory Teaching Service, London Borough of Bexley | |
| Contact: | Joan Ratcliff, Senior Advisory Teacher (ASD) | |
| Address: | Directorate of Education, Hill View, Hill View Drive, Welling, Kent DA16 3RY | |
| Tel: | 0208 836 8426 | |
| Email: | joan.ratcliff@bexley.gov.uk | |
| Web: | www.bexley.gov.uk (general details re Advisory Services in Bexley) | |
| Info: | We are a service that offers specialist advice and support to schools in the Bexley area for children with ASD; speech, language, communication and literacy difficulties and sensory impairment. We have a wealth of experience using symbol support to enable children's access to the curriculum, to develop social understanding and support behaviour. Advice and in school or centre based training is available to schools/centres in and outside of the Bexley area from: * Specialist Advisory Teams working within mainstream schools * Preschool Support Teams |
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| Name: | Barking & Dagenham Speech & Language Needs Team | |
| Contact: | Glinette Woods | |
| Address: | Department of Children's Services, Westbury Centre, Ripple Road, Barking Essex, IG11 7PT | |
| Tel: | 0208 724 1082 | |
| Email: | Glinette.Woods@lbbd.gov.uk | |
| Info: | The Widgit Centre in Barking & Dagenham has as the main focus supporting speech and language issues using symbols. We are also working with the science team to develop symbol support for key vocabulary.
The following personnel can access support in using symbols: | |
| Name: | Brent School Improvement Service | |
| Contact: | Ayshen Moustafa | |
| Address: | 240-250 Brentfield Rd, Brent, NW10 8HE | |
| Tel: | 0208 937 3395 | |
| Email: | ayshen.moustafa@brent.gov.uk | |
| Info: | The ICT Team provide guidance and support to all schools in Brent. We are in the process of identifying software that can effectively support children with special educational needs. The ICT Team along with other members of the School Improvement Service have been impressed with Communicate: In Print 2 and its possibilities. | |
| Name: | The Bridge Training and Consultancy Service | |
| Contact: | Sally Paveley / Peter Imray | |
| Address: | 251 Hungerford Rd, London, N7 9LD | |
| Tel: | 020 7619 1000 | |
| Email: | training@thebridge.islington.sch.uk | |
| Web: | www.thebridgelondon.co.uk | |
| Info: | The Bridge Training and Consultancy Service offers a range of professional development activities to staff working in London, the South East and beyond. | |
| Name: | CENMAC | |
| Contact: | Imogen Wedgewood | |
| Address: | Charlton School, Charlton Park Rd. London, SE7 8JB | |
| Tel: | 02088 541019 | |
| Web: | www.cenmac.com | |
| Info: | CENMAC is a team of advisory teachers who assess and review the progress of pupils who have been referred to the service. Pupils are referred to CENMAC for advice on access to the curriculum and the recording of text. Pupils can be referred to our service if they have a disability and have difficulties with access. We work in both mainstream and special schools and with pupils who need access to a keyboard, switches or 'start out' communication aids. CENMAC offers training in the more commonly used supportive software packages to support access. www.cenmac.com The service offers assessment, loan of appropriate equipment, training and reviews of progress. CENMAC works in Central London, please see the website for details of the LEAs. |
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| Name: | Enfield Early Years Social Inclusion | |
| Contact: | Maria Padreddii | |
| Address: | 4, Pitfield Way, Enfield, EN3 5BY | |
| Tel: | 020 8351 1364 | |
| Web: | zeena.foster@enfield.gov.uk mpwings@hotmail.com |
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| Info: | ‘Health and Education working in partnership to improve and enhance opportunities for children and families'
We support and develop good models of inclusive practice across the maintained and private sectors. We work with children and families from Foundation stage through to KS4 We offer training to TAs, Teachers, SENCOs, Senior Management Teams and Local Authority Officers (all sectors)We also offer 1-1 training in exceptional situations and resource making and development days. Widgit training is available to practitioners and partners in London and the SE. | |
| Name: | Haringey PDC | |
| Contact: | June Isik | |
| Address: | Haringey Professional Development Centre, Downhills Park Road, Tottenham, London, N17 6AR | |
| Tel: | 020 8489 5058 | |
| Email: | june.isik@haringey.gov.uk | |
| Info: | The Haringey Widgit Centre Team offer guidance and support in the use of symbol software for schools across Haringey. Training is suitable for teachers, teaching assistants and other practitioners who work with children using symbol support. | |
| Name: | Hounslow Widgit Partnership | |
| Contact: | Cara Maria | |
| Address: | Hounslow Education Centre, Martindale Rd, Hounslow, TW4 7HE | |
| Tel: | 0208 583 6600 | |
| Info: | A partnership of Education and Health professionals working to maximise the communication and learning opportunities of every Hounslow child with additional needs including speech and language and social communication difficulties.
We provide training and support in the use of symbol software to practitioners interested in inclusive practice from Early Years Settings through to Secondary School level, including families. | |
| Name: | Islington Language and Communication Team | |
| Contact: | Liz Parry, Advisory Teacher for Language and Communication | |
| Address: | 222 Upper St, Islington, London N1 | |
| Tel: | 0207 527 5726/13 | |
| Email: | elizabeth.parry.camb-ed@islington.gov.uk | |
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We are a team of Advisory Teachers and Speech and Language Therapists who offer training to Islington mainstream schools which have children on our caseload. |
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| Name: | London Borough of Bromley Education Development Centre | |
| Contact: | Julie Carroll EYFS advisor | |
| Address: | EDC, Church Lane, Princes Plain, Bromley, Kent BR2 8LD | |
| Tel: | 02084616280 | |
| Email: | julie.carroll@bromley.gov.uk | |
| Info: | We offer one day workshops on using Communicating in Print aimed at beginners level. Training is suitable for teachers, teaching assistants and colleagues from PCT who work with children in early years settings, mainstream and special schools. |
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| Name: | London Borough of Merton | |
| Contact: | Sue Jamal, Language and Learning Team | |
| Address: | Chaucer Centre, Canterbury Rd, Morden Surrey, SM46PX | |
| Tel: | 0208 288 5626 | |
| Email: | sue.jamal@merton.gov.uk | |
| Info: | Merton's Widgit Centre Team is a multi-service team offering support, training and/or assessment to Merton based setting. The different services can help and include the following:
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| Name: | London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Support for Learning Service | |
| Contact: | John Galloway | |
| Address: | 85 Harford Street, E1 4PY | |
| Tel: | 020 7364 6457 | |
| Email: | john.galloway@towerhamlets.gov.uk | |
| Web: | www.towerhamlets.gov.uk | |
| Info: | The service provides support for Tower Hamlets schools in a number of ways: - Providing advice and consultancy for the whole spectrum of SEN. - Working with individual pupils with Statements of SEN. - Delivering Service Level Agreements tailored to the needs of each establishment. |
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| Name: | Southwark Children's Speech and Language Therapy Team | |
| Contact: | Sarah Bateman | |
| Address: | Wilfrid Sheldon Centre, St Giles Road, London SE5 7RN | |
| Tel: | 020 7771 3421 | |
| Email: | sarah.bateman@southwarkpct.nhs.com | |
| Name: | Tower Hamlets NHS PCT Speech and Language Therapy Children's Service | |
| Contact: | Neil Thompson | |
| Address: | SEN Centre, 85 Harford Street, Mile End, London, E1 4PY | |
| Tel: | 020 7364 6473 | |
| Info: | Symbols software support is available to those in the borough of Tower Hamlets working with or caring for children with communication difficulties known to the Speech and Language Therapy service. | |
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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