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| Name: | Birmingham Pupil & School Support Service - Central & North West | |
| Contact: | Jane Darby | |
| Address: | Vauxhall Gardens, Barrack St, Birmingham, B7 4HA | |
| Tel: | 0121 3031793 | |
| Email: | jane.derby@birmingham.gov.uk | |
| Info: | The Pupil and school Support Service supports mainstream schools in raising achievements, promoting inclusion and increasing access to learning through advice and training.
ICT is integral to many courses facilitated by PSS as it demonstrates how barriers to learning can be removed for children with learning and cognition difficulties. | |
| Name: | Birmingham Pupil & School Support Service - North | |
| Contact: | Gail O'Brien | |
| Address: | Jaffray Building, Fentham Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6AB | |
| Tel: | 0121 303 1792 | |
| Email: | gail_obrien@birmingham.gov.uk | |
| Info: | The Pupil and school Support Service supports mainstream schools in raising achievements, promoting inclusion and increasing access to learning through advice and training.
ICT is integral to many courses facilitated by PSS as it demonstrates how barriers to learning can be removed for children with learning and cognition difficulties. | |
| Name: | Birmingham Pupil & School Support Service - South | |
| Contact: | Ronnie Shoebotham | |
| Address: | Oakhill Centre, 31 Meadow Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 8DH | |
| Tel: | 0121 3038288 | |
| Email: | ronnie.shoebotham@birmingham.gov.uk | |
| Info: | The Pupil and school Support Service supports mainstream schools in raising achievements, promoting inclusion and increasing access to learning through advice and training.
ICT is integral to many courses facilitated by PSS as it demonstrates how barriers to learning can be removed for children with learning and cognition difficulties. | |
| Name: | Blackfriars Special School | |
| Contact: | Glynis Brewer | |
| Address: | Priory Rd, Newcastle, ST5 2TF | |
| Tel: | 01782 297780 | |
| Email: | brewer@blackfriars.staff.sch.uk | |
| Web: | www.sln.org.uk/blackfriars/it.htm | |
| Info: | The Physical Disability Support Service supports CYP, parents &
staff in mainstream schools within Staffordshire, offering advice to support
full inclusion. We assess, advise & train in the use of software & hardware for those who need support with physical access, some of whom also have specific learning and or communication difficulties, in order to enable achievement in the curriculum. We offer a limited loan service (hardware & software, assistive technology) for schools within the county. We are able to offer training on software on request.
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| Name: | Coventry Access and Technology Service | |
| Contact: | Angela Fryer | |
| Address: | c/o Sherbourne Feilds School, Rowington Close, Coundon, Coventry, CV6 1PS | |
| Tel: | 02476 599465 | |
| Info: | The Service provides an ICT assessment on request from schools and other LEA services for those pupils who have difficulties in accessing the curriculum. We work with mainstream and Special schools with pupils from 3 - 19 years and offer advice and support on software and hardware solutions. | |
| Name: | Hereford Specialist Support Services | |
| Contact: | David Leitch | |
| Address: | PO Box 185, Blackfriars, Blackfriars Street, Hereford, HR4 9ZR | |
| Tel: | 01432 260875 | |
| Email: | dleitch@herefordshire.gov.uk | |
| Info: | The Specialist Support Services provide support, advice and training for Herefordshire schools and early years settings to support pupils with disabilities and/or Special Educational Needs, including: moderate, severe and specific learning difficulties, speech and language difficulties, behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, autistic spectrum disorders, physical and sensory impairments and also pupils for whom English is an additional language. | |
| Name: | LIDMET , Worcestershire Children's Services Authority | |
| Contact: | Dave Mitchell | |
| Address: | ISSS, The Lodge, Bridgewater House, Blackpole Road, Worcester WR4 9GG | |
| Tel: | 01905 728923 | |
| Email: | dmitchell@worcestershire.gov.uk | |
| Info: | Support for Widgit products is available through ICT4Inclusion - a partnership arrangement between ISSS, Learning Support, Achievement and Access and IBS Schools.
Sessions are available at The Finstall Centre, Pitmaston House, your school and other locations. |
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| Name: | Specialist Inclusion Support Service | |
| Contact: | Malcolm Stevens | |
| Address: | Keepers Lodge, Chelmsley Road, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, B37 7RS | |
| Tel: | 0121 770 6267 | |
| Email: | MStevens@Solihull.gov.uk | |
| Web: | www.solihull.gov.uk | |
| Info: | We are a peripatetic Support Service who visit all schools in the borough, supporting pupils at all key stages. We have specialist knowledge and resources available. We both teach and advise school staff on how to implement the curriculum using suitable resources, which cater for the needs of pupils with learning difficulties. | |
| Name: | Speech & Language Therapy Services Worcestershire Primary Care Trust | |
| Contact: | Emma Caddick | |
| Address: | The Speech Language Centre, Franche Clinic, Marlpool Place, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5BB | |
| Tel: | 01562 752 749 | |
| Email: | emmacaddick@nhs.net | |
| Info: | We provide support and advice to parents and staff working with children involved with our service. Training is also available. | |
| Name: | Sunfield | |
| Contact: | Jan Cook | |
| Address: | Clent Grove, Clent, Stourbridge, DY9 9PB | |
| Tel: | 01562 882253 | |
| Info: | Our Professional Development, Training & Research Department consists of a self-contained suite of rooms, which incorporate a small training room with interactive whiteboard along with the research office and library.
Training is open to anyone and can be tailored to meet individual needs as required. | |
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Training dates - Check the events page for the latest training dates offered | |
| Name: | Walsall Consultation and Inclusion Support Services | |
| Contact: | Paul South | |
| Address: | Education Walsall, Education Development Centre, Pelsall Lane, Rushall, Walsall, WS4 1NG |
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| Tel: | 01922 686375 | |
| Web: | www.educationwalsall.com | |
| Info: | Consultation & Inclusion Support Services Supports children, families and schools by providing consultation and advice on all aspects of special educational need, inclusion and children's development. |
These organisation may also cover this area:
| Name: | ACE Centre North | |
| Contact: | Sarah Dale | |
| Address: | Hollinwood Business Centre, Albert Street, Hollinwood, Oldham, OL8 3QL |
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| 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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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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