2025/2026 YearWOS Summer Term Training |
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How to bookBookings Open 10th March All training requires an advanced booking |
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To book your place on any of the courses listed below select the button to your right and complete the booking process You will receive a booking confirmation, securing your place on your selected training |
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Terms & Conditions apply please see the bottom of this page |
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Training available summer term
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Supporting learners with EAL and Speech, Language and Communication Needs | The Grove | 20th April | 4.00pm-5.00pm | Early Years & Primary & Secondary | 13th April | Find out how to determine if a student's language difficulties are as a result of EAL, SLCN or both. Take away some ideas to support students. |
Learn how to support multilingual students who may also have speech and language needs.
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Theory of Mind and Comic Strip conversations | Addington | 27th April | 4.00pm-5.00pm | Primary & Secondary | 20th April | Discover how using Comic Strip conversations can support pupils’ social understanding and help them resolve conflicts when they have limited Theory of Mind. | Learn what Theory of Mind is and how interactions are affected when it is impaired. Learn how to use Comic Strip conversations effectively to talk through social scenarios with your pupils. | |||||
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De-escalation | Foundry College | 29th April | 3.30pm-5.00pm | Primary | 22nd April |
Training focussed on behaviour support approaches, with an emphasis on building relationships and de-escalation
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Consider and identify factors that influence behaviour. Discuss a range of de-escalation strategies | |||||
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Supporting Behaviour - a therapeutic approach (2 Part Course)
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Foundry College |
11th May & 8th June (attendance at both dates required) |
3.30pm-5.00pm | Secondary | 4th May |
Part 1 - Training focussed on factors that influence behaviour using a therapeutic lens, including how our behaviour influences outcomes
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Part 1 - Consider and identify factors that influence behaviour | |||||
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Part 2 - Training focussed on behaviour support approaches with a focus on therapeutic strategies.
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Part 2 - Discuss a range of therapeutic behaviour strategies | ||||||||||||
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Trouble with phonics? How phonological awareness can help. | The Grove | 14th May | 4.00pm-5.00pm | Early Years & Primary | 7th May | What is phonological awareness? How do I assess for it? How do I support it? How can it help with reading, speech sounds and spelling? |
Learn how to support learners with their phonological awareness
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Supporting pupils with Down Syndrome | Addington | 20th May | 4.00pm-5.00pm | Primary & Secondary | 13th May | In this bite-sized session we will look at how Down’s Syndrome can impact learning and how to support pupils’ development in school. Health, Dual diagnosis, communication, behaviour and strengths of learners will all be discussed. | How to support pupils’ development in school. | |||||
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Supporting Speech Sounds | The Grove | 11th June | 4.00pm-5.00pm | Early Years & Primary & Secondary | 4th June | Learn about the ages and stages of speech sound development, how to support a learner who is hard to understand and how to deliver the steps on the speech sound ladder. |
Learn how to support students who have speech sound difficulties
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De-escalation | Foundry College | 17th June | 3.30pm-5.00pm | Primary | 10th June |
Training focussed on behaviour support approaches, with an emphasis on building relationships and de-escalation
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Consider and identify factors that influence behaviour. Discuss a range of de-escalation strategies | |||||
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Building Emotional Language | The Grove | 29th June | 4.00pm-5.00pm | Early Years & Primary & Secondary | 22nd June | Learn information and strategies to support students with emotional literacy and social language needed at school. |
Learn how to support students to build their emotional language
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Terms & Conditions
- Cancellation of your booking must be made up to 1 week in advance via email to: WOS@addington.wokingham.sch.uk
- Last minute cancellations are sometimes inevitable - if this is the case this can be done by phone or email - contact details will be provided separately on your event reminder, sent nearer the course date.
- Only the participant booked may attend. If you wish to substitute your place (for another staff member, if you cannot make it) please let us know in advance who will be attending.
- Conduct on training must be appropriate and in line with your school's standards.
- All absences that are unaccounted for on WOS training courses will be monitored. Repeated occurrences may jeopardise your ability to book onto future training courses and be reported to your school.
- In order to comply with data protection legislation please be aware that the person whose data is shared on a booking request to attend WOS advertised training is aware of the booking and that the sharing of this information is for the purposes of processing the booking.