Training for schools
We offer dynamic, engaging training for early years settings, designed to be practical, evidence-based and immediately applicable in the classroom.
How we can help
Training can be delivered in person or online and is bespoke – allowing us to tailor content to the needs of your staff, setting and pupils. Our sessions are highly interactive and consistently receive excellent feedback from school teams.
We have recently delivered training as part of the PINS programme (Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools), supporting inclusive practice across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire.
Our current training offer includes:
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
An introduction to DLD and how it presents in the classroom.
Sessions cover: Key indicators, how to distinguish DLD from other speech, language and communication needs (including autism), its impact on learning and social development, and practical strategies to support pupils in school.
Supporting Children’s Speech and Language in the Early Years
This training highlights the importance of early Speech and Language development as the foundation for learning, communication, relationships and emotional wellbeing.
Sessions cover: Early milestones, evidence-based strategies to support receptive and expressive language & speech sound development, hands-on classroom activities, and identification of red flags with guidance on referral pathways.
Total Communication
A practical introduction to Total Communication as an inclusive classroom approach aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 teams.
Sessions cover: What Total Communication is, what it looks like in practice, and how it can be embedded through everyday classroom interactions using practical activities and scenarios.
Attention / Listening Difficulties
This training supports staff working with children in Early Years and Key Stage 1 who are experiencing attention and listening difficulties.
Sessions cover: Developmental milestones, strategies to support fluctuating attention and listening skills, and practical problem-solving approaches for classroom use.
Working with Minimally Speaking & Non-Verbal Children
A highly practical session designed to support class teams working with non-verbal, neurodiverse children.
Training focuses on: Identifying a child’s communication stage, supporting functional communication goals, troubleshooting challenging situations, and developing inclusive, communication-friendly classrooms.
