11th Annual Residential Conference Downloads 2008

Wise Words and Winning Ways

Day One:

Keynote and Workshop 1: Why we need to identify children with language impairment and/or at risk for dyslexia and how to do it - Prof. Heather K J van der Lely, Professor of Developmental Language Disorders and Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL

Workshops:

2. Working with pupils with Asperger's Syndrome - Barrie Cooper, National Autistic Society
3. Meeting individual needs in the early years - Jane Tannock, ex-Head Teacher Sherfield School
4. Assessing the whole child: The INPP view of individual needs - Prof. Pat Preedy, Principal Sherfield School

SENCo Writing Corner:

5. Running learning support at a senior academic school - Pauline Pemberton, Reading Blue Coat School
6. Meeting the needs of able, gifted and talented pupils - Alison Edwards, St. Aubyns School

Day Two:

Keynote and Workshop 1: Understanding and supporting Reluctant and Resistant Learners - Rob Long, Education Works

Workshops:

2. Personalising learning at independent schools - Neil Roskilly, Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies
3. Making differentiation work in the classroom - Mark Haward, Mind Kind.
4. Introductory whiteboard skills across the curriculum - David Cripps, INFACOM
5. Working with Dyscalculia - Fil Came, Learning Works

SENCo Corner:

6. Reading between the lines: Ideas to improve comprehension - Alex Limon, Ryde School
7. Raising handwriting standards across the whole school - Kathy Chantler, Ashfold School