12th Annual Residential Conference
Individual Needs - What works?
This years conference was a great success please see below for comments and downloads.
Comments:
"Thanks so much for the great conference, best I have been to for years.""Many thanks for the excellent conference - I have been on 3 of them now and each one has been better than the last!"
"I just wanted to say how much I loved and learned from the conference this weekend. Hopefully my school will let me go next year!"
"Thank you once again for a superb conference. I felt that you had a good balance of speakers this year - I came out of each session with a sense of enthusiasm and feeling challenged to improve certain aspects of my teaching and/or role as SENCo.
Thank you very much for all your hard work. It is appreciated!!!"
"I dashed off on Saturday before saying thank you for a most enjoyable and informative Learning Works conference. It was my first one but I had signed up after several very positive recommendations – and I was not disappointed. I look forward to the next one!"
Background conference readings
Day One Keynote and Handouts
Keynote: Working memory and learning – Prof. Susan Gathercole, Centre for Working Memory and Learning, York University
Workshops:
1. Identifying and supporting children with working memory problems – Prof. Susan Gathercole
2. Ever Ready! How to prepare for Independent Schools Inspection - Maria Landy, Independent School Improvement Consultant
3. Why can’t they learn? Rising to the challenge: mind over matter - Dr Geraldine Price, Independent Consultant
4. Hands on for mindmapping - & notes - Sharon Goldie, Educational Consultant, Iansyst
SENCo Corner Exchange:
5. Improving reading and writing (senior) - Stuart Lucas, Loretto
6. Including SEN pupils in an independent school - Helen James, British School of Paris
Keynote: “Raising achievement through the Dyslexia Aware Classroom” - How to help individuals without always giving individual help, Neil MacKay, Chief Executive, Action Dyslexia
Workshops:
1. Writing skills for reluctant writers – helping them “get it down on paper” - Neil MacKay, Chief Executive, Action Dyslexia
2. Dyspraxia – What it is and how to help - Sian Wilson Paediatric OT, The Hope Centre
3. Dyscalculia or low numeracy? - An intervention programme for 5-11 year olds - & notes - Jane Emerson, Director, Emerson House
4. Practical ideas for working with Asperger’s - Alice Stobart, Manager of Education Support Project, National Autistic Society
5. Specialist software to support dyslexic learners in secondary classrooms - & notes -Sharon Goldie, Educational Consultant, Iansyst -
SENCo Corner Exchange:
6. How to do a G&T register, Susanne Gair, Bootham School
7. If only (s)he would listen! Rachel Copeland, Sevenoaks Prep School
8. What works! Judy Cochand, Forres Sandle Manor School
Final session
National update – Fil Came, Director, Learning Works
Cambridge House Dyslexia Resources