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Calling headteachers and Sencos – this is your chance to get top quality SEND training at a bargain price!
Dale Pickles, managing director of B Squared, spends much of his time visiting schools and headteachers have been telling him that conference prices PLUS cover costs PLUS travel put conventional CPD beyond their means. His solution is a virtual conference, hosted by B Squared, featuring the latest information and
expert advice from some of the big names in special needs. For just £60 delegates can attend live on 8th November from 9.00 to 16.15 or choose to catch up with their chosen sessions after school or from home. Even better, the videoed sessions, handouts and slides can be shared with colleagues at no extra cost, so everyone benefits. With more tribunals and adverse publicity than
ever before, it is vital that schools have a clear understanding of their duties, so the keynotes cover funding, roles and responsibilities and the latest information on SEND Policy. There are workshops from some of the key speakers in the field: Lorraine Petersen OBE, Jane Friswell,
behaviour expert Fintan O’Regan and Carol Allen whose talks on technology have delighted audiences at Bett and TES Special Needs shows. There is something for staff from all education
sectors with specialist sessions on autism, assistive technology, behaviour, working with families, early interventions, mental health, anxiety, school refusal, selective mutism, assessment and preparing students for adulthood.
uRaise the bar for special needs in your school by signing up for the B Squared virtual conference now at:
https://www.virtualsendconference.com/8t h-november-2019/
Local college schooling teachers with brand new diploma in education programme
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College has announced that it will be working alongside Birmingham City University to offer a higher education teaching training course from the autumn term. The only grade 1 sixth form college in the city to offer the Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training, Joseph Chamberlain will use its expertise in teaching and learning to train others who are looking to progress in the teaching profession. The only college in Birmingham and Solihull rated ‘outstanding’ by
OFSTED, JCC has announced the programme in partnership with Birmingham City University in a unique offering, which will see course students enrolled both at the college and the university. The programme is designed to support teachers who have industry experience, but lack formal teaching qualifications as well as those who wish to teach in the post-14 provision, 16+ and adult education. After a successful pilot year in 2018, JCC met all the standards required
by the university to carry out the course which involved rigorous reviews and approval panels. The college will be providing the new two-year programme, which will see successful applicants go onto register for qualified teacher status.
uwww.jcc.ac.uk
Make the world better with a sweater!
Flashing, festive knits will be sweeping the nation once again this year for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 13th December. Whether it’s at school, nursery or a youth group, we’re calling on children across the UK to swap their uniforms, for their silliest, most wonderful woollies and donate £1 each to help raise money for the world’s most vulnerable children both here in the UK and around the world. In 2018 over 14,000 schools and nurseries took
part, helping to raise over £4million. This year Save the Children wants the annual festive fundraiser to be the biggest yet. To ensure every child can take part Save the Children are encouraging schools to organise Christmas Jumper ‘Swap Shops’ or host crafting sessions to
show pupils and parents that they don’t need to invest in a new knit each year. Schools can sign up at
christmasjumperday.org
and they will receive a free fundraising pack, full of handy tips on planning a great day. Other ideas, to raise more money and make the day even more fun, include: • Christmas bakes – hold a bake sale at school and get all the children involved, by creating some fun jumper-themed cupcakes and biscuits
• Tinsel the teacher – teachers get sponsored to spend a day in full Christmas fancy dress, promising that, the more donations they receive, the more ridiculous they’ll look • Carol-o-ke – organise a Christmas jumper
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www.education-today.co.uk
sing-along where people battle it out to see if they really have the Christmas carol x-factor All money raised through this wacky woolly-
wearing could help give a child living in a refugee camp clothes to keep them warm through winter, help buy nutritious food for their entire family, or set up a safe space to give children the chance to be children again. It could also help bring essentials like healthcare, education and protection to children around the world to give them a better start in life.
uwww.christmasjumperday.org September 2019
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