Training to Transform Learning
How can Achieve Now help schools raise attainment?
Efficient use of learning technologies and dyslexia friendly teaching techniques is an extremely cost-effective method of raising attainment for all students.
Technology can help schools to overcome the time and resource constraints that persistently result in learners with SpLD performing poorly.
RAISE ATTAINMENT LEVELS FOR ALL
Save time & money
There are an overwhelming number of educational technologies on the market. Workshops save schools:
Time as extensive research is condensed and passed on enabling educators to quickly benefit from learning technologies.
Expense by avoiding unnecessary expenditure on sub-optimal products.
Workshops are a VERY efficient way of transferring knowledge to large numbers of people.
I DO NOT SELL PRODUCTS but GIVE INDEPENDENT ADVICE
Tailored to meet specific needs
Workshops are tailored to take into consideration individual school requirements:
technical architecture
devices used
specific needs of students and staff.
Raised ATTAINMENT LEVELS encourage PUPILS, PARENTS, AND INSPECTORS
Who should attend?
Anyone who is involved in teaching children with SpLD!
Ideally schools would organise a separate parent’s workshop designed to support learning at home.
Where budgets are limited, there are benefits of inviting parents to attend. Doing so improves partnership and collaboration between school and home. Parents are often a willing, capable but underutilised resource.
What will be covered?
Workshops are tailored to meet the needs of the school. They introduce the most appropriate technologies available, to help transform learning and to ultimately boost confidence and motivation.
attendees will learn:
What is available at what cost
Pros and cons of each solution
How to successfully implement
- Real life problems encountered
- How they were overcome
Obstacles to success
How to get up and running fast
potential solutions include:
Making lessons more effective for all learners
Provide an environment where all students can excel
Improve understanding and retention
Learning to read (intervention solutions)
Developing a love of learning
Help students produce better quality written work
Learning and revision strategies
Post training information
A wealth of information is provided after the workshop to enable attendees to get up and running with technology as quickly as possible.
ACHIEVE NOW ENCOURAGES A PRODUCTIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL
How much does this cost?
For Staff and student training half a day duration is advised.
Parent presentations tend to be in the evening, in which case a two-hour session with breaks would be suggested.
The cost is £450 per half day + travel expenses & £250 + travel expenses for parent presentations
This includes:
Preparation meetings to ascertain specific requirements
No upper limit on the amount of attendees
Comprehensive post workshop information to get attendees up and running quickly.
Post training videos to remind / show attendees how to enable functionality for specific types of device.
If is more cost effective to train Learning Support staff using my affordable consultancy service as required.
If school diaries cannot accommodate this, shorter courses can be run.
I DO NOT DISCOUNT FOR SHORTER WORKSHOPS AS THEY REQUIRE MORE PREPARATION TIME
Parent Workshops
Where possible it is advised that schools organise a workshop for parents of children with SEN.
Parental sensitivities and unrealistic expectations can make SpLD difficult for teachers to manage positively. Frustration and irritation are common, as parents instinctively know their child needs additional support, but they don’t know how to help.
Speaking as a fellow parent, whose dyslexic children have gone from failing to excelling, parents tend to be more receptive to my input than they would be if the same advice were given by the school.
Workshops make parents aware of how important parental support is for children with learning difficulties. That no school can provide the one to one support that many children benefit from. When parents are equipped to help their children succeed, it positively impacts school results.
When parents are trained how to better support learning at home both student attainment and parental satisfaction increase.
Improve both student attainment and parental satisfaction
Training parents is vital if schools don’t have sufficient budget to purchase life changing technology. Families are often happy to provide the technology that will transform learning for thier children, but only when they understand the benefits and the most cost-effective way of doing so.
How much does this cost?
For Staff and student training half a day duration is advised.
Parent presentations tend to be in the evening, in which case a two-hour session with breaks would be suggested.
The cost is £250 + travel expenses
What people say about our workshops?
“Caroline is very knowledgeable and very able to present to an audience. She speaks very well and managed to keep my interest levels high throughout. I felt I learned a lot that was worthwhile. Her presentation went across all age groups which would be suitable for both primary and secondary.”
“Many thanks for the PowerPoint and links - your presentation was really useful and I trust you continue to gain knowledge and understanding in order to go on encouraging and helping many others.”
“Many thanks for the excellent presentation last evening. As an ancient specialist teacher/tutor I have heard many talks on the use of IT to support children with SEND and yours was the most pleasant, informative and straightforward. I usually nod off!”
Book now!
To book a workshop for your school, please do not hesitate to contact us.