HEAD TEACHER & SENCO INTEREST GROUP - 4pm onwards, coffee & cake followed by Professional Development Seminar on Professor Gary Mesibov’s TEACCH approach to supporting pupils with autism and other difficulties. Drop in briefly or stay.
MONDAY 23, WEDNESDAY 25 and FRIDAY 27 JANUARY
DROP IN DAYS for Head Teachers & SENCOs to discuss Educational Psychology support plans for schools & clusters. It is of great concern to us that all schools have access to quality educational psychology services at reasonable fees and we have excellent support plans to provide this – no contract, no tie in, just low cost, high quality services. 20% discount on IWEPS fees, already well below market rate, for all schools in IWEPS Clusters. Drop in & talk to us about our services, excellent prices and how we can meet your school/cluster’s needs. Skip coffee break or lunch for our home-made soup & cakes.
VENUE: ROCKLANDS MANOR, UNDERCLIFFE DRIVE, ST. LAWRENCE PO38 1XH
Undercliffe Drive is the main road through St. Lawrence. Coming from Ventnor, pass St. Lawrence Church on left, Rocklands Manor is second right, on the bend in the road.
NEED HELP WITH BACKLOG OF PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ASSESSMENT?
We are discounting appointments in February & March to just £275 for full assessment, recommendations, meeting with staff & parents & comprehensive 12+ page report to help schools address 2011 back logs. Invoices this financial year or next.
NOTICE BOARD
Weds 16th May 2012 - Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Conference at AFC Bournemouth organised by The Wessex Autistic Society Tel: 01202 703590 Email: conference@twas.org.uk
Cost: £95.00. Advertised as providing professionals & parents with a clearer understanding of PDA, first identified over 20 years ago by Dr Elizabeth Newson as a separate syndrome at the University of Nottingham & increasingly recognised as part of Autism spectrum. PDA is characterised by avoiding demands made by others believed to be due to high anxiety levels when not in control, behaviour which can be extremely disruptive to classroom settings.
SPECIALIST SUPPORT
Caroline Martin, IWEPS’ Specialist Support Advisor, attended a Professional Development day with one of the world's leading autism experts, Professor GARY MESIBOV, Director of Division TEACCH at the University of North Carolina 1992-2010. The day included Behaviour Management and Structured Teaching & incorporating ways of bringing the TEAACH approach to mainstream classrooms to help students with organisation and understanding and in turn reduce many behaviour outbursts. Caroline is presenting a synopsis of the main ideas at our Professional Development Seminar 17th January.
Caroline has been working with many schools and parents and is delighted to have facilitated two students being granted a Statement of SEN last term who had been turned down previously. Also, through her work with a young man who left school with limited qualifications and whose future looked bleak, he now has a chance of being able to look forward to his future through further education or an apprenticeship.
Don’t forget Statement funding can be used flexibly and investment in training for support staff can reap huge benefits as well as financial economy long term by ensuring support is targeted appropriately and effective. Also, Caroline is available on both planned & emergency bases as expert ‘locum cover’ should a specialist TA be absent or you need support for a pupil while a Specialist TA is being recruited.
At the time of writing, Caroline has a few slots in February/March for Playground Games, Social Skills, Literacy, Numeracy, Concentration, Memory, & ‘Change Theory’ Booster Groups which bring great returns for very little outlay.
CONGRATULATIONS EILEEN!
Congratulations and our very best wishes to Eileen Monks, Director and Founder of the Isle of Wight Youth Trust, whose great work with, service development, and provision for young people on the Isle of Wight over so many years was recognised in the New Year’s Honours with an OBE for services to young people. Well done Eileen - we would like to add our thanks and admiration for all you do!
IWEPS’ Consultant Psychologists,
Specialist Support Advisor & Assistant Psychologist
wish you all a creative, productive and fulfilling 2012
Support Advisor and Assistant Psychologist wish you all
a Happy and Peaceful Christmas
and a wonderfully enjoyable, creative, productive and satisfying 2012
We look forward to welcoming you back to the new term and brand new school year in January 2012 and hope to be able to do this in person with as many of you as possible at our next Head Teachers and SENCOs Meeting and Professional Development Seminar January 17th from 4pm at IWEPS Training and Conference Centre, St. Lawrence Manor, Rocklands Estate when you are welcome to leave as early or stay as late as you like. Not only will Caroline be providing a selection of her home made cakes – yes, including THE meringues – she is leading our 30 minute Professional Development Seminar based around Mesibov’s TEACCH approach following her attendance representing IWEPS at his recent full day Training Conference in London. As you know, the seminar is entirely optional and will be held in one of the seminar rooms so that those who wish to continue to network and chat can do so in the conference room. Dr. Rebecca Thompson will be available also to discuss the great whole school Educational Psychology Support packages IWEPS has put together for you, together with the bonus available when all schools in a Cluster choose IWEPS to meet their EPS needs which results in a saving for all schools of a further 20% on all IWEPS fees which are already well below the market rate.
HEAD TEACHER AND SENCO MEETING TUESDAY 17TH JANUARY 2012 FROM 4PM
Venue: St. Lawrence Manor, Undercliffe Drive, St. Lawrence PO38 1XN Undercliffe Drive is the main road through St. Lawrence: from Ventnor, pass St. Lawrence Parish Church on left, take next left onto Wolverton Road, first left onto Salem Close - St. Lawrence Manor 3rd avenue. Plenty of parking- use 2nd Avenue on left, St. Lawrence Dene also.
