Training & Courses
Courses, training & workshops – Parents and Carers:
(Professionals list at the bottom)
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Workshop Description |
Dates |
Times |
Who is this for? |
How to book |
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Primary Steps (St Albans, in person) |
Fridays 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th June. 4th and 11th July |
10am-12pm |
Parents/Carers of Autistic Children in Primary Years |
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Parenting ADHD (3 week online course) |
Mondays 23rd, 30th June, 7th July |
7pm-9pm |
Parents/Carers |
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Strategies for Spelling Success (Location: Manor Fields Primary School) |
Friday 27th June |
1:30pm-2:30pm |
Parents/Carers |
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A complete guide to parenting children with Autism and ADHD |
Tuesdays September: 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th October: 7th and 14th November: 4th, 11th, 18th |
9:30am-11:30am
Or
6:30pm-8:30pm |
Parents of children aged 2 to 11 |
Email Francine and Lesley at bookings@familiesinfocus.co.uk |
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Handling anger of children with Autism and ADHD |
Wednesdays September: 10th, 17th, 24th October: 1st, 8th, 15th |
9:30am to 11:30am
Or
12:30pm-2pm
Or
6:30pm to 8:30pm |
Parents of children aged 4 to 11 |
Email Francine and Lesley at bookings@familiesinfocus.co.uk |
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Spot the Signs – Suicide Prevention Webinar |
Monday 15th September 2025 |
7pm-9pm |
Parents/Carers |
Please email cyp@hertsmindnetwork.org to book your space |
Professionals List:
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Workshop Description |
Dates |
Times |
Who is this for? |
How to book |
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Social communication, interaction and play Webinar |
N/A |
N/A |
Early Years Practitioners |
Click here for Webinar |
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Promoting Communication Webinar |
N/A |
N/A |
Early Years Practitioners |
Click here for Webinar |
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SaLT Training Courses – Summer Term |
Various |
Various |
Early Years Practitioners |
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Introduction to Autism |
NA |
NA |
Practitioners working with children aged 5 and upwards |
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VSEND Training |
NA |
NA |
SENCOs |
VSEND Guidance – CYP Profiles Early Years VSEND Guidance – CYP Profiles 5 to 25 VSEND Guidance – Home Confidence Profiles VSEND Guidance – Setting Readiness Profiles Early Years VSEND Guidance – Setting Readiness Profiles 5-25
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Word aware: Teaching vocabulary across the day, across the curriculum |
Face-to-Face Inset day |
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All teaching staff (primary and EY) |
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Phonics: Inclusive Strategies to Support Learners with SEND |
NA |
NA |
Education Staff |
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Level 2: Autism in Schools |
Whole Setting INSET day or 2 x 2-hour twilight sessions |
NA |
Teaching Staff |
To book, please email AutismTraining@hertfordshire.gov.uk with HAT Level 2 in the subject box. Include approximate staff numbers, whether twilight or full day and potential dates for delivery |
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Autism and Pupil Voice |
Wednesday 25th June 2025 |
9:30am-11:00am |
Practitioners working with children aged 5 and upwards |
Please register by sending delegate name, email, name of setting and which sessions to autismtraining@hertfordshire.gov.uk |
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Transition focused virtual drop-in session for EY settings |
Wednesday 25th June 2025 |
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EY settings |
Email denise.filer@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Please send signed Single Service Request at time of booking https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/media-library/documents/childrens-services/counselling-in-schools/singleservicerequestform.pdf |
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Strategies for Spelling Success (Location: Richard Hale School) |
Wednesday 2nd July |
3:30pm-5pm |
Secondary Staff |
Cost: £50
Please contact jenny.wright@hertsandessex.herts.sch.uk to reserve a space |
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Transition focused virtual drop-in session for EY settings |
Thursday 3rd July 2025 |
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EY settings |
Email denise.filer@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Please send signed Single Service Request at time of booking https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/media-library/documents/childrens-services/counselling-in-schools/singleservicerequestform.pdf |
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Autism and Brick Skills |
Wednesday 9th July 2025 |
9:30am-11:00am |
Practitioners working with children aged 5 and upwards |
Please register by sending delegate name, email, name of setting and which sessions to autismtraining@hertfordshire.gov.uk |
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SLCN and Behaviour |
Wednesday 9th July 2025 |
9:30am-11:30am |
Secondary School Staff |
To book please send delegate name, setting and email address to SLCNTraining@hertfordshire.gov.uk
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Introduction course to Early Years Emotional Wellbeing and Behaviour for Childminders |
Thursday 10th July 2025 |
7pm-8:30pm |
EY Childminders |
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Ensuring the golden thread, ‘this is me’ and Person-Centred working |
Friday 18th July 2025 |
1:30pm-3:30pm |
SENCOs |
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EBSNA Training (2 Parts) Various Locations |
Avanti Grange: P1: 30th September 2025 P2: 2nd December 2025
Rivers KS4 P1: 22nd October 2025 P2: 11th November 2025
Simon Balle: P1: 24th September 2025 P2: 13th November 2025
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3:30pm-5pm |
Secondary Schools – SLT, SENCO, Head of School, Head of Years, Attendance and Behaviour Leads |
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