Training & Courses

Courses, training & workshops – Parents and Carers:

(Professionals list at the bottom)

Workshop Description	Dates	Times	Who is this for?	How to book
Handling anger in your family Online	Monday evenings January 5^th, 12^th, 19^th, 26^th February 2^nd, 9^th	7pm-8:30pm	Parents of primary aged children with no SEN	Email Francine and Lesley bookings@familiesinfocus.co.uk
Handling anger of children with Autism and ADHD Online	Tuesdays January 6^th, 13^th, 20^th, 27^th February 3^rd, 10^th	9:30am-11:30am OR 12:30pm-2pm OR 6:30pm-8:30pm	Parents of children aged 4-11	Email Francine and Lesley bookings@familiesinfocus.co.uk
A complete guide top parenting children with Autism and ADHD	Wednesdays January 7^th, 14^th, 21^st, 28^th February 4^th, 11^th, 25^th March 4^th and 11th	9:30am-11:30am OR 6:30pm-8:30pm	Parents of children aged 2-11 years	Email Francine and Lesley bookings@familiesinfocus.co.uk
Rivers ESC – Anxiety Coffee Morning (Also available by Teams)	Thursday 15^th January	9:30am-11:30am	Parents/Carers	Please call Rivers to book your space 01992 534841
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Peartree Spring Primary School, Stevenage SG2 9GG	Friday 23^rd January	9:30am-4pm	Parents/Carers	To book your place please email schoolsmh@hertfordshire.gov.uk Places are limited to two representatives per education setting
Who’s in Charge? @ St Andrews, Much Hadham	Friday 30^th January for 8 weeks	9:15am	Parents/Carers with children aged 4 and over	Flyer Pre-Course Questionnaire

Professionals List:

Workshop Description	Dates	Times	Who is this for?	How to book
Social communication, interaction and play Webinar	N/A	N/A	Early Years Practitioners	Click here for Webinar
Promoting Communication Webinar	N/A	N/A	Early Years Practitioners	Click here for Webinar
Introduction to Autism	NA	NA	Practitioners working with children aged 5 and upwards	Click here
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
Word aware: Teaching vocabulary across the day, across the curriculum	Face-to-Face Inset day		All teaching staff (primary and EY)	Click here
Phonics: Inclusive Strategies to Support Learners with SEND	NA	NA	Education Staff	Click here
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
SEND SAS ADHD Training	Whole Setting INSET day or 2 x twilight sessions			If you would like more information, please contact adhdtraining@hertfordshire.gov.uk
SEND SAS Cognition and Learning Team Traded Training				Forward with Phonics Strategies for Children with Writing Difficulties – Live Webinar Inference Detectives – Live Webinar School-based consultations to support a group or cohort with identified difficulties Contact cognitionandlearningteam@hertfordshire.gov.uk for more information
Children & Young Peoples Speech and Language Therapy Service Spring 2026 Training	Various dates	Various times		An Introduction to Selective Mutism Supporting Bilingual CYP Information carrying words Talking with Children Social Communication in the Early Years Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) WellComm Stammering Click here to book
SEND SAS Cognition and Learning Team Traded Training				Secondary Age Reading Intervention DSPL8 Training offer School-based consultations to support a group or cohort with identified difficulties Contact cognitionandlearningteam@hertfordshire.gov.uk for more information
Blanks Level of Questioning	Monday 9^th March Friday 13^th March	9:30am-10:30am 9:30am-10:30am	Teaching staff	Book Monday 9th March (Watford) Book Friday 13^th March (Bishops Stortford)
SEND Academy Phase Transfer Online	Wednesday 18^th March	3:30pm-5:30pm	SENCOs	Click here
Full VSEND Training	Wednesday 4^th March	9:30am-11am	SENCOs, Headteachers and SLT	Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/38897888462301?p=ChxtGHhb3NG8ydFxYy Meeting ID: 388 978 884 623 01 Passcode: Bg7Ar6pf
Learning how to use colourful semantics	Thursday 5^th March	9:30am-10:30am		Click here
HAT Level 2 Course Autism and Sensory	Thursday 5^th March	9:30am-11:30am	School professionals	Click here
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8ER	Friday 6^th March	9:30am-4pm	School Professionals	To book your place please email schoolsmh@hertfordshire.gov.uk Places are limited to two representatives per education setting
Information Carrying Words (Multiple locations)	Tuesday 10^th March Thursday 12^th March Friday 20^th March Monday 23^rd March			Tuesday 10^th March – Holwell Primary School, Welwyn Garden City Thursday 12^th March – Woolenwick School, Stevenage Friday 20^th March – Leverstock Green CofE Primary School, Hemel Hempstead Monday 23^rd March – Peace Children’s Centre, Watford
HAT Level 2 Autism in Schools Catch up	Wednesday 11^th March	9am-3:30pm	For new staff in school only	To register for a place please send an email with the delegates name, email, setting AutismTraining@hertfordshire.gov.uk Please put Level 2 Autism Training in the subject line of the email.
TA Academy Training Offer: Positive Behaviour Support Strategies	Wednesday 17^th March	1:30pm-3pm	TAs	Click here
Supporting Social Communication in Early Years Settings	Thursday 19^th March	9:30am-11:45am	Early Years Staff	Click here
My Teen Brain Online Training	Thursday 19^th March	10am-3pm
SEND Academy: Phase Transfer Online	Tuesday 24^th February Wednesday 18^th March	9:30am-11:30am 3:30pm-5:30pm	SENCOs
Mental Health Lead Refresher Training Online	Tuesday 24^th March	9:15am-12:30pm	MHLs/Deputy MHLs	To book a place, please email schoolsmh@hertfordshire.gov.uk *Places are limited to two representatives per education setting*
Early Years Evening Drop-in Sessions with Denise Filer	Thursday 26^th March Thursday 16^th April Thursday 7^th May Thursday 11^th June	5pm-8pm	Early Years Practitioner	Thursday 26^th March Thursday 16^th April Thursday 7^th May Thursday 11^th June
SEND Academy: Access to Education Online	Friday 17^th April Monday 18^th May	1:30pm-3:30pm 9:30am-11:30am	SENCOs
Early Years Therapeutic Approaches to Behaviour (TAB) Evening Training for Childminders	Thursday 14^th May Thursday 21^st May	7pm-9pm	Childminders	Both sessions need to be attended to complete the TAB training
TA Academy Training Offer: Colourful Semantics	Wednesday 20^th May	1:30pm-3pm	TAs	Click here
SEND Academy: TBC Online	Thursday 4^th June Monday 13^th July	3:30pm-5:30pm 9:30am-11:30am	SENCOs
TA Academy Training Offer: Trauma and Attachment Awareness	Wednesday 17^th June	1:30pm-3pm	TAs	Click here