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School Based Assessment of Speech, Language and Communication Needs
School Based Assessment of Speech, Language and Communication Need
Dates: - (2 day course) (delegates much attend both dates) - Wednesday 27th January 2027 & Wednesday 24th February 2027
1 place per school only
Time: 9:00am-3:00pm both days
Fee: £380
Course fee includes £350 of assessment and intervention material:
Test of Abstract Language Comprehension (TALC), Renfrew Action Picture Test, Renfrew Expressive Vocabulary, Colourful Semantics manual, Language For Thinking, Word Aware 3.
Venue: Room G.3, New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester LE3 9RN
Who is this course for: SENDCos and SEN Teachers. HLTAs or Level 3 teaching assistants with responsibility for assessment.
Areas Covered:
Day One:
•Develop knowledge of different areas of SLCN: speech, language, and communication.
•How SLCN presents in the classroom.
•An exploration of different ways to identify SLCN difficulties.
•A practical exploration of formal and informal language assessments to use in school.
Day Two:
•Discussion of findings from case study work and recommended language assessment work.
•How to analyse language assessments.
•Identifying ways to support pupils with SLCN needs within the classroom setting.
•Exploring evidence-based intervention approaches.
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team
£380.00
Lets Talk
Date: Wednesday 24 February 2027
Time: 9:00-3:30pm
Fee: £80 per delegate
£65 per school for electronic resources folder which will be charged separately.
Venue: Room G4 Training Room, New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Who is this course for: SENDCos, Teachers and Teaching Assistant pairs or 2 TAs if SENDCo has already trained in Let’s Talk.
Areas Covered:
- The communication process.
- What a language group looks like.
- Pre and post screening.
- Language group activities
Course Outcomes:
- The Delegates will be equipped to run a Let’s Talk Language group intervention.
Each School will receive access to a Virtual folder which contains: -
- Pre & Post screening materials.
- 10 weeks of Language group plans for KS1 and KS2 Children.
- Printable Resources.
To be delivered by the LCI Team
£80.00
Supporting learners with literacy difficulties - including dyslexia
This is a short introduction to the many ways that learners with literacy difficulties (reading, writing, spelling), and dyslexia can be supported to make progress in school. The course gives strategies on how to adapt everyday classroom teaching and ideas about which interventions to use to boost literacy.
Dates:
- Friday 30 October 2026, 9:15am-12:00pm
or
- Friday 26 February 2027, 9am - 12pm
Venue: G4 Training Room, New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Who is this course for: SENCos, SLT, Teaching Assistants, Class Teachers
Cost: £50
After completing the course, participants will be able to:
- Choose the most appropriate interventions for their school to help boost literacy levels for learners with specifically literacy difficulties.
- Begin to understand how they may adapt their everyday teaching to support learners with literacy difficulties to access the learning.
- Understand which learners need something more than adaptive teaching to be successful in learning to read, write and spell.
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team (Samantha Marriott)
£50.00
ELKLAN Primary
Dates:
- Tuesday 19th January 2027
- Tuesday 9th February 2027
- Tuesday 9th March 2027
- Tuesday 6th April 2027
All sessions will run 9:30am - 2:30pm
Who Is It For: Teaching assistants -Key Stages 1 and 2.
Fee: - £470 per delegate, includes registration fee and book.
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Areas Covered:
•The course explains the communication process and difficulties that children may experience with speech, language and communication.
•The course provides a range of practical strategies that may be used by teaching assistants in their work in the classroom or when supporting individual children.
Course Outcomes:
•Accreditation at level 2 or level 3 (OCN).
•Increased understanding of the communication process.
•Increased understanding of speech, language and communication needs in children.
•Knowledge of a range of strategies, approaches and resources to use in the classroom and with individual children to support SLCN.
NB for accreditation delegates are expected to submit a short, written learning log weekly.
This course will be delivered by accredited Elklan trainers form the LCI Team.
£470.00
ELKLAN Secondary
Dates: CANCELLED
- Day 1 - Wednesday 30 September 2026
- Day 2 - Wednesday 28 October 2026
- Day 3 - Wednesday 25 November 2026
All sessions will run 9:00am - 4:00pm
Who Is It For: Teaching assistants -Key Stages 3 and 4.
Cost: £470 per delegate,
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
This course offers practical strategies for teaching assistants to support children in the classroom, focusing on the communication process and potential difficulties with speech, language, and communication.
Suitable for TAs working in secondary settings including DSPs.
Course Outcomes:
- •Accreditation at level 2 or level 3 (OCN).
- •Increased understanding of the communication process.
- •Increased understanding of speech, language and communication needs in students.
- •Knowledge of a range of strategies, approaches and resources to use in the classroom and with individual students to support SLCN.
NB for accreditation delegates are expected to submit a short, written learning log weekly.
This course will be delivered by an accredited Elklan trainer from the LCI Team.
£470.00
Neuroinclusive Education Network (NEN) Making Sense of Autism
Date: Half Day
Autumn Term - Thursday 5 November 2026
Spring term - Thursday 21 January 2027
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Cost: £80
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Who is this course for:
This is a raising awareness module for anyone working In schools. This includes teaching and support staff, office and ancillary staff, caterers, caretakers, transport staff and governors.
This training is suitable for staff working in Primary and Secondary school settings.
Gain a better understanding and awareness of autism and the way it affects children in schools.
What will you learn?
- Enhance your understanding and awareness of autism and how autism can affect children in schools
- Know the importance of understanding the individual child and their profile of strengths and needs
- Identify potential barriers to learning for autistic children
- Begin to make reasonable adjustments in the way you support autistic children
- Reflect on the information you need to collect for creating a one-page profile
This training will be delivered by the Learning, Communication and Interaction (LCI) Team Autism Specialist Teacher
£80.00
Neuroinclusive Education Network (NEN) Good Autism Practice
Date: Friday 12 March 2027
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Venue: Room G.3, New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Cost:: £150 per delegate
Who is this course for:
This is a module for practitioners who work directly with autistic children in schools, and it provides guidance on processes and tools that can help practitioners to implement good autism practice.
This training is suitable for Primary and Secondary School staff.
What will you learn?
- Develop your knowledge and understanding of good autism practice
- Reflect on and improve your practice in working with autistic pupils
- Understand strategies and approaches you can draw upon for autistic pupils you work with including use of a range of visual systems and the NEN Sensory Field Guides. Access to the Field Guides will be FREE on completion of the training.
- Reflect on the kind of information you need to collect for creating a person-centred education plan
- Consider how to involve the autistic pupil and their family in setting learning goals
This training will be delivered by the Learning, Communication and Interaction (LCI) Team Autism Specialist Teacher
£150.00
Neuroinclusive Education Network (NEN) Progression Framework
Date: Half Day
Autumn Term - Monday 9 November 2026
Spring term - Thursday 4 March 2027
Summer term - Wednesday 19 May 2027
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Cost: £80
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Who is this course for:
This session is suitable for practitioners working with autistic children and young people in mainstream or specialist settings.
What will you learn?
- Become familiar with the key features and content of the NEN Progression Framework and supporting documents
- Know how to use the NEN Progression Framework to identify priorities and set learning intentions for individuals
- Know how to use the NEN Progression Framework to provide evidence of progress
- Delegates will have FREE access to the Progression Framework and supporting documents on completion of this training (the cost of this resource is usually £350
This training will be delivered by the Learning, Communication and Interaction (LCI) Team Autism Specialist Teacher
£80.00
Neuroinclusive Education Network (NEN) Transitions in Schools Module
Date: Wednesday 21 April 2027
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Cost: £80
Venue: Room G.4, New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Who is this course for:
This module is for any member of staff working with autistic pupils aged 5-16 in mainstream and specialist schools.
This module aims to provide delegates with the knowledge, skills and understanding to plan transitions and implement processes to improve the education and wellbeing of children in the schools.
What will you learn?
The module will help delegates to:
- Identify examples of school transitions and understand whether these might be described as ‘macro’ or ‘micro’.
- Understand the demands of transitions across the Primary and Secondary school phases for all children but especially autistic children and young people.
- Be able to identify why autistic children and young people require enhanced support to reduce the negative impact of transitions on their education and wellbeing.
This training will be delivered by the Learning, Communication and Interaction (LCI) Team Autism Specialist Teachers
£80.00
Neuroinclusive Education Network (NEN) Extended Good Autism Practice - 3 Day Course
Dates: (Must attend all dates)
Autumn Term
- Friday 20 November 2026
- Friday 27 November 2026
- Friday 4 December 2026
Spring Term
- Monday 22 February 2027
- Monday 1 March 2027
- Monday 8 March 2027
Summer Term
- Friday 11 June 2027
- Friday 18 June 2027
- Friday 25 June 2027
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Fee: £370 per delegate OR £450 for teacher and teaching assistant pairs
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester. LE3 9RN
Who is this course for:
This extended module is suitable for SENDCOs, Teachers, Teaching Assistants working in classrooms, Internal Provision, Designated Specialist Provision (DSP)
This training is suitable for Primary and Secondary School staff
What this training will include
- Good Autism Practice Module with extended content covering visual systems and sensory processing differences. FREE access to the NEN Enabling Environments Field Guides on completion of this training
- Autism and Anxiety Module including an introduction on how to use and implement the 5-point scale
- NEN Progression Framework Module FREE access to the Progression Framework and supporting documents on completion of this training (the cost of this resource is usually £350) An Introduction to Social Stories™ and Comic Strip Conversations
What will you learn?
- Extend your knowledge and understanding of good autism practice
- Reflect on and improve your practice in working with autistic pupils
- Understand strategies and approaches you can draw upon for autistic pupils you work with
- Reflect on the kind of information you need to collect for creating a person-centred education plan
- Consider how to involve the autistic pupil and their family in setting meaningful learning goals
This training will be delivered by the Learning, Communication and Interaction (LCI) Team Autism Specialist Teachers
£370.00
Play Interaction Training
Date:
- Wednesday 18 November 2026
- Monday 1 March 2027
Time: 9:30am-12:30pm
Fee: £80
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester. LE3 9RN
Who is this course for?
This course is for school staff who want to implement the Play Interaction programme within their setting. It is suitable for staff supporting children who would benefit from developing their early social communication and interaction skills through play.
What will you learn?
Delegates will be introduced to the Play Interaction programme and develop the knowledge and practical skills needed to deliver it. The training includes a range of motivating interaction activities, alongside the visuals and resources provided as part of the programme.
Delegates will learn how to:
- Deliver the Play Interaction programme confidently.
- Use the programme’s visuals, resources and interaction ideas.
- Follow children’s interests to develop engagement and communication.
- Support joint attention, anticipation, imitation and turn-taking through play.
- Plan and adapt activities to meet individual children’s needs.
- Identify opportunities to use Play Interaction strategies throughout the school day.
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team