BSA webinar – Understanding and supporting pupils with Dyslexia in boarding schools

11 November @ 2pm – 3pm

Course Outline

This webinar aims to help delegates understand more about what dyslexia is and to provide effective support to pupils within a boarding school environment.

Training topics will include:

• Information regarding theories of dyslexia
• Signs and symptoms to help us understand the potential barriers for pupils within our schools
• How we can adopt a proactive approach to support pupils with dyslexia in all aspects of boarding school life.

Learning outcomes:

Attending this webinar will help delegates increase their knowledge and understanding of dyslexia including the day-to-day impact dyslexia can have on a pupil’s life. Delegates will hear about a range of practical strategies, to adopt, adapt or use and will leave with the understanding and confidence to build on current practice.

Audience:

• Deputy Head, SENCo, Inclusion Lead, Head of Boarding, Teaching and Boarding staff.

Cost:

• Full Member – £60
• Additional Full Member – £15
• Affiliate Member – £90
• Additional Affiliate Member – £20
• Non-member – £120DOWNLOAD FLYER

Trainers:

Linzi Williams, Head of Teaching and Learning Support, SENDCo, Christ’s Hospital School

Having qualified as a History teacher at secondary level in 1999, I moved into the area of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in 2005 more by luck than judgement. It was not something that I had planned on doing but it has been the most rewarding, challenging, exasperating, wonderful move that I could have made. My special needs teaching (and learning) journey started in a special school in the South Wales valleys and has taken me to Dubai, Bristol, back to Dubai and now to Christ’s Hospital.

I am a qualified SENDCO, Teacher of the Deaf (although I use more of the language acquisition skills from this qualification than the hearing-impaired information) and a specialist assessor. I have developed a keen interest in all things neurodiverse/divergent over recent years, in particular autism. However, I see myself as a ‘jack of all trades’ as a SENDCO with experience across a broad range of needs from specific learning differences through to profound and multiple learning difficulties. I have also had experience of working in Early Years and Primary levels which has enabled me to see how support can happen throughout a young person’s education. I am keen on supporting and enabling colleagues to develop their own skills in working with our young people and am very much an advocate of ‘good teaching for SEND means good teaching for all.’

Jennifer Donovan, Senior Lecturer, Bath Spa University

Dr Jennifer Donovan AMBDA is a Senior Lecturer at Bath Spa University where she is the Award Leader for the SpLD (dyslexia) programme. Her research interests include the assessment and support of literacy difficulties with learners of all ages, with a particular interest in spelling assessment and intervention. Her current research project involves working with Specialist Teachers to investigate the effectiveness of a dynamic assessment approach to spelling.