‘Get SLCN Ready’ - Targeted Level Support for School Staff
The School Age SLT Service are pleased to offer the following free online training sessions via Microsoft Teams during the Autumn term 2026.
All of these online training sessions will run from 3.30pm until 5pm on the dates listed below.
All staff in school settings (teaching/support/leadership) are welcome to attend. Any school staff that wish to attend, please request the Microsoft Teams link from your SENCo. If you wish to access the training as part of a staff meeting, this is also welcomed and can be discussed with the SLT team. Microsoft Teams links will be sent out to school SENCos at the start of the week commencing 14th September.
Please note: Training sessions will not be recorded, therefore attendance to live training is required if you wish to access the training content.
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Date of online training |
Topic |
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Wed 23rd Sept |
Introduction to Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) |
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Wed 30th Sept |
The Assess Plan Do Review (APDR) Cycle |
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Wed 7th Oct |
Supporting Early Communication Skills |
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Wed 14th Oct |
Language Development and Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) |
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Wed 21st Oct |
Concepts |
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Half term week |
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Wed 4th Nov |
Information Carrying Words (ICWs) |
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Wed 11th Nov |
Vocabulary Development and Word Finding Difficulties |
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Wed 18th Nov |
Expressive Language and an Introduction to Colourful Semantics |
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Wed 25th Nov |
Verbal Reasoning and Non-literal Language |
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Wed 2nd Dec |
Speech Sound Disorders |


