SENDCO Networks

Does your school have a nursery class? If so book now for your place at the next Early Years SENDCO Network meetings. These are held three times a year (Autumn, Spring and Summer) and offer SENDCOs supporting Nursery aged children and below a chance to come along to hear local and national SEND updates relevant to supporting Early Years children with SEND.

Each term updates are given regarding local and national Early Years SEND initiatives, Early Years SEND training available and contain a particular SEND focus for sharing best practice. Networks are often supported by visiting professionals. 

Attendees are welcome to bring along questions or request a future focus topic for the networks. We also have an ‘Ask the room’ slot giving you the opportunity to ask other SENDCOs whether they have, or have developed, or how they manage…etc.

• Capitalise on links with other Early Years SENDCOs
• Be updated in terms of new developments within Early Years SEND in Oxfordshire
• Reflect on and share good practice for early years SEND provision and consider areas to develop further.

Book online at Oxfordshire Education Services. 

This terms dates are:

Tuesday 22 October 15:30-16:30, Online

Tuesday 22 October 18:30-19:30, Online

Information presented is the same at each session, so just book on the time that suits you.

Do also remember that all Early Years SEND training sessions for the coming year are now live on Oxfordshire Education Services. The Early Years SEND advisory team are offering several new sessions this year. Take a look at what is on offer and how it may benefit your setting: NEW Early Years SEND Training Offer | Oxfordshire | Education Services

If your setting has completed an Early Years SEND inclusion audit, then you can access all training for free! 

For more information about the audit and Evaluate My School platform please see: Oxfordshire Early Years SEND Inclusion Audit now live on Evaluate My School | Oxfordshire | Education Services

Early Years SEND training coming up:

How to apply for Early Years additional funding Monday 7 October 9:00-12:00, Online

Introduction to supporting sensory processing differences in the Early Years Tuesday 8  October 9:00-11:00, Online

Understanding Behaviour in the Early Years Thursday 10 October and Thursday 17 October 9:30-12:30, Online

Effective communication and partnership with parents/carers of Early Years children with SEND Friday 18 October 10:00-12:00, Online

Signposting parents/carers to further sources of Early Years SEND support Wednesday 23  October 15:30-16:15, Online

AET good Autism Practice in the Early Years Wednesday 6 November and Wednesday 13 November 9:30-12:30, Online

Oxfordshire Early Years SEND Funding Thursday 7 November 15:30-16:30, Online

Identifying and supporting young children with speech language and communication needs Monday 11 November and Monday 25 November 15:30-17:30

Early Years SENDCO Core training Tuesday 12 November 9:30-15:30, in person

Supporting Early Years children with Cognition and Learning needs Monday 18 November 12:00-15:00, online

The Graduated Response for Early Years children with SEND in Oxfordshire Thursday 21 November 13:00-15:00, online

Planning and reviewing: SEND support plans/Pupil profiles for Early Years children Tuesday 26 November 12:30-14:30, online

Introduction to supporting sensory processing differences in the Early Years Tuesday 3 December 13:00-15:00, online

  • Effective communication and partnership with parents/carers of Early Years children with SEND Wednesday 4 December 9:00-11:00, online
  • Oxfordshire Early Years SEND Funding Thursday 5 December 18:30-19:30, Online
  • How to apply for Early Years additional funding Tuesday 10 December 12:00-15:00, online