Continuing professional development (CPD) opportunitites for PVI and school staff.
You can find information about SEND early years training on the Family Service Directory website.
Early years SEN team bitesize training sessions
Free, online bitesize training sessions aimed at setting SENCOs, early years practitioners in PVIs and schools and childminders.
These free sessions are intended to provide opportunity to enhance, refresh or develop new skills and knowledge on a range of SEND-related topics.
Topics are linked to themes such as early identification, early intervention, ordinarily available provision and promoting voice and inclusion.
You can book by completing the booking form and sending it to eysenteam@hounslow.gov.uk.
SEND - Accessing reading for pleasure
For teachers wanting to see how to make reading for pleasure accessible for pupils with SEND.
- Date: 6 March 2025
- Time: 9.30am to 10.30am
- Cost: Free
- Location: Marjory Kinnon School (Google Maps)
Book your place: SEND - Accessing reading for pleasure (Hounslow Education Partnership website)
RfP - Celebrating diversity in books
For teachers wanting to find out how to celebrate pupils’ diversity in their schools.
- Date: 7 March 2025
- Time: 9.30am to 11.30am
- Cost: Free
- Location: Alexandra Primary School (Google Maps)
Book your place: RfP - Celebrating diversity in books (Hounslow Education Partnership website)
Reading for pleasure themed week
For teachers wanting to create a reading for pleasure "book buzz" in their school.
- Date: 7 March 2025
- Time: 10am to 11am
- Cost: Free
- Location: Norwood Green Infant and Nursery School (Google Maps)
Book your place: Reading for pleasure themed week (Hounslow Education Partnership website)
Reading for pleasure for visually impaired children
- Dates:
- 19 March 2025
- 4 June 2025
- Time: 9.30am to 11am
- Cost: Free
- Location: Westbrook Primary School (Google Maps)
Book your place: Reading for pleasure for visually impaired children (Hounslow Education Partnership website)
Reading for pleasure with deaf children
- Date: 25 March 2025
- Time: 2.15pm to 3.15pm
- Cost: Free
- Location: Norwood Green Infant and Nursery School (Google Maps)
You can book your tickets on the Hounslow Education Partnership website.
Emotionally-based school avoidance (EBSA/EBSNA)
- Date: 26 February 2025
- Time: 3.45pm to 4.45pm
- Location: online
Book your place: Emotionally-based school avoidance (Hounslow Services for Schools website)
Ordinarily Available Provision refresh
- Dates:
- 19 March 2025
- 20 March 2025
- Time: 3.45pm to 4.45pm
- Location: online
Book your place:
- For 19 March: Ordinarily Available Provision refresh - 19 March (Hounslow Services for Schools website)
- For 20 March: Ordinarily Available Provision refresh - 20 March (Hounslow Services for Schools website)
EHC Needs Assessment requests
- Date: 2 April 2025
- Time: 3.45pm to 4.45pm
- Location: online
Book your place: EHC Needs Assessment requests services (Hounslow Services for Schools website)
Making sense of autism in Early Years
This module is aimed at all education professionals working in the Early Years, which includes childminders, preschools, nurseries and school reception classes.
You can learn more about this training on the Autism Education Trust website.
To book onto one of these sessions, email earlyyearstraining@hounslow.gov.uk.
Upcoming CPD events hosted by nasen. Nasen offers CPD on a wide range of topics and themes from universal teaching, to high quality practice and condition-specific introductions.
To find out more and book your place: Upcoming events (nasen website)
