The Sex Education Forum offers specialist training for teachers and educators working with learners with special educational needs and disabilities, covering a broad range of aspects of delivering inclusive RSE.
The Government RSHE guidance 2019 stipulates that RSE must be accessible for all pupils, particularly learners with SEND. Our specialist SEND training will support you to deliver an inclusive, accessible and meaningful curriculum to your learners.
Delivered by qualified teachers and SEND specialists, our training gives teachers and educators working with learners with SEND the opportunity to explore what RSE means in SEND settings, to explore values, consider how to work with parents, and identify the particular considerations for delivering RSE in the SEND classroom.
Our courses are interactive, evidence based, and give educators the confidence to deliver quality, accessible and differentiated RSE to all learners.
Calendar of open courses
Book yourself a place on one of our training courses. Courses range from bitesize 2-hour webinars to whole day training, covering a range of key topics such as Consent and Touch for Younger Learners or Preparing for Adulthood: Teaching RSE to older learners with SEND. You will meet a group of colleagues from different schools and colleges, and participate in group discussion, small breakout groups, quizzes, and interactive activities. View our calendar here.
SEND specialist CPD programme
Our very popular Developing RSE Specialism in SEND schools programme is running again this autumn. This course is for RSE leads and teachers in special schools who wish to develop their RSE specialism, and offers a unique opportunity for in-depth study of RSE for learners with SEND.
Led by SEND RSE specialist Rachael Baker, this course offers 3 full days of interactive training alongside a community of practice of educators from SEND settings, as well as a welcome session and next steps event. To book a place, email [email protected] to begin the booking process.
INSET for schools
We know that teacher confidence is instrumental to delivering top quality RSE. Commission a day of INSET training for your staff to explore the evidence and rationale for the RSE guidance, teacher values, ways to differentiate, working with parents, and further topics informed by our discussions with you. Our commissioned training can be tailored to your setting and your staff and learner needs.
INSET training could comprise a full day for a group of 20 staff, or could feature shorter sessions for groups of teachers to attend on rotation. Talk to us about your setting, and the needs of your staff, and we will make a personalised recommendation.
Popular topics for school INSET include understanding the guidance and developing a spiral curriculum, public and private, and teaching about sex and sexual relationships with secondary learners.
To enquire about commissioning INSET training for your school, please email [email protected]
Commissioned training
Are you looking to commission training for a wider group of SEND specialist teachers, such as local authority special schools, or special schools within a multi-academy trust? Any of our open courses can be commissioned to run in this way, and can be tailored to the profile of your audience. We can also create a bespoke course – talk to us about your requirements.
To enquire about commissioning training for your network, please email [email protected]
SEND specialist training to support all SEND settings
Our SEND suite caters for teachers and educators working with learners with a broad range of educational needs and disabilities, including moderate to severe learning disability, profound and multiple learning disability, autistic spectrum conditions, communication needs, physical needs, and social and emotional difficulties, as well as differentiating for learners with SEND in mainstream settings.
We work with education providers in a range of settings, including EYFS to Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 and beyond, as well as alternate provision settings, hospital schools, and education delivered through other forums, e.g. youth work settings, or care service.
Talk to us about your learners, your setting and your staff training needs, and we will create a training package to suit your setting.
Book open courses directly from our calendar, or for enquiries please email [email protected].
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