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Training
Sub Group: Jacqueline Hill, Haycliife
Jill Burghardt, Branshaw
Louise Shinn, Lister Lane
Petula Robinson, Lister Lane
Trish Pearson, Braithwaite
Sandra Bell, Wedgwood
Sue Mallinson, Bolling
Ann Andrew, Greenfield
Hazel Smith, Strategy Manager SEN
Clive Halliwell, SEN Review Manager (Chair) Date Printed:
28 January 2004 Context
for the proposed training and support programme 1
An audit was undertaken during the Autumn term 2002 which
identified special school staffs qualifications, and main areas of
specialism. 2
Further information was gathered from special schools during the
summer term on accredited courses which teachers were/or were wanting to
undertake. 3
£150,000 has been made available to special schools to enhance
the accreditation of staff in the specific areas of autistic spectrum
disorders and profound and complex learning difficulties.
This is in addition to the monies which schools receive via
delegated Standards Funds. 4
Six teachers are being supported in attaining mandatory
qualifications for the teaching of deaf and visually impaired pupils
costing £45,000. 5
A further £110,000 is supporting the development of the outreach
function of four special schools. 6
The
working group decided, having undertaken a number of enquiries, to defer
a further audit of staffs training needs until September 2004. Two
further key points must be emphasised: -
as yet,
no decisions have been made about the re-configuration of special
schools. However, the group
strongly believes that such a training and support programme requires
developing whatever the eventual decisions about individual special
schools. This area of
training and support has lacked a co-ordinated approach for several
years; -
the
DfESs approach to the Standards Fund for SEN (202) is being retained
at last years level + 4%. From
this grant £509,000 is delegated to all schools including special
schools. A further £300,000
of central training and support activity for special schools is funded
through this grant. Therefore,
the ramifications of this grants cessation are considerable. The
full year total for this training and support programme 2004 / 05,
without Standards Fund contribution, is £412,000. It
is recognised that the training and support programme is incomplete in
that further detail is required particularly for the mainstream
programme and for governors and their governing bodies. It would be expected that this detail is developed once
decisions have been made about the future configuration of the
Districts special schools and the timescale has been confirmed.
Training Framework for Staff Consisting
of the following Main Strands
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The full year cost would be £150,000 the current allocation to
each yearly programme might vary.
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The full year cost would be £150,000 the current allocation to
each yearly programme might vary.
*
The full year cost would be £150,000 the current allocation to
each yearly programme might vary.
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The full year cost would be £150,000 the current allocation to
each yearly programme might vary.
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