OLT

Online Training International

CPD accredited online courses

tutored by Addington Specialist Leads

What is OLT

OLT Courses are CPD accredited courses that are tutored by Addington Specialist Leads so you are supported throughout your learning journey.

OLT courses provide between 15-20 CPD accredited hours per course

These courses are free to any staff member working in a mainstream school within the Wokingham Borough

Courses on offer

Please see below for more detail on the courses we are currently running

These courses run from 14th Jan until 1st June. 

Enrolment on any course can be at any point up to 31st March

To book your place please see WOS booking site - CLICK HERE

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD

Overview

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, which can have a very significant impact on pupils’ ability to benefit from the school environment and to make progress that reflects their full potential. There are two main characteristics or types which may exist separately or together. These are the ‘inattentive type’ or ‘hyperactivity and impulsivity’. The primary symptoms of an inattentive pupil are a lack focus and attention, which can lead to mistakes, organisational difficulties and failure to complete tasks. Learners with ‘hyperactive or impulsive’ behaviours may be overactive, lack impulse control and struggle to settle down to tasks and activities. ADHD is a specific learning difficulty that doesn’t usually affect intelligence. Therefore, with inclusive support and reasonable adjustments, these curious, innovative and creative pupils can go on to lead extremely successful and fulfilled lives.

This course responds to the information needs of the whole community centred around supporting the child/young person with ADHD. You will learn how to assess the needs of a learner and go on to develop a support plan consisting of SMART goals and interventions, which you will implement and later review to determine how well it has met the learner’s specific developmental needs.

• summarise the definition of ADHD, its main characteristics and causes

• explain the relationship between ADHD and cognition

• identify comorbidities that can occur with ADHD

• contribute to current debates surrounding ADHD

• outline the principles of assessment and what screening tools are relevant to identification

• determine how to carry out a behavioural assessment

• implement a range of strategies to maximise pupil engagement, such as cues and prompts, rewards and sanctions

• foster effective communication and social skills

• create a support plan for a pupil/group of pupils in your school

Autism - ASD

Overview

Autism is a lifelong neurological and developmental disorder that affects children/young people in different ways. As a spectrum disorder, pupils with autism can have difficulties communicating with and relating to others and display restricted and repetitive interests and behaviours. Building a secure knowledge of how autism presents in girls and boys is critical if schools and teaching staff are to identify how to support their often-exhausting attempts to fit into a neurotypical world.

Educational settings can be a triggering environment for learners with autism. They may be oversensitive to some sounds, sudden movements, certain smells and visual stimuli. They can appear distressed or anxious when routines are changed. They may also show a lack of awareness or insensitivity to other peoples’ feelings or social cues. On this course, you will learn about the impact autism can have on a learner’s life. You will also learn how to make reasonable adjustments to your classroom and teaching practice to have a positive impact on your learner’s achievements, relationships and self-esteem.

This course aims to develop the knowledge, skills and practice of all education professionals working with children and young people (CYP) on the autistic spectrum. You will learn how to assess the needs of a learner and go on to develop a support plan consisting of SMART goals and interventions, which you will implement and later review to determine how well it meets the learner’s specific developmental needs.

• describe the distinguishing features of autism spectrum disorders

• explain the restricted flexibility in behaviour and thinking

• identify potential atypical sensory responses to environment stimuli

• explain the purpose and process of individual education assessments

• choose appropriate assessment tools to determine the level of adjustments required

• carry out assessments of communication, social integration and sensory processing abilities

• evaluate particular behaviours and their implications for learning

• design and plan strategies to reinforce desirable behaviour

• devise interventions to develop communication and social skills

• assist your school to develop an ASD-friendly learning environment

• create an action plan to support a pupil/group of pupils in your school

Dyspraxia and Motor Coordination Difficulties - DMC

Overview

In many classrooms there are learners who have difficulty with planning and carrying out movements.

These learners may have motor coordination skills and balance difficulties, also known as developmental coordination disorder or dyspraxia.

Children and young people with dyspraxia may seem clumsy or accident prone. They may have difficulties with fine motor skills, such as writing, or gross motor skills, such as running.

Living with MCD can be very challenging especially if there is a co-occurring need such as speech and language difficulties, challenging behaviours and accurate word reading and spelling difficulties.

• recognise and describe the main features of motor learning difficulties
  
  
• describe, using correct terminology, the difficulties learners can have in planning and carrying out movement
  
  
• identify the characteristics and range of impairments associated with motor coordination difficulties
  
  
• refer children for motor assessment to the appropriate multi-professional teams
  
  
• use checklists to carry out observations of a child’s motor skills
  apply a graduated response to meeting the needs of learners with motor difficulties using the assess, plan, do review cycle
   
• employ strategies that enable learners to build and master motor skills  

• modify tasks, alter expectations and change the classroom environment to help learners meet with success
  
  
• make reasonable adjustments in social and sporting activities to maximise the inclusion of learners with motor difficulties
  
  
• create a support plan for a pupil/group of pupils in your school

Speech, Language and Communication Needs - SLCN

Overview

 Learning Outcomes

SLCN is commonly used to describe a wide range of issues that make it difficult for children and young people to communicate and interact with others. Learners with SLCN may have difficulty with stammering, loss of voice, problems producing sounds or using language accurately. They may struggle to express their ideas and communicate their needs. In group settings, they may find it difficult to follow instructions and comprehend non-verbal cues.

You will learn how to assess the needs of a learner and go on to develop a support plan consisting of SMART goals and interventions, which you will implement and later review to determine how well it has met the learner’s specific developmental needs.

SLCN is often a feature of other special educational needs so this is a good foundational course to strengthen your capacity to support learners with SLCN and other co-morbidities, such as a hearing impairment and autism.

• describe the prevalence and hidden nature of speech, language and communication needs  

• differentiate between typical and atypical stages of language acquisition  

• identify receptive, expressive and pragmatic language difficulties and evaluate their impact on access to the curriculum and social inclusion  

• describe the purpose and process of individual assessments
  use checklists to assess attention, listening, expressive language and fluency skills  

• observe and evaluate social use of language and independent learning strategies  

• design and plan strategies to support the development of phonological and articulation skills  

• create a support plan for a pupil/group of pupils in your school

OLT Ltd

We offer Online training from OLT Ltd in conjunction with Wokingham Borough Council.

These courses are FREE for anyone who works in a Wokingham school.

OnLineTraining (OLT) is a continuing professional development (CPD) provider of blended learning courses and resources in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Our CPD courses are used by education services in the UK, and Australia, and have trained teachers, other professionals and parents/carers in over 100 countries across the globe.