Going through some popular apps that we have enjoyed using. Teach your learners to use their phone to organise their money, read text around them, keep audio notes, tell the time, find a toilet, find a sign language word, speak in French and even solutions to encourage them to put the phone down…due to popular […]
NASS will be hosting this Designated Safeguarding Adult Lead/Alerting Manager training event on 3rd March 2020 at NCVO, Regents Wharf, 8 All Saints St, London, N1 9RL. Presenter: Carolyn Eyre, Safeguarding Consultant This one day course is aimed at all professionals who take the lead for safeguarding adults at risk in their organisation. By the […]
Data, management information, quality indicators and the ILR – getting it right first time Are you tired of wading through ESFA and DfE funding and policy guidance, the ILR specification, QAR business rules and data, checking for errors and ploughing through spreadsheets? Do you sometimes find discrepancies in the data that you believe to be […]
Overviews of features in Boardmaker, Storycreator, Pictello and low-cost versions to create visual resources for learners. This webinar will be hosted by Fil McIntyre and Carrie Sant Booking available here
We will be running an event for members (full and Transform) on Friday 6 March in the Midlands to reflect on the learning from inspections that have taken place under the new framework. Representatives from Ofsted will be sharing some key findings from their perspective, along with Natspec members who have already been inspected. In […]
Natspec member meeting for the North West region. For more information please contact the Regional Director.
This training event aims to extend the understanding of how to support all learners effectively in the mainstream FE sector. Many FE providers want to do this but are not sure how or are offering support but want to continue to improve their offer. The training day will cover various themes including transition, developing the […]
Natspec member meeting for Wales. For more information please contact the Regional Director.
AAC devices store a large amount of data such as names and photos. If the devices are owned by an organisation this data is covered by GDPR legislation. Fil will discuss how to balance the rights of the AAC user with an organisations' responsibilities in this tricky area. This webinar will be hosted by Fil […]
Natspec member meeting for the Greater London Region. For more information please contact the Regional Director
Emily Kellett, Occupational Therapist at Seashell Trust, uses yoga as a therapeutic tool to support young people with autism and sensory processing difficulties. In this webinar, she will explain the benefits of using yoga with this population to help teach skills of self-regulation. Emily will talk through some of the postures and breathing exercises, and […]
The Natspec Publicity Officers Network is a networking forum for all members of staff responsible for communications, marketing and publicity at Natspec colleges. We will be discussing: Essential website requirements An update on Natspec's general publicity and communications work Natspec Directory 2021/22 This event will now be held over webinar. Please register here
Neil Beck and Fil McIntyre will give you an overview of resources, solutions and considerations for learners studying from home or isolation. This will cover how to get support for Assistive Technology, digital resources available and include users of complex AT such as AAC devices. There will be time for questions and queries you might […]
This webinar will focus on learners with less complex needs, focusing on online platforms, digital resources available and much more. It will include built in accessibility or literacy support tools / Office, Google, iOS learning tools etc. There will be time for questions and queries you might have at the end. This webinar will be […]
