NHA 2-Day Course for Educators, Therapists and Psychologists

The NHA’s comprehensive 2-day training course is being offered at Brunel University. It’s possible to book for the whole course or for each day separately. The outline for the 2 days is as follows:

Day 1: The Foundations of Effective Practice for the Whole School

9.30–9.45 Introduction to the Course – Michelle Stone
9.45–10.45 Session 1: Essential Understandings in Handwriting – Michelle Stone
10.45–11.00 Coffee
11.00–12.00 Session 2: The Teaching Steps: The S Factors – Michelle Stone
12.00–1.00 Lunch
1.00–2.00 Session 3: Warm Ups & P Checks – Michelle Stone
2.00–2.15 Tea
2.15–3.15 Session 4: Curriculum Requirements & Statutory Assessments – Michelle Stone
3.15–3.30 Movement Break
3.30–4.30 Session 5: Whole School Policy – Michelle Stone
4.30–5pm Discussion & Close

Day 2: Handwriting: Taking a Closer Look

9.30–9.45 Introduction to Day 2 – Michelle Stone
9.45–10.45 Session 1: Strategies for Developing Skills in Young Children (EYFS to KS1) – Michelle Stone
10.45–11.00 Coffee
11.00–12.00 Session 2: Targeted Assessment: Speed & Legibility in Key Stage 2 – Dr Mellissa Prunty
12.00–1.00 Lunch
1.00–1.45 Session 3: What Can Go Wrong and Ways of Helping – Dr Mellissa Prunty
2.00–2.45 Session 4: Supporting Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), ‘dyspraxia’ – Dr Mellissa Prunty
2.45–3.00 Tea
3.00–3.50 Session 5: Supporting autistic children to develop handwriting skills – Caroline McHugh
4–4.45 Session 6: Keyboarding as an Accommodation: Research and Practical Considerations – Amanda McLeod
4.45–5pm Close

Booking

£80 per day for members – PLEASE LOG IN TO GET THIS DISCOUNT APPLIED AT CHECKOUT
£100 per day for non-members

If you need accommodation, there is a hotel on campus.

For more information, please email the NHA.