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Beginning & Developing Level

Special Education Needs (SEN) Course

(3 day course) (Monday 26th,Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th July)

Join us at the IPC Summer School for our new SEN Course: Helping to Remove Barriers to Learning through the IPC. This course is designed for all schools (IPC implementing and non-implementing mainstream schools) at both Beginning and Developing level.

This 3 day course will include:

  • The IPC as a learning-focused curriculum - helping to remove barriers to learning
  • An overview of the learning challenges facing internationally mobile pupils
  • Understanding behaviours and barriers to learning
  • An overview of SEN (autism, learning disabilities, dyslexia, attention disorders, communication difficulties, developmental co-ordination difficulties, gifted and highly able) and approaches in support and intervention
  • Strategies to support learners presenting with SEN and ideas for extending and adapting IPC thematic, cross-curricular learning units
  • Working together to adapt an existing IPC thematic, cross-curricular learning unit to meet learning needs within your class
  • Involving and encouraging parents in supporting their child
  • Opportunities for networking and sharing of best practice with other teachers and SEN leaders for learning

Course facilitator: Jayne Pletser

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Jayne is a part time doctorate student at Bath University and a free lance, educational advisor and interim school manager based in The Hague in the Netherlands. She was formerly a head teacher and deputy general director of an IPC, Dutch International Primary school and is a registered Dutch Educational Director. Jayne holds qualifications in special educational needs and her research interests are in the area of international school management and special educational needs provision.


Book your place

If you would like to join us at the IPC Summer School in July 2010, please complete the booking form or contact Laura Phillips, our events coordinator laura@greatlearning.com.