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Dyslexia Awareness training for work-based learning practitioners - a one-day workshop "It's about so much more than pastel paper & pretty folders" (A NVQ assessor) 24th February, 2010 York Are you a workplace trainer or assessor? Do you manage staff development or work-based learning? Would you like to support learners with dyslexia more effectively? "I would strongly recommend this course to all Trainers and Training Managers" Craig Bryant, Training Officer, Thames Valley Police "Answered some questions I had not been able to get answers for before" Caroline McCarthy, East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery, University of Nottingham "It helps teachers and trainers adapt different ways of working with people with dyslexia or other learning difficulties" Debbie Pallett, Initial Assessment and Induction Trainer, Birmingham Rathbone Society "As I interview students, I now have some guidelines (screening questions) that I could use if I suspect the person has dyslexia and information on where to get full assessments" Lynn Adcock, Training Manager, BITA Pathways/Warwick Training "Good value for money" Sharon Stanley, Outreach Manager, Central England, Houses of Parliament Outreach Service What are the benefits of attending? By the end of this practical training course you will: * Be aware of the ways in which dyslexia can have an impact on learning * Be familiar with a range of practical strategies and approaches to support learners with dyslexia in work-based learning * Have considered some of the issues that have an impact on support for learners with dyslexia, such as dyslexia assessment, funding and confidentiality * Be aware of the legal obligations on learning providers in relation to dyslexia Throughout the day there will be opportunities to reflect on your own knowledge and practice, as well as your work with particular learners, so that the training will have an immediate, practical application in your workplace. You will get a copy of the publication "Supporting learners with dyslexia in work-based learning" as well as an opportunity to work with experienced dyslexia specialists. For more information and to book your place, go to the NIACE website: http://www.niace.org.uk/campaigns-events/events/dyslexia-awareness-train ing-for-work-based-learning-practitioners <http://www.niace.org.uk/campaigns-events/events/dyslexia-awareness-trai ning-for-work-based-learning-practitioners> Applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. NIACE Events Team Tel: 0116 2859661 E-mail: [log in to unmask] NIACE (The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, England and Wales). A company limited by guarantee registered no. 2603322 and registered charity no. 1002775, Registered address: 21 , De Montfort Street, Leicester, LE1 7GE, UK NIACE (Sefydliad Cenedlaethol Addysg Barhaus i Oedolion, Lloegr a Cymru). Cwmni cyfyngedig drwy warant rhif cofrestredig 2603322 ac elusen rhif cofrestredig 1002775, Cyfeiriad cofrestredig: 21 , De Montfort Street, Leicester, LE1 7GE, DU The content is confidential to the intended recipient and may be legally privileged. If you are not an intended recipient, please delete this email from your system and notify the sender. You can contact SEDA by telephone on + 44 (0) 20 7380 6767 or by facsimile + 44 (0) 20 7387 2655. SEDA is a company limited by guarantee and registered in England (no. 3709481) and registered in England and Wales as a charity (no. 1089537).