Services Available to Schools
Below is a list of the various services we offer to local schools, students & parents in the area:
School: Focused Consultation
A consultation service for schools focused on extending a school’s literacy and numeracy interventions and plans, particularly at Wave 3.
Pupil: Focused Consultation / Outreach
Advice is intended to support the development of the school’s own resources to meet the identified pupil’s needs. A range of advice and support activities are provided on behalf of named individual pupils. These activities are designed to support the school’s developing provision mapping approach, dyslexia friendly guidance, and ensure schools are utilising good practise at Waves 1,2 and3 in literacy and numeracy.
Training
Training sessions is provided by SpLD Base staff on a range of topics focused on the Hertfordshire developing dyslexia friendly schools guidance, and Wave 3 literacy and numeracy interventions.
Open Afternoons & Resources
A display of up-to-date resources for supporting dyslexic pupils can be viewed at the Base. We hold termly Open-Afternoons for displaying new materials and offering informal advice on their use. Commercial Publishers often display new books and other resources at these sessions.
Useful Links & Resources
- British Dyslexia Association: www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/
- Dyslexia Action: www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk
- Dyslexia Research Trust: www.dyslexic.org.uk
- Nasen (National Association of Special Educational Needs): www.nasen.org.uk
- Hertsdirect: www.hertsdirect.org
Downloadable Resources
- Dance Mat Typing: www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing
- Sparkle Box: www.sparklebox.co.uk
Inclusive Friendly Classroom
Download the Inclusive Friendly Classroom Resources by right-clicking the following link & choosing 'Save Target As':
Inclusive Friendly Classroom Resources
Zip file containing 41 PDF docs (Total download size 6.18MB)
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6JZ
Tel: 01707 323758 | Fax: 01707 393188


