Sharon Bandeen is a community learning disability nurse from Angus, and has been working hard to implement annual health checks into angus for all people with a Learning disability.
Date: Tuesday 24th November
Time: 12.30-1.00pm
Cost: Free
Dr Gahleitner is a Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh.
Date: Tuesday 27th October
Dr Noemi Spinazzi is the director of the Down syndrome Center of Excellence at Children’s Specialized Hospital.
Date: Tuesday 29th September
Sheila Robson is a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with more than 20 years of experiance working clinically and in reasearch in Childhood Exceptional development and Additional Needs.
Date: Tuesday 25th August
Susan Began her career at DSRF as the head of speech-language pathologist from 2003 to 2019, and help develop the therapy, adults and summer programs during that time.
Date: Tuesday 28th July
Dr Peter Gillet was a Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, and retired from clinical work in 2025.
Date: Tuesday 30th June
Dr Gofffredina Spano is a senior Lecturer in Psychology at Kingston University London.
Date: Tuesday 26th May
Date: Tuesday 28th April
Prof. Nitin is Postgraduate Dean at NHS Education for Scotland (NES), overseeing postgraduate training in Primary Care, Mental Health, and Public Health.
Date: Tuesday 31st March
Dr Herrieven is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Paediatric Emergency Medicine, working at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. She has a special interest in access for healthcare for people with a learning disability and autistic people. She works with DSMIG and the DSA answering health queries raised by professionals and families regarding people with Down’s syndrome.
Date: Tuesday 27th January
This module is aimed at teachers and support staff to support with understanding and positively supporting communication behaviour of children and young people with Down’s syndrome.
Module content:
Event Details
Monday 24th November
4pm – 5pm
Delivered online via Zoom
Cost: £45
Please be aware that the fee is per person attending the session.
Please ensure you are able to access Zoom from your chosen device, prior to joining the session. Some schools/nurseries may need to consult with their IT department to arrange this.
The Zoom link will be emailed to you ahead of time (usually 2 days before) from info@dsscotland.org.uk.
This session further expands on the learning covered in modules 1&2, specifically looking at how to support children with Down’s syndrome to learn about numbers and maths skills through the use of key learning principles and effective teaching strategies.
Monday 17th November
Delivered online via Teams
Please ensure you are able to access Teams from your chosen device, prior to joining the session. Some schools/nurseries may need to consult with their IT department to arrange this.
The Teams link will be emailed to you ahead of time (usually 2 days before) from info@dsscotland.org.uk.