This module aims to ensure you feel confident to positively include and meet the specific learning needs of children and young people with Down’s syndrome in your nursery or school.
Module content:
Please be aware that the fee is per person attending the session.
Training will take place using 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.
Delivered Online
£45
Monday 1st September
4-5pm
This module expands on the learning covered in module 1, specifically looking at how to teach children with Down’s syndrome to read and how this positively supports language development.
Event Details
Monday 8th September
4pm – 5pm
Delivered online via Teams
Cost: £45
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 15th September
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.
Monday 22nd September
Delivered online via Zoom
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.
Tuesday 6th May
Dr Shahid Zaman is an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability, Director of the CIDDRG (Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group) and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at the University of Cambridge. He is a part of ABC-DS (Alzheimer’s Biomarkers Consortium-Down Syndrome), a major clinical research programme funded by the National Institute of Health (USA). For over 15 years he has undertaken research in ageing and neurodegeneration in people with Down syndrome. He will present a summary of the tremendous increase in knowledge and our understanding of dementia in people with Down syndrome.
Date: Tuesday 25th March
Time: 12.30-1.00pm
Cost: Free
Date: Tuesday 13th May
Dr Santoro serves as the Director of Neuroimmunology and Demyelinating Disorders Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He is also an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. Dr Santoro also has clinical research expertise in inflammation as it related to cerebrovascular disease and neurocognitive disorders such as Down syndrome regression syndrome, of which he has spoken on internationally.
Date: Tuesday 25th November
Dr Phillips is currently a Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry working between RHC Glasgow and Glasgow Dental Hospital and School.
Date: Tuesday 28th October
Dr Stewart has worked as a GP for over 30 years. A GP partner in Lothian until 2021 when he moved to Fife to work as a salaried GP and Generalist Clinical Mentor in ScotGEM in St Andrews.
Date: Tuesday 30th September