Enfield Advisory Service for Autism

Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS)

EASA and colleagues in the Educational Psychology Service are overseeing schools' offer for PINS in Enfield this Year. The background to our PINS work can be found in this presentation: PINS 25-26 information sharing and planning meeting. As well as our offer outlined below, PINS Schools are welcome to attend any of our NEN/AET training modules. See our modules and sign up here: NEN/AET Training 

Our Enfield PINS Offer: 

  • Support, training and workshops for parents, led by Our Voice. See the details on their website:: OurVoice - PINS 
  • Peer Disability Awareness Training for children in PINS schools, delivered by Our Voice (this offer is limited to specific classes, usually Yr5 or Yr6)  
  • Our Voice PINS resources, available here:  Our Voice PINS Resources
  • NEN/AET Training Modules delivered by EASA. See our training pages to sign up. Modules include:
    • Making Sense of Neurodivergence in Schools ​ 
    • Inclusive Leadership to Support Neurodivergent Students in Schools​ 
    • Understanding Autism and Anxiety in Schools​ 
    • Transitions in Schools 
  • Enabling Environment Audits of school settings, using the NEN/AET’s Enabling Environments Field Guide Framework, led by EASA Occupational Therapist 
  • Language and Communication Audits in school settings, using a bespoke audit created by local Educational Psychology, NHS Therapy and ECASS team members 
  • Behaviour and Relational Policy Workshops, led by a multidisciplinary team. See below to sign up. 
  • Termly Community of Practice meetings (online) for all schools taking part, hosted by EASA. See below to sign up. 
  • Cognition and Learning Workshops (online) led by Educational Psychologists. See below to sign up. 

 

 Register Here

Please note attendance is required to both parts of the workshop.

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A four part Cognition and Learning workshop, open to SENCos, Teachers, Teaching Assistants, and Learning Support Staff in PINS schools. Four sessions, covering key areas to build understanding and confidence in classroom support, underpinned by some of the principles of MeLSA:
  • Part 1: Introduction to Mediated Learning

Learn the key principles of mediated learning and apply mediated learning techniques to enhance pupils' engagement and foster independence for learning.

  • Part 2: Executive Functioning and Neurodiversity

Learn about executive functioning differences and difficulties in neurodivergent learners and how to apply mediated learning strategies to those with executive functioning differences.

  • Part 3: Maths and Mindset

Explore ways to support children with maths anxiety by providing mediated support to help develop a positive maths mindset.

  • Part 4: Reading and Spelling

Explore how to mediate children's reading and spelling with interventions and approaches.

 

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