17/12/25
Weekly News Highlights
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For more information about courses, see the Professionals Calendar and Family Calendar
- 17/12/25
Cognition & Learning: UCAN2 Training Spring 2026
Hertfordshire Cognition & Learning Team: UCAN2 Number Assessment & Intervention Training on 12 January 2026 at Peartree Spring Primary School, Stevenage.Read Full Story - 17/12/25
DSPL2 Training: Personal Safety in Education
We are really pleased to arrange for Robyn McFayden (North Herts Outreach Manager and DSPL1 SEND Lead) to deliver our training session around personal safety when working with complex and unpredictable young people. Booking via DSPL2 Eventbrite.Read Full Story - 16/12/25
Summer term SENCO forum dates
From the summer term 2026, SENCo forums will be extended to include Focused Intervention Funding Clusters (previously LHNF) from 1-2pm, followed by SENCO forum 2-3pm. New dates will replace original summer term dates: Tuesday 5th May 2026 Wednesday 1st July 2026 Future training dates for...Read Full Story - 16/12/25
New Website - CYPMHS HertsHub
We’re thrilled to announce that the CYPMHS HertsHub has launched! Co-produced with young people, parents, carers, and professionals, this new platform will make it quicker and easier to find the right support for children and young people’s mental health and emotional...Read Full Story - 12/12/25
My Baby's Brain courses for professionals - Spring 2026
Targeted Services Workshop: - Thursday 26 February 2026 from 09:30-15:00 - Tuesday 17 March 2026 from 09:30-15:00 Universal Services Workshop: - Tuesday 3 February 2026 from 9.30am to 3.00pm - Wednesday 4 March 2026 from 9.30am to 3.00pmRead Full Story - 10/12/25
HCC Visual Impairment Training
The following FREE, in person, Visual Impairment training courses are available to school staff in January 2026. Effective Access for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment (12 January 2026) Resource Modification and Access (28 January 2026) Advanced Drawing (30 January...Read Full Story - 10/12/25
DSPL2 SpLD Training and Surgeries, Spring 2026
We are delighted to announce that we will be offering the following Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) support to DSPL2 schools during the Spring Term 2026. All sessions will be delivered by Laura Bloomberg, Dyslexia Understood.Read Full Story - 08/12/25
Hertfordshire Autism Training - Spring 2026
Hertfordshire Autism Training have published their Spring 2026 dates.Read Full Story - 04/12/25
Hertfordshire SENCo SEND Provision Briefings
SENCo SEND Provision Briefings are being held on: Thursday, 12th February | 16:00 – 16:45 Wednesday, 25th February | 16:00 – 16:45 These sessions will provide a clear overview of the work underway to shape our new SEND Provision Strategy, focusing on strengthening...Read Full Story - 01/12/25
Supporting Links - Spring 2026 Bitesize Workshops & Courses open for booking
Supporting Links website Supporting Links Parent and carer support Bitesize workshops and courses - Book now.Read Full Story - 28/11/25
ADD-vance: Spring Parent/Carer Training - open for booking
Spring 2026 on-line Workshops and face-to-face six-week courses for parents/carers funded by Hertfordshire County Council. Free online support Groups for Herts parents/carers.Read Full Story