Haxby Road Professionals Enhanced Resource Provision

Haxby Road Enhanced Resource Provision (ERP) provides training sessions for professionals in settings and for families.

Any questions regarding these events, email: [email protected].

Date and time	Event	More information
Tuesday 9 September 2025	Visual supports for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and non-speaking children	This is virtual session held by Rachael Thomas. This session will look at the visual supports we can use to scaffold language development for children in the EYFS or who are non-speaking. There will also be ideas and suggestions as to how to scaffold and develop engagement in interactions, where this is appropriate.
Monday 15 September 2025, 3.30pm to 4.30pm	Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) Helpline	A chance for parents and carers, SENCOs, teachers, and teaching assistants to have the opportunity to speak to a SaLT for advice regarding children with Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN).
Tuesday 23 September 2025	Echolalia - What is it and what should I do?	This training session will focus on what to do if you notice that a pupil is repeating phrases and words either immediately after they are heard or after a delay. We'll explore useful strategies to help to develop language.
Tuesday 30 September 2025	Working memory, processing, retention and recall	In this training session we'll look at how working memory is used to hold in mind and manipulate information mentally over short periods of time and how our information is encoded and stored in our long-term memory, so that it can be retrieved for learning.
Tuesday 7 October 2025	Emotional regulation	This session will look at what emotional regulation is and will explore the strategies we can use to help children regulate their emotions and behaviours, including co-regulation first.
Tuesday 14 October 2025	Overwhelm - How to avoid big emotions taking over!	Having sensory differences can be one reason why overwhelm happens to our students. This session will focus on adaptations for the classroom to ensure that pupils can achieve their goals and avoid burnout.
Tuesday 21 October 2025	Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and how to support in the classroom	This training is for teaching and support staff on DLD. Understanding of DLD is crucial for ensuring effective support for students with this learning difference. Many resources will be shared to help teachers to adapt their teaching to support pupils.
Monday 3 November	Sessions for parents as well as SENCOs, teachers and teaching assistants including the SaLT Helpline	This is a chance for parents and carers, SENCOs, teachers, and teaching assistants to have the opportunity to speak to a SaLT for advice regarding children with SLCNs.
Tuesday 11 November 2025	Drop-in for teachers	his is held at Haxby Road and Lakeside Enhanced Resource Provision (ERP). This is a drop-in session for advice on how to meet need in a mainstream setting. For ERP and non-ERP pupils. Let us know if you would like to attend, which setting and at what time by email: [email protected].
Tuesday 18 November 2025, 3.30pm to 4.30pm	Identifying and supporting pupils with SLCN	Participants will learn about how to identify SLCN and explore a range of strategies and interventions to support children with SLCN, including adapting teaching practices, creating a communication friendly environment and using assistive technologies.
Tuesday 25 November 2025, 3.30pm to 4.30pm	Moderation	This is held at Haxby Road and Lakeside ERP and is specifically for teachers of Dual Reg Pupils and teaching assistants. An opportunity to jointly moderate with ERP and Home School staff to ensure there is a consistent approach towards assessment. Support will be provided to Home Schools to interpret our data tool to fit with individual Home School reporting systems.
Monday 1 December 2025	Sessions for parents as well as SENCOs, teachers and teaching assistants including the SaLT Helpline	This is a chance for parents and carers, SENCOs, teachers, and teaching assistants to have the opportunity to speak to a SaLT for advice regarding children with SLCNs.
Tuesday 9 December 2025, 3.30pm to 4.30pm	Pica - What is it and what can I do to help?	Pica is the persistent eating of non-nutritive substances for a period of at least 1-month. Good assessment of a person’s pica is very important, although this can be a long and complex process. Through this training you will learn about how to support young people with this condition in the classroom context.
Tuesday 16 December 2025, 3.30pm to 4.30pm	Developing vocab and word knowledge	This course explores how to support pupils with vocabulary and word finding difficulties. It will explain how to teach new vocabulary and strategies to use to help children to manage their word finding differences.