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CANCELLED - Voice of the child - DATE CHANGED FROM 26.06.20 TO 24.06.20
- The ‘voice of the child’ refers to a child or young person’s view of their world.
It is important for adults to support children and young people to explore and share their own understanding of their world in order to:
- Enable them to be heard
- Develop positive relationships
- Better understand their strengths and needs
- Work collaboratively to identify personalised support
This course will share a range of resources and strategies that will be helpful to school staff working with individual or small groups of children with the aim of gaining the voice of the child. This can be used to support them to share their views as part of the EHC assessment process, annual reviews or for pupil passports at an SEN support level, as well as to contribute to individual interventions.
- Facilitator
- Venue & Travel Information
Heidi Mcdermott, Educational Psychology Service, Rochdale BC
Dr Heidi McDermott, Senior Educational Psychologist
I qualified as an Educational Psychologist in 2014. Before that I worked as a primary school teacher and a specialist teacher with children and young people with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. As a senior Educational Psychologist, I carry out regular supervision with trainees and colleagues. I have strong beliefs about inclusion and social justice, I am very interested in SEMH, attachment, trauma and therapeutic approaches. My thesis was around the use of assessments with children with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). I like to use dynamic assessment to understand what helps children and young people to learn and am always using and developing ways to make sure their voices are heard.
Hopwood Hall College
Free parking is available onsite - just press the buzzer at the barrier and say you're here for a REAL Trust event.
How to get here
By Road: The Rochdale campus is 2.6 miles from junction 20 off the M62. Follow the signs for Rochdale town centre
By Rail: Rochdale train station is a ten minute walk from the Rochdale Campus through the town centre. It is also a Metrolink station, Manchester’s light railway system, which links Rochdale with Oldham, Bury and Manchester City Centre.
By Bus: The Rochdale bus station is approximately 5 minutes’ walk from the Rochdale campus. There are frequent bus services throughout the borough which terminate in Rochdale.