Down's Syndrome Association - Training / Events

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMME 2008

PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR WEBSITE IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED SO APOLOGIES FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY BE OUT OF DATE. PLEASE CONTACT THE DSA IF YOU CANNOT FIND THE INFORMATION YOU REQUIRE.

This programme details the conferences and courses we have on offer in 2008. In addition to the events listed here we may organise other learning events during the year in response to public demand. Keep an eye on our website which will be updated periodically. Click on the name of the event below to see more information.

In addition to this programme, we offer training to organisations which can be tailored to your specific needs and delivered to staff in the workplace. For further information on this please contact our Training Manager Victoria Ralfs on or email

For information on all conferences and events organised in Northern Ireland, please contact our Northern Ireland office on .

AGEING AND DEMENTIA

Positive Ageing	Reading	Fri 28 Nov 2008

EARLY YEARS

Down's Syndrome in the Early Years - Under 2s	Leeds	Sat 20 Sep 2008
Family Weekend (under 2s)	Suffolk	14-16 Nov 2008

EDUCATION

3-day NVQ Accredited Course Supporting Pupils with Down's Syndrome	Norwich	26 Sep-14 Nov 2008
Early Years Education	Sheffield	Thu 02 Oct 2008
Including Pupils with Down's Syndrome in Mainstream Primary School	Warrington	Fri 03 Oct 2008
Including Pupils with Down's Syndrome in Mainstream Primary School	Norwich	Fri 10 Oct 2008
Including Pupils with Down's Syndrome in Mainstream Secondary School	Cheltenham	Fri 21 Nov 2008

MISCELLANEOUS

Looking Ahead and Annual General Meeting	Teddington	Sat 18 Oct 2008

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE

Early Years Speech and Language Development (0-4 yrs)	Gatwick	Thu 16 Oct 2008
School-age Speech and Language Development	Gatwick	Fri 17 Oct 2008

We are committed to promoting best practice in health, education and social care services by engaging knowledgeable and experienced practitioners to speak at our events. We seek to offer high quality training and information on a wide range of topics at affordable prices. We recognise the need to provide learning opportunities to people across the county in a variety of locations. When choosing locations for conferences and courses, we strive to achieve a balance between the demand for any given event and good national coverage.

We are also keen to hear feedback from people who attend any of our events and also from people who are looking for information and courses on topics we do not currently offer.

We plan our conferences well in advance, and consequently we occasionally have to make changes to the published programme, due to unforseen circumstances. In these instances, we make every attempt to stick as closely as possible to the published programme.

To discuss your training needs, please contact our Training Manager, Victoria Ralfs on or our Conference Officer, Ildi McIndoe on / Mobile: or email

For further details on courses and conferences listed or to book places, please contact Lesley Alabaf on or email