Five Day Course for Intervenors

Date: 
20th May 2019

Dates: 20th-24th May 2019
Venue: Seashell Trust, Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire SK8 6RQ
Price: £450

This is the original Intervenor Course developed and delivered by Jenny Fletcher and colleagues from Sense. Upon successful completion of this five-day course, participants will receive a “Certificate of attendance” and can be classed as a Trained Intervenor. 

The University of Northampton in collaboration with NatSIP will be providing the option (at an additional cost) of accreditation at Level 4 for this course, worth 20 CATS (Credit Accumulation Transfer System) points in ‘Supporting Learners who are Deafblind/ Multi-Sensory Impaired’.

This course meets the requirements of the Intervenor Standards issued by NatSIP.

Who the course is for:
The 5-day course is specifically designed for Teaching Assistants, Health Care Workers, Learning Support Workers, Social Care Workers and those employed to work on a 1:1 basis with a child or young person who is congenitally multi-sensory impaired / deafblind or has a single sensory impairment with additional complex needs.

Course content includes:

  • Vision
  • Hearing
  • Assessment
  • Making Resources
  • Mobility
  • Implications of MSI
  • Communication
  • The Role of the Intervenor
  • Learning Environments

For more information:
Please contact us on 0161 610 0741 or email: outreach@seashelltrust.org.uk