Lockdown provision from The Sensory ProjectsThe Lex-lite Launches!The Sensory Projects are very excited to announce the launch of Lex Lite - a series of three in-house training days that cover the content of the Lexiconary course in detail with time given to apply the learning to your particular setting. Previously the Lexiconary has only been available as a ticketed event as its extraordinary nature made it too tricky to take on the road as an in-house experience, however in response to an increasing number of requests we have now found a way to take the show on the road and bring it to you in all its sensory abundance. Lex Lite 1: Vision, Proprioception and Vestibulation Lex Lite 2: Hearing, Tasting and Smelling Lex Lite 3: Touch, Interoception and Agency Each Lex Lite will cover the development of the sensory systems listed above, showing you how to apply this knowledge to enhance engagement, develop cognition, support communication and promote wellbeing for people with profound disabilities, as well as supplying you with ideas and insights to enliven your current practice. Contact sensorystory@gmail.com for further information. FeedbackPeople have been blogging about their experience of the Lexiconary, you can get an insider perspective from their blogs here: Little Mama Murphy - Happy Little Hugh - Blog from the perspective of a parent to a person with profound and multiple learning disabilities. Square Peggee - Blog from the neurodiverse perspective of a special school educator. CMG - Blog from the perspective of a care organisation. If you have blogged about the Lexiconary please let us know: sensorystory@gmail.com The first tweet refers to the Sensory Engagement for Mental Wellbeing day, the second to The Lexiconary. Develop Your Sensory LexcionaryDevelop your sensory lexiconary and learn to use it to promote engagement and communication with those who experience meaning in a primarily sensory way.This course will teach you about the development of seven sensory systems and show you how to select and organise sensory resources in such a way as to engage Sensory Beings in conversations, whilst also supporting their mental well-being and developing their cognition. Everyone is welcome on these days but they are particularly suitable for:
Delegates on previous Lexiconaries have included: parents, foster carers, teachers from special and mainstream settings, portage workers, speech and language therapists, CAMHs team members, artists and actors, support workers, staff from hospital education teams, children's hospice practitioners, staff from dementia care settings, people supporting refugees and victims of trauma, people who support babies in the first months of life, staff members from CICs looking to support inclusion in society, social researchers, family members and more. I look forward to welcoming new diverse delegates in the future. The Super Sensory LexiconaryThe Super Lexiconary contains all of the information of the Develop Your Sensory Lexiconary together with additional content, in depth discussions and guest presentations from specialists with an insight into the sensory world. This year we will be joined by several guest presenters sharing their wisdom and creativity: Mary Atkinson Founder of Story Massage, will be speaking about Fostering Sensory Engagement and Belonging through Story Massage. Carrie Lennard Founder of The Improvise Approach will be speaking about Musical Sensation and Creativity through The Improvise Approach. Julia Barnes who packed out her room at Raising the Bar last year when she spoke on this topic will be speaking about Positive and nurturing touch. Ofsted look to see that your curriculum is coherently planned and sequenced towards cumulative sufficient knowledge and skills for future learning (EIF 2019 p 9) and that this is done for all pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SIH 2019 P 91). Ofsted also ask that you be ambitious for all pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SIH 2019 p91.)
Considering CQC?CQC’s descriptions of outstanding service describe settings that are creative and innovative, staffed with exceptionally well trained people who empower those they work on behalf of. They speak of settings seeking out current best practice and ensuring all their staff have access to the learning. Outstanding settings recognise the preferences of their residents and are constantly on the lookout for new ideas.Considering a sensory lexiconary, i.e. a language of the senses, is in itself creative and innovative, the Lexiconary has CPD accreditation and the feedback from past delegates indicates that the quality of the training is exceptional. By understanding a person’s sensory communication abilities you can empower them to engage and communicate more than before. The Lexiconary is informed by current research and is suitable for all staff. The information contained within it will help staff to identify the sensory preferences of the people they work on behalf of, and through the creative activity suggestions that pepper the day they will find new ideas to engage with the people they work on behalf of.
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