CALL Scotland is a registered provider of Career Long Professional Learning for inclusive digital technologies. Our training is aimed at all staff working with pupils with Additional Support Needs.
Our specialist trainers bring a tailor-made service to your school/college. You can book a 2 hour, half day or full day hands on course which will be designed to give you the skills you need to fully support your pupils access the curriculum using a range of inclusive technologies. Our training staff are knowledgeable, experienced and will create a relaxed and friendly learning environment.
Our main priority is to provide training that is relevant to your needs. Please contact kirsteen.steven@ed.ac.uk to discuss and design a bespoke course for you and your staff focussing on the desired learning outcome and then thinking about the use of technology to raise attainment. We can provide a set of Windows laptops and iPads or your own equipment can be used provided the appropriate software / apps are installed.
Have a look at the sections below on different Additional Support Needs and learn about the support and training we can provide.
Price guide
For hands on training sessions, we recommend one CALL trainer to 12 staff.
|
SLA Rate
1 trainer |
Standard Rate
1 trainer |
SLA rate
2 trainers |
Standard Rate
2 trainers |
2 Hours
(anytime) |
£375 |
£446 |
£567 |
£706 |
Half Day
(3 hours) |
£385 |
£474 |
£628 |
£745 |
| Full day |
£617 |
£772 |
£1036 |
£1268 |
SLA: Service Level Agreement ( some Local Authorities have an SLA with CALL Scotland)
Additional costs and travel.
What are the needs of your learners?
We can design a bespoke 2 hour, half day or full day course for your staff on the use of technologies to support learners with autism. We can cover a wide variety of topics or spend time focussing on one particular area. Let's focus on the desired learning outcome and then think how technology could be implemented.
We have a bank of training iPads and Windows laptops but can also use your equipment if they have the necessary apps and software.
Communication Support Needs
Our specialist Speech and Language Therapists can create a training session which will look at Alternative Augmentative Communication technologies (and strategies) to support your learners in any of these areas:
- Understanding the written, verbal or non-verbal communication of others.
- Expressing themselves in writing, verbally or non-verbally to others.
- Increasing social communication.
- Accessing the school curriculum.
This could include hands on practice with symbol or text based communication iPad apps, literacy software and apps with voice output, single and multi-message devices or exploring Eye Gaze technology for learners with a physical and communication impairment.
Email kirsteen.steven@ed.ac.uk to discuss your training requirements and to get a date in the diary!
Physical Support Needs
For some of us, technology makes life easier or more convenient, but for people with physical challenges, technology may offer the only way to independently access learning, information, employment, to communicate, to control the physical environment, and to be independently mobile.
We can provide a training course which will give you hands on practice on how technology can be implemented to support learners with physical support needs.
The following suggested areas can be explored:
- How is the learner interacting with the computer / iPad? Access methods: mouse, joystick, keyboards with keyguards, on screen keyboard, switch access, Eye gaze technology.
- Personalising settings on a computer to ensure correct mouse speed, keyboard repeat delay, dwell selection etc.
- Accessing digital learning resources and activities.
- Mounting of devices onto wheelchairs.
Email kirsteen.steven@ed.ac.uk to discuss your training requirements and to get a date in the diary!
Visual Impairment
Technology can help to support pupils with a visual impairment, including those who are blind. We can create a bespoke training session for your staff to look at:
Windows
- Magnifying text by increasing the font size to aid readability.
- Magnifying information such as menus and icons.
- Making the mouse easier to see and track.
- High contrast backgrounds and keyboards.
- Narrator - Windows built-in screen reader.
- Creating accessible documents.
- Accessible Book Readers such as EasyReader.
Vision iPad accessibility tools
- Zoom including Zoom Controller, Zoom Region, Zoom Filter and keyboard shortcuts.
- Follow Focus.
- Display and Text Size including contrast and customising the iPad's home screen.
- Spoken Content.
- Accessible Book Readers such as EasyReader.
Email kirsteen.steven@ed.ac.uk to discuss your training requirements and to get a date in the diary!
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