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Job vacancy: to be readvertised in the Autumn

CENMAC Advisory Teacher

Revised job advertisement due to recent changes in legislation

Do you have a good working knowledge of the use of Assistive Technology to support SEN and Inclusion? CENMAC is looking for an Advisory Teacher to work across London, giving support to staff and pupils across all phases.

If you are ICT skilled, observant, able to work as a team player and self motivated, please contact CENMAC for details of this exciting opportunity.  It is essential that you have a full driving licence and your own car which you are willing to use on a daily basis to carry out this job.

CENMAC is based in Charlton, south east London, and the successful applicant will be required to work in allocated Authorities within Greater London.

Salary: This post is covered by Teachers Pay and Conditions and will be paid according to the Teachers Main Scale.  The exact point and any allowances will be paid according to qualifications and experience.

Please ring CENMAC for an informal chat on 020 8854 1019.

mail@cenmac.com www.cenmac.com

CENMAC has a YouTube channel!

Have a look at our new advice videos on YouTube.  Follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/user/cenmac.

Home Access

More support is available from the government’s Home Access scheme for pupils with disabilities. See www.homeaccess.org.uk for details.

Protecting Services for Disabled Children

On Friday 10 July, the new government launched a website
http://spendingchallenge.hm-treasury.gov.uk/ to let the public have their say about public spending under the its spending review.
Government will be looking at the responses over the summer, so that they can publish their decisions in October. The discussions and decisions the government takes over the summer will determine how public money will be spent for the next four years.
We realise that this work is taking place at a time when it can be hard for schools to engage with things. However we cannot stress enough how important it is that as many families and people working with disabled children as possible speak up. This is a critical time, and the decisions taken now will affect disabled children for the next few years. There is a real opportunity to make our views heard about the importance of investing in and protecting services for disabled children and their families.

Coming soon…

CENMAC Community Learning Grids. This is a space where you can share your Clicker 5 resources with other users. More details in September.

Imogen is leaving

We are sorry to say that Imogen Howarth will be leaving CENMAC at the end of this term after 5 years. We wish her good luck in her future career.

Communication Works feedback

To all concerned with the Communication Workshop:

I was very impressed by the entire set up and enthusiasm at the Workshop. On behalf of the Governors, I congratulate you all and THANK YOU.  Chairman of Governors, Charlton School

Many thanks again.  I thought that the day went well and a definite date
for the diary in the future.  Ian Foulger, Techcess
“ J and myself really found Fridays seminar very useful. We realised how it would have been of benefit to many more of our staff who work in other areas of the school.  (There was so much more to take in than we did). And we met some wonderful people including pupils who were friendly, made us feel very welcome, helpful and informative of our questions”.  Teaching Assistant working with a disabled pupil in a mainstream school.

The Communication Trust

The Communication Trust, a coalition of 38 third sector, private and voluntary organisations with a wealth of expertise in speech, language and communication, is delighted to today announce their role in managing and delivering a 2011 nationwide campaign focusing on the importance of developing children’s communication skills.  CENMAC is a founder member of The Communication Trust.

MyTobii Case Study

Click here to link to a case study of a pupil supported by CENMAC using the MyTobii eye pointing device.

Home Access

The government will be introducing their Home Access scheme to allow pupils whose parents are on low incomes access to a computer at home.  Pupils with disabilities will be entitled to extra resources to enable them to replicate the specialised equipment they use at school.  Further information will be forthcoming in the New Year but to read more about it, click here

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