COURSES: Sensory & Music
Looking for some guidance to help you deliver the G.I.F.T.S. schemes? Day courses are available to help you do exactly that for both the Sensory and Music schemes. Please see below for further information.
And to help you get the most from the G.I.F.T.S. schemes, publications , Workshops & Training Days are also available.
Available course dates can be found here.
Sensory Courses
For working with pupils or adults with PMLD and other very special needs.
Options include:
- Book a day for your school
- G.I.F.T.S Teaching SeriesBook a day for schools in your area
- G.I.F.T.S Teaching SeriesBook on a course at a venue near you (in development)
Sensory For Schools:
Sensory Play & Sensory Activity
The course can accommodate up to 30 staff and comprises:
- A copy of the publications
- Introduction to the scheme, structure and concepts
- Working with the senses
- Learning the sequences and approach
- Working with the packages
Sensory For Adults
It's Sensory
The course comprises:
- The value of the senses
- A Sensory Approach for all
- Specific Sensory Approaches for individuals
- Creating 'Sensory Times'
- Getting the most out of your Sensory Room
Sensory For All: The Sensory Room
The course includes:
- Health and safety in the room
- Optimising your room
- Optimising your existing equipment
- Using equipment to work effectively with the senses
- Extending your equipment
- Developing the room you have
- Effective use of the room across the school
- Successful use of themes in the sensory room
Music Courses
For pupils with SLD and or PMLD and other very special needs. Options include:
- Book a day for your school
- Book a day for schools in your area
- Book on a course at a venue near you (in development)
Music Courses - for Primary
Come On Everybody, It’s Music!
This course introduces basic musical concepts, developing them over each Key Stage age group from Early Years to Year 6.
Day courses are available for the following Key Stage groups: Early Years, Years 1 and 2, Years 3 and 4, Years 5 and 6.
The course content comprises:
- Schemes of work covering two years
- Publication and CD included
- Development and progression built in
- Breath and vocal singing skills
- Making songs appropriate
- Working with PMLD and other needs
- Informal and formal rhythm activities
- Each musical element developed fully
- Songs, Pictures and symbols
- Appropriate instruments
- Improvisation & composition
- Performance
- Sheets for each term
- Lesson plans, Activity Descriptions and Recording
Music Courses - for Secondary and Further Education
Come On, It's Music!
The units of work are based around different types and styles of music, further developing all the elements covered in the primary school years in addition to introducing a simple approach to notation and rhythm.
Day courses are available for the following Key Stage groups: Years 7, 8 and 9 (1.5 days), Years 10 and 11 (1 day) and Further Education Years 12 to 14 (1.5 days)
The course includes all of the content listed in the ‘Come on Everybody, It’s Music!’ for primary school section referred to above, except the musical content is developed within the context of specific modules such as:
- Years 7, 8 & 9: Native American Indian, Japanese, Rock’n’ Roll
- Years 10 & 11: Opera, Indigenous and Gamalan
- Further Education Years 12 to 14: Big Band, Jazz, Contemporary and Samba
Places are available on Training Days, currently held in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. Available course dates can be found on the course dates page.
Contact me to discuss your course requirements.
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