CENMAC’s Thursday Thirty
Online training & information sessions
CENMAC’s Thursday Thirty online training & information sessions run throughout the school term.
Join us at 15.30 to 16.00 (GMT) on Thursday afternoons to find out how a wide range of assistive technologies are used to support learning and communication in mainstream and special educational settings.
Take a look below and reserve your complimentary spots for the Autumn Term September 2025.
Who should attend? Our training sessions are suitable for teachers, SENCOs, school SEND teams, TAs, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, parents and carers supporting children and young people using assistive technology to access the curriculum and/or to communicate.
Training joining details
We will email you the Microsoft Teams joining details a couple of days before the training session so keep an eye out in your email inbox. Please check your spam or junk mail folder and contact CENMAC at newsandevents@cenmac.com if you do not have the joining details one day before the event.
Visual Supports in Seconds: Creating Engaging, Personalized Materials with Glint
Date: Thursday 6th November 2025
Time: 15.30 to 16.00 (GMT)
Glint is the fastest, easiest way for teachers and therapists to create high-quality visual supports from social stories, visual schedules, and task cards, in seconds. In this 30-minute session, we’ll show how schools use Glint to:
(1) prime routines (e.g., arrivals, transitions)
(2) support regulation with quick “first–then” and coping visuals
(3) improve carryover by sharing boards with families via secure links or QR codes.
We’ll demo live builds, multilingual labels for home languages, and quick edits that fit real classroom timelines. You’ll leave with ready-to-use templates, a 3-step workflow to cut prep time by up to 80%, and simple ways to share materials across your team and with families.
Presenter: Dylan Makani, Co-Founder, Ner Chat
Training joining details
We will email you the Microsoft Teams joining details a couple of days before the training session so keep an eye out in your email inbox. Please check your spam or junk mail folder and contact CENMAC at newsandevents@cenmac.com if you do not have the joining details one day before the event.
Wordshark in support of individual learners with SEND
Date: Thursday 13th November
Time: 15.30 to 16.00 (GMT)
Discover the flexible ways that Wordshark can be used in mainstream and special educational settings to support students in reading and spelling and making it relevant to their classwork and interests. This will cover both primary and secondary age groups.
Presenter: Ruth Savery – Education Director, Wordshark
Training joining details
We will email you the Microsoft Teams joining details a couple of days before the training session so keep an eye out in your email inbox. Please check your spam or junk mail folder and contact CENMAC at newsandevents@cenmac.com if you do not have the joining details one day before the event.
Missed a Thursday Thirty Session?
Thursday Thirty sessions are recorded > View recorded sessions
If you have any changes in school and need training to implement the students’ assistive technology please do get in contact with your advisory teacher or mail@cenmac.com.
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