CENMAC’s Thursday Thirty
Online training & information sessions
Our Thursday Thirty free live 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 at the programme below (scroll down to view) and register to attend the sessions of interest to you.
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 Annabel at newsandevents@cenmac.com if you do not have the joining details one day before the event.
CENMAC’s Thursday Thirty – Empowering voices through the implementation of Grid – Clockhouse Greenland’s AAC Journey
Thursday 19th June 2025, 15.30 – 16.00 (BST)
Discover how Clockhouse School has developed a SEND provision that promotes autonomy through both paper-based and powered AAC tools. This session shares the school’s journey in creating a communication-rich environment where every learner is supported to express their thoughts, needs and ideas. Learn about the strategies, challenges, and positive outcomes that have shaped their inclusive approach. If you missed this case study at Communication Works this is another opportunity to hear it.
Presenters: Faye Howlett, SEND Provision Teacher, Clockhouse School with an introduction by Jenny Zentner, CENMAC Advisory SaLT
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 Annabel at newsandevents@cenmac.com if you do not have the joining details one day before the event.
Child using a tobii dynavox device to support his communication
CENMAC’s Thursday Thirty – Show me, Guide me, Watch me: Modelling AAC with users across all ages
Thursday 26th June 2025, 15.30 – 16.00 (BST)
In this session will be discussing the benefits of modelling AAC, how to model to build language and communication, and how we can adapt our techniques to suit users across varying ages. If you missed our session at Communication Works, this is another opportunity to hear it.
Presenters: Kirsten Gottschalk, Solutions Consultant and Maria Vonica, AAC Training Coordinator at Tobii Dynavox
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 Annabel at newsandevents@cenmac.com if you do not have the joining details one day before the event.
CENMAC’s Thursday Thirty – Exploring with Explorer: Embedding TD Snap within the curriculum
Thursday 3rd July 2025, 15.30 – 16.00 (BST)
This session will focus on taking a universal approach to high tech AAC within an FE environment. We will follow the journey of Explorer and discuss the progress and challenges faced along the way. If you missed Claire McReynolds case study at our annual event Communication Works, this is another opportunity to hear it.
Presenters: Claire McReynolds, SEND Lecturer, New City College – Havering with an introduction by CENMAC Advisory SaLT Jenny Zentner
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 Annabel at newsandevents@cenmac.com if you do not have the joining details one day before the event.
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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