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.
VisionAid assistive technology used to support reading for a person with a vision impairment.
CENMAC’s Thursday Thirty – Introducing VoxiVision: Enhancing SEND and Mainstream School Settings with the Latest Assistive Technology
Thursday 24th April 2025, 15.30 – 16.00 (GMT)
Ben Ross from VisionAid will be demonstrating the features of the VoxiVision and showing how its integration into SEND and mainstream school settings can benefit the students using it
VoxiVision has market leading OCR text-to-speech reading capabilities coupled with the latest A.I. technology. It is also compact and portable with a long battery life, making it a global favorite for education and business users.
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.
Tiimo app on a mobile screen and tablet.
CENMAC’s Thursday Thirty – From To-Do to Done: Using Tiimo to Support Focus & Follow-Through
Thursday 8th May 2025, 15.30 – 16.00 (BST)
Looking for a flexible way to support students with planning, focus, and routines? Tiimo is an assistive tech tool that helps students visualize their day, build independence, and follow through—both in and out of school.
In this 30-minute session, we’ll explore how teachers and support staff can use Tiimo to scaffold executive functioning in a way that’s practical, personalized, and empowering. We’ll also introduce Tiimo’s new AI features, which turn thoughts into structured plans and suggest realistic timeframes—reducing mental load and making daily planning more accessible for all kinds of learners.
Presenter: Beaux Miebach, Inclusion & Belonging Lead at Tiimo
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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