Training:

SENDSAM and SEND&CO co - deliver training to meet your specific training requirements. We are constantly working on producing training packages so the list below is being expanded continuously. We can deliver training depending on your requirements, so please do contact us for further information. This training can be delivered in a variety of settings from Nursery upwards including alternative provisions.

Tailored Training for SEND

Specialist Training For SEND Support

Pathological Demand Avoidance Training (PDA):
Behaviour and Communication Training:
Persistent Disruptive Behaviour (PDB.)
De-escalation Training
Bespoke Training

Any training session can be delivered as a twilight session or part of an INSET day.

This course aims to help you to:

•Feel confident to identify PDA in your learners

•Understand the need for flexibility around demands

•Know what adaptations and reasonable adjustments will have an impact

Course Content

•What is PDA?

•What does it look like?

•What are ‘demands’?

•How best to support learners with PDA

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This course aims to help you to:

•Understand behaviour as a form of communication

•How to use trauma informed practice to develop your support

•Understand and use a PACE approach

Course Content

•Why are children at risk of exclusion?

•What does behaviour tell us about the child? What are ACES and how do they impact behaviour?

•How can we develop our understanding of the signals given by students?

•How can we support students effectively who present with challenges in school?

•How can we work together restoratively to support children?

•How can we identify unmet needs and use a trauma informed approach?

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This course aims to help you

Use strategies to minimise the impact of PDBs
Develop a whole-school approach to managing PDBs
Work effectively to reduce suspensions and permanent exclusions

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Our one-hour De‑escalation Training gives staff practical, immediately usable strategies grounded in the Escalation Curve, helping you respond confidently at every stage of a child’s dysregulation.

Equip your team with a shared language, a calm framework and evidence‑informed tools that reduce incidents and strengthen relationships across the school.