Springwood
Primary School
Training We Offer to Other Professionals
Welcome to Springwood Primary School’s Continuing Professional Development Programme for 2025/2026.
We are a Primary Special School based in Salford. The school is split across multiple sites and currently have over 360 pupils on roll. As the only primary specialist provision in the authority, Springwood supports pupils with a wide range of SEND including Complex Needs, SLD and ASD.
We are offering a range of CPD opportunities to support professionals who are working with pupils with SEND in other settings. The high quality training will be delivered by member of our staff who are experts in their field.
Unless otherwise stated, all of the training will be delivered Springwood Primary School at either our Craig Hall site in Irlam or at our Swinton site.
If you are interested in booking whole school or department training at your own setting please contact us to discuss this further.
| Training Focus | Course | Dates | Times |
| Communication | Elklan: Communication Support for Pupils with Complex Needs | 17:11:25 12:1:26 9:2:26 16:3:26 | 4 x full day 9.30am to 4.30pm |
| Communication | An Introduction to Signalong | The course is repeated twice during the year. | |
| Autumn Term: 29:9:25 6:10:25 | 2 x 1.5 hours 9.30am to 11am | ||
| Spring Term: 19:2:26 26:1:26 | 2 x 1.5 hours 1pm to 2.30pm | ||
| Communication | Elklan: Communication & Language Support for Autistic Pupils | 2:2:26 2:3:26 30:3:26 11:5:26 | 4 x full day 9.30am to 4.30pm |
| Communication | Signalong Foundation Course | 20:4:26 27:4:26 11:5:26 18:5:26 8:6:26 | 5 x 3 hours 8.30am to 11.30am |
| Behaviour for Learning | Positive Behaviour Support | The course is repeated three times over the year. | |
| Autumn Term 3:11:25 10:11:25 24:11:25 | 3 x 3 hours 9.30am to 12.30pm | ||
| Spring Term 24:2:26 3:3:26 9:3:26 | 3 x 3 hours 9.30am to 12.30pm | ||
| Summer Term 8:6:26 29:6:26 6:7:26 | 3 x 3 hours 9.30am to 12.30pm | ||
| SEND in the Mainstream | SEND Guidance and the Adapted Curriculum | The course is repeated three times over the year. | |
| Autumn Term 6:10:25 | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | ||
| Spring Term 26:2:26 | 8.30am to 11.30am | ||
| Summer Term 27:4:26 | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | ||
| SEND in the Mainstream | A Purposeful Learning Environment | The course is repeated three times over the year. | |
| Autumn Term 20:10:25 | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | ||
| Spring Term 23:2:26 | 8.30am to 11.30am | ||
| Summer Term 18:4:26 | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | ||
| SEND in the Mainstream | Creating Meaningful Resources | The course is repeated three times over the year. | |
| Autumn Term 24:11:25 | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | ||
| Spring Term 9:3:26 | 8.30am to 11.30am | ||
| Summer Term 22:6:26 | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | ||
We look forward to working with you in order to continually enhance and develop provision for all pupils with SEND.
Please click on the buttons below to find out more information about each of our courses.