Whole-school training and accreditation for primary schools

Elklan Communication Friendly Setting (CFSe) accreditation is awarded to settings that have trained and support all their staff in communication and language development. Evidence of embedding is demonstrated through all staff completing short questionnaires which are collated automatically on our website. It couldn't be easier!

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  TAs and Teachers

  A minimum of two TAs and two teachers, one of whom we recommend is the SENCo or on the senior leadership team, complete Speech and Language Support for 5-11s. The two TAs must achieve accreditation at level 3. The two teachers can complete Elklan non-accredited e-learning sessions and corresponding knowledge quizzes.

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  Teachers

  The two or more teachers who completed Speech and Language Support for 5-11s, equipped by an Elklan tutor, will go on to train all the staff in your setting using our course Communication Counts. They are known as Lead Communication Practitioners (LCPs).

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  All staff

  The LCP delivers five one-hour-long sessions to ALL staff in your school. Evidence of embedding the stategies will be confimed by a visit from a neighbouring CFSe school or an Elklan Tutor at the end of the programme.

Accreditation can be achieved in one year and can be renewed after three years. It is the most cost-effective strategy available for whole-setting capacity building in communication.

We'd welcome an opportunity to talk with you about how your setting can become Elklan Communication Friendly.

Regular Q&A sessions for schools and settings interested in gaining Communication Friendly Status are held via webinar. Click on one of the dates below to book your free place. Please ensure that you view the following PowerPoint before attending a webinar:

Additional webinars are held for tutors only. Please log in to check availability and apply.

Communication Counts is a course written by us which your Lead Communication Practitioners deliver to all the staff in your setting, including lunchtime supervisors, administrative and ancillary staff, in fact, anyone involved in speaking with the children! We provide the teaching notes, mentoring and resources to facilitate this and support LCPs to achieve level 4 accreditation. Your LCP won’t attend another course but will analyse the embedding of the training in your setting and evaluate the impact on staff practices and pupil learning.

The five sessions cover:

Attend a Q&A webinar where you can ask questions and find out answers that are pertinent for your setting. When you wish to proceed, please contact us.

Settings who have completed level 3 training

Work through this e-learning session on how the CFSe process works to find answers to those important questions you have:

Starting the CFSe Journey

Those settings which have completed level 3 training and have been advised by a member of Elklan staff to book their LCPs on a level 4 CFSe - Primary course can do so by selecting one of the available options below. Your place will not be confirmed until approved by a member of Elklan staff.

Accredited Online Training

Please note these courses are only for those settings who do not already have their own Elklan tutor. If you have an Elklan tutor already, please contact them directly to discuss your next steps.

The course content has been described by teachers as "high quality teaching in a nutshell". Training ancillary staff in communication strategies enables better behaviour management.

We'd welcome an opportunity to talk with you about how your setting can renew an award of Elklan Communication Friendly status.

Regular Q&A sessions for schools and settings interested in renewing their Communication Friendly Status are held via webinar.

Please choose from the following options for dates of upcoming webinars that are relevant to your setting, and to book your free place.

Evaluation Reports

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