Using Social and Therapeutic Horticulture within mainstream and special schools for children and young people with SEND

This two-day course provides information, skills and practical techniques that enable you to match horticultural activities to the national curriculum and develop an extracurricular therapeutic programme to meet the support needs of groups of children and young people.

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The course will enable you to create and develop school horticulture activities and create year-round programmes that meet individual and collective pupils’ needs. You will gain an understanding of the theory of using social and therapeutic horticulture (STH) with special education needs and different themes of practice as well as exploring the use of assessment models for STH in a school setting.

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This course is suitable for:

Teachers, teaching assistants and other school staff with an interest in using horticulture as a therapeutic intervention

What you will learn:

The theory of using STH with children
Linking the practice of horticultural therapy to the curriculum
How to gain support from and communicate the value of horticultural therapy to colleagues, parents and stakeholders
How to create schemes of work and session plans
How to use specific assessment models for STH in schools

Length

2 days

Included in your fee

All course materials
Course hand-outs
Refreshments (tea, coffee)

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Using STH in mainstream and special schools for children and young people with SEND

Price: £350.00

(£295 for individuals, statutory and charitable organisations)