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Archive news - January - June 2007 and Pre 2007

2008  
15th February 2008

Scotland

Perth and Kinross Education Department renew for the fourth year the Touch-type Read and Spell Course. They have now extended the provision of the TTRS Course to 45 schools in Perth and Kinross.

14th February 2008

Bromley Field Studies Centre

TTRS Teacher Training and Pilot to commence March 2008

The Field Studies Centre is situated on the edge of Scadbury Park Nature Reserve. Since 1988 the centre has offered free and unique training opportunities for adults and young people. The training is delivered in partnership with local organisations. Bromley Field Studies Centre was opened in 1988 by David Bellamy

13th February 2008
Excel College London E7  Teacher Training

 

13th February 2008
Teacher Training and Pilot at Murraylands Christian College South Australia.

12th February 2008
Dublin Adult Learning Centre, Ireland commence with an annual licence of TTRS after teacher training and successful three week pilot.

4th February 2008
Adult Learning Longford, Co Longford, Ireland
Annual TTRS Licence Commences
Adult Learning Granard, Co. Longford, Ireland
Annual TTRS Licence Commences
Adult Learning Ballymahon, Co. Longford, Ireland
Annual TTRS Licence Commences

JANUARY 2008  

15th January 2008

Sure Start, West Street, Erith, Kent England.

 

Sure Start TTRS Project starts its second term at West Street Erith with over 40 students and more on the waiting list.

 


Wednesday 9th January 2008
Teacher Training at MHA Care Stratford Upon Avon where we inducted our most senior student of TTRS at 96 years of age.


2007
DECEMBER 2007

12th December 2007

Additional Teacher Training at St Augustine's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lewisham, London

St Augustines commission a full annual licence in January 2008 after taking part and seeing the results of research over the past year with their pupils.

The research will be completed and available for presentation at the British Dyslexia Association International Conference 2008.


NOVEMBER 2007

15th November 2007 Teacher Training Pilot and Annual Licence at Pembroke School Adelaide South Australia

Teacher Training 12th November 2007

2nd November 2007 Grey Court School Richmond - Teacher Training

OCTOBER 2007
30th October 2007

Esher High School, Esher, Surrey, England - Pilot, teacher training, and full annual licence for 100 students


16th October 2007: Bolton Community College: Teacher Training at the Manchester Road Centre. The success of the TTRS Course in supporting students with literacy difficulties at Bolton Community College over the past two years has led to an expansion this year of the TTRS course to 100 students and the need for more staff to be fully trained. Students ages range from 16 years of age to a very active student of 84 years of age.

SEPTEMBER 2007

14th September 2007 Plumpton College, East Sussex
TTRS Teacher Training, pilot and annual TTRS project to support students needing literacy support studying the wide range of Land-based courses.


AUGUST 2007
 

30th August 2007 Battle Abbey Prep School, East Sussex: TTRS Teacher Training, Pilot and start of annual licence to deliver TTRS.

 

JULY 2007
10th July 2007 Positive about Dyslexia (PADL) Liverpool TTRS Teacher Training and start of annual project directed by Hilary Doody and John Martin A new venture to deliver a series of interventions for anyone needing the help and prepared to consider new strategies to learning and working. For more information ring Hilary or John on 0151 734 4213.

JULY 2007

5th July 2007 Erith Youth and Family Centre, Kent.

           

TTRS Course Completion Certificates are awarded to two students who have attended and completed all twenty four levels of the TTRS course. The students attended one hour each, per week, for up to three years. The centre is directed by Mick and Wendy Harvey who congratulated the students on their perseverance, dedication and success.


JULY 2007

 

4th July 2007 Irene Heskett, the TTRS Bromley Course Director, being thanked and presented on her retirement with a bouquet of flowers and many presents from her students at the end of term certificate presentation ceremony, at Bromley College of Further Education, Kent. Irene has delivered the TTRS course for the past 15 years and was an associate in the early development of the course contributing many valuable ideas and additions. Irene is traveling to China and representing TTRS there and then onto her home country of Australia in October for a long and well deserved holiday! We all thank Irene for her dedication over many courses at many centres to so many students over so many years.


Archive news - January - June 2007 and Pre 2007

 

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