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The Cognition and Learning team

The Cognition and Learning team are experienced specialist teachers with additional qualifications in specific learning difficulties (SpLD). 

We deliver high-quality specialist training and systemic work to primary and secondary mainstream, independent and special schools to help them support children and young people with persistent literacy and/or numeracy difficulties.  

Traded training offer for school professionals

We offer high quality specialist training and systemic work to school professionals to help them support pupils with persistent literacy and numeracy difficulties.

Find out more about the training offer for schools

For bookings and queries about costs, please email the team: 

CognitionandLearningTeam@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Our training courses provide school staff with assessments, strategies, resources and interventions to support children and young people with persistent difficulties in learning to read, write, spell and use and understand numbers.

Assessment tools and guidance

We have a range of documents and advice pages that can support education staff to help pupils with persistent literacy and/or numeracy difficulties. These include assessment tools and guidance which help a teacher to work out a child's level of need.

Word Reading and Spelling assessment - a guide to help teachers (pdf 703kb)

The Word Reading and Spelling assessment can be used by school staff to identify gaps in children's knowledge of phonics and common exception words to inform target setting and teaching of interventions. (This document is not accessible to screenreaders. If you need an alternative format or help to understand the information, please email localoffer@hertfordshire.gov.uk)

Phonological awareness pack (PDF6mb)

An information pack all about phonological awareness, how pupils with phonological difficulties can be supported in school, and how to assess the level of phonological need.

Writing difficulties (pdf 883kb)

Guidance on identifying writing difficulties and supporting Children & Young People who have persistent difficulties with acquiring writing skills.