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Communication Works South 2024
June 6 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
FreeCENMAC and Charlton Park Academy are delighted to host Communication Works South 2024.
Date: Thursday 6th June
Time: 9.30am to 4.00pm
Location: Charlton Athletic Football Club, North Stand, The Valley, Floyd Road, London SE7 8B
Cost: Free entry
Reserve your free ticket: https://bit.ly/3SQhssD
Communication Works is our annual event, giving visitors the chance to see a range of assistive and accessible technology, communication tools, digital strategies and person-centred approaches first-hand with an exhibition of over 40 assistive technology companies showcasing their latest innovations.
It is an opportunity for our CENMAC students to demonstrate how they access the curriculum and/or communicate, supported by assistive technology and the achievements they have made in a day-long programme of seminars.
Our keynote speaker
This year we are delighted to welcome Ellise Hayward (pictured above) as our keynote speaker.
Since completing her GCSEs in 2018 Ellise has been working as an inspirational speaker, an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Inclusion Ambassador and a Disabilities Correspondent at The Jill Dando News Centre and The Good News Post.
Ellise has built a significant following on social media, where she spreads awareness by talking about her experiences with cerebral palsy and her communication journey through mainstream education.
About Communication Works South 2024
The event is suitable for school and health SEND teams including teachers, SENCOs, teaching assistants, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, QTVIs, parents and carers and AT and AAC users.
Visitor feedback from our 2023 event:
“In university, AAC was always very theoretical, and I think many SLTs find themselves looking for *more*. More knowledge of our role within AAC, more understanding of how it develops and more people using it beyond requesting “Bubbles”.
“The CENMAC AAC Seminar left me emotional and passionately fuelled as a large variety of AAC was seen and used as a primary, comprehensive communication means.
“The field and technologies are fast developing and it was exciting to feel inspired to be a part of that and ultimately, listening to voices of wonderful people that may not have otherwise been heard.” – Jenna Nunes, Speech & Language Therapist.
