Staff Timing

It is necessary to consider the time required for staff to complete designated AAC related tasks including those done in training, preparation and implementation. Some educational settings we worked with found it helpful to break this down into two parts, time needed by the AAC team and time needed by all staff.

Example: Staff Timing

Below is an example of identified needs that you may want to use within your AAC policy.

Time for the identified AAC team to complete their tasks, including:

• Receiving training related to specific areas of AAC

• Providing training to wider staff team

• Auditing current AAC equipment within school

• Building relationships with wider team around the learner and suppliers

• Assessment and feedback of AAC resources within the classroom

• Making resources

Time identified for all staff to implement AAC within the educational setting, including:

• Modelling AAC within class

• Receiving training

• Creating resources

• Considering teaching plans and incorporating AAC within them

Discussion point!

What does time allocation look like for you and the team at this moment?

Talk about the changes that are needed with allocation of time to facilitate success. It is beneficial to have a member of your Senior Leadership Team on the AAC team so that time concerns can be raised directly with them. We found that the educational settings we worked with who documented and agreed time allocation within their policy felt obliged to ensure time considerations were met.