The Smallest Things Prem Aware Award scheme raises awareness of the impact of prematurity on development and learning, supports parents and carers, and helps schools to recognise and meet the specific learning needs of children born prematurely.
The scheme promotes use of the ‘Preterm Birth Information for Educational Professionals’, a free online training resource developed by Professor Samantha Johnson and her colleagues in the PRISM (Premature Infants’ Skills in Mathematics) Study Team, funded by the charity Action Medical Research. The online resource outlines the impact premature birth can have on a child’s development and learning, and offers practical ways to support children born prematurely at school. The Prism awareness training has raised our understanding of preterm birth, and the risk factors it can bring. It has enabled us to extend our knowledge of how we can support individuals and their families and encourage all pupils to achieve their very best.
The training has three key elements:
Element 1. Teacher Training
Element 2. School Induction documentation to include questions relating to Preterm Birth.
Element 3. Parent Awareness/Training
We have currently completed Part 1 and 2 of the programme.
To increase parental awareness, find attached the training link and leaflet.
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/helm/dev/prism/
Find attached an information leaflet about the Prem Aware PRISM training.
