Organised by Optimist Educational Consultants at King’s College, London (Kensington Campus), 10am-2pm. Anne Henderson, author of Maths and Dyslexics, will focus on useful ideas for teaching. Fee: Pounds 35. Details: 01322 865116 (telfax).

MARCH 19 WRITING CONTRACTS BETWEEN SCHOOLS, YOUNG PEOPLE AND PARENTS

MARCH 21 LIVING AND WORKING WITH TEENAGERS

Organised by the Department of Social and Community Studies at De Montfort University, Leicester. Teachers, education welfare officers and youth workers welcome. The first will be led by Richard Thompson, a youth and community worker, and Carole Sutton, principal lecturer in psychology; the second by Sonya Hinton, educational psychologist, Surrey. Fee: Pounds 105.75 per course. Details: Sue Colledge, 0116 2577354.