Foundation course | Auditory Verbal therapy | London 2026

Working Through Audition

Working Through Audition is the foundation part of AVUK's in-depth training package - delivered in person at The Kings Fund, 11–13 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0AN

Course content

This foundation course is designed to equip you with the practical skills needed to accelerate spoken language development through listening in pre-school aged children with hearing loss and their families.

Topics include:

• Working through audition
• Moving on from the ling sounds
• Going from one to two key words
• Checking understanding through listening
• Speech acoustics
• The parent journey

For more information on this course, click here. 

Structure

This course has been designed to be delivered in person to participants and combines self-study and group mentoring. All of the training is accessed via our cloud-based learning platform, no special software or equipment is required to participate.

The theory elements of this training are delivered through a series of pre-recorded video tutorials that participants can watch at a time that suits them. At the end of each tutorial participants are required to complete written and practical assignments for discussion at their cohort’s group mentoring session. The assignments include incorporating specific activities into their upcoming sessions and participants will need to record these sessions.

The group mentoring sessions are an opportunity for participants to share and reflect on their experiences putting theory into practice in a secure environment and to receive coaching and guidance for further development from their course tutor.

At the end of the course, participants are required to complete a final written and video assignment. Participants who successfully pass the final assessment will be eligible to undertake our advanced training if they wish to.

Duration: 6 months

CEUs: 36

Dates: 

• Day 1 Friday 30th January
• Day 2 Friday 27^thFebruary
• Day 3 Friday 27th March
• Day 4 Friday 24^thApril
• Day 5 Friday 22nd May
• Day 6 Friday 26^thJune

Entry requirements

To complete this course you must be a qualified speech and language therapist, teacher of the deaf or audiologist.

In order enrol on one of these courses, eligible professionals must have a caseload that includes at least 2 deaf babies/pre-schoolers who they see regularly (weekly or fortnightly) for therapy with the child’s parent/carer.

Fees and funding

This six month course costs £945

We may have funding bursaries available for those who meet the following requirements:

• You must be a fully qualified speech and language therapist, Teacher of the Deaf or audiologist.
• You must be practising in the UK and be employed by a local authority or NHS Trust. We occasionally accept applications from professionals working private practice or charities as long as the delegate can demonstrate how they will work to transform service provision in the location they work.
• You must be working with pre-school children with hearing loss and have at least three children on your current caseload who you see on a regular basis.
• You must demonstrate that you are passionate about developing your auditory practice to improve the listening and spoken language outcomes in the children you work with.
• You must demonstrate that you fully understand the requirements to complete this course.

For more information about the bursary funding, please click here. 

Please also note that course dates may be liable to minor changes. AVUK reserves the right to delay the start of a course if it is undersubscribed.

We have multiple foundation courses starting through the year in small cohorts of 5 or 6 participants and are able to deliver this course to employers wishing to train groups of staff.

The foundation course has been accredited by AG Bell Academy for 36 hours of continuous professional development (CEUs) but completion of this course does not carry any formal educational or professional qualifications.

If you have any questions or want to enrol on the foundation course, please register your interest and a member of the training team will follow up with you.

If you are enquiring on behalf of someone else, please give their details.

You will receive email confirmation of your booking. If you do not receive this please email courses@avuk.org 

Event details

Where

The King's Fund, 11–13 Cavendish Square, London , W1G 0AN

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When

Start: ^th January, 2026 at 10:00am

End: ^th June, 2026 at 4:00pm

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