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This course aims to explore Sexual and Gender diversity and some of the issues we might be faced with in schools. We will be exploring what LGBTQIA+ means and the individualisation between gender and sexuality. We will be considering the language we hear and use, including what is acceptable and appropriate.

An experiential workshop to share resources and ideas to help children access their grieving process through creative therapeutic activities

In this session, we will explore the reasons why children and young people may develop ESBA behaviours and the ways in which schools can support the attendance and emotional well-being of these pupils.

Mindfulness has become a ‘buzz word’ and a ‘go to’ in the media during the recent challenges that the world has faced and is facing and in attempts to manage stress and increase wellbeing. But what is mindfulness, does it have a research base, is it worth considering, and who and how can it help in the school environment?

This is a one-off course intended to help attendees in their understanding, as well as confidence, in the implementation of different strategies and visual supports which can help staff support younger children with speech, language and communication needs.

In this session, we will briefly explore theories of attachment and consider how attachment can impact children’s learning and social and emotional development. We will then learn how therapeutic play approaches can be used in a child-centred way to support the well-being of vulnerable children at school.

To develop an understanding of domestic abuse and its different forms in order to facilitate early intervention and effective support interventions.

This session will equip support staff to set up and run targeted and individualised therapeutic interventions for children and young people with social and emotional needs.

This course looks at the theory and practice of anxiety – how it can occur, what it looks like, how it is understood and then how we can work (alongside parents) to support children with anxiety in a positive and successful manner.

School staff will develop greater understanding, skills and confidence in supporting pupils with speech, language and communication needs in the classroom.