This course focuses on practical steps we can take towards developing positive relationships with children (and adults) in school.  We focus in particular on how to build strong, trusting relationships with children who may not have a wealth of positive relationships experience to draw on.  These ideas can be applied on a one to one basis with individuals or across whole classes, departments or schools.

This collection of courses will help you to meet the mental health needs of a wide range of children with special or additional needs, characteristics or circumstances.

This collection of courses will help you to recognise and respond to a wide range of mental health and emotional wellbeing issues.

Throughout this course, we will learn about the signs of PTSD, discuss the risk and protective factors and how to support those with PTSD at home and in school.

In medical terms Dysgraphia is a neurological order and it is classified as a specific learning disability. Children with dysgraphia often have other problems alongside it although it is primarily diagnosed when a child’s hand writing skills are below those of their peers. Through this course Cherryl will explore the causes of dysgraphia and the optimum age of diagnosis. She will discuss other problems associated with dysgraphia and explore how these can affect the child throughout their time in the classroom.    

This is a recording of a past webinar. We will explore what emotional wellbeing means and why it is important in education. Julie Calveley will…

Particularly in the current context of Covid-19, as the country starts to return to the new normal, we are finding now more than ever that more and more young people are avoiding school for emotional reasons. Throughout this course, we will learn what emotionally based school avoidance is and is not. We will also consider what we can do to support young people to get them back into school and staying in school. 

We will cover the mental health challenges and needs of BAME children and young people. To do this, we will consider the mental health context and consider strategies for supporting them both inside and outside of school.   

We will cover the mental health challenges and needs of this vulnerable group of children and young people as well as think about how we can work with their families. The strategies we will cover will work alongside your safeguarding policies and procedures.  

I would like to share with you some practical ideas for encouraging meaningful engagement with people with PMLD. These activities will enhance communication, interaction, curiosity, initiation and good mental wellbeing through having fun with our senses! Through the joint participation of party activities, it is possible to create a sense of awe and wonder, anticipation, excitement and reflection. This course would be suitable for anyone who spends time with people with PMLD and who is looking for some simple yet fun activities to initiate and enhance communication.

This collection of courses will help mental health leads to meet the Department for Education learning objectives with regards to leadership and management.

This is a recording of a past webinar, Josephine Smith Head at Kesteven and Sleaford High School, an 11-18 school in Lincolnshire, will get together…

This course has been designed to support you in planning how you will approach mapping the local and national provision. We will cover the key considerations and practical implications which must be considered before mapping can be conducted effectively.

During this session, child bereavement specialist, Beck Ferrari will share practical strategies you can use to support autistic children and young people when faced with…

This course will provide an overview into what constitutes as self-harm, how the onset may occur in young people and the factors that may increase or decrease the likelihood of young people displaying signs of self-harm. We will also look at some of the things that can be done to support those who may be self-harming. 

This is a recording of a past webinar. This is the DSL monthly update webinar for schools leaders and Designated Safeguarding Leads. We will share…

This course will identify the basics of phonics and how it helps pupils to read by age six.  Exploring key vocabulary used to unpick different elements of phonics, putting theory into practice and learning the initial strategies used to teach children phonics.

During this course, you will work through a series of modules around the mental health needs of children who are LGBTQ+, the challenges they face and what we can do to meet their needs both at home and in school.  

In this course we only look at 4 of the ways to wellbeing because no 5 is covered in a complete course on its own – Keep Active. Evidence tells us that if we actually put some of these suggestions in place our wellbeing will improve. We offer some practical ideas to make it work.

You will understand how to consider and lead on change within a school to motivate and inspire colleagues to be part of your whole school approach to mental health.