Network meetings will; include relevant updates on policy and practice related to mental and emotional health; bring together information and learning talks from partners across the mental health landscape in Birmingham and beyond; offer access to CPD resources; give an opportunity to meet with colleagues at face to face meetings; offer sustainability to mental health leadership beyond the life of DfE grant funding.

In this session we will explore how to remain proactive and attuned to the bigger picture. We will support you to streamline your strategic priorities for SEND as you move forward into the next academic year.  

In this session we will explore the complimentary roles of teachers and TAs and the importance of a relational approach in ensuring effective teamwork. We will consider differing models of deployment in the classroom, how TAs can add value to what teachers are already doing and how we can prepare our TAs to reach intended outcomes for specific learners.

This course will enable the Headteacher and EYFS Leads to develop a joint understanding of what quality looks like in early years education.

This CPD day will focus on some of the most challenging topics that non specialists will face when teaching Chemistry. 

When hurting helps. Self -injury and self-destructive behaviours can raise a lot of understanding and, indeed, appropriate anxiety among professionals.  As education staff, we are often drawn to wanting to fix and this is difficult when faced with situation where hurting feels helpful. In this short workshop, we will explore some of the psychology of self-injury which can be really containing for us as staff and go on to explore how schools can support young people through whole school systems and processes.