SEND and Inclusion

These meetings are online for an hour, the agenda will be sent beforehand with selected schools asked to share their practice around attendance, share exemplar resources and documents such as communications to parents and pupils, an opportunity to regular network and have some Q & A. Links to useful webinars and training will also be shared. 

Contact: Claire Hepher

Audience: Senior Attendance Champions, Deputy Senior Attendance Champions, Family Support Workers and PSOs.

Career Pathway: 5,6,7

Cost: Free toTrust Staff and Maintained Schools, other Academies £50 per person

Contact: Iain Randall

Audience: Trust Staff

Career Pathway: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Cost: Free toTrust Staff

Term 1 - developing, planning: Induction Session - Launch, visit a school. Working with partner schools within the Trust to share practices around behaviour. Series of Webinars and an audit of provision within your setting. Term 2 - Implementation phase, networking and review. Term 3 -  Monitoring and maintaining the change. Through the behaviour hub process there will be opportunity to learn more about Trust systems of supporting children with SEMH need

Contact: Iain Randall

Audience: Trust Staff

Career Pathway: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Cost: Free toTrust Staff and Maintained Schools, other Academies £50 per person

PIPS training is aimed at all staff working in Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Special Schools and Alternative Provisions. It aims to support staff in developing a consistent, effective and acceptable team approach to managing behaviour, while, crucially, maintaining positive relationships and minimising risk for all.  Module 1 (morning) – This explores the key issues surrounding challenging behaviour and emphasises the importance of positive, preventative verbal and non-verbal de-escalation strategies. 

This module includes work on: Values 

• The Emotional Impact of Challenging Behaviour 
• Help Protocol 
• The Prevention Continuum 
• Positive Prevention Strategies/Strategies to Avoid 
• Systems and Structures in School 
• Individual Behaviour Care Plans 

We are offering this half-day to staff in any of our schools who wish to be upskilled in managing difficult behaviour and tricky situations. 

Contact: Louise Brown &Iain Randall

Audience: Trust Staff Only

Career Pathway: 1,2,3,4,5

Cost: Free toTrust Staff and Maintained Schools, other Academies £50 per person 

PIPS training is aimed at all staff working in Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Special Schools and Alternative Provisions. It aims to support staff in developing a consistent, effective and acceptable team approach to managing behaviour, while, crucially, maintaining positive relationships and minimising risk for all. 

Module 2  – This promotes the least intrusive, most caring handling strategies and explores a continuum of passive techniques designed to keep both pupils and staff as safe as possible based on “making movement safe” rather than “overpowering”. 
This module includes: Legislation and Guidance 
• Reporting and Recording 
• Principles Underpinning Passive Intervention 
• Moments of Crisis • Personal Space 
• Following Movement 
• Guiding and Escorting 
• Standing, Sitting, Kneeling  

We are offering this day to up to 20 staff in any of our schools who (a) wish to be upskilled in managing difficult behaviour and tricky situations, and (b) have completed Module 1 previously. This will be especially beneficial to staff working 1:1 with pupils at risk of exclusion, or any staff who have missed out on whole-school PIPs training in their settings. 

Contact: Iain Randall

Audience: Trust Staff Only

Career Pathway: 1,2,3,4,5

Cost: Free toTrust Staff 

An opportuity for SENCos across the Trust and beyond to meet to share best practice and current learning. The Inclusion team will share updates and provide time to connect and solve.

Contact: Iain Randall

Audience: SENCOs and SEN Leads

Career Pathway: 4,5

Cost: Free toTrust Staff and maintained schools

Contact: Sean Millar & Iain Randall

Audience: Heads, SENCo, Pupil Premium Leads, Family Support, Inclusion Leaders

Career Pathway: 5,6,7

Cost: Free toTrust Staff

Once again, we are pleased to be offering the second year of our Disadvantaged Oracy Project.

This work builds on year 1 with a focus upon embedding best practice in each of our schools.  The project will be delivered in 2 sessions by Sian Lane, with delegates making peer to peer visits during the Spring term.

Contact: Sian Lane

Target Audience: Those who have completed Year 1

Career Pathway: 4,5,6

These two meetings are specifically for oracy leads, particularly those who have just completed the two-year disadvantaged oracy project.

During their evaluation of the project, the majority of leads stated that they would like us to meet during the year to share best practice and evaluate, informally, the ongoing impact of this focus within our teaching.

Contact: Sian Lane

Target Audience: Those who have completed Year 2 of Disadvantaged Oracy Project

Career Pathway: 4,5,6

Contact: Sian Lane

Target Audience: Teachers

Career Pathway: 4,5,6