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SEND and Inclusion
We at St Christopher's Trust want to ensure that each child in our care has a deep sense of belonging.
These courses are designed to explore the issues experienced by those in school who work with children with disadvantage. They offer channels of support and access to the latest developments in best practice.
Attendance Network
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
Behaviour Hubs Launch Event
Behaviour Hubs Networks
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 Module 1 - De-escalation and Prevention
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 Module 2 - Positive Handling
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
SENCOs Monthly Online Forum
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
SEND Network
Contact: Sean Millar & Iain Randall
Audience: Heads, SENCo, Pupil Premium Leads, Family Support, Inclusion Leaders
Career Pathway: 5,6,7
Cost: Free toTrust Staff
Disadvantaged Oracy Project - Cohort 2
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
Disadvantaged Oracy Network
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