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'Reaching the 'hard to reach': Child -teacher dialogue to promote inclusion in classrooms' free event Hosted by School of Education, University of Southampton
2020-11-26 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Online training
Join us in this free event to:

Learn about the findings of a three-year study (2017-2020) that involved schools in five European countries
Hear first-hand experiences from teachers and children in Southampton who participated in the study
Have the opportunity to listen to key researchers who were involved: Professors Kiki Messiou (University of Southampton – project lead) and Mel Ainscow (University of Manchester – methodological consultant.
Receive a free pack of materials that you can use within your school.

This innovative approach involves children becoming researchers and working collaboratively with their teachers in order to design lessons that include all pupils, particularly those who might be seen as ‘hard to reach’.
Who is this event for?

Primary, special and secondary school teachers
Policy makers
Support staff
Families
Researchers and educational consultants

This is a free event. Please, book by 15th November 2020 via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/child-teacher-dialogue-to-promote-inclusion-in-classrooms-registration-124293584457
The event will be hosted via zoom. Four days before the event you will receive a link for your own use only in order to access the event.

Supporting the transition into care: Sharing experiences from young people with Dr Sarah Wendland
2020-11-26 16:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Dr Wendland (newly qualified EP) presents her doctoral thesis work which explores how young people experienced the transition into care and ways to support this transition.

What do Fathers think they do to support their children's development: how does this develop and why should we care? With Dr Tim Cox
2020-12-03 16:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
We are pleased to welcome back the now Dr Tim Cox, who joins us to share his doctoral thesis work. This work explored experiences of parenting from a Father’s point of view.

The Theory and Practice of Better Play Provision in Schools with Alison Woolf
2020-12-10 16:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
An exploration of the theory of play and the language we use when talking about play. The session will also include practical strategies for facilitating play in schools. Links will be made to how our understanding of play and the language we use influence provision and practice.

Supporting vocabulary development
2020-12-12 10:00 - 11:30 | Online training
Suitable for staff working in primary and secondary schools.
This session will look at the link between vocabulary and attainment. It is full of practical strategies and ideas that you can take away and use.
Areas covered in the session include;
• The importance of promoting vocabulary
• Selecting the appropriate vocabulary to target
• Practical strategies to use within the classroom or during interventions
• Ideas of how to use and review new vocabulary

Setting up your bitmoji virtual e-room: Using technology to engage and motivate CYP virtually with Keith Houghton
2020-12-15 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
Learn about how to create a bitmoji e-room as a way to engage and motivate children and young people when working with them remotely.
Useful for Educational Psychologists and any professionals working with children and young people.

An Introduction to the Redbridge Educational Wellbeing Team with Redbridge EPS
2020-12-17 17:00 - 17:30 | Zoom
Redbridge Educational Wellbeing Team will outline how the team was formed and talk about some previous and current projects they have been involved in.

Introduction to Circle Solutions for student wellbeing
2021-01-04 09:00 - 16:00 | Online training
Circle Solutions is not just a program: it is a pedagogy to develop social/emotional skills and a positive class ethos

Circle Solutions builds resilience and mental health
Circle Solutions enables all voices to be heard so maximises inclusion and participation
Circle Solutions promotes empathy, reduces bullying and fosters belonging
Circle Solutions focuses on both the reflective and the fun in learning.

This full day workshop (9.30am – 4pm) will equip participants with all they need to begin and sustain Circles successfully with a class or youth group. We will:

introduce the philosophy and principles underpinning Circles
give participants the opportunity to experience a range of Circle activities and learn how to run a Circle Solutions session
outline recent research on maximising the effectiveness of Circle Solutions
report on what teachers and students say about the differences it makes
give opportunities to ask questions and explore issues
provide information on resources

Circle Solutions train the trainer
2021-01-07 08:00 - 11:00 | Online training
Zoom-based course in four sessions: 8-11am GMT on 7, 8, 11 and 12 January 2021
This program is available to anyone who has taken an Introduction to Circle Solutions. It will enable participants to introduce, support and sustain Circle Solutions in schools, including facilitating staff training. We can arrange an Introduction course on the day before the Trainer course for those who want to combine both.
The program will cover:

A whole school approach to developing positive relationships, resilience and connectedness
Being an agent of school change
The rationale for Circle Solutions and the value to schools
Recent research on what makes Circle Solutions effective
Planning and running a staff training day
Liaison with parents
Dealing with challenges from staff and students
Supporting the sustainability of Circle Solutions

DECP Annual Trainee EP Conference 2021
2021-01-13 09:30 - 16:30 | Zoom
The DECP invites you to attend our 2021 conference to explore the changing needs of children and young people in the 21st century. The conference will provide TEPs and newly qualified educational psychologists with relevant and practical examples to facilitate thinking and practice about developing applied educational psychology in a changing world – post COVID.

Let’s not talk about school ‘refusal’; let’s talk about barriers to attendance with Fran Morgan from Square Peg
2021-01-14 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
School ‘refusal’ is an acknowledged term for many persistent absentees, but it implies wilful choice and puts the problem on the child. This is a global problem with no quick fixes. How can we provide appropriate interventions if we don’t have a full understanding of the underlying causes of these absences and is our education system actually making the problem worse? This webinar will explore these ideas.

Principles for supporting your own child’s learning at home during lockdown
2021-01-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Online training
Pay what you can afford.
New Covid-19 inspired series delivered by Colin and Elliot Newton, using the Zoom platform. We want to directly support and inform parents and carers and so indirectly benefit the children and young people with the greatest needs. Parenting is hard enough but supporting learning, hope and self image in these times has never been harder! Please share with anyone who might benefit.
The webinars are focused on trying to parent, encourage, support and include children and young people at this difficult time. Engage and learn in the comfort of your own setting as we explore a range of challenges. The content of the sessions will aim to allow safe sharing of experiences, provide fresh insights as well as practical strategies. The sessions will be very easy to understand and will share wisdom of those present as well as provide some guiding ideas.

Playful pandemonium: Artistically exploring today through lessons of childhood with Chloe Pitkoff
2021-01-19 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
Chloe is a young artist from New York and she joins us to share the work she has done for her upcoming senior show. This work explores games like hide and seek and tug of war and fairytales, like the princess and the frog, Chloe sees the lessons in these games and stories as concepts we can continue to learn from.
Chloe previously joined us in June 2020 to share the artwork she had completed during COVID-19, which can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbXZkUO7kWM&t=50s

Interrupting the isolation of children and young people in lockdown
2021-01-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Online training

Exploring the views and experiences of special school teachers in supporting the post-16 transition for SEN pupils with Jeremy Chian
2021-01-21 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
Jeremy (a Trainee Educational Psychologist) conducted a small-scale research project in Southend-on-Sea to explore how special school teachers supported pupils to make the transition into post-16 settings. This webinar shares findings which will be useful for all those supporting pupils with SEN manage the post-16 transition.

Maintaining hope and positivity for your child or young person in lockdown
2021-01-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Online training

”Why can’t you hear me?” Foundational understanding and ways of working effectively with vulnerable children with Angela Greenwood
2021-01-28 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
We are pleased to welcome back Angela Greenwood, who joins us to explore ways of working effectively with vulnerable children. This compliments the other sessions Angela has presented for us which considered concepts of attachment and relationships

Online workshop: Involving pupils in decisions about what goes on in their classrooms
2021-02-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Online training
When pupils are involved in making important decisions about what goes on in their schools and classrooms, engagement and productivity increase and behaviour improves.
This workshop is aimed primarily at trainee teachers and those starting out in schools, but teaching assistants, experienced teachers and school leaders also welcome. This forum is especially useful to those who have read ‘It’s Our School, It’s Our Time’ and want to try out some of the ideas from the book. Even if you haven’t yet read the book, check out the Pupil Participation website https://pupilparticipation.co.uk/ to read more about the topic of this workshop.

Virtual interventions: Using technology to engage and motivate children and young people with Keith Houghton
2021-02-04 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
We are really pleased to welcome back Keith Houghton (Assistant Educational Psychologist with Liverpool EPS) to provide more wonderful ideas for working virtually with children and young people. This webinar follows on from the inspiring session on setting up a virtual classroom that Keith presented in December 2020 which can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqM6bXjlv2s&t=16s

Unconscious bias: Exploring race, identity and discrimination in education
2021-02-04 16:00 - 17:30 | Online training
Not to be missed – Jeffrey Boakye, author of Hold Tight: Black Masculinity, Millennials, and the Meaning of Grime and Black, Listed: Black British Culture Explored, joins us for a powerful and frank exploration of unconscious bias in education.
Using a mixture of analogy and real life experiences as both student and teacher, Jeffrey walks us through a brief history of racism, how that is still playing out in our education system and most importantly, what you can do about it.
This session will challenge you and inspire you to do more to address the unconscious bias in our education system, our communities and our institutions.
“It’s not enough for adults to be not racist. We need to lean into anti-racism, and every school needs to become a site of this anti-racist work.” Jeffrey Boakye
Jeffrey creates an open forum to discuss and learn without judgement.

The narrative around exclusions: Views from parents of children with autism with Jamie Allen, Kara Pirttijarvi and Daniel Acheampong
2021-02-11 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
We, as Trainee Educational Psychologists, conducted a small-scale group research project in a London Borough during our first year placement. We explored the narrative surrounding exclusions from parents who have children with autism. We will share some of our findings from this research to highlight the impact exclusions can have on the young person and their families.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Educational Psychology aspiring EPs information session
2021-02-23 16:30 - 2021-02-24 17:30 | Online training
HIEP run two sessions a year led by a qualified EP and a current Trainee Educational Psychologist (TEP). These sessions offer individuals the opportunity to:
Ask any questions they may have about educational psychology
Hear about recently qualified EPs’ experience of being an EP, including:
Their experience of applying for the doctorate
Their experience of training on the doctorate course
The day to day role of being an EP within HIEP
These free sessions will be taking place remotely via MS Teams on 23rd and 24th February 2021 4.30-5.30pm. Contact ephavant@hants.gov.uk to register your interest.

Children's right to play in schools
2021-02-26 10:00 - 12:00 | ...
There is growing interest amongst educational psychologists in promoting children’s right to play in schools. The British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychology position statement, published in summer 2019, asked its members to promote children’s right to play within their work with schools and teachers.
The impetus for this statement came from research undertaken by trainee educational psychologists completing a three-year doctoral programme at the University of Manchester. The programme continues to support right to play research.
Play Wales is hosting this seminar to showcase some of this research, considering implications for practice.

Catch up or connection
2021-03-01 16:00 - 17:30 | Online training
This session is provided free but you are also welcome to donate to allow further resource development.
There is on-going narrative in education, policy and the media about what children need in returning to school. Is it catch-up? Connection? Perhaps a return to routine?
In this session, Sarah Dove reports the findings of a national survey ‘thinking about school’ that was completed by over 1500 children and young people.
We also take a closer look at the perspectives of children being educated in PRUs, AP, hospital schools and special schools. We also explore the experiences of children with medical needs preventing physical attendance to school.
In attending this webinar, you will be provided with a PDF resource bank of materials and ideas to help children secure a #RightReturn to school. You will also have the opportunity to network and share ideas with colleagues and other professionals.

'Thinking of training to be an EP?' Gloucestershire EPS information session
2021-03-03 16:00 - 17:00 | Online training
An opportunity to explore the role of the EP in Gloucestershire
Consider the application process
Answer any questions relating to the doctoral training

Practical strategies for supporting memory skills with Dr Sarah Sivers
2021-03-04 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
This presentation offers some practical strategies to support memory skills. This session would be useful for teachers, parents/carers and young people.

Building a sense of belonging to school with Dr Sarah Wendland
2021-03-11 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
This session draws together research and suggests strategies to support children and young people building a sense of belonging to school.

Dynamic Assessment interest group
2021-03-15 13:00 - 16:00 | ...
The group is open to anyone wishing to share and discuss DA practice.
The March meeting will include a presentation from Dr Ruth Deutsch about the Bright Start programme (a cognitive curriculum for young children), followed by time for colleagues to share/reflect on DA practice in smaller groups.
See more about the Dynamic Assessment interest group.

Reflecting and learning from criminal behaviour
2021-03-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Online training
Criminal exploitation is a key concern for many professionals that work with children and young people. Through listening to Warren’s story, and his subsequent imprisonment, we learn about our role as professionals to develop strategies to safeguard those in the community. As well as understanding the challenges and potential exits for those involved in criminal behaviour.
This session will be co-hosted by Warren and his sister Sarah Dove and will provide an honest reflection of issues relating to exploitation, criminal activity and mental health.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions in a dedicated question and answer session.

Is that clear? Effective communication in a neurodiverse world - Autism-inspired tips for allistic (non-autistic) people with Joe Butler, Zanne Gaynor and Kathryn Alevizos
2021-03-18 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
This webinar will presented during Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2021.
Joe has recently co-authored a book of the same name, and will introduce the rationale behind the book as well as why autistic people in particular have expressed the need for it. She will share practical strategies to ensure greater clarity for, and inclusivity of, autistic people in everyday communications. By exploring Double Empathy theory, Joe will discuss the responsibilities allistic people have in better understanding and validating the differences in how autistic people may communicate. She will also examine how consideration, small adjustments, and allistic people owning their miscommunications can minimise mutual misunderstandings, and enable more effective two-way communication.
Book review https://edpsy.org.uk/blog/2021/book-review-is-that-clear-effective-communication-in-a-neurodiverse-world/
