Category: Inclusion

Healing Classrooms Basics Training

Healing Classrooms Basics Training

This online training consists of three 90-minute sessions that provide school staff with the basics of the Healing Classrooms Approach. Sessions feature case studies, discussions and good practice-sharing activities on how to best support refugee students in schools across the UK.

In this training, you will:

  • Learn about the key psychological impacts of conflict, forced displacement and resettlement on children’s brain development, behaviour and learning
  • Develop your understanding about trauma within the context of refugee communities
  • Explore psychosocial support strategies that schools can adopt to create healing spaces for students seeking sanctuary
  • Receive a printed copy of the Healing Classrooms Basics Training Handbook

Sessions start at 4 pm and run during term time. Please find below the next available training dates.

November 2023 (Full)

Sessions at 4 pm on Wednesday

  • 8 November
  • 15 November
  • 22 November

January 2024

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Sessions at 4 pm on Thursday

  • 11 January
  • 18 January
  • 25 January

February 2024

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Sessions at 4 pm on Wednesday

  • 7 February
  • 14 February
  • 28 February

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Sessions at 4 pm on Tuesday

  • 6 February
  • 13 February
  • 27 February

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HWB as the Responsibility of All

This two part professional learning opportunity will explore the HWB curriculum as the Responsibility of All and will highlight the necessary culture and ethos required to embed this approach. It will provide practical suggestions for implementing it within your own context. Staff from across all sectors are welcome to come along and find out more.

Please register for both events:

Session 1 :31.10.23

Session 2: 14.11.23

Click here to book a place

Nurturing Approaches *Free PL offer*

Nurturing Approaches *Free PL offer*

Highly recommended by Education Scotland.

Cyrenians Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution have two events coming up on World Teachers Day (5 Oct) that have a health and wellbeing theme, specifically with teachers in mind:

Nurturing Positive Relationships – 12pm led by Billy Burke (HT Renfrew High) with a particular focus on leadership of wellbeing, equality and inclusion and how wellbeing and positive relationships should be at the heart of all we do in work and in life.

How to Create More Trauma-Informed Responses in Schools 4pm – led by Gerry Diamond (Nurture Lead in Clydebank High School) who will demonstrate approaches based on core concepts about how the brain works.

Emma Sowerby

Headteacher, Inclusion and Wellbeing Service.

*NEW* Verbal Intervention Training

We would be grateful if you could share within your clusters.

New – Verbal Intervention Training

We are pleased to announce that we have agreed a new training provider for Verbal Interventions for Children and Young People training.

Crisis Prevention Institute will now be providing Verbal Intervention Training across our authority. CPI provide de-escalation and behaviour management training that puts people first.

We ran our first session in May and the training was really well received with lots of positive feedback. Sessions are face to face and run from 9am until 4:30pm (4:00pm if shorter breaks are agreed).

The session will run on Monday 19 February from 9am until 4pm at Earlston Primary School.

The training is for 24 delegates and a member of the inclusion and wellbeing team will also be present on the day. Spaces can be booked through Business World.

Please note – these sessions are for mainstream staff only. Enhanced provision staff will continue to complete the 2 day training course with Team Teach.

For the course information or enquiries please contact clpl@scotborders.gov.uk

Connecting with Parents’ Motivations (CwPM) Training – Increasing staff skills in engaging families

Connecting with Parents’ Motivations (CwPM) Training – Increasing staff skills in engaging families

One day training: 9am – 4pm, 19th October or 26th October 2023 at SBC Council HQ

Aimed at all staff working with children and families, including Early Years Practitioners, PoPP trained staff, Social Work staff and members of NHS Borders staff particularly Health Visiting Teams.

CwPM is a strength-based communication skills training developed within NHS Education Scotland (NES) that is designed to enhance the abilities of the wider children and families workforce, so that they can have more of the kinds of conversations with parents that are likely to facilitate parent uptake and engagement with support.

CwPM training helps to develop non-judgemental, empowering partnerships between practitioners and parents. The training encourages greater use of specific strength-based communication skills that have been scientifically demonstrated to increase engagement between practitioners and families.

The training day uses short video clips, discussion, reflection and a range of interactive activities, with lots of time to learn and practice new skills. The day also offers information about the Psychology of Parenting Project (PoPP) – what it is and how it’s delivered in the Scottish Borders.

For enrolment and further details please email mhutton@scotborders.gov.uk by Friday 29th September 2023, or earlier as places are limited. N.B. Funding for supply cover may be available if required.

Please also let me know if you want to attend the training but are unable to make either the 19th or the 26th. We will be looking at other days and possibly two twilight sessions.

Marjorie Hutton

Early Years Strategy Officer

Developmental Language Disorder Training

Developmental Language Disorder

18 October – 4.00-5.30pm – Microsoft Teams

Find out about the common, but frequently hidden Neurodevelopmental condition DLD (Developmental Language Disorder). This training led by Leader Valley’s Language and Communication teachers and NHS Speech Therapy staff will introduce school staff to what DLD is, how it impacts on learning, how to identify when a child is having difficulties and how to set up a DLD friendly classroom. We will also look at the referral process for the Language and Communication Service and what support can be provided. This will be a stand-alone training opportunity since October is DLD Awareness month and delivered over Teams.

The Target Audience is all teachers and support staff, especially those with an interest in or working with children with Speech Language and Communication difficulties.

 Course aims are for attendees to find out: 1. What is Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) 2. What impact does DLD have on learning 3. How to spot DLD in the classroom 4. How to set up a DLD friendly classroom 5. What support is offered by the Language and Communication support service.