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4 Simple Ideas for Leading with Certainty in Uncertain Times
You don't need every answer to lead well, and these four ideas help you steady your team when plans keep changing.
- 30 minutes
- Recorded webinar
Members8 Ways You Can Raise Staff Morale Now
Pay rises aren't yours to give, but these eight ideas can still lift staff morale this week, and most of them cost next to nothing.
- 30 minutes
- Recorded webinar
MembersA Basic Introduction to Self Regulation Difficulties
The child who looks defiant may be a child who can't calm down, and this helps you tell which is which.
- 13 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersA Parents’ Perspective on Mental Health
Spot the signs that a child with complex needs, who can't tell you how they feel, may be struggling with their mental health.
- 25 minutes
- Recorded webinar
MembersADHD in Girls: Practical Ideas for Spotting and Supporting
Spot the quieter signs of ADHD in girls, like a mind that never switches off, and find out what helps them day to day.
- 23 minutes
- Recorded webinar
MembersAdult Mentoring: Frameworks & Scaffolds
Give your mentoring conversations a clear structure, so the person you're supporting finds the real problem and a plan they own.
- 29 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersAdult Mentoring: Why and How?
Keep mentoring on track when the first plan stalls, with a way to review progress, other models to try and a clear finish.
- 24 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersAn Introduction To Supporting In A Mental Health Crisis
Know what to do when someone is in a mental health crisis, from the first few minutes to getting them the right help.
- 15 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersAn Introduction to Mental Health
Notice when someone you care about is starting to struggle with their mental health, and know what to say when they do.
- 13 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersAn Introduction to Neuroinclusion
Make small, practical changes that help neurodivergent pupils and colleagues do their best, starting with the environment you already have.
- 14 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersAnxiety – 5 Simple Coping Strategies
Five calming techniques you can learn in minutes and use anywhere, whether the anxiety is yours or a child's.
- 12 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersAnxiety: Helping Your Autistic Child to Help Themselves
Help your autistic child find their own ways to calm down when anxiety builds, at home and when you're out.
- 22 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersAuditing your College’s Mental Health Provision
Take an honest look at your college's mental health provision and turn what you find into a plan you can deliver.
- 28 minutes
- 1 module
MembersBe a Successful Subject Leader
Make time to lead your department as well as run it, so the long-term plans survive the daily firefighting.
- 14 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersBecome an Outstanding Mentor: The Broader Picture
Take your mentoring skills into lesson observations, peer mentoring and pupils' resilience, so they help more than one person at a time.
- 28 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersBreak the Cycle of Emotionally Based School Avoidance (School Refusal)
Help an anxious child back into school and keep them there, with small daily steps you plan together with their family.
- 24 minutes
- 10 modules
MembersCertificate in Invigilating Exams
Run an exam room by the JCQ rules, and stay calm when a phone turns up mid-paper or a candidate arrives late.
- 21 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersChild-Centred Planning – Beyond Box Ticking
Plans work better when they start from what the child cares about, use their words and are made with them in the room.
- 11 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersChildren’s Mental Health in Today’s World
Understand the pressures on children's mental health today, and simple ways to help your child cope with them.
- 18 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersChildren’s Wellbeing: When to Worry and What Next?
Know when a change in a child is worth worrying about, and how to make yourself the adult they feel able to talk to.
- 30 minutes
- 7 modules
FreeCognitive Load Theory – Understanding & Applying
Cognitive load theory explains why pupils forget what you taught last lesson, and what you can change so more of it sticks.
- 13 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersComing Out
Respond well when a pupil tells you about their sexual orientation or gender identity, and support them at the pace they choose.
- 16 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersCommunicate Calmly with a Distressed Child
Sound calm to a child in distress even when you're panicking inside, using a few words you've practised ahead of time.
- 23 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersCommunication Skills for Frontline Admin & Support Staff
The first voice a parent hears is often yours, so learn how to leave callers and visitors feeling welcome and listened to.
- 27 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersCreate an Effective Culture of Behaviour Management in your school
Build a whole-school behaviour culture that every adult upholds, so pupils meet the same expectations whoever is on duty.
- 16 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersCreating Opportunities for Play
Bring more laughter and play into children's days, with ideas that need little more than a cardboard box and some imagination.
- 23 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersCreating a Culture That Supports Staff Wellbeing
Turn the values on your website into what it actually feels like to work at your school, and keep them there when it gets hard.
- 22 minutes
- Recorded webinar
MembersCreatively Expressing and Releasing Emotions
Help children let big feelings out through drawing, movement, sound and play, even when they can't find the words.
- 30 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersCultivating Wellbeing: Exploring the benefits of fostering a positive school culture for staff and pupils
Find out how your staff really feel about working at your school, and lead the changes that make it somewhere they want to be.
- 23 minutes
- Recorded webinar
MembersDay-to-Day Success as a Subject Lead or Head of Department
Get on top of the daily load of running a department, so the unexpected doesn't eat your evenings.
- 14 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersDe-escalation: What is it and how do I do it?
Help a distressed young person come back down, using your voice, your body and the room around you, then rebuild things afterwards.
- 27 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersDevelop Pupils’ Metacognition and Self-Regulation to Increase Their Independence
Teach pupils to plan, check and improve their own work, so they get themselves unstuck instead of waiting for you.
- 17 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersDifferentiate your Approach to Safeguarding Children with SEND
Stop a child's SEND from hiding the signs of abuse, by asking how you'd read the same bruise or mood change in any other child.
- 26 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersEating Disorders, Myths Dispelled
The young people most often missed are the ones who don't fit the stereotype of an eating disorder, so learn what it leaves out.
- 14 minutes
- 1 module
MembersEnable Children to Feel Safe so They Can Flourish
Help a child who is safe with you actually feel safe, so they have room to play, learn and try new things.
- 25 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersEnabling Your Child to be an Independent User of ICT
Nearly every 'how do I...?' question about homework on a screen can be taught once, so your child can get on without you.
- 24 minutes
- 9 modules
MembersEnhancing Learning Through Sensory Play
Set up sensory trays from porridge oats, golden syrup and cereal that keep young children curious, talking and playing for longer.
- 28 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersExploring Gender Diversity Through Gender Identity and Expression
Get clear on the difference between gender identity and gender expression, and on everyday ways to address people without guessing.
- 12 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersFabricated or Induced Illness: Spot & Respond
Spot the patterns that can point to fabricated or induced illness, and know why you go to your DSL, not the parents.
- 15 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersGender Diversity Disclosures and How to Respond
When a pupil tells you about their gender identity or sexual orientation, you'll know what to say, and what not to say.
- 10 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersGet Health Education Right
Plan a health education curriculum your pupils will take seriously and your staff will feel confident to teach.
- 25 minutes
- 10 modules
MembersGetting Started With Phonics
If phonics terms leave you guessing, this is where to learn them, along with the daily routine that gets young children reading.
- 30 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersGive Great Assemblies
Plan assemblies that change how pupils think, feel or act, even if standing up in front of the whole school makes you nervous.
- 29 minutes
- 12 modules
MembersGradual Exposure for Overcoming Anxiety
Break a big fear into steps so small that an anxious pupil's answer to the next one is "yes, I can do that".
- 20 minutes
- Recorded webinar
MembersGroup Games for the Classroom
Get your class playing together without losing the room, with games that build connection and a breathing signal that settles everyone again.
- 24 minutes
- 12 modules
MembersHaving Brave Conversations That Matter about Eating Disorders/Eating Difficulties
Find the words for that first worried conversation about eating, and keep the door open even if the young person walks away.
- 30 minutes
- 1 module
MembersHelp the Demand Avoidant (PDA) Child in Your Class
When the usual autism strategies make things worse, learn the gentler, indirect approach that helps a child with PDA stay settled in class.
- 27 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersHelping those Supporting Others with Mental Health Crises
Look after the staff who look after everyone else, before a run of hard days turns into burnout.
- 15 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersHow Can You Work Towards a Mentally Healthy School?
Build a mentally healthy school from the why outwards, with a vision your staff, governors and families helped to write.
- 29 minutes
- Recorded webinar
MembersHow Mentally Healthy is your Setting? Auditing your Current Provision and Practice
A mental health action plan starts with an honest picture of your school, and this shows you how to get one.
- 21 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersHow to Have Difficult Conversations
Stay calm and helpful when a conversation gets hard, by listening well and knowing when you're too stretched to do it.
- 14 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersHow to Support Children with Their Writing
Whether a child rushes through writing to get it over with or finds holding a pencil hard work, there are simple ways to help.
- 24 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersHow to be Kinder to Yourself
Most of us talk to ourselves in a way we'd never talk to a friend, and it's a habit you can change.
- 24 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersHow to look after your mental wellbeing
Make a wellbeing action plan that fits a school week, with calming habits that don't ask for time you haven't got.
- 21 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersIdentifying and Responding to Signs that a Child is Living with Domestic Abuse
Notice when a child may be living with domestic abuse, and know what to do next and what not to do.
- 19 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersIdentifying the Risks to Children Posed Online
See the risks children meet on social media, games and live streams, and know what to do when one tells you something's gone wrong.
- 25 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersImportance of Early Intervention of Eating Disorders/Eating Difficulties
An eating disorder gets harder to treat the longer it goes on, which is why an adult who notices early can make such a difference.
- 18 minutes
- 1 module
MembersImposter Syndrome: 5 Tips for Overcoming It
That voice saying you're about to be found out is common in teaching, and there are practical ways to turn it down.
- 23 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersImprove Engagement with Parents and Carers
Turn thin turnout at parents' events into engagement that helps children, starting with a clear idea of why you want parents involved.
- 25 minutes
- 9 modules
MembersImprove Your Wellbeing Using the Five Ways to Wellbeing
If you always come last on your own list, try small daily habits that help you feel steadier, in 10 minutes a day.
- 23 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersImprove the Quality of Teaching & Learning through Lesson Observation – 3 – Effective Feedback
Give feedback after a lesson observation that teachers act on, including the hard conversation with a colleague who's struggling.
- 21 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersImprove the Quality of Teaching & Learning through Lesson Observation – 4 – Good Pedagogy
Talk with teachers about why they teach the way they do, even in a subject you don't know, and help them reflect for themselves.
- 25 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersKeep it Safe: GDPR Awareness for School Transport Staff
Keep pupils' addresses, medical details and family information safe on the school run, and know what to do if something slips out.
- 25 minutes
- 4 modules
MembersLGBTQIA+, Gender Diversity and Differences in Sexual Orientation
Get the words right when you talk about gender and sexuality with young people, by knowing what each letter of LGBTQIA+ stands for.
- 12 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersLaugh Your Way to Stronger Connections
Get your family laughing together again, with silly games for the school run, the kitchen and bedtime that need no preparation.
- 25 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersLead a Team of Support Staff – Being a Team Player
Lead the teaching assistants you used to work alongside, by setting the standard yourself and keeping every change about the child.
- 29 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersLead a Team of Support Staff – Leadership Skills
Lead your support staff with confidence, even when the team includes old friends and not everyone shares your plans.
- 23 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersLeading Change: Having an Impact from the Bottom up and the Top Down
Turn your mental health action plan into something leaders, governors, staff and pupils want to be part of.
- 17 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersLook After Yourself Whilst Looking After Others
Stop reaching the holidays exhausted by building five small habits for your own wellbeing into the school day you already have.
- 19 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersMake Transitions Work for Every Student (inclusion)
Give pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils a move to secondary school that's planned around them, starting long before Year 6 ends.
- 27 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersMake a Success of Remote Teaching
Set remote learning that pupils can do on their own at home, and that helps them remember what they've been taught.
- 23 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersMaking Mindfulness Fun
Swap sitting still for games like dragon breath and texture hunts, and children can pick up mindfulness without noticing they're learning it.
- 24 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersManage Attendance with these 5 Top Tips
Build an attendance approach that every member of staff applies the same way and parents actually back, in five practical steps.
- 15 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersManage Behaviour: Principles and Presence
Own your classroom with a calm, confident presence and three principles pupils can see you apply the same way every time.
- 24 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersManage Pupils’ Behaviour to Improve Teaching and Learning
Cut the low-level disruption that eats into every lesson, with clear routines your class practises until they're automatic.
- 16 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersManage Your First Classroom
Know what to do when a pupil talks back, plays the class clown or won't settle, and set up a room where it happens less.
- 28 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersManage a Subject Discipline Effectively
Lead your subject so pupils get the same good teaching in every classroom in the department, not just in yours.
- 9 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersManage your Mental Health as a New Teacher
Start your teaching career with habits that protect your mental health, so the hardest weeks of the year don't flatten you.
- 22 minutes
- 12 modules
MembersMeeting the Mental Health needs of: Children Following Bereavement and Loss
Know what to say, and what not to say, when a pupil comes back to school after someone they love has died.
- 16 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersMeeting the Mental Health needs of: Children from Ethnic Minority Backgrounds
Help pupils from ethnic minority backgrounds get mental health support early, before worries go unspoken or reach crisis point.
- 15 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersMeeting the Mental Health needs of: Children who are LGBTQ+
Make school a place where LGBTQ+ pupils feel safe, and know how to respond when a pupil or parent comes to you for help.
- 17 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersMeeting the Mental Health needs of: Children with Chronic Medical Conditions
Keep a child with a long-term illness connected to their class and friends, and protect their mental health through hospital stays and time off.
- 26 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersMeeting the Mental Health needs of: Looked after Children
Understand what a child in care may be carrying into your classroom, and the everyday things that help them feel safe and heard.
- 15 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersMeeting the Mental Health needs of: Children Living in Poverty
See school through the eyes of a child living in poverty, and make small changes that stop cost and shame getting in the way.
- 22 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersMeeting the Mental Health needs of: Children who’ve Experienced Abuse or Neglect
Be the steady adult a child who's been abused or neglected needs, and support their mental health alongside your safeguarding work.
- 26 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersMental Health Network Session: November 2024 | Parental Engagement
You can get more parents and carers into school with nine small changes, starting with making sure the ones who come are glad they did.
- 17 minutes
- Recorded webinar
MembersMental Health Network: September 2024 | Anxiety | School Avoidance
A warm welcome, the same routine each morning and help to calm down can make school feel possible again for an anxious child.
- 23 minutes
- Recorded webinar
MembersMental Health: Mapping National & Local Provision and Defining the Role of the School
One map of all the mental health support in school and beyond, so your staff know where to turn the moment a concern comes up.
- 24 minutes
- 4 modules
MembersMore than Sugar: Diabetes Awareness for School Staff
Recognise a hypo in a pupil with diabetes, even when it looks like tiredness or bad behaviour, and know what to do next.
- 24 minutes
- 4 modules
MembersNavigating Frenemies, Cliques and Bants with Your Teen
Teenage friendships change by the week, so the most useful thing you can be is someone your teen can always come back to.
- 19 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersNavigating Your First Year: A Practical Guide for New/Aspiring Mental Health Leads
Get through your first year as a mental health lead with three clear priorities, some early wins and people in your corner.
- 28 minutes
- Recorded webinar
MembersNew to the Role of the Senior Mental Health Lead
If you're new to the senior mental health lead role, start with a quick win, some allies and a list of what you won't do.
- 29 minutes
- Recorded webinar
MembersOCD & Intrusive Thoughts: How to Help Your Child
Spot the signs of OCD in a pupil, well beyond the clean-and-tidy stereotype, and know how to help them at school.
- 19 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersOverview of Eating Disorders/Eating Difficulties
Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, OSFED and ARFID each look different, and knowing how helps you notice a young person who needs help early.
- 30 minutes
- 1 module
MembersParental Awareness of Self-Harm
What to say, and what not to say, when you're worried your child is hurting themselves.
- 30 minutes
- 9 modules
MembersPersonal Care – Being Active Participants and Possibilities for Learning for Learners with PMLD
Every change, feed and hoist in a learner's day can be a moment for them to communicate, move and take some control.
- 27 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersPlayful Approaches for Teaching Emotional Regulation
Help children practise getting from giddy to calm through games, so they know the way back when anger or worry takes over.
- 25 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersPrevent Poor Behaviour by Motivating & Engaging Pupils
Head off low-level disruption by giving pupils work worth doing and expectations they'll rise to.
- 26 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersPromote Positive Body Image
When a child stops swimming because they hate how they look, the adults around them can do more than they might think.
- 20 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersPromote Resilience Using Pooky’s 4Ps
Ask four simple questions about a child you're worried about, and turn the answers into a plan that builds their resilience.
- 23 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersPromoting Respect and Valuing Diversity: Getting it Right
Move respect and diversity off the values poster and into how your school behaves, as the base for your mental health strategy.
- 13 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersProtect Children from and Responding to Incidents of Female Genital Mutilation
If a girl is at risk of FGM, or has already been harmed, learn the signs to look for and exactly what to do next.
- 18 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersPuberty Education – Creating a Safe Atmosphere for Learning
Set up puberty lessons where every child feels safe to learn and to ask, and be ready for whatever ends up in the question box.
- 24 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersRaise Learner Aspirations with an Effective Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy
Make your equality, diversity and inclusion policy something learners can see, from the prospectus photos to the names in exam questions.
- 13 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersSecure Your First Leadership Role – Preparing for Senior Leadership
Find the senior leadership post that fits you, then make a convincing case for yourself in the application and at interview.
- 21 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersSeen & Heard: Understanding Unconscious Bias Beyond the Classroom
See how quick assumptions can shape the way you greet, supervise and speak to children and families, and learn a simple pause that helps.
- 19 minutes
- 3 modules
MembersSelf Regulation Difficulties: Ten Top Tips and Strategies
Ten things you can do in class tomorrow for a child who melts down, lashes out or can't let go of an activity.
- 9 minutes
- 12 modules
MembersSignposting and Referrals to Eating Disorder Treatment Services
Write a CAMHS referral for a suspected eating disorder that gives the team what they need to judge how urgent it is.
- 9 minutes
- 1 module
MembersSimple Ideas to Support with Eating Disorders
Help a young person with an eating disorder even though you're not an expert, starting with what you already know about them.
- 23 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersSimple Self-Soothe Strategies
A firm hug or four slow breaths can take the edge off rising anxiety, for you or for a child you're supporting.
- 21 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersSimple Steps Towards Autism Friendly Classrooms
Small changes to seating, language and lesson structure that let an autistic student spend their energy on learning instead of on coping.
- 16 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersSound Healing in the Classroom
A drum, a singing bowl or a hum can help a restless class settle in a minute, and soon your pupils can lead it themselves.
- 21 minutes
- 16 modules
MembersSpot and Support ADHD
Tell a child who won't from a child who can't, and help a pupil with ADHD cope in class with simple, practical changes.
- 15 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersSpot and Support Attachment Disorder
Understand why a child with attachment difficulties pushes you away, and keep the relationship going when every instinct says step back.
- 22 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersSpot and Support Autism
Spot the signs a pupil may be autistic and make the school day easier for them, with or without a diagnosis.
- 19 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersSpot and Support Dyslexia
See past the spelling mistakes to the memory difficulties behind dyslexia, and give pupils ways to hold on to what they're taught.
- 17 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersSpot and Support Dyspraxia
Recognise the pupil who struggles with a pencil, scissors or a ball as possibly dyspraxic, and get them the right support.
- 13 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersSpot and Support Speech, Language & Communication Needs
Pick up speech and language difficulties early and support them in class every day, where it makes the most difference.
- 20 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersSpot and Support: Anxiety
Help an anxious pupil through a panic in the moment, and put everyday supports in place so it builds up less often.
- 28 minutes
- 9 modules
MembersSpot and Support: Eating Disorders
Recognise the early signs of an eating disorder and have the first conversation before the habits take hold.
- 24 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersSpot and Support: Emotionally Based School Avoidance
Get a pupil who can't face school back in, one small planned step at a time, with their family alongside you.
- 21 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersSpot and Support: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Understand the checking, redoing and hand-washing behind OCD, and support a pupil without making it worse.
- 20 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersSpot and Support: PTSD
Make school a steady, safe place for a child living with trauma, and know what helps them start to recover.
- 17 minutes
- 9 modules
MembersSpot and Support: Self-Harm
Feel ready for the conversation when you think a young person is self-harming, and know what to do next.
- 24 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersSpot and Support: Substance Misuse & Addiction
Notice when drugs, alcohol, gambling or gaming might be behind a change in a pupil, and start the right conversation.
- 23 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersSpot the Warning Signs of Poor Mental Health
Learn which small changes in a child can signal poor mental health, and how to judge when a worry needs acting on.
- 24 minutes
- 11 modules
MembersSpotting the Early Warning Signs of Eating Disorders/Eating Difficulties
Pick up the changes in behaviour and mood that often show up well before any change in weight, when help can make the biggest difference.
- 20 minutes
- 1 module
MembersStaff Induction: Getting New Staff Off to a Flying Start This Year
Plan an induction that helps new staff feel part of your team quickly, and gives them good reasons to stay.
- 29 minutes
- Recorded webinar
MembersSucceed with the Pupil Premium with this 3-Point Plan
Spend your pupil premium where it makes a difference, by starting from each pupil's real barriers rather than the funding label.
- 26 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersSupport Attainment in English for Autistic Pupils
Understand why autistic pupils so often stall on story writing and comprehension, and teach the skills that get them moving.
- 25 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersSupport Children with Their Reading
Knowing whether a child can't read or won't is the first step, and there are ideas for each, from TV subtitles to the five-finger rule.
- 23 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersSupport Staff Mental Health & Make Reasonable Adjustments
The right conversation and a few practical changes can help a colleague who is struggling with their mental health stay well and stay in work.
- 26 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersSupport Young People to Break the Cycle of Self-Harm
Help a young person who self-harms find other ways to cope, by working out what the self-harm is doing for them.
- 28 minutes
- 9 modules
MembersSupport a Grieving Adult
When a friend or colleague is bereaved, find the words and practical help that make a difference, even if you're scared of getting it wrong.
- 19 minutes
- 9 modules
MembersSupporting Children with Friendship Issues
A playground falling-out can feel as big to a five-year-old as a disastrous day at work does to you.
- 26 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersSupporting Emotional Regulation in the Classroom
Help children arrive calm, stay calm and find their way back to calm, with nine habits for any classroom and four breathing strategies to print.
- 27 minutes
- Recorded webinar
MembersSupporting Young People with a Suspected Eating Disorder or Difficulty
You can't support a young person through eating disorder recovery on an empty tank, so take stock and make one small change for yourself.
- 11 minutes
- 2 modules
MembersSupporting your child with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Spend less of the day battling a child who says no to everything, with calm ways to set rules, offer choices and step back.
- 19 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersTalk to Distressed Students in Your Tutor Group
Have the conversation you've been putting off with a worried student, without the fear of saying the wrong thing.
- 25 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersTeamwork Makes the Dream Work: Effective Communication and Removing Barriers to Create Successful Teams within ALN / PMLD
Build a PMLD team where everyone knows their role, uses their strengths and speaks up early when something isn't working.
- 28 minutes
- Recorded webinar
MembersTeenagers’ Mental Health in Today’s World
Understand why everything feels bigger to a teenager, and know when their low mood is more than a phase.
- 21 minutes
- 10 modules
MembersThe Essentials of Compassionate Listening
Listen well to someone who is struggling, without feeling you have to come up with the answer.
- 19 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersThe Whole School Approach to Mental Health, Why it Matters, Getting Started
Start a whole school approach to mental health with the right staff and pupils on board from day one.
- 15 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersThree Steps to Teaching Emotional Regulation
Work out where a young person gets stuck with managing their feelings, and teach them the step they're missing.
- 29 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersThriving Under Pressure: Strategies for Resilience and Performance
Keep pressure at the level where you do your best work, with practical ways to manage your time and switch off.
- 21 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersTransitioning from Year 6 to Year 7
Help Year 6 pupils settle into secondary school, and catch the ones who start to struggle a few weeks after September.
- 24 minutes
- Recorded webinar
MembersUnderstand Anxiety: 10 Things You Need to Know
A child who snaps at you or stops trying may be anxious, and small, well-planned steps can help them cope again.
- 28 minutes
- 13 modules
MembersUnderstand Autistic Masking
An autistic child who copes at school but falls apart at home may be masking, and you can help them feel safe to stop.
- 25 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersUnderstand Your Role within Safeguarding & Child Protection
Know what's expected of you in keeping children safe, and exactly what to do when a child tells you something worrying.
- 12 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersUnderstand the Links Between Abuse and Mental Health
Know when a worry about a pupil's mental health is also a safeguarding concern, and exactly who to tell.
- 14 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersUnderstand the Risks Posed to Children by Radicalisation and Extremism and the Prevent Duty
Spot when a pupil may be being drawn towards extremism, and know what the Prevent duty asks of you when you're worried.
- 22 minutes
- 9 modules
MembersUnderstand the Risks to Children who are Homeless
A child doesn't have to be sleeping rough to be homeless, and knowing the other signs could mean you're the one who notices.
- 11 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersUnderstand the Safeguarding Implications of Children Missing from Education
Know why a child missing school can be a safeguarding warning sign, and what to do when you're worried.
- 14 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersUnderstanding Child Criminal Exploitation
Know the signs that a child is being criminally exploited, including through county lines, and see the victim behind the behaviour.
- 16 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersUnderstanding Child Sexual Exploitation
Look past what can seem like ordinary teenage behaviour and recognise when a child is being sexually exploited, in person or online.
- 15 minutes
- 7 modules
MembersUnderstanding Early Help
Spot the child whose family is starting to struggle, and know how to get them support before things reach a crisis.
- 14 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersUnderstanding Private Fostering
Know when a child living with a family friend is privately fostered, and why your DSL needs to know even if nothing seems wrong.
- 12 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersUnderstanding and Minimising Child on Child Abuse
Recognise child-on-child abuse in all its forms, know what to do when you're worried, and make your school a harder place for it to happen.
- 23 minutes
- 9 modules
MembersUnderstanding the Role of the DSL
Understand what your DSL does with the concerns you pass on, and exactly what part you play in keeping children safe.
- 18 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersUse Three Waves of Support to Differentiate Effectively
Get whole-class teaching right for pupils with SEND first, then add the right extra help and make the most of your TA.
- 21 minutes
- 5 modules
MembersWater Play: Learning Opportunities in EYFS
Guttering, pipettes and a well-timed question can turn everyday water play into learning you can see, extend and assess.
- 20 minutes
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MembersWellbeing: Simple Ideas for Keeping Active
Moving a bit more each day helps your mood and your sleep as much as your body, and nobody's asking you to run a marathon.
- 18 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersWhat Happens When you refer a Child to CAHMS because of a Suspected Eating Disorder?
After you refer a child to CAMHS, families still look to you, so know what happens next and how to plan their return to school.
- 16 minutes
- 1 module
MembersWhat To Do When Your Child is Being Bullied
Find the right words when your child tells you they're being bullied, and a plan for helping them feel safe and confident again.
- 24 minutes
- 8 modules
MembersWhat is Our Vestibular System? Why is it Key to Education for Learners with PMLD?
Understand why movement frightens one learner with PMLD and never seems enough for another, and what you can do for both.
- 29 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersWhen Things Get Difficult: A De-escalation Guide For School Transport Staff
Calm a pupil's distress on the school run before it boils over, when you're in a moving vehicle and help is miles away.
- 27 minutes
- 4 modules
MembersWhy are so Many Autistic Girls Missed in School?
Spot the quiet, anxious girl who seems fine at school but may be autistic, and start supporting her without waiting for a diagnosis.
- 25 minutes
- 6 modules
MembersWorkload: The Leader as Model
Give yourself permission to say no, park what can wait and hand work back, so your staff see it's allowed too.
- 27 minutes
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MembersYou Can Get a Better Night’s Sleep
Better sleep starts long before bedtime, with small changes to your afternoon, your evening and your bedroom.
- 25 minutes
- 8 modules
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