Re-opening and recovering, or simply carrying on?
CourseWeDo & Worth Publishing Ltd • 23 March 2021
Recorded webinar - 11th March 2021
A Worth Publishing / CourseWeDo webinar that shares experiences on how the 'schools re-opening week' and the 'recovery curriculum' have been going; even whilst we know schools have been open, with staff working imaginatively and incredibly hard in so many ways, all through pandemic lockdown.
- What highs and lows have there been for your pupils?
- What are you noticing, in terms of how your school's families are coping?
- What has gone really well in your setting?
- Has a attachment aware, trauma informed perspective informed your approach?
- What have you learnt for future challenges?
- And last, but absolutely not least: how are your staff doing, and what has best supported you as a team to stay resilient?
When a child or young person presents with challenging behaviour, the first thing we can change is ourselves and how we respond, which can make all the difference to the outcome. This is especially true if they are at risk of being excluded. Their behaviour is so often a communication about their relational and learning needs, and some of the strongest needs in that mix will be for adults capable of genuinely connecting with them, seeing and valuing them beneath the behaviour, and working to meet them in the most helpful way we can. And it is 'we' - we are all accountable for how we respond and for the environment in which children and young people who have experienced trauma and loss struggle to find a footing. Our webinar speakers, both highly experienced lead practitioners from Virtual schools (Hampshire and Cumberland), have given this issue serious thought, and used the AFIT needs analysis software to support themselves and their teams to develop their capacity to be the 'Adults who ...' with heartening outcomes for the children and young people they work with.
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Supporting Kinship Carers through the process of enabling their child to feel safe, settle and thrive in their new home, as well as at school
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Life in school post Covid - absenteeism and mental health difficulties - share effective, supportive practice and innovation
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Presenting the Reach4CARE App - for foster carers, adoptive parents, special guardians and input from those living & working with children looked after and adopted
Presenting the Reach4CARE App - for foster carers, adoptive parents, special guardians and input from those living & working with children looked after and adopted