Training
The Virtual School provides training for:
- Designated Teachers
- Social workers
- Foster carers
- Teacher Training students
- School staff
The Virtual School works with a small group of Warwickshire schools at a time to help them become attachment aware and trauma informed, providing training and support to enable them to develop better relationships within their settings leading to improved academic outcomes.
In 2021-22 we are continuing to share good practice and ideas through our network meetings.
To book any of the sessions please email virtualschool@warwickshire.gov.uk with the desired session(s) and the email of the person attending the training.
New to Designated Teacher (DT) training
Are you new to the role of DT? This training will cover understanding the roles and responsibilities of being a DT, including the ePEP online system.
New to DT training will be delivered via Microsoft Teams.
Date | Subject | Time |
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Monday 13 September 2021 |
EYFS focus |
1pm - 3pm |
Tuesday 14 September 2021 |
School age |
9.30am - 11.30am |
Tuesday 5 October 2021 |
Post 16 |
9.30am - 11.30am |
Thursday 18 November 2021 |
EYFS, school age and post 16 |
2pm - 4pm |
Monday 6 December 2021 |
EYFS, school age and post 16 |
1pm - 3pm |
Friday 21 January 2022 |
EYFS, school age and post 16 |
9.30am - 11.30am |
Monday 14 February 2022 |
EYFS, school age and post 16 |
2pm - 4pm |
Thursday 17 March 2022 |
EYFS, school age and post 16 |
9.30am - 11.30am |
Tuesday 26 April 2022 |
EYFS, school age and post 16 |
1pm - 3pm |
Monday 23 May 2022 |
EYFS, school age and post 16 |
1pm - 3pm |
Tuesday 21 June 2022 |
EYFS, school age and post 16 |
9.30am - 11.30am |
Thursday 14 July 2022 |
EYFS, school age and post 16 |
1pm - 3pm |
Designated Teacher (DT) training
Annual full day DT training will take place in autumn 2022. The morning session will be delivered by the Educational Psychology Service and afternoon by Virtual School Education Advisers.
Date | Time | Location |
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Tuesday 4 October 2022 | 9am-4pm | Bulkington Community Centre |
Wednesday 12 October 2022 | 9am-4pm | The Sydni Centre, Leamington |
Thursday 20 October 2022 |
9am-4pm |
Bulkington Community Centre |
Thursday 3 November 2022 |
9am-4pm |
Rugby College |
Wednesday 9 November 2022 | 9am-4pm | The Sydni Centre, Leamington |
Network meetings
Our termly network meetings remain via Microsoft Teams. All Designated Teachers and Designated Teacher Support staff are welcome to share ideas. Please let your Education Adviser know if you would like to present at one of these events.
Previous topics have included: use of SDQ, transitions, PP+, record keeping for SEMH and the voice of a foster carer.
All network meetings run from 4pm - 5pm.
Summer Term 2022
Date | Area | Venue |
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Tuesday 7 June 2022 | Rugby area | Venue / Teams TBC |
Tuesday 14 June 2022 | South Warwickshire area | Venue / Teams TBC |
Thursday 16 June 2022 |
North Warwickshire area | Venue / Teams TBC |
To book any of the sessions please email virtualschool@warwickshire.gov.uk with the session being booked and the email of the person attending the training (so that the Teams invitation is set up with the correct email address).
Warwickshire Virtual School Training
To be delivered remotely by the Educational Psychology Service on behalf of the Warwickshire Virtual School.
This training is targeting Designated Teachers for Children Looked After and Previously Looked After, in addition to members of staff who are, or have been, part of the Attachment Aware and Trauma Informed (AATI) School Project and may have missed training delivery in their school.
Please note that to take part in any of the sessions noted as being a ‘Part 2’ training there is an expectation that those attending will have received training in Attachment and/or Developmental Trauma as a pre-requisite.
To book your place(s), please email virtualschool@warwickshire.gov.uk confirming which training session, name and email address of the delegate. A link to the online training will be forwarded to the email address given, a few days prior to the training.
Summer term 2022
Course title and description | Target audience (max 30) | Date and time | Venue |
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An Introduction to Attachment
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09.00-12.00 Thursday 19th May 2022 |
Pound Lane, Leamington Spa (Main Hall) |
Emotion Coaching
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To make best use of this course, it would be preferable to have attended an input on Attachment and/or Trauma first. |
12.45-15.45 Thursday 19th May 2022 |
Pound Lane, Leamington Spa (Main Hall) |
An Introduction to Trauma
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09.00-12.00 Tuesday 21st June 2022 |
Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington, (Beaumont Rm) |
An Introduction to Resilience
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12.45-15.45 Tuesday 21st June 2022 |
Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington, (Beaumont Rm) |
Autumn term 2022
Course title and description | Target audience (max 30) | Date and time | Venue |
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Gang Exploitation and its relationship to developmental trauma
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09.15-12.15 Thursday 22nd September 2022 |
Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Weston Room) |
Domestic Abuse
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09.15-12.15 Wednesday 28th September 2022 |
Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Unity Hall) |
Anxiety: A Psychological Rethink
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09.15-12.15 Tuesday 11th October 2022 |
Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Beaumont Rm) |
Inclusive Solutions to Behaviour that Challenges
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09.15-15.45 Tuesday 18th October 2022 |
Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Beaumont Rm) |
An Introduction to Attachment
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09.00-12.00 Thursday 10th November |
Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Weston Room) |
Emotion Coaching
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12.45-15.45 Thursday 10th November 2022 |
Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Weston Room) |
An introduction to Trauma
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09.00-12.00 Tuesday 29th November 2022 |
Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Beaumont Rm) |
An Introduction to Resilience
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12.45-15.45 Tuesday 29th November 2022 |
Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Beaumont Rm) |
An Introduction to Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
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09.15-12.15 Thursday 8th December 2022 |
Pound Lane, Leamington Spa (Main Hall) |
Spring term 2023
Course title and description | Target audience (max 30) | Date and time | Venue |
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Anxiety: A Psychological Rethink
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09.15-12.15 Thursday 26th January 2023 |
Pound Lane, Leamington Spa (Main Hall) |
Gang Exploitation and its relationship to developmental trauma
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09.15-12.15 Tuesday 7th February 2023 |
Pound Lane, Leamington Spa (Main Hall) |
Self-Harm
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09.15 - 12.15 Thursday 23rd February 2023 |
Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Beaumont Rm) |
Teenage Anxiety
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09.15-12.15 Tuesday 7th March 2023 |
Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Beaumont Rm) |
Understanding Teenage Brain Development and Possible Implications for Learning and Behaviour
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09.15-12.15 Thursday 9th March 2023 |
Pound Lane, Leamington Spa (Main Hall) |