Warwickshire Virtual School - for children looked after and previously looked after

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.

List of New to Designated Teacher (DT) training available
Date	Subject	Time
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
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

Network Meetings - Summer Term 2022
Date	Area	Venue
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
An Introduction to Attachment Understand what attachment theory is and the implications of differing attachments; Consider the impact of attachment on child development and in particular on the brain; Consider ways to support children/young people displaying attachment needs.	Preschool Primary Secondary Post 16	09.00-12.00 Thursday 19th May 2022	Pound Lane, Leamington Spa (Main Hall)
Emotion Coaching Understand why emotion coaching is important for children and your educational setting; Learn about the physiological basis of emotions and the importance of self-regulation; Learn the 5 steps of emotion coaching and apply to a practice scenario.	Primary Secondary 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 Learn more about developmental trauma; Understand the impact of trauma on the brain and the biological responses; Be aware of ACEs and, in particular, their impact on looked-after/previously looked-after children; Consider strategies to support children who have experienced developmental trauma.	Preschool Primary Secondary Post 16	09.00-12.00 Tuesday 21st June 2022	Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington, (Beaumont Rm)
An Introduction to Resilience Develop an understanding of resilience theory; Briefly consider teacher resilience and wellbeing; Explore known protective factors across child development; Introduce a practical tool that can be used to promote pupil resilience.	Primary Secondary	12.45-15.45 Tuesday 21st June 2022	Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington, (Beaumont Rm)

Course title and description

Target audience (max 30)

Date and time

Venue

An Introduction to Attachment

Understand what attachment theory is and the implications of differing attachments;
Consider the impact of attachment on child development and in particular on the brain;
Consider ways to support children/young people displaying attachment needs.

Preschool
Primary
Secondary
Post 16

09.00-12.00

Thursday 19th May 2022

Pound Lane, Leamington Spa

(Main Hall)

Emotion Coaching

Understand why emotion coaching is important for children and your educational setting;
Learn about the physiological basis of emotions and the importance of self-regulation;
Learn the 5 steps of emotion coaching and apply to a practice scenario.

Primary
Secondary

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

Learn more about developmental trauma;
Understand the impact of trauma on the brain and the biological responses;
Be aware of ACEs and, in particular, their impact on looked-after/previously looked-after children;
Consider strategies to support children who have experienced developmental trauma.

Preschool
Primary
Secondary
Post 16

09.00-12.00

Tuesday 21st June 2022

Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington, (Beaumont Rm)

An Introduction to Resilience

Develop an understanding of resilience theory;
Briefly consider teacher resilience and wellbeing;
Explore known protective factors across child development;
Introduce a practical tool that can be used to promote pupil resilience.

Primary
Secondary

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
Gang Exploitation and its relationship to developmental trauma Gain a psychologically informed understanding of gang exploitation; Consider gang exploitation within an attachment and trauma informed framework; Explore attachment aware and trauma informed ways of responding and supporting CYP with these needs.	Secondary Post 16	09.15-12.15 Thursday 22nd September 2022	Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Weston Room)
Domestic Abuse Introduce Domestic Abuse within the context of Adverse Childhood Experiences; Look at the impact of Domestic Abuse upon children and families, from a psychological perspective; Explore what schools and settings can do to support children affected by Domestic Abuse;	Preschool Primary Secondary	09.15-12.15 Wednesday 28th September 2022	Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Unity Hall)
Anxiety: A Psychological Rethink Understand anxiety from a psychological perspective; Recognise a range of anxiety signs and symptoms; Consider the implications for Children Looked After/ Previously Looked After and other vulnerable individuals; Introduce a framework and approaches to support children experiencing anxiety.	Primary Secondary Post 16	09.15-12.15 Tuesday 11th October 2022	Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Beaumont Rm)
Inclusive Solutions to Behaviour that Challenges Explore core values surrounding inclusion; Review a series of theoretical approaches/strategies and their application to inclusion in school; Consider a range of practical strategies to approach challenging and distressed behaviour; Increase awareness of strategies to support young people’s development of self-regulation skills.	SLT Primary Secondary	09.15-15.45 Tuesday 18th October 2022	Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Beaumont Rm)
An Introduction to Attachment Understand what attachment theory is and the implications of differing attachments; Consider the impact of attachment on child development and in particular on the brain; Consider a ways to support children/young people displaying attachment needs.	Preschool Primary Secondary	09.00-12.00 Thursday 10th November	Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Weston Room)
Emotion Coaching Understand why emotion coaching is important for children and your educational setting; Learn about the physiological basis of emotions and the importance of self-regulation; Learn the 5 steps of emotion coaching and apply to a practice scenario.	Primary Secondary 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 10th November 2022	Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Weston Room)
An introduction to Trauma Learn more about developmental trauma; Understand the impact of trauma on the brain and the biological responses; Be aware of ACEs and, in particular, their impact on children who are looked after (CLA) or previously looked after; Consider strategies to support children who have experienced developmental trauma.	Preschool Primary Secondary Post 16	09.00-12.00 Tuesday 29th November 2022	Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Beaumont Rm)
An Introduction to Resilience Develop an understanding of resilience theory; Briefly consider teacher resilience and wellbeing; Explore known protective factors across child development; Introduce a practical tool that can be used to promote pupil resilience.	Primary Secondary	12.45-15.45 Tuesday 29th November 2022	Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Beaumont Rm)
An Introduction to Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Understand more about the causes and characteristics of FAS Explore implications within education Consider approaches and strategies to support inclusion	Primary Secondary	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
Anxiety: A Psychological Rethink Understand anxiety from a psychological perspective; Recognise a range of anxiety signs and symptoms; Consider the implications for vulnerable individuals and especially those who have been looked after by the Local Authority; Introduce a framework and approaches to support young adults who experiencing anxiety.	Primary Secondary	09.15-12.15 Thursday 26th January 2023	Pound Lane, Leamington Spa (Main Hall)
Gang Exploitation and its relationship to developmental trauma Gain a psychologically informed understanding of gang exploitation; Consider gang exploitation within an attachment and trauma informed framework; Explore attachment aware and trauma informed ways of responding and supporting CYP with these needs.	Secondary Post 16	09.15-12.15 Tuesday 7th February 2023	Pound Lane, Leamington Spa (Main Hall)
Self-Harm Identify and understand self-harming behaviours in children and young people; Consider strategies for good practice in supporting children and young people who self-harm; Plan and identify a whole school approach.	Primary (KS2) Secondary	09.15 - 12.15 Thursday 23rd February 2023	Bulkington Community Centre, Bulkington (Beaumont Rm)
Teenage Anxiety Understand anxiety from a psychological perspective Recognise a range of anxiety signs and symptoms in adolescence Consider the implications for looked-after/previously looked-after children and other vulnerable students Introduce approaches to support young people experiencing anxiety using CBT based approaches	Secondary	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 Understand the changes which occur in the brain during adolescence Understand how adolescence provides a ‘window of opportunity’ to shift the course of development Consider strategies to build a resilient adolescent brain, with a focus on children looked after/previously looked after Explore programmes to teach young people about their own brain development	Secondary Post 16	09.15-12.15 Thursday 9th March 2023	Pound Lane, Leamington Spa (Main Hall)

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