Virtual School training and support

This training is ideal for: Newly qualified social workers, social workers, support and assessment workers, Early Help and Wellbeing practitioners who are working within Leicestershire County Council.

Aims: To gain an understanding of how schools can support vulnerable children, including:

• the effect of trauma and attachment difficulties and how schools can address these barriers to learning
• the effect of transitions and how to support children to cope with changes
• developing social and emotional skills
• the theory behind Emotion Coaching and the benefits of using it with children and adults
• Secondary trauma and the impact of working with vulnerable children on your own wellbeing

Date and venue: TBC

Booking is available via the Learning and Development Hub.

This training is ideal for: Newly qualified social workers and those who work directly with children who are looked-after, who are working within Leicestershire County Council.

Aims: The role of Leicestershire Virtual School and how to work effectively to promote better outcomes for Children in Care including:

• Personal Education Plan (PEP) meetings
• Pupil Premium Plus (PPP) funding
• The role of Designated Teachers of Children in Care (DTs)
• Admissions and supporting school moves
• The education system including assessment, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities processes, exclusions
• Promote learning

Date and venue: TBC

Booking is available via the Learning and Development Hub.