Whole School Approaches to ACEs and Trauma
At the heart of Curriculum for Wales is a commitment to developing all learners to be healthy, confident, ethical, informed, enterprising, creative, ambitious and capable. This can only be achieved if there is an understanding of, and commitment to, equity in education and the importance of learner wellbeing.
The Partneriaeth Professional Learning Offer for Equity and Wellbeing has been developed to support leaders and practitioners to understand how to reduce educational inequalities and improve inclusion for all.
Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
An opportunity to develop understanding of ACEs and their impact on learners.
By the end of this session attendees will:
Understand that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic experiences occurring during childhood that cause children to repeatedly suffer.
Understand that the experiences can directly harm a child (e.g. abuse) or can indirectly affect a child through the environments they live in (e.g. growing up in a house with domestic violence.)
Understand that the resulting trauma from ACEs can continue to affect people as adults, long after it has happened.
Understand that a developed understanding of ACEs and their impact on children’s everyday lives is crucial to develop an equitable provision within the classroom and across the whole school.
Have had an opportunity to develop a good understanding of ACEs and the steps they can put in place in their own settings.
School leaders, practitioners, wellbeing officers
Date(s)TBC
Timing
2 Hour Session (Repeated Termly)
Method of delivery
Virtual and In-Person
Venue(s)
TBC
Facilitator
TBC
Contact eMail
Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru
Developing Trauma Informed Practice
An opportunity to develop understanding of trauma, the impact on learners and strategies to develop a whole school approach
By the end of the session attendees will:
Understand how and why a growing number of children are presenting with attachment difficulties following exposure to trauma.
Have had an opportunity to understand what being trauma informed means and how it can impact on the wellbeing of the whole school.
Have had an opportunity to be trained by Trauma Informed School UK and benefitted directly from their extensive experience and specialist knowledge of supporting learners who have experienced trauma.
School leaders, practitioners, wellbeing officers
Date(s)TBC
Timing
3 Hour Session (Repeated Termly)
Method of delivery
Virtual and In-Person
Venue(s)
TBC
Facilitator
Trauma Informed Schools
Contact eMail
Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru
Developing Sensory Regulation in the Classroom
An opportunity to develop understanding of sensory regulation and the link to behaviour and communication
By the end of this session attendees will:
Understand how children with developmental trauma often have great difficulty regulating themselves - both their emotions and their behaviour - and present schools with huge challenges in terms of supporting them effectively.
Have undertaken a training programme that will develop knowledge and understanding of sensory regulation as well as providing ideas for practical activities and resources.
Have had an opportunity to complete 2 x three hour sessions being delivered by Adenydd that will draw upon their extensive experience and specialist knowledge of supporting learners who have sensory regulation difficulties
School leaders, practitioners, wellbeing officers
Date(s)TBC
Timing
2 x 3 Hour Sessions (Need to complete both) (Termly)
Method of delivery
Virtual and In-Person
Venue(s)
TBC
Facilitator
Adenydd
Contact eMail
Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru
Using Relationship Based Play
An opportunity to develop understanding of RBP and learn strategies and activities for the classroom.
By the end of this session attendees will:
Understand how and why Relationship Based Play provides practitioners with a clear relationship-based approach to structured play.
Understand how RBP can be embedded in daily practice in order to support learners at this time to build connections, develop a sense of self-efficacy and foster feelings of safety, calm and hope.
Have undertaken a session delivered by the Helen Worrall and will draw upon her extensive experience and specialist knowledge of supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged learners.
School leaders, practitioners, wellbeing officers
Date(s)TBC
Timing
2 Hour Sessions (Repeated Termly)
Method of delivery
Virtual and In-Person
Venue(s)
TBC
Facilitator
Helen Worrall, Independent Education Consultant
Contact eMail
Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru
Introduction Emotion Coaching
An opportunity to learn about Emotion Coaching, how it can support learners in the classroom and the route to accreditation.
By the end of this session attendees will:
Have had an opportunity to learn about Emotion Coaching and the impact it can have in the classroom
Have had an opportunity to hear directly from Dr. Janet Rose and hear full information about the accredited Emotion Coaching Course and the expectations etc
School leaders, practitioners, wellbeing officers, governors
Date(s)November 30th (Further Dates TBC)
Timing
5.30 - 7pm
Method of delivery
Virtual
Venue(s)
Zoom Platform
Facilitator
Dr Janet Rose, Emotion Coaching UK
Contact eMail
Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru
Emotion Coaching (Accreditation)
An opportunity to learn about Emotion Coaching, how it can support learners in the classroom and the route to accreditation.
By the end of this programme attendees will:
Understand how Emotion Coaching is an evidence based whole school approach based upon the principle that nurturing and emotionally supportive relationships provide the best possible context for promoting social, emotional and academic learning.
Understand that Emotion Coaching uses moments of heightened emotion and resulting behaviour to guide and teach the child and young person about more effective responses. Through empathetic engagement, the child's emotional state is verbally acknowledged and validated, promoting a sense of security and feeling 'felt'. This activates changes in the child's neurological system and allows the child to calm down, physiologically and psychologically.
Understand that Emotion Coaching is based on the principle that nurturing and emotionally supportive relationships provide optimal contexts for the promotion of children's outcomes and resilience.
Join a growing number of schools and practitioners across the Partneriaeth region where training has been provided for leaders and practitioners in Emotion Coaching since January 2020
Be an accredited Emotion Coaching Trainer
(Please note this is a structured training programme which requires multiple training days and ongoing activity to receive accreditation)
School leaders, practitioners
Date(s)2 x Compulsory Training Dates November 21st and 29th 2022 9-3.30pm
2 x Compulsory 90 minute workshops January 11th and February 13th 2023 1.30-3pm
Method of delivery
Virtual and In-Person
Venue(s)
Zoom / TBC
Facilitator
Dr Janet Rose, Emotion Coaching UK
Contact eMail
Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru
Using Restorative Approaches
An opportunity to learn about restorative approaches in the classroom and the link with positive relationships and behaviour.
By the end of this session attendees will:
Understand how and why restorative approaches and the role of inclusive conversations and how they can be used as part of a whole school approach to develop teaching and learning, mental health and wellbeing.
School leaders, practitioners, wellbeing leads, pastoral leads
Date(s)TBC
Method of delivery
Virtual and In-Person
Venue(s)
TBC
Facilitator
TBC - External Specialist
Contact eMail
Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru
Building Resilience
School leaders, practitioners, wellbeing leads, pastoral leads
Date(s)TBC
Method of delivery
Virtual and In-Person
Venue(s)
TBC
Facilitator
TBC - External Specialist
Contact eMail
Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
School leaders, practitioners, wellbeing leads, pastoral leads
Date(s)TBC
Method of delivery
Virtual and In-Person
Venue(s)
TBC
Facilitator
TBC - External Specialist
Contact eMail
Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru