Monday – What is Equity in Education?

Morning Session 09:30-11:30 Developing Knowledge and Understanding
Understanding the role of Equity in Education
Dylan Williams, Partneriaeth
An introduction to the key principles of equitable provision and what this can look like in the classroom and as part of a whole school approach.

https://forms.gle/HY7rYiCDmbZhV7i26

Afternoon Session 13:00-15:00 Practical Whole School and Class Based Sessions
Equity in Education – Case Studies:
This session will provide you with the opportunity to hear how a range of schools / settings are working to embed equity in their education system.

https://forms.gle/g493SaRu7cb5HmCE7

Tuesday - Mitigating the Impact of Poverty on Achievement and Attainment

Morning Session 09:30-11:30 Developing Knowledge and Understanding
Understanding and Mitigating the Impact of Poverty
Children North East
This session will examine how to mitigate the negative impact that poverty can have on attainment and achievement for learners and their families.

https://forms.gle/5Zp1b8TLwSbkpF418

Afternoon Session 13:00-15:00 Practical Whole School and Class Based Sessions
Mitigating the Impact of Poverty in Schools – Case Studies:
This session will provide you with the opportunity to hear how a range of schools / settings are working to mitigate the impact of poverty.

https://forms.gle/BxBUWi23ic5HEWUH8

Wednesday: Mitigating the Impact of Trauma on Achievement and Attainment

Morning Session 09:30-11:30 Developing Knowledge and Understanding
Understanding Attachment and Trauma
Helen Worrall, Independent Education Consultant
This session will help you understand how disrupted attachment and/or experience of traumatic events can impact on the ability to self-regulate and be ‘ready to learn’.

https://forms.gle/x4JZNxTxrzDYevcJA

Afternoon Session 13:00-15:00 Practical Whole School and Class Based Sessions
Supporting Learners to Self-Regulate
These 90 minute sessions introduce practical approaches to supporting learners to self-regulate:

• Relationship Based Play

• Sensory Regulation

https://forms.gle/cJAcn1erommPRCaX9

Thursday : Family and Community Engagement

Morning Session 09:30-11:30 Developing Knowledge and Understanding
Understanding Family and Community Engagement
Dylan Williams, Partneriaeth
This session will focus on why engaging with families and communities can be part of your school’s approach to securing equitable provision. You will also have examples of how this can be achieved by using Welsh Government’s Family and Community Engagement (FaCE) Toolkit.

https://forms.gle/jS4LYvJbnsBPcPAn7

Afternoon Session 13:00-15:00 Practical Whole School and Class Based Sessions
Family and Community Engagement in Schools - Case Studies:
This session will provide you with the opportunity to hear how a range of schools / settings have developed their approaches to family and community engagement providing clear examples of what they have found to be effective.

https://forms.gle/kspJafyeuuDRVcmF9

Friday : Social and Emotional Literacy

Morning Session 09:30-11:30 Developing Knowledge and Understanding
Developing Social and Emotional Learning in the Early Years
Think Equal
There have been numerous studies that evidence the positive impact of high quality social and emotional learning programmes in early childhood on lifetime effects. This session will introduce you to the fully resourced Think Equal programme for learners ages 3-6. You will have the opportunity to hear from schools who are already using the Think Equal programme. You will also receive guidance on how Think Equal can support your Health and Well-being provision.

https://forms.gle/TaQVVDFhWpZa9s8EA

Afternoon Session 13:00-15:00 Practical Whole School and Class Based Sessions
Emotion Coaching: A Whole School Approach to Developing Social and Emotional Literacy
Partneriaeth
This introductory session will provide a walk-through of the Emotion Coaching technique which uses moments of heightened emotions as opportunities for learning and developing social and emotional skills. Emotion Coaching is a trauma informed approach and you will have the opportunity to hear from schools who have embedded Emotion Coaching as part of their whole school approach to supporting emotional and mental health.

https://forms.gle/81VJYVbUFujxXwH4A

Dylan Williams Regional Project Lead for Equity and Wellbeing dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru

Target audience: School and local authority-based practitioners with an interest in understanding more about how to develop equity in education.

At the heart of Curriculum for Wales is a commitment to developing all learners to develop towards the four purposes. This can only be achieved if there is an understanding of, and commitment to, equity in education and the importance of learner wellbeing.  Equity in education means providing every learner with the resources, support and learning experiences that meet their needs enabling them to succeed. Individual and social circumstances should not be a barrier to fulfilling educational potential.

These termly networks have been arranged to provide schools with an opportunity to share effective practice, talk to colleagues and practitioners from across the region and learn more about the programmes and activities happening across schools and settings to develop equity and wellbeing within our education system.

Each network will focus on a different aspect of equity in education and will provide an opportunity to hear from external specialist organisations and regional effective practice.

• Attendees will engage with and have a better understanding of Equity in Education in order to develop their own in school provision.

• Attendees will develop pedagogical knowledge in order to support effective design and implementation of equitable and inclusive provision.

• Attendees will have an opportunity to shape future development and agenda of networks and share own practice.

Event details:

21/09/2023 Online 10:00 - 12:00
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15/03/2024 Online 13:00 - 15:00
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27/06/2024 Online 10:00 - 12:00
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Dylan Williams Regional Project Lead for Equity and Wellbeing dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru

Target audience: Any practitioner working across the wider education sector – specifically relevant for practitioners in the classroom.

Breaking down barriers to learning and creating a positive education experience for everyone and two objectives within ‘Our national mission: High standards and aspirations for all’.

Many learners with sensory regulation difficulties face numerous obstacles and barriers throughout the school day which impacts negatively on their education experience.

This training explores the causes of sensory regulation difficulties and provides practical ideas on what can be done to support these learners.

• Attendees who complete the two days are equipped with a range of techniques and tools to support learners with sensory regulation difficulties.

• Practitioners feel empowered to look at their own behaviour with young people and make changes based on the programme learning and new understanding.

• Practitioners are able to build on the learning from the programme and look at further / deeper training around trauma and the wider impacts.

Event details:

11th October 2023 09:00-15:00
Yr Atom, Carmarthen SA31 1BH
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21st February 2024 (09:30-12:30) Online
28th February 2024 (12:30-15:30) Online
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15th May 2024 (09:30-12:30) Online
22nd May 2024 (12:30-15:30) Online
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Dylan Williams Regional Project Lead for Equity and Wellbeing dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru

Target audience: All leaders, classroom practitioners and support staff.

Breaking down barriers to learning and creating a positive education experience for everyone and two objectives within ‘Our national mission: High standards and aspirations for all’.

Learners who are find it difficult to manage their emotions face significant barriers during the school day. Emotion Coaching is an evidence based approach that builds on the work of American Psychologist John Gottman. 

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 both physiologically and psychologically.

Emotion coaching is a communication tool that adults can use as teachable moments to support the development of emotional regulation.

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.

• Attendees will develop a deeper understanding of this evidence based approach.

• Attendees will have the confidence to use Emotion Coaching techniques in their setting.

Event Details:

Termly sessions

November 30th 2023 09:00-15:00
Online
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March 12th 2024 09:00-15:00
Y Llwyfan, College Road, Carmarthen SA31 3EQ
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June 17th 2024 09:00-15:00
Online
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Dylan Williams Regional Project Lead for Equity and Wellbeing dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru

Target audience: All classroom practitioners

Breaking down barriers to learning and creating a positive education experience for everyone and two objectives within ‘Our national mission: High standards and aspirations for all’.

Neurodiversity describes the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways; there is no one “right” way of thinking, learning, and behaving, and differences are not viewed as deficits.

One in seven learners are estimated to be neurodiverse so an understanding of neurodiversity is crucial for an inclusive and equitable classroom.

• Attendees will  develop a deeper understanding of neurodiversity and the impact that it can have on learners.

• Attendees will feel empowered to look at their own behaviour with young people and make changes based on the programme learning and new understanding.

Event Details:

Termly sessions

12th December 2023 10:00 - 12:00
Online
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19th March 2024 13:00 - 15:00
Online
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18th June 2024 15:30 - 17:30
Online
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Dylan Williams Regional Project Lead for Equity and Wellbeing dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru

Target audience: Early year practitioners and senior leaders

Social and emotional literacy provides the foundations of being ready and able to learn and develop both individually and with others. The global pandemic had a significant impact on the social and emotional development of our youngest learners.

Think Equal have designed a 30-week programme, teaching the 25 social and emotional learning skills to young minds. The programme is rooted in mental health and social justice. 

The programme builds a strong foundation for individual and societal progress, making communities safer, healthier, stronger, more prosperous, equal, and just.

Utilising proven pedagogical theories and principles (including Theory of Change, Social Development Theory, Theory of Multiple Intelligences, and the Montessori Principles) the power of narrative and storytelling is used to: share personal, social, and emotional experiential learning; develop the skills to see things from the perspective of others; describe the basic conflicts of human life and help to devise ways to resolve them in a safe environment; inspire curiosity and exploration and develop compassion and empathy.

• Participants will be provided with all the resources required to complete the 30 week programme with their learners. 

• Participants will be part of a growing number of primary schools in the region using the Think Equal approach with their youngest learners.

Event Details:

Information session 02/10/23 13:00-14:00
Online
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Dylan Williams Regional Project Lead for Equity and Wellbeing dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru