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This MHFA course will teach you how to:

• Spot the early signs of a mental health problem in young people
• Feel confident helping a young person experiencing a problem
• Provide help on a first aid basis
• Help protect a young person who might be at risk of harm
• Help prevent a mental health illness from getting worse
• Help a young person recover faster
• Guide a young person towards the right support
• Reduce the stigma of mental health problems

Delegates must attend both days in full. To book your place please select 'Book Now' and complete the form. 

The session aims to build knowledge and confidence on the topic of self-harm to improve response to disclosures. The session covers:

• Statistics
• Definition
• Triggers
• Functions
• Best practice response to a disclosure including language use
• How to broach suspected self-harm

This robust training session will remove the taboo of the subject matter to increase the confidence of all professionals in providing support for children and young people who are self-harming or have suicidal thoughts but also for those who self-harm to feel empowered to seek support.

This training session aims to explore barriers to children and young people (CYP) attending school and consider approaches to promote their wellbeing and attendance. This session considers effective practice for settings and is suitable for both senior leads and key adults working with CYP directly.

The training also considers collaborative practice to support parents/carers and provides opportunities to problem solve cases.

Trainers: Dr Kate Billington (Educational Psychologist) and Lorena Medina (Assistant Educational Psychologist).

Workshop Objectives:

• To consider what is meant by ‘barriers to attendance’ and the barriers CYP can experience.
• To consider and problem solve factors associated with school non-attendance (push and pull).
• To consider effective practice to support CYP, the importance of effective and collaborative working with parents and application of approaches.

Booking: One booking per school

Course Overview
This course equips your educational setting with practical tools to foster a healthy school environment—one where sexualised behaviours are actively challenged rather than normalised.

You'll examine the rise of the Incel movement and explore how schools can support boys in developing a healthy sense of identity and belonging—without turning to the manosphere for direction.

Explore how adopting a whole-school approach, you can promote respect and equality while driving long-term, sustainable change. This includes embedding effective preventative education and cultivating a culture of zero tolerance towards sexism, misogyny, misandry, homophobia, biphobia, and sexual violence or harassment. Through which your school or college will develop and uphold a clear set of values and standards, reflected across all aspects of daily life. This also ensures compliance with the strengthened Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, particularly regarding peer-on-peer sexual abuse.

We’ll also provide strategies to help you assess your current approach and identify actionable next steps.

Who is this course for?
Senior Leaders, Pastoral Leads, Heads of Year, PSHE Leads, and anyone committed to using education as a powerful force for societal change.

Ofsted state that “No matter what type of school they attend, it is important that all children gain an understanding of the world they are growing up in, and learn how to live alongside, and show respect for, a diverse range of people.”

During this whole day training, we will explore the nine Protected Characteristics and five British Values and how you can embed these in your school.

The training will include:

• An overview of the statutory Primary RSHE curriculum and where British Values and Protected Characteristics sit within the whole school Personal Development curriculum
• Recommendations of resources you can use to support the teaching of British Values and Protected Characteristics in your setting
• Ofsted expectations
• Time to network with other PSHE Leads and share good practice
• Time to make a British Values and Protective Characteristics Action Plan for your school

This course may be more suitable for a Senior Leadership Team (SLT) member to join alongside the PSHE Lead to allow for collaboration on the audit and action plan. Attendees will need to bring a laptop.

The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) is a national charity with a social purpose to inform, educate, safeguard and build digital resilience amongst young and vulnerable people; helping them to make informed decisions and understand the consequences around gambling and gaming.
This is achieved through evidence-led, evaluated and assured education programmes and resources for anyone that works with or cares for young and vulnerable people.

Learning outcomes:
•The learner will understand why CYP might game/gamble
•The learner will understand what is meant by gaming/gambling related harm
•The learner will recognise the signs of gaming/gambling related harm
•The learner will know where to find further support
•The learner will have increased confidence when talking to CYP about gaming and gambling

This course aims to help professionals to consider the terms adoption, kinship care and special guardianship mean, reflect on some of the potential strengths and impact for children and young people related to these circumstances, and ways that professionals can support these children and young people to have positive outcomes:

•Understand what is meant by the terms adoption, kinship care and Special Guardianship Order (SGO)
•Explore the strengths and potent ial implications for children and young people living in these circumstances
•Consider psychological models related to supporting these children and young people
•Supporting staff and professionals to develop their understanding of ways to support these children and young people effectively to support positive outcomes
•Understand what is meant by the terms adoption, kinship care and Special Guardianship Order (SGO)
•Explore the strengths and potential implications for children and young people living in these circumstances
•Consider psychological models related to support ing these children and young people
•Supporting staff and professionals to develop their understanding of ways to support these children and young people effectively to support positive outcomes

Since launch over 1900 families have accessed Lumi Nova in Gloucestershire to support their child to self-manage their fears and worries.    

To celebrate an incredible year we would like to invite you to an upcoming webinar to share insight, impact and outcomes of Lumi Nova in Gloucestershire; as well as some exciting new Lumi Nova offers!

Lumi Nova in Gloucestershire: One Year On

Wednesday 17th June @ 3:30pm

Click here to secure your place!

The session will include:

•  Who is accessing Lumi Nova in Gloucestershire
•  Insights into the impact of Lumi Nova in Gloucestershire
•  New offers including:  Lumi Nova Club package & Lumi Nova Interactive Assembly
•  An opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions

This workshop is offered to ALL staff in every school/college in Gloucestershire. The training compliments other training packages available through GHLL including:

• MHFA (Mental Health First Aid England Training)
• Understanding Self Harm
• Equalities and Transgender Awareness in Schools

The training will enable the development of listening skills and explore good practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share what works well and hear examples from other settings, before considering how to establish a structure within their own setting to ensure there is a TEAA for their pupils. They will also have their own skills reaffirmed by:

• Gaining a greater understanding of their own mental health and the importance of self-care.
• Feeling more supported in their role as a Trusted Emotionally Available Adult.
• Having the opportunity to practise empathetic responses and listening skills

At the end of the training each setting will receive a hard copy of GHLL's TEAA resource. Attendees will also have full access to the electronic copies upon completing the training.

Please note, the resources are currently designed for use with KS1 and KS2 children, although some can be adapted for use with KS3 pupils. We hope to develop more secondary resources later in the year.

AATRIButeS is a proactive, preventive, relational approach to supporting children developing pro-social behaviour based on promoting an attachment aware, trauma informed culture of mutual respect, compassionate curiosity and empathy where relational ways of working are prioritised. AATRIButeS will help professionals to provide opportunities for second chance learning for those CYP with a history of early adversity or developmental trauma in order to close gaps, promote inclusivity and ensure that recovery is promoted. AATRIButES will help practitioners to notice what they do on their best days to meet needs and help children learn the appropriate behaviour for a particular context and thereby increase confidence in practice so that everyone has ‘more good days at school’. 

Visit The Virtual School website for full details - Training Timetable 2024-2025 | Virtual School (gloucestershire.gov.uk)

Gloucestershire Healthy Living and Learning have been offered a unique opportunity to invite secondary teachers and lecturers to visit Gloucester Crown Court whilst it is in session. This will provide educational professionals with a unique insight into the English Criminal Justice system, support and inform the teaching of The Law, PSHE and Citizenship. As you know our ‘Getting Court’ scheme has been offering this opportunity for students for many years. Judge Lawrie is very keen to offer teachers the same chance! There will be an opportunity for teachers to ask questions of Judge Lawrie during the morning.

Message to all teachers from Judge Lawrie:

“Getting Court has now been running for 10 years. Different schools attend Gloucester Crown Court each month and learn about the rule of law and how the Criminal Justice System works. They watch real cases and see real defendants being sentenced. Sometimes they observe a jury returning with a verdict.

What has become very clear is that teachers who themselves attend know very little about how the Criminal Justice System works and those who have attended have found the morning both interesting and rewarding. I am passionate about explaining to all-comers how the system works, how it affects everyday life, its strengths and weaknesses and the type of people who find themselves in the dock.

Please come along to Court. I think you will find it personally interesting, and it will give you information to help keep young people informed about our judicial system”.

Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis, initially at one place per school/college. If you would like to attend this event at Gloucester Crown Court then please select 'Book Now' and complete the form. 

Mental Health e-learning ‘Train the Trainer’ Course

This has been designed in conjunction with CYPS and is an incredibly accessible tool.

Course Aims

To help all primary and secondary school staff to understand the more common mental health problems children and young people may face.

To recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health problems

To guide a child or young person towards the right support

To help children and young people cope and manage their lives.

This course is for:

All primary and secondary school staff wishing to develop their knowledge and skills around Mental Health. It is intended that after receiving training, delegates will then ask questions on how to then deliver the package themselves. All participants will need a laptop or tablet and internet access to complete the session, which lasts 90 minutes.

If you would like the trainer to come in to school to deliver this FREE training, to arrange a date please email us with your name, school name, phone number and possible dates to ghll@Gloucestershire.gov.uk

Gloucestershire Constabulary are excited to offer a comprehensive presentation designed specifically for parents, providing them with the tools and insights to keep their children safe online.The session lasts approximately 1hr 15 minutes and contains topics such as:

•  Understanding Online Risks – Identify the various 
  dangers your children may encounter online, including 
  cyberbullying, predators and harmful content.
• Social Media and Apps safety – Learn best practices for 
  social media and applications. How to configure privacy 
  settings and protect your child’s information.
• Parental Control Tools – Explore tools and settings to 
  monitor and control your child’s online activities.
• Encouraging Open Communications – Gain tips on 
  fostering honest conversations about internet use and 
  creating a supportive environment.
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The presentation is of course free of charge and can be presented at any time of the schools choosing, preferably whenever will encourage the best turnout of parents.