Cornwall Schools’ Wellbeing Hub Newsletter 20th September 2024
Friday 20th September 2024
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Protective Behaviours Training: Helping Children & Young People Feel Safe
A 2 Day Foundation Course
Safety and helping children and young people feel safe is at the heart of belonging and wellbeing in school – helping to support attendance and attainment. Protective Behaviours can help schools create a physical and emotional safe place where connection and relationships can flourish.
The FREE 2 Day Protective Behaviours Foundation Course is suitable for anyone who lives and/or works with children & young people.
The Foundation Course introduces the 5 elements of the PB process and provides opportunities to experience the 7 strategies in action.
- Day 1 will unfold the PBs Process
- Day 2 will focus on how PBs in the context of a WSA to wellbeing and can be applied in your work / settings
Previous courses have been highly regarded by those attending and everyone has reported finding them relevant and useful to their settings.
“The course was fantastic, thought provoking & the content was ace …great at personalising to settings we had come from. I am full of ideas and want to share with colleagues”
“I found the concept of feeling safe vs being safe and the language of safety really useful. I will teach CYP about EWS and create personal networks”
Delegates on PBs training
There are six courses planned for 2024 / 2025 in locations across Cornwall
Next courses:
- Friday 15th November 2024 / Friday 22nd November 2024
- Time: 09:30 to 16:30 each day
- Venue: Chy Trevail, Beacon Technology Park, Bodmin, PL31 2FR
Headstart offers training, CPD, resources, conferences, projects and events. Below are details of some our current offers including activity guides and webinars by Dr Karen Treisman. Some resources are limited so please book early.
Belonging – an antidote to trauma, Dr Lisa Cherry – What is this event about?
The need to belong is a fundamental and human motivation – a sense of fitting in or feeling like you are important in the context of something bigger, such as a family, a setting, a community is part of our internal drive. In Lisa's research, 'movement' was a theme that consistently showed up across all the participants across home, education setting and community. Where movement is unavoidable, such as for those children known to the social care system, unaccompanied asylum seekers, refugees for example, then cultivating belonging is essential. The adults that those children become will invariably consider their relationship to belonging across the life course. This event offers the attendee an original conceptual model and insight into cultivating belonging as an antidote to trauma. It raises the importance that all those working with children and young people have in considering the adult that the child will become embedding practices that make the difference to those children and young people who rely on relationships, settings and communities.
In this session you will:
- understand how 'unbelonging' has been baked into systems, services and settings.
- deepen your understanding of the impact of trauma, inequity and marginalisation in services/education that further add to harm.
- be provided with a working conceptual model for culture change, for cultivating belonging and for making a difference to children and young people.
Presley the Pug activity guide and webinar
Like all dogs, Presley the Pug loves to play, run, and snuggle up under his warm blanket. But sometimes, Presley gets so excited that his feelings take over. Sometimes it’s anger, sometimes stress, sometimes worry. He doesn’t know how to calm down! What can Presley do when he feels like this? Luckily Presley’s canine friends are nearby with some wise words, and they share some of the tricks that have worked for them! This therapeutic activity book was developed by expert child psychologist Dr Karen Treisman. It features a colourful therapeutic story designed to help start conversations about coping with big feelings and how to find calm. It explains how Presley (and the reader!) is able to create a ‘mind retreat’ – an imaginary safe space where he can relax. The activity book is also packed with creative activities and photocopiable worksheets to help children to explore the ideas raised in the story, including regulating and coping tools like sensory boxes, relaxation exercises and easy yoga poses. It also features advice and practical strategies for parents, carers and professionals supporting children aged 5-10. See a video of Karen talking about Presley the Pug here.
Gilly the Giraffe webinar
Even though Gilly the Giraffe has many wonderful things in her life, she sometimes lacks confidence. Why does she have to stand out so much with her long neck, her long black tongue and her mosaic patches? Why do some of the other animals point and laugh at her? Can it be possible to be different and to be cool? This activity book developed by child psychologist Dr Karen Treisman combines a colourfully illustrated therapeutic story about Gilly the Giraffe to help start conversations, which is followed by a wealth of creative activities for children to explore and build upon some of the ideas raised in the story, and beyond! The activities are accompanied by extensive advice and practical strategies for parents, carers and professionals on how to help children aged 5-10 boost their self-esteem, self-belief, and confidence. Watch a video of Karen talking about Gilly here.
Trauma-informed thinking space module with Dr Mandy Davis and Dr Karen Treisman
A real, unscripted, unedited, & honest TI thinking space containing a series of reflective podcast style conversations about some of the thorny, nuanced, multi-layered aspects of TI practice in teams, systems, & organisations. Full of golden nuggets & enriching discussions. Here is a 17 min snippet to give you a flavour which is from the myths & dilemma’s section focusing on the question “Is Trauma Informed just about being sweet, nice, and kind?”
Supporting children and teens around bereavement, grief and death
An introduction on the impact of grief, loss, death and bereavement on children and teenagers; and underpinning ideas and creative, expressive, and practical strategies.
Hello Yellow is back on World Mental Health Day
⭐ Grab your digital fundraising pack filled with all you need to kick-start plans from our Hello Yellow quiz and sponge cake recipe to a fundraising checklist, posters and wellbeing tips.
👕 We know things are tough right now – and M&S have donated a limited stock of yellow t-shirts for young people who would like to take part. If you or a young person you know might struggle to find something yellow to wear, contact the team: helloyellow@youngminds.org.uk
Hello Yellow | World Mental Health Day | YoungMinds
Has your School Mental Health Lead changed?
Colleagues across TFF and Public Health are working together to support wellbeing work in schools.
Help us help you by letting us know details of your current lead and contact details. The quickest way to do this is via our quick update form.
New approach to measuring pupil wellbeing: free survey resources and guidance
CORC has launched a suite of free Wellbeing Measurement for Schools (WMfS) resources.
These have been developed to support schools to design their own questionnaires and surveys to understand more about the wellbeing of the pupils in their schools.
Today's launch includes tried and tested sets of questions covering five broad areas of wellbeing, each with various questionnaires to choose from, and a comprehensive step-by-step guide and additional resources. The five areas are:
- Emotional health
- Emotional strengths and skills
- Relationships
- School life
- Help and support
Please visit the Measuring pupil wellbeing pages to download these new modular surveys and our step-by-step guides.
- Measuring staff wellbeing
- Support for schools
- Measuring wellbeing in colleges
- Measuring wellbeing in the early years
The resources will help schools to better understand their pupil’s wellbeing. CORC’s approach gives schools the flexibility to focus on what is important to them with the rigour that comes from using validated questionnaires.
Education Endowment Foundation guide
The Education Endowment Foundation have just published their updated guide to the Pupil Premium and associated evidence brief to help you plan, monitor and deliver an effective strategy.
They’ve also launched Promising Programmes, a new resource to signpost programmes that have previously been evaluated and shown promise for raising attainment.
#ControlYourScroll
With instant access to information, connection with peers, and endless entertainment, the online world can be a great place for young people to explore. But it also presents risks - stem4’s survey of over 1,000 young people revealed that:
- 93% said they’ve been frightened by online content.
- 59% are worried about disinformation and fake news.
- 58% fear online scams and fraud.
- 52% have experienced online bullying.
That’s why #ControlYourScroll is here to help. stem4 has developed simple strategies and digital hacks that empower young people to manage their online activity and improve their mental health.
Barnardo’s Education Community – Autumn Newsletter
Stay up to date with Barnardo’s Education Community news, training and CPD, new content and partnerships through their Autumn Term Newsletter. Training, resources and news.
Digital resilience
As part of our digital resilience work we are gathering new resources for the Interactive Digital Resilience Tool.
Following the riots over the summer…
- Podcast on Reporting Hate Speech
- Podcast on Online Hate Harm Reduction
- Podcast Interview with Maddy Street about Online Misogyny
- Blog – Harmful behaviours
And wellbeing…
- Project Evolve Lesson Plan for Year 9: Health, Wellbeing and Lifestyle (Risk of online advice)
- Project Evolve Lesson Plan for Year 9: Health Wellbeing and Lifestyle (Eating disorders)
As part of our digital resilience work we are gathering new resources for the Interactive Digital Resilience Tool.
Mentally Healthy Schools from the Anna Freud Centre
New resources and tools on the Mental Health Lead Resources Hub. Including resources to help you plan targeted support for students
Mental health lead resource hub: For a whole-school or college approach
Dr Tina Rae FREE webinar
Supporting those with Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
Monday 30th September 4.00
World’s first FLYaiku competition in Cornwall!
We are very excited to be launching the World’s first FLYaiku competition which is now open to children and young people aged 15 yrs and under. A FLYaiku is a decorated paper airplane with a haiku on it.
PRIZES
- The winner will be awarded the ‘Wings of Poesie’ medal and a VIP flight with the Poetry Plane crew.
- Runners up will receive a mini FLYaiku trophy.
- Shortlisted entries will receive a FLYaiku certificate of commendation.
#Take10ToRead Campaign
#Take10ToRead is our campaign to increase reading for pleasure by promoting the mental wellbeing benefits of reading. It takes place on 10th October, World Mental Health Day.
Reading is a great way to relax, boost your mood and escape the pressures of daily life.
That’s why we’re encouraging everyone to take 10 minutes to read at 10am on Thursday 10th October to feel the wellbeing benefits of reading.
How you can get involved
Register now to gain access to our partner campaign website which includes:
- Advice and tips on how to mark Take 10 in your organisation, e.g. through organising a virtual reading moment or encouraging staff to share book recommendations
- Graphics and copy to share on your social media channels and to employees through staff newsletters
- More info on Take 10, the benefits of reading for pleasure and ideas for creating a reading culture in your organisation.
The added difference you will make:
We know that children are more likely to enjoy reading if they see adults they care about reading too. This matters, because children who regularly read for pleasure do better at school and are happier. Research has also shown that reading for pleasure is more important for children’s cognitive development between ages 10 and 16 than their parents’ level of education, so it’s a critical factor in social mobility.
So, encouraging your workforce to #Take10ToRead will not only yield positive mental health benefits for your employees but will also have a knock-on effect on the reading enjoyment of the children in their lives, which will in turn improve the next generation’s life chances.
Arts Lab
Arts Lab is OPEN for applications from schools and community groups, and artists this week. Details available at https://feastcornwall.org/arts-lab/
Deadline for all applications: 11am, Friday 4th October 2024.