Shropshire Virtual School Our training offer

Our CORE training offer 2024-25

• Attachment and trauma responsive school /service
  
• Boxall profile
  
• Nurture theory and practice
  
• Emotion coaching – train the trainer
  
• Workshops by social care for schools
  
• Workshops for social workers – attendance, inclusion; SEN ; Speech, Language and Communication Needs
  
• Aspire ambassadors
  
• Training for carers – (including foster and connected carers, kinship carers, parents of PLAC) - a variety of workshops including topics on emotion coaching, sensory needs, therapeutic play, supporting learning, SEN and pathways to adulthood. For more information take a look at our training flyer.
  
• Care experienced speakers
  
• Conference for Designated Teachers in the West Midlands 23 October 2024
• Designated teacher network events
• Training for carers 
  

Please note that some aspects of this offer are in development and more details will follow. If you are interested in any of the above, please contact jo.kelly@shropshire.gov.uk.

Becoming an attachment and trauma responsive school with us

What does it entail?

• We do a pre and post audit together - so the training is well matched for your school
  
• Delivery to primary schools is face to face by our Shropshire VS training team. Half day or 2 twilights
  
• Delivery to secondary schools is by an external provider we are working closely with
  
• All delivery is to the whole school (ie all staff whatever their role)
  
• Your commitment is stated in an agreement for clarity and effective use of our children’s PP+
  
• Opportunity to earn nationally recognised bronze and/or silver awards The ARC Pathway
  

If you are interested, please contact jo.kelly@shropshire.gov.uk for a copy of the Agreement with further information. 

Want to take part?

Application

Our school would like to undertake this whole-school training because…

We will be looking to build the learning and practice into our School Development Plan and Policies in the following ways…

Numbers of current CIN, CP, PLAC, CLA

Agreement

• Our headteacher will take part in a pre and post training consultation/audit so that training can be matched well to the school and embedded into practice
  
• All members of the school staff will attend all aspects of the training. (Where there is any online learning aspect the headteacher will encourage staff to participate in this additional feature)
  
• All staff in our school will complete baselines/evaluations in a timely way on request to support the gathering of impact data
  
• Our school will allow Shropshire VS to work jointly with us through the project eg to attend the consultation/audit meetings - and training sessions if delivered by an external provider
  
• Shropshire VS reserve the right to seek the cost of the course back from the school if our school is unable to fulfil the above terms (we wish to ensure that the PP+ for Shropshire CLA is used to good effect)
  

Hearts and Minds Project

Schools are approached based on CWSW data:

CORE (Essential): 

• Attachment & Trauma Responsive School
• Emotion Coaching Accreditation
  

Bespoke themes:

• Recovery, reliance and inclusion
• Relational practise and policy
• Psychoeducation / neuroscience 
• Shropshire vs conferences - sharing the journey