This meeting is for Business Studies Leads who are members of the SWAN Alliance.

Delivered by Kelly Hannaghan (Mind Work Matters)

Are you a new pastoral lead in a primary or secondary school, or an existing pastoral lead looking to enhance your skills?

This course is for anyone who works directly / indirectly with students and wants to provide support and gain an understanding of the role of the Pastoral Lead. Designed to equip you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to excel in your role. Suitable for Headteachers, teachers, SENCos, Pastoral Leads, support staff, and safeguarding leads.

Aims:

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the vital role of school pastoral leads
• Build strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues
• Identify and address student wellbeing issues early, fostering a nurturing and inclusive environment
• Develop skills to manage challenging situations, from difficult conversations to handling pastoral challenges
• Understanding safeguarding procedures, legal responsibilities, and collaboration with external agencies

This meeting is for Pupil Premium Leads who are members of the SWAN Alliance.

This meeting is for ICT / Computing Leads who are members of the SWAN Alliance.

This training is facilitated by James Rawbone

Key objectives:

To provide an introduction to coaching by exploring the differences between mentoring and coaching and identifying what are the key principles of effective coaching.

The training session will involve facilitated discussion on understanding what coaching is and is not, supported by opportunities for group discussion to unpick key elements of coaching.

There will be a focus on identifying the differences between mentoring and coaching, and the two key fundamentals to effective coaching of listening and responding.

The use of the GROW model to structure a coaching conversation will be explored, along with introducing some tools that can be used to self-evaluate the effectiveness of coaching.

Session Outcomes:

An understanding of what makes coaching different to mentoring. Introduction to skills that can be used to ensure that a coaching conversation is effective.

Note: This is a repeat of the February training.