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

Gill Taha (Mind Northamptonshire) leads this session.

Audience: The session is suitable for School-based staff - teaching and non-teaching, including leadership (primary and secondary phase colleagues).

Grief is a deeply personal experience, yet we often face pressure—from ourselves or others—to "move on" within a set timeframe. This session shifts the focus away from "getting over" pain and instead explores loss as a continuous journey.

While the loss itself remains a part of our lives, our relationship to it evolves. We will discuss how to navigate this individual path at your own pace, helping you understand that while the journey is different for everyone, it can become easier to carry over time.

The session will explore:

• Understanding Loss: Explore several types of loss and how to support an individual through it.
• Confidence in Conversation: Develop the skills to initiate sensitive discussions about death and loss, and gain confidence in managing highly emotional situations.
• Cultural & Spiritual Perspectives: Briefly explore how diverse beliefs shape the grieving process.
• Holistic Support: Learn how to balance emotional empathy with practical, hands-on support.
• Practitioner Wellbeing: Understand the vital importance of self-care and maintaining your own boundaries while supporting others experiencing grief or loss.

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.

We are thrilled to welcome Craig Barton, one of the UK’s most respected mathematics educators and authors, with over 15 years of secondary teaching experience. A former Advanced Skills Teacher and TES Secondary Maths Adviser, Craig currently serves as a Visiting Fellow at Loughborough University.

Craig is a leading voice in evidence-informed education, widely known as the:

• Co-founder of Eedi & Diagnostic Questions: Global platforms helping teachers identify and address student misconceptions.
• Creator of mrbartonmaths.com & The Mr Barton Maths Podcast: Resource hubs and interview series utilized by millions of educators worldwide.
• Author: Writer of highly regarded books including How I Wish I’d Taught Maths and Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain.

Today, Craig works internationally delivering keynotes, workshops, and long-term CPD. His sessions focus on practical, high-impact classroom strategies, including responsive teaching, checking for understanding, and deepening students’ mathematical thinking.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from a world-class expert and elevate your department's classroom practice!

This conference is specially designed for Secondary Maths Teachers, Teaching & Learning Leads, and Primary Maths/T&L Leads (Years 5 & 6) looking to elevate classroom practice and drive evidence-informed improvements in mathematics.

Featuring sessions on:

• Checking for understanding
• A model for responsive teaching
• Diagnostic questions