This meeting is for Pupil Premium 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).

Self-harm is more common than many realise, affecting thousands of people in the UK across all ages and backgrounds. Knowing how to respond can be difficult—whether you are worried about saying the wrong thing, feeling embarrassed, or simply lacking the tools to help.

The session will explore:

• Understanding Behaviours: Gain a deeper insight into self-harming actions and why they occur.
• Challenging Stigma: Explore common myths and examine how personal and societal attitudes impact those affected.
• Triggers & Factors: Discuss the underlying causes and specific situations that may lead to self-harm.
• Identifying Signs: Learn how to recognise the physical and emotional indicators that someone may be struggling.
• Effective Responses: Practical guidance on how to respond helpfully and compassionately to someone in distress.
• Self-Care & Wellbeing: Reflect on the emotional impact of supporting others and learn strategies to maintain your own mental health.

With over 30 years of experience in the classroom and school leadership, Ross is one of the most influential and followed educators in the UK and the author of 12 best-selling books.

Join us for this exclusive pre-teaser event ahead of the book publication on 10/09/2026

Why Attend?

By understanding how the brain learns, educators can move past "what works" to understand why it works. This session empowers staff to critically evaluate their pedagogical choices, build professional confidence, and adapt evidence-based ideas to their specific school context.

"When teachers develop neuroliteracy, they become more effective in supporting every learner in the room."

Bridge the gap between science and practice in this research-informed session. Moving from fMRI findings to everyday pedagogy, this training translates complex cognitive neuroscience into actionable classroom strategies.

Focus:

• The Science of Learning: Unpack the mechanics of attention, working memory, motivation, and feedback.
• Developing "Neuroliteracy": Gain a glimpse inside the brain to understand student overload, distraction, and engagement.
• Inclusive Practice: Make the science of learning accessible to support all learners, with a specific lens on SEND.
• A Blueprint for Change: Move beyond theory with a practical, monthly implementation guide designed to build a year-long rolling plan of evidence-informed practice.

Paul Hanks (Pro16 Plus Limited) leads this session.

Audience: The session is suitable for Secondary School Senior Leaders, Heads of Sixth Form, and colleagues who are responsible for Post 16 Funding.

This training provides a structured walk-through of the essential elements that shape post-16 funding, ensuring you maximise resources while remaining fully compliant.

The session will explore:

• Funding Rules & Formula: Understand the evolution of the current system and the logic behind how rules are applied.
• ESFA Funding Rules: A deep dive into current requirements and a "heads-up" on common risks and issues identified during recent audits.
• Data-Driven Funding: How Census and ILR data feed directly into calculations. We cover retention, funding bands, planned hours, and cost weightings.
• Programmes of Study: Balancing learning aims and qualification activity with non-qualification hours to design fully compliant programs.
• The Learning Agreement: What must be included, why it matters, and how it supports funding assurance.
• The T Level Shift: A specific breakdown of how T Level funding, delivery, and data requirements diverge from standard 16–19 programs.
• Bursary & Audit: Guidelines for the correct application of bursary funding and strategies to prepare for audit with total confidence.

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.