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Guidance for full opening - schools is now available here.
It is the DfE's plan that all pupils, in all year groups, will return to school full-time from the beginning of the autumn term.
This guidance is intended to support schools, both mainstream and alternative provision, to prepare for this. It applies to primary, secondary (including sixth forms), infant, junior, middle, upper, school-based nurseries and boarding schools. We expect independent schools to follow the control measures set out in this document in the same way as state-funded schools. The guidance also covers expectations for children with special educational needs and disability (SEND), including those with education, health and care plans, in mainstream schools.
Separate guidance is available for early years, further education colleges and for special schools.
Read Gavin Williamson's letter published this morning here.
Supporting Children and Young People Who Have Experienced Trauma
10 sessions now available on understanding and supporting children and young people who have experienced trauma.
Session 1 - The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe
Session 2 - Rebuilding Trust: Relationships, Relationships, Relationships
Session 3 - Our Own Wellbeing: Self-Care and Organisational Care
Session 4 - Our Own Wellbeing Part 2: Mindfulness is a Superpower
Session 5 - 'Reopening’ Schools: Five key trauma-informed considerations re managing transitions for everyone’s wellbeing
Session 6 - The Podcast: Trust, Safety and Everyone's Wellbeing
Session 7 - What about when it goes wrong?
Session 8 - A Choice Between Two Webinars
Session 9 - Teaching the social and emotional skills not yet learned
Session 10 - We Need to Talk About Shame
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Whole School SEND resources from the NASEN SEND Gateway
- Condition-specific videos
- Whole School SEND Review Suite
- Whole School SEND Review Guide
- Demonstrating Inclusion Tool
- Effective SENCO Deployment
- Preparing for Adulthood from the Earliest Years Review Guide
- SEND Reflection Framework
- Teaching Assistant Deployment Review Guide
- MAT SEND Review Guide
- Early Years SEND Review Guide
- SEND Governance Review Guide
- A guide to making conversations count for all families (NHS Ask, Listen, Do)
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Link : https://www.edx.org/course/subject/education-teacher-training
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Useful Links
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CPD & Research | Remote Learning | Wellbeing | SEND
The Online Educator: People and Pedagogy - FutureLearn
Dyslexia Awareness - Microsoft, developed by Made By Dyslexia
Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning - Lyfta, developed by the British Council
Focus on SEND training - Nasen
How To Teach Online: Providing Continuity for Students - FutureLearn
Take your teaching online - The Open University
Leadership of Education Technology in Schools - FutureLearn
Education Endowment Foundation - Putting Evidence to Work - A School’s Guide to Implementation
Education Endowment Foundation - The Big Picture
The Chartered College of Teaching
British Educational Research Association (BERA)
National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
Teaching Remotely in Times of Need
BBC Radio 4 - The Educators Podcasts
Rapid evidence assessment examining the existing research to support the remote learning of pupils
Teaching Effectively with Google Classroom
Designing effective online activities
Supporting Students with Mental Health Issues
TSC SW Podcast #1 : Leadership Resilience
Mentally Healthy Schools Resource Library
Mentally Healthy Schools Covid-19 Toolkits
Teaching students who have suffered complex trauma
We all have mental health: an introduction for teachers
Coronavirus and your wellbeing
Making sense of mental health problems
Young people and their mental health
ACEs: Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences & Early Trauma
Professional relationships with young people
Emotional intelligence at work
Safeguarding – child sexual abuse and exploitation
Introduction to child psychology
Understanding depression and low mood in young people
SEND code of practice: 0 to 25 years
Changes to the law on education, health and care needs assessments and plans due to coronavirus
Modification notice from DfE: EHC plans legislation changes
Bristol's SEND Local Offer - Coronavirus (COVID-19): Home learning support materials
Studio III - Education and Media for SEND : Includes a range of instructional videos