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Beneath the Behaviours Southwark SEND Conference

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CategorySafeguarding

Target audienceLeadership and Management

CPD points0

Total hours7.5

Type1 session/s

CodeSEND Conference 2025

Aims

Beneath the Behaviours is Southwark's SEND and Inclusion Conference which offers free CPD to all primary schools across the borough.

This conference is the direct result of the collaborative work achieved through Southwark’s Primary Behaviour Strategy. The content of the day has been generated from participating schools and LA representatives. It is also in response to the feedback and requests gained through surveys at Primary Headteacher’s Breakfast Briefings.

The day begins with a keynote speaker delivered by Marie Gentles OBE around Behaviours that challenge and the role of us, as adults. Please refer to the Gentles Guidance website for more information.

All conference attendees then book their own choice of workshops to attend throughout the remainder of the day. There is a plethora of workshops to choose from.

Attendees should choose three sessions relevant to their roles and responsibilities, their skills set, interests, knowledge and experience. Sessions are there to educate, inspire, prompt reflection as well as to provide resources, strategies and techniques when faced with behaviours that challenge.

“It takes a village to raise a child”

This day’s conference is open to all Southwark primary schools. Content is relevant for staff at any level: teachers, support staff, SENDco, Senior Leaders and Headteachers. Timings for the day are 8:30-4:30pm. Schools can book a maximum of 20 free places. Unused/unattended places will be charged to the school. 

Summary

Overall ambitions for the day are: 

  1. For attendees to look at behaviours that challenge through a trauma informed lens. 
  2. For attendees to develop a deep(er) understanding of the possible causes and triggers of behaviours that challenge. 
  3. For attendees to gain support identifying the appropriate approaches, strategies and interventions to meet the needs of vulnerable children and young people within our Southwark schools. 
  4. To provide an opportunity to network, build relationships and learn from others. 

In order to book onto the conference you are required to:

1. First, book onto the Beneath the Behaviours Southwark SEND Conference by clicking on the booking tab.

2. Second, book onto 3 out of the 12 workshops on offer. (There is a maximum capacity of 25 for each workshop and will be on a first come first serve basis. Each workshop will be an hour long and will run 3 times troughout the day.) 

The deadline for booking onto the conference workshops is 29th November 2024, please ensure that you have booked onto the course you would like before this date. 

If you have accesibility and or any special requirements please do let us know by e-mailing victoria.lucking@southwark.gov.uk  

 

Mon 08:30

Beneath the Behaviours Southwark SEND Conference, St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School, New Kent Road, London, SE1 4AN

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Mon 10:30

Workshop A), Distraction & Diversion Techniques, This workshop will focus on techniques and strategies to employ when faced with behaviours of concern., ., .

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Mon 10:30

Workshop B) , Seeking Children's Views, This workshop will cover: An overview of tools to support getting the child/YP’s views,, How to support children/YP at different levels of communication, *

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Mon 10:30

Workshop C) , Disproportionality - Reignite Compassion, Empowering Professionals to Support Black Families of SEND Children., This workshop is designed for professionals who work with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) children and are committed to improving their impact within Black communities. , .

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Mon 09:00

Workshop D) , Trauma Informed Practice , Brain Development & Neuroscience (by Trauma Informed UK), *, *, *

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Mon 09:00

Workshop E), Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) Training, ELSA, developed by educational psychologists, supports children's emotional needs through individualised early interventions., *, *

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Mon 10:30

Workshop F), Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA/EBSNA) Training, Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) refers to children's difficulty attending school due to emotional distress., Research highlights risk factors and emphasises early intervention. This session aims to educate staff on identifying risk factors, early signs, and implementing timely interventions for EBSA., *

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Mon 09:00

Workshop G), Trauma Informed impact on executive functioning , Executive functions are the skills needed to remember, plan, organise, and control behaviour. These skills affect children's ability to focus in class, manage their emotions, and handle the demands of, This session will explore what executive functions are, how they are affected by trauma, how they influence learning, and how best to support their development in the classroom., *

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Mon 09:00

Workshop H), Holding The Frame (Psychodynamic/Psychotherapy Art Therapy, This workshop introduces psychodynamic psychotherapy and art therapy for understanding vulnerable students' behaviors., It explores how early experiences shape young people, using clinical case studies to demonstrate practical applications in educational settings., *

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Mon 09:00

Workshop I), Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) and Social, Emotional Mental Health (SEMH), (Workshop includes -Background knowledge of SEMH and SLCN -Introduction to the Communication pyramid - Specific focus on attention and skills-Demonstrations of strategies; Lego therapy, Social Stori, Resource pack with top strategies for adults to take back to support communication, )

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Mon 09:00

Workshop J) , Calming the Storm: Understanding & Appreciate Own Triggers , Objectives of the workshop include: To explore and identify their own triggers, to be able to recognise the importance of their role and responsibilities as adults when regulating emotions , .

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Mon 09:00

Workshop K) , The iceberg - how understanding autism can help us understand and support distressed behaviour., In this workshop, we will explore how understanding underlying processing, learning and thinking styles of Autistic children can help us begin to investigate and support autistic children who demonstrate distressed behaviour.., )

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Mon 10:30

Workshop L) , Developmental Language Disorder , (DLD will cover - Definitions of Developmental Language Disorder - Identifying children with DLD in schools, - Strategies that support language for children with DLD, )

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