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SUMMARY:Supporting mental ill-health: spotlight on healthy coping strategies
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nCourse outline: \nThis Conference focuses on mental health from a range of perspectives and with a particular focus on safeguarding and promoting coping strategies that are healthy and reduce vulnerability to escalation of risk. \nSACPA and HIEDA promise to bring a day packed with expert speakers from a range of disciplines and perspectives who aim to inform\, challenge\, and invigorate on the subject of mental health and safeguarding. \nSACPA and HIEDA will facilitate questions directly from members to our experts throughout the day and encourage delegates to come prepared with questions for our panels. \nA post conference recording will be available for purchase for those unable to attend. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nMental health update: the scale of the crisis\, what we know now\nThe role of adverse childhood experiences\nCultural competence and the challenge of international practice\nThe mental health impact for those who live with allergies and health conditions\nTools for managing anxiety: the benefits of prevention\nRisk assessment and mental health\nAdults under pressure: self-care mental health programmes and strategies.\n\nLearning outcomes:  \nDelegates will: \n\nhave the latest update on the scale and prevalence of the mental health crisis\nhave increased confidence in identifying individuals who may be more vulnerable to mental health episodes\nexplore how cultural competence supports mental health practice when working in international contexts\nexplore how health conditions and allergies impact emotional wellbeing and mental health\nexplore a range of available tools to support and manage anxiety and mood disorders\nhave increased confidence in risk assessing mental health incidents\nhave information about best practice in mental health programmes and strategies in the workplace.\n\nAudience: Healthcare professionals\, mental health first aiders\, Mental health leads and medical providers. Safeguarding teams. \nPlatform: Zoom (online) – conference \nCost: \n\nMember Rate: £215\nAdditional Full Member Fee: £110\nNon-member Rate: £430*\n\nBOOK NOW \n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Sacpa CPD and events\, please click here. \n\nProgramme: \n09:30 – 10:15 \nMental health update: the scale of the crisis\, what we know now   \nOur awareness of the scale of the mental health crisis in adults and children cannot be ignored. This session provides an update about the scale\, it’s implications for policy and practice and sets the scene for conference.   \nDelegates will be updated on the latest national trends\, policy and practice responses. \n\nClaire Dan\, Director of Safeguarding and Director\, Sacpa\nKenny Gibson – Deputy Director – NHS Safeguarding \n\n10:15 – 10:30 \nBreak \n10:30 – 11:30 \nThe role of adverse childhood experiences \nIn this session\, our multi-disciplinary practice panel considers the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) and their impact on children and adults mental health and wellbeing. Our panel will consider a brief practice case study and answer questions from the chair and audience consider how ACE’s impacted vulnerability and positive outcomes.   \nDelegates will be able to consider how knowledge of ACE’s and trauma-informed practice influence risk profiling and assessment for wellbeing and mental health needs \n\nClaire Dan\, Director of Safeguarding and Director\, Sacpa\nRosie McManus RSCN\, Dip HR (Child)\, BSc (Hons)\, MSc (Law)\, Nurse Advisor\, HIEDA\nBill Prior\, Joint Principal of International College\, The Kings School\nHelen Nellany\, National Safeguarding and Standards Manager at Volunteer Police Cadets\n\n11:30 – 11:45 \nBreak \n11:45 – 12:30  \nCultural competence and the challenge of international practice  \nThis session highlights the importance of culturally competent practice in safeguarding and mental health care practice when working with diverse communities and international contexts. \nDelegates will consider the range of ways in which wellbeing and mental health are understood and described and the challenges and achievements of working in diverse contexts and settings delivering positive mental health outcomes.   \n\nBethan Waddington\, Programmes Director – BSA Group\, Director – BAISIS\nSpeakers: Jane Eldridge\, Director of Guardianship Services\, College Guardians Declan Ennis\, Director of Internationalisation\, International School San Patricio Toledo (INSPIRED) \n\n12:30 – 13:30 \nLunch \n13:30 – 14:30  \nThe mental health impact for those who live with allergies and health conditions \nAlthough relatively common\, allergies can interfere with a person’s ability to complete daily tasks and can result in them avoiding social situations. In some cases\, the fear of a serious anaphylactic reaction can result in isolation. There is inevitably a potential impact on the mental health of those with allergies.  \nThis session explores the possible impacts of allergies on mental health and suggests strategies to help people overcome some of their concerns. \n\nLee Glaser\, Director\, Hieda and Group Services Director\, BSA Group\nSarah Knight\, Founder and CEO\, The Allergy Team\n\n14:30 – 14:45 \nBreak \n14:45 – 15:30 \nTools for managing anxiety: the benefits of prevention \nAnxiety can take many forms and is a very personal experience. Most of us experience anxiety at some point in our lives but for some it can become difficult to deal with and even debilitating.  \nThis session will consider common causes of anxiety\, approaches to self management and how to support those in need of help. \n\nLee Glaser\, Director\, Hieda and Group Services Director\, BSA Group\nLisa Jones\, HeadStrong Training\n\n15:30 – 15:45 \nBreak \n15:45 – 16:30 \nRisk assessment and mental health \nCases of mental ill health are very much on the increase. We are more aware of it and there are more causes of it. In schools and workplaces we must often consider the risks to an individual in need of support and also the risks to those around them.  \nRisk assessment is a common approach to providing support at the right time and to the right people. In this session we will cover the key components of a risk assessment which will be of benefit to those affected. \n\nClaire Dan\, Director of Safeguarding and Director\, Sacpa\nPhillip Beisty\, Psychotherapeutic Counsellor\, Best Start Therapy\nSkyler Moulder\, Lead Nurse and Deputy DSL\, The Leys \n\n16:30 \nConference close \n\n \nClaire Dan\, Director of Safeguarding and Director\, Sacpa \nClaire is Director of Safeguarding and Director\, Sacpa and leads on the provision of safeguarding advice and support to members and the development and delivery of CPD and safeguarding consultancy services. Claire is a safeguarding specialist and leader with a background in education welfare\, youth justice\, and early help contexts which have involved a strong focus on diverse and collaborative partnerships\, professional development and supervision of front-line safeguarding colleagues\, and leading multi-disciplinary teams and projects. Between 2006 and 2013 Claire was involved with Luton Safeguarding Children Board as a lead multi-agency safeguarding trainer\, developing and delivering single and multi-agency safeguarding training\, and since 2013 has delivered pieces of bespoke consultancy work\, and providing a range of safeguarding consultancy on a freelance basis. \n\nLee Glaser\, Director\, Hieda and Group Services Director\, BSA Group \nLee has extensive experience in pastoral care. Prior to becoming Headmaster and CEO at Taunton School in Somerset he was the School’s Deputy Head which involved leading the pastoral team and being the Designated Safeguarding Lead. Outstanding support for student and staff wellbeing has always been at the heart of his approach and the School was recently shortlisted for a TES Award for excellence in this area. \nLee has always worked closely with the School’s medical team which provided excellent support to the community\, particularly during the COVID pandemic. He is excited to be supporting HIEDA members in delivering the highest quality of care in their own environments. \n\n \nBethan Waddington\, Programmes Director – BSA Group\, Director – BAISIS \nBethan Waddington joined the BSA team as Training Manager in September 2017. Bethan has worked in two independent boarding schools in the UK and Switzerland\, the latter as Housemistress to 36 pupils. Following her time in Switzerland\, she was a Pastoral Manager for an inner-city state academy before working in the charity sector for Debrett’s running the ‘Debrett’s Foundation’ training programme. \nIn her role\, Bethan plans and manages all Day Seminars\, Conferences\, INSET and Consultancy\, as well as being Director of BAISIS. She believes boarding can be a positive force for young people and in order to fully support their needs staff can never learn too much. As such she is passionate about the CPD BSA delivers to our pastoral communities in the UK and worldwide. \n\nKenny Gibson – Deputy Director – NHS Safeguarding  \nClaire is Director of Safeguarding and Director\, Sacpa and leads on the provision of safeguarding advice and support to members and the development and delivery of CPD and safeguarding consultancy services. Claire is a safeguarding specialist and leader with a background in education welfare\, youth justice\, and early help contexts which have involved a strong focus on diverse and collaborative partnerships\, professional development and supervision of front-line safeguarding colleagues\, and leading multi-disciplinary teams and projects. Between 2006 and 2013 Claire was involved with Luton Safeguarding Children Board as a lead multi-agency safeguarding trainer\, developing and delivering single and multi-agency safeguarding training\, and since 2013 has delivered pieces of bespoke consultancy work\, and providing a range of safeguarding consultancy on a freelance basis. \n\nRosie McManus RSCN\, Dip HR (Child)\, BSc (Hons)\, MSc (Law)\, Nurse Advisor\, HIEDA \nTrained at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children Rosie came to school nursing in the independent sector 16 years ago. With a passion for boarding pastoral and health care Rosie has developed an interest in the understanding and development of the health needs of boarding school students. Passionate about the nurse’s role in the delivery of the PSHE curriculum\, Rosie is currently the Head of Boarding at St John’s College School\, she has a Masters in Medical Ethics and Law\, is a NUCO trainer and has a keen interest in the development of the school nurse role. \n  \n\nBill Prior\, Joint Principal of International College\, The Kings School \nBill is founding Joint Principal at King’s International College in Canterbury. He has worked in China\, Scotland\, England and Germany in school management\, development\, teaching and qualifications. He has a First in Chinese from the University of Oxford\, trained as a teacher at Edinburgh University and later returned to Oxford to complete a Masters in Education. He is a Scot and speaks fluent Mandarin and German. \n  \n  \n  \n\nHelen Nellany\, National Safeguarding and Standards Manager at Volunteer Police Cadets \nHelen has been a police officer for 22 years and is currently a serving police Inspector working in a National role as the Safeguarding and Standards Manager for the National Volunteer Police Cadets Team. \nHaving designed and created the Volunteer Police Cadet scheme for her home force in 2012\, Helen joined the National Team in 2018 to overhaul safeguarding processes nationally\, introducing mandatory safeguarding training and safeguarding standards for all police forces in England and Wales. \nHelen is a Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainer\, a Trauma Informed Practice Trainer and provides safeguarding advice and guidance on a daily basis to Police Officers\, Police Staff\, Volunteers\, Young people and their parents. \nOnce a believer that naughty children should be dealt with firmly\, punished and prosecuted when needed\, Helen is now an advocate that ‘outside behaviour’ is often the result of an ‘inside story’ and this should be explored on every occasion first. \n\nJane Eldridge\, Director of Guardianship Services\, College Guardians  \nJane set up and has been running College Guardians for over 14 years. She has enjoyed watching the company grow and develop\, supporting many students from all over the world. \nJane spent many years living and working overseas\, in Europe and the Far East\, and loves that there is always something new to learn about with all the different countries and cultures that our students are from. \nJane has a global MBA from Lancaster university\, is a Mental Health First aider and is the Designated Safeguarding Lead for College Guardians. \nOutside of work\, Jane keeps herself busy with her two children and gorgeous cocker Spaniel called Betty! \n\n \nDeclan Ennis\, Director of Internationalisation\, International School San Patricio Toledo (INSPIRED)  \nDeclan has been working in San Patricio School for 39 years. Declan started as an English teacher in the primary school for 9 years. He then moved to the Secondary school and taught secondary courses for about 10 years and then taught students in the final 2 years before university. \nDeclan saw that improvements could be made for the students and their learning of the English language so he became Coordinator of the English Department. He also introduced both French and German into the educational programme giving importance to languages in the centre. Declan introduced IGCSE ́subjects and official exams in Business and Economics in Secondary Education. \nDeclan then became Director of International affairs for the schools of San Patricio providing a full programme of studies abroad for our students and also teachers through Erasmus Plus projects. \nAs Director of International Affairs Declan also worked in Marketing and attended Agent Fairs and events and visited schools around the world to promote the Boarding House. \nDeclan was offered the position of Head of the Boarding House at ISSP Toledo where he has been for the last 5 years. \nIn all these years Declan has learnt many things\, but the personal satisfaction was always to be in contact with children and the opportunity to see education and the difficulties students have from many parts of the world. \n\nSarah Knight\, Founder and CEO\, The Allergy Team \nSarah Knight is Founder and CEO of The Allergy Team\, an organisation which supports schools\, food businesses and families to manage food allergies. The company runs a programme for schools including training and consultancy to transform safety and inclusion. Before setting up The Allergy Team\, Sarah was a senior TV executive working on prime-time BBC shows including Your Home Made Perfect and the flagship consumer show\, Watchdog. Sarah has two children\, both with food allergies. \n\nLisa Jones\, HeadStrong Training \nLisa Jones is a multi-award-winning\, science driven\, fact-based therapist\, coach and passionate trainer who believes that prevention is better than intervention. \nLisa works in both the corporate and education sector teaching others the importance of brain health\, resilience\, stress management and emotional wellbeing as well as running a busy private practice. \nLisa is a fully qualified and insured Psychotherapist\, Counsellor\, Health Coach and Mental Health Consultant registered with The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She is also a senior accredited member of The National Counselling Society and The Association for Coaching. \nAfter graduating with a BSc (Hons) in Counselling & Psychotherapy\, Lisa went on to work with adults to overcome addiction and mental health issues. Having experienced chronic ill health for many years\, Lisa developed a keen interest in brain health and the brain / mind/ body connection. Lisa was fascinated by how our minds can influence our wellbeing and vice versa. After overcoming her own health issues\, she then specialised in the field of chronic ill health and stress. Lisa went on to certify in Applied Neuroscience and Brain Health\, Applied Neuroscience and Coaching and Women’s Health and Neurobiology. \nShe also gained a NLP Practitioner Coaching Diploma and certified as a Life Coaching Practitioner\, Youth Coach\, NLP Master Practitioner\, Hypnotherapy Practitioner\, Mental Health First Aid and completed a BPS approved certificate in clinical supervision. The specific focus of her work addresses the mind-body connection and the impact our language (self-talk) and belief system has on all aspects of health and wellbeing as well as self-esteem and confidence. The principles of Neuroscience underpin the work Lisa does as she believes it is essential to educate people on how the brain works\, how to influence mindset and to understand neuroplasticity (the ability of the brain to form and re-organise neural connections). By doing so\, this enables us to build resilience\, develop essential life skills and learn how to manage stress effectively. \nTogether with her business partner\, Veronika Chidemo – a Teacher and School Mental Health Leadership Consultant\, she co-founded HeadStrong Training in Education. Lisa and Veronika are passionate about an integrative approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing in Education and believe that everyone should be equipped with essential skills to confidently manage the stresses in life. \n\nPhillip Beisty\, UKCP acc. Psychotherapeutic Counsellor\, Best Start Therapy \nPhill is a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor in private practice with previous experience of being a safeguarding lead for a corporate mental health company\, currently working from his private practice just off Harley Street in London. \nPhill’s background as a therapist includes working with vulnerable children within maintained and independent special schools and specialist units schools.  Managing and delivering therapy services to a wide range of students with needs ranging from complex trauma and neurodiverse conditions involving leadership in safeguarding in the context of complex safeguarding and multi-agency arrangements. \nPhill has a passion and strong belief that all children and young people should have the best start in life\, and that they can access the appropriate therapy and safeguarding services to ensure this can happen. \n\nSkyler Moulder\, Lead Nurse and Deputy DSL\, The Leys  \nSkyler did her Adult Nursing BSc at Kings College London in 2011 and went straight into community nursing. After the birth of her first son she stumbled into community school nursing and never looked back. During her time as a community school nurse she covered primary and secondary schools all across Cambridgeshire. She completed training such as the CAMHS foundation module\, Sexual Health and Contraception module and was trained in Safeguarding Children Level 3. She completed her PG Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing in 2016 when she was pregnant with her second son\, which she later topped up to a full MSc in 2023 when she was pregnant with her daughter! This also included qualifying as a Nurse Prescriber. Skyler co-lead the development of a 0-19 Duty Desk and the introduction of the Chathealth text service in Cambridgeshire Community Services. In 2019 she became a Team Manager for the CCS Healthy Child Programme – managing a team of Nursery Nurses\, Health Visitors and School Nurses during the pandemic. In 2020 she was recruited to be the Lead Nurse at The Leys in Cambridge\, to lead a team covering 24 hour care for around 575 pupils (over half of which are boarders). This is where she is now and where her passion for independent school nursing started.
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SUMMARY:Annual safeguarding conference
DESCRIPTION:Course outline: \nThis year’s SACPA and BSA Annual Safeguarding Conference promises to bring a day packed with expert speakers from a range of disciplines and perspectives who aim to inform\, challenge\, and invigorate delegates on a range of key and contemporary safeguarding topics and learning. \nAddressing key issues from our members\, sessions will consider the current safeguarding landscape the conference closes with the awards ceremony for SACPA Annual Safeguarding Awards. \nSACPA and BSA will facilitate questions directly from members to our experts throughout the day and encourage delegates to come prepared with questions for our panels. \nUnable to attend? A post conference recording will be available for purchase. This does not include the student-led session. \nTraining topics will include:  \n\nWhat children say: are we getting it right?\nIRL: a new approach to sexting  \nSafeguarding update: key developments \nBest practice for managing sexual harassment and sexual violence \nSafeguarding children with SEND additional needs\, vulnerability and neurodiversity \nPresentation of SACPA Safeguarding Awards 2022-23. \n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nReview the voice of children activity and consider access to participation methods and disproportionality.  \nIncrease knowledge and understanding of safeguarding in a digital world \nConsider key elements of safeguarding development for strategic planning and best practice development \nIncrease awareness of initiatives and tools to support the safeguarding needs of people with SEN\, disability\, additional needs and neurodiversity \nRecognise and celebrate the achievements of fellow safeguarding practitioners and leaders in the innovation and delivery work. \n\nAudience: All those involved in safeguarding \nPlatform: Zoom (online) – conference \nCost: \n\nSACPA/BSA Member Rate: £215\nSACPA/BSA Additional Full Member Fee: £110\nBSA Affiliate Member Delegate Fee: £325\nBSA Additional Affiliate Member Delegate Fee: £140\nNon-member Rate: £430*\n\nBOOK NOW \n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Sacpa CPD and events\, please click here. \n\n Programme:  \n09:30 – 10:15 \nWhat children say: are we getting it right?  \nWe start our conference by putting children at the centre of the day and hearing directly from them. What is their lived experience and perspectives on safety and wellbeing and how we\, as practitioners\, manage safeguarding processes. We ask the important question\, are we getting it right?   \n\nDavid Walker\, Director\, BSA \nPre-recorded panels of young people  \n\n10:15 – 11:15 \nSafeguarding update: key developments   \nThis session provides an essential safeguarding update on key developments and the latest information on the prevalent risks\, known vulnerabilities.  Delegates can be sure of having the latest intelligence for their planning and implementation.  \n\nDale Wilkins\, Senior Director\, BSA Group \nKay Joel\, Senior Consultant for Education\, NSPCC Professional Learning Services\nKevin Hartley\, Senior Consultant for Education\, NSPCC Professional Learning Services\n\n11:15 – 11:45 \nBreak   \n11:45 – 12:45 \nIRL – A new approach to “sexting”  \nOur expert speaker explores what we know about the sharing of nudes\,  semi-nudes\, aspects of youth produced sexual imagery as well as texts and messages. \n\nDavid Walker\, Director\, BSA \nJon Needham\, Director of Safeguarding\, Oasis UK  \n\n11:45 – 13:30 \nLunch  \n13:30 – 14:30   \n Best practice for managing sexual harassment and sexual violence  \nSexual harassment and sexual violence continues to be a key safeguarding challenge across education\, youth\, community\, charity\, university\, and sports sectors.  In this session our expert speaker highlights risk assessment\, safety planning\, multi-agency working and the rights and services offered to victims and survivors.  Delegates will  Increase their awareness of initiatives and tools to support this complex area of safeguarding practice  \n\nClaire Dan\, Director\, SACPA and Safeguarding Director\, BSA Group \nMaria Putz\, Interim Head of Training (Sexual Violence and Safeguarding)\, LimeCulture CIC \n\n14:30 – 14:45 \nBreak  \n14:45 – 15:30 \nSafeguarding children with SEND additional needs\, vulnerability and neurodiversity  \nChildren and adults with care and support needs remain three times more likely to be negatively impacted by online harm\, abuse and neglect and are significantly more vulnerable to extra-familial risks. This session focusses on the safeguarding needs of people who have identified and undiagnosed or non-visible special needs or disability\, and all people functioning in neuro-diverse ways. Speakers will share their experiences\, initiatives\, and best practice with delegates.  \n\nGaelle Sullivan\, Director Research and Inclusion\, BSA Group and Director\, TIOB \nCharlotte Jones\, Director of Pupil Progress\, Downe House\nAlison Hesley\, Home Educator and Neurodivergence Awareness Raiser\n\n15:30 – 16:00   \nConference close and presentation of Sacpa Safeguarding Awards 2022-23.  \nJoin SACPA to celebrate the success and achievement for children and adults.  We announce the organisations and safeguarding professionals who have been recognised for achieving excellence in safeguarding this year and are winners and runners up of the SACPA Annual Safeguarding Award.  \n\nClaire Dan\, Director\, SACPA and Safeguarding Director\, BSA Group \nDavid Walker\, Director\, BSA  \n\n\nSpeakers: \n \nClaire Dan\, Director of Safeguarding and Director\, Sacpa \nClaire is Director of Safeguarding and Director\, Sacpa and leads on the provision of safeguarding advice and support to members and the development and delivery of CPD and safeguarding consultancy services. Claire is a safeguarding specialist and leader with a background in education welfare\, youth justice\, and early help contexts which have involved a strong focus on diverse and collaborative partnerships\, professional development and supervision of front-line safeguarding colleagues\, and leading multi-disciplinary teams and projects. Between 2006 and 2013 Claire was involved with Luton Safeguarding Children Board as a lead multi-agency safeguarding trainer\, developing and delivering single and multi-agency safeguarding training\, and since 2013 has delivered pieces of bespoke consultancy work\, and providing a range of safeguarding consultancy on a freelance basis. \n\nDavid Walker\, BSA Director \nDavid is the BSA Director and joined the BSA group in August 2023. He has over 20 years’ experience in boarding schools and has worked in a range of schools in the UK and Africa\, alongside being a prep school governor and a trustee of a MAT. Before taking up his post at the BSA\, David was Deputy Head Pastoral at a large co-ed independent school in the South-East. \n  \n\n \nDale Wilkins\, Senior Director\, BSA and BSA Group \nDale joined the BSA during Summer 2017 with responsibility for safeguarding and standards\, having previously been a course tutor since 1998. In July 2019 he also assumed responsibility for the BSA’s training programme\, including both day seminars and accredited training courses. Dale leads on all safeguarding and inspection matters for the BSA\, including managing the Commitment to Care Charter and has also developed a process of BSA Accreditation for our international members. He also liaises with ISI\, Ofsted and DfE on matters relating to compliance and inspection standards\, and compiles the BSA Self-Assessment toolkit\, which he first produced in 2002\, since which time he has been closely involved in inspection in state and independent boarding. \nFor 31 years Dale was a boarding practitioner. After boarding positions at Norwich School and Tettenhall College\, Dale became a Housemaster at Old Swinford Hospital in 1992\, and was promoted to Deputy Head in 2007\, and subsequently also DSL. He has also been a multi-agency trainer for the Dudley Safeguarding Children’s Board. \n\nGaelle Sullivan\, Director Research and Inclusion\, Director TIOB \nGaelle is Head of Research Services and Inclusion and joined the BSA in January 2023. She is an experienced senior leader and has worked in a range of state and independent schools. She is a qualified SENCO and holds a Masters Degree in Inclusive Education. Prior to joining the BSA\, Gaelle was Deputy Head Pastoral\, DSL and Head of Boarding at an all-girls independent school in the South-East. \n  \n\nMaria Putz\, Interim Head of Training (Sexual Violence and Safeguarding)\, LimeCulture CIC  \nMaria joined LimeCulture in January 2019 as one of the Training Managers. Maria has been involved in the development and delivery of Preventing Sexual Misconduct Education (PSME) and the Sexual Misconduct Liaison Officer (SMLO) Model helping schools and colleges to create a whole school approach in their prevention and response to sexual misconduct.  Maria has also presented nationally and internationally with a focus on healthy relationships and safeguarding in sport. Maria is committed to improving services for those affected by Sexual Violence through building knowledge\, confidence and skills in frontline workers. \nMost recently Maria has become the interim Head of Training leading the training for LimeCulture in their Sexual Violence\, Safeguarding\, Education and University work. \nPrior to joining the LimeCulture Team she was a specialist-safeguarding nurse for the largest children’s hospital in the UK. She has also worked as an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) and a Crisis Worker. \n\n \nJon Needham\, Director of Safeguarding\, Oasis UK \nJon originally trained as a registered nurse specialising in adolescent life limiting illness\, before moving to an advisor to a strategic health authority and then as a young people’s health service commissioner with a specific portfolio for mental health\, sexual health and paediatric care. He worked briefly as a specialist advisor on two World Health Organisation projects before becoming the lead for early help provision and multi-agency working in a large local authority overseeing the support offered to 1/3 million children and young people. \nHe became an education safeguarding advisor 15 years ago\, and for the last five years has worked as the National Director of Safeguarding and Wellbeing for Oasis. \nIn his spare time\, he is a voluntary youth worker and work mentor to six ‘men in industry’ and is just about to complete his Doctorate in Psychology. He is the safeguarding advisor to a large annual summer festival and when he ever relaxes he is a keen fan of Korean drama (though he’ll admit he has to use subtitles). \n\nCharlotte Jones\, Director of Pupil Progress\, Downe House \nCharlotte Jones is a special educational needs teacher with a wealth of experience\, having worked in the private and state sector for the past 18 years. Originally a primary school teacher\, over the years she has developed a passion for the complexity of common learning challenges and has a special interest in the interface between organic learning difficulties and mental health. She is a member of the British Psychological Society. \nCharlotte develops a deep understanding of an individual’s executive functioning\, sharing strategies\, tips and tools to strengthen the performance of her young clients. \nAlongside her work as the Director of Pupil Progress at Downe House School in Berkshire supporting the needs of their high-functioning neurodivergent students she is also a coach at a clinic in London supporting ADHD learners. \nShe brings huge energy and commitment to the work\, drawing upon personal experience of learning challenges as a child – as well as her own mental health journey – to inform her compassionate coaching style and help students develop greater competence and self-confidence in education. \n\nKay Joel\, Senior Consultant for Education\, NSPCC Professional Learning Services \nKay Joel is a Senior Consultant with experience of over 25 years of teaching in primary and special education settings\, managing learning and behaviour support services and school improvement services before joining NSPCC in 2011. \nSince then she has worked with schools and other education providers and other organisations to audit and review safeguarding policies\, procedures and practices. She has contributed to the development of teaching resources and e learning courses. \n\nKevin Hartley\, Senior Consultant for Education\, NSPCC Professional Learning Services \nKevin Hartley is a Senior Education Consultant for the NSPCC. Kevin has worked in secondary education for almost 30 years\, initially as an English teacher\, but later as a Pastoral Lead and then as a member of senior leadership. ​ \nFor most of his career he has been involved in safeguarding and spent 12 years as a DSL in a busy\, diverse 11-18 Academy. He has contributed to the development of policies and procedures at both school and Trust level. ​ \nKevin now works in the NSPCC consultancy service which supports schools and other organisations in developing their safeguarding practices. \n\nAlison Hesley\, Home Educator and Neurodivergence Awareness Raiser \nAlison Hesley held senior roles in schools\, a local authority\, a university and a Multi Academy Trust during her 30 year career in Education. Most recently she was the director of a large school-based teacher training provider and a National Teaching School Hub. Alison is now a full time carer and educator to her 12 year old autistic son who has been unable to attend school for almost a year due to burn out and school trauma. During her spare time she writes about their experiences on social media to raise awareness of the issues that neurodivergent young people and their families face in the education and SEND systems.
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/annual-safeguarding-conference/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Conference
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