Upcoming Events

2020/21 Primary Art Subject Development

For Art Subject Leads, Non Specialists, Curriculum Leads and Senior Leaders.

• Photography, Graphic Design and Digital Media | Wed 2nd February 2022
  2nd February 2022
  13:30 - 16:00
• All three sessions + free twilight session
  21st April 2021 - 2nd February 2022
  13:30 - 16:00

Senior Mental Health lead Training – Course Code SMHL017

This course has been assured for DfE grant-funded Senior Mental Health Lead Training.
Course Code: SMHL017

This two-day training course will give Senior Mental Health Leads a firm grounding in the theory and practice of leading and establishing a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing. Structured for the schools or Senior Mental Health Leads in the emerging or foundational stages of building a whole school approach, this training will give you the tools to audit and action plan under the 8 public health principles of a whole school approach and delivered by a highly experienced mental health and educational team.

• Senior Mental Health lead Training - SMHL017 - Tuesday 16th November AND Thursday 9th December
  16th November 2021 - 9th December 2021
  08:30 - 16:00
• Senior Mental Health lead Training - SMHL017 - Wednesday January 19th AND Tuesday February 15th
  19th January 2022 - 15th February 2022
  08:30 - 16:00
• Senior Mental Health lead Training - SMHL017 - Thursday March 3rd and Wednesday April 6th
  3rd March 2022 - 6th April 2022
  08:30 - 16:00

Planning an Effective PSHE Education Curriculum

This interactive course will explore how to plan effective PSHE education across key stages 1 and 2, that meets the needs of all pupils. This will include how to review, adapt and develop the curriculum in light of the statutory guidance on Relationships and Health education.

• Planning an Effective PSHE Education Curriculum
  1st December 2021
  13:30 - 16:30
• Planning an Effective PSHE Education Curriculum
  13th January 2022
  13:30 - 16:30

Mental Health Short: Exam Stress

Tools and techniques to support your pupils around stress.

• Exam Stress (AM) Birmingham Schools Only
  2nd December 2021
  09:00 - 11:30
• Exam Stress (PM) All Schools
  2nd December 2021
  13:00 - 15:30

Young People’s Gambling Harm Prevention Programme

The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM), is a national charity with the social purpose to inform, educate and safeguard young people from the potential harms of gaming and gambling. They do this through providing free training and resources for those who work with and support young people. Over the 2.5 hour City & Guilds assured workshop they cover:
– Gaming, Gambling, the blurred lines between the two, and how increasingly young people are exposed to them
– The external influences such as advertising and the effect that this can have on young people
– The role of in game purchases and the links to gambling behaviour
– What signs to be aware of when someone is experiencing harm and where you can go for extra support and where to signpost young people to.

• Young People's Gambling Harm Prevention Programme - 03.12.21
  3rd December 2021
  09:00 - 11:30
• Young People's Gambling Harm Prevention Programme - 26.01.22
  26th January 2022
  13:00 - 15:30

Geography Subject Development – 2 Day Course

x2 full Geography inset days for primary staff. Book both days together or individually.

• Geography Subject Development - Day 1
  10th December 2021
  09:00 - 15:30
• Geography Subject Development - Day 2
  27th January 2022
  09:00 - 15:30

Mental Health Short: Gender Identity

Part of BEP’s successful mental health shorts series, this session is relevant for both Primary and Secondary. Led by psychotherapist Anna Robinson and experienced education leaders Mandy McCrohan and Anna Bateman from BEP’s NewStart team. 

• Gender Identity - BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL SCHOOLS
  21st January 2022
  09:00 - 11:30
• Gender Identity - NON BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS
  21st January 2022
  09:00 - 11:30

Mental Health Short: Parents who challenge us

Another of BEP’s successful mental health shorts – this sessions is relevant for both Primary and Secondary. Led by psychotherapist Anna Robinson and experienced education leaders Mandy McCrohan and Anna Bateman from BEP’s NewStart team. 

• Mental Health Short: Parents who challenge us
  21st January 2022
  13:00 - 15:30

Mental Health Short: Staff Well-being

Relevant for both Primary and Secondary school staff, this workshop will provide insights that will help you support your own well-being as you avidly work to support the well-being of others.

• Mental Health Short: Staff Well-being (AM) Birmingham Schools Only
  1st February 2022
  09:00 - 11:30
• Mental Health Short: Staff Well-being (PM) All Schools
  1st February 2022
  13:00 - 15:30

Teaching PSHE Education Confidently and Effectively

This interactive course will provide a thorough understanding of how to plan and teach safe, high quality and engaging PSHE education lessons.

• Teaching PSHE Education Confidently and Effectively
  3rd March 2022
  13:30 - 16:30
• Teaching PSHE Education Confidently and Effectively
  23rd June 2022
  13:30 - 16:30

Mental Health Short: Increasing reflective practice in school

Reflective practice tools can be helpful if you are seeking to embed a wider culture of supervision in your school and where you are on a journey to being a trauma informed setting. This session will provide you with tools and techniques for when you and your teams become more reflective practitioners.
Led by Specialist Senior EP Kay Jackson and Psychotherapist and Supervisor Anna Robinson we will introduce you to a range of approaches for reflective practice. We will also consider the role of debriefs in school for incidents which may not be classed as ‘critical’ but are impactful nonetheless.

• Increasing Effective Practice in Schools (AM)
  27th April 2022
  09:30 - 11:30
• Increasing Effective Practice in Schools (PM)
  27th April 2022
  13:00 - 15:00

Mental Health Short: Bereavement and Loss Training Session

This training has been built on and developed with Pastoral and Safeguarding colleagues and Beyond the Horizon Charity. 

It will focus on understanding bereavement and loss in the widest sense, what you as a school can do to support those who have experienced loss and how you can ensure your school can respond appropriately to bereavements that impact the whole school. The session content is even more pertinent to schools in the current climate. 

• Bereavement and Loss (AM) Bham Schools Only
  28th April 2022
  09:00 - 11:30
• Bereavement and Loss (PM) All Schools
  28th April 2022
  13:00 - 15:30

Mental Health Short: Supporting pupils with disordered eating

This workshop will look not only at eating disorders and how schools can directly help but also help staff to understand the many ways in which dis-ordered eating can manifest itself and be helped.

• A relational approach to eating (AM) BHAM SCHOOLS ONLY
  9th June 2022
  09:00 - 11:30
• A relational approach to eating (PM) ALL SCHOOLS
  9th June 2022
  13:00 - 15:30

Mental Health Short: Emojis and Empathy

Evidence why empathy is so fundamental for children’s development and important as part of your school’s whole culture and curriculum and is crucial for PHSE delivery. 

• Emojis and Empathy (am) BHAM SCHOOLS ONLY
  30th June 2022
  09:00 - 11:30
• Emojis and Empathy (pm) ALL SCHOOLS
  30th June 2022
  13:00 - 15:30