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We are working with our partner Educational & Sporting Futures to deliver a NEW combined Level 7 Senior Leader qualification with the !

Starting 9 July, join us if you would like to achieve TWO highly beneficial qualifications - funded using the Apprenticeship Levy!

Find out more 👉https://realtraining.co.uk/senior-leader-with-nasenco

Maths difficulties often have many causal factors.

Could our current approaches to maths teaching be contributing to the problem? If so, what needs to change to allow children to gain a better understanding of maths - and to help level the playing field?

Find out more in our latest article: realtraining.co.uk/k9vf

We've had a great couple of days at 🙌

So many interesting and thought-provoking sessions and excellent conversations with school leaders!

Enhance your mentoring skills in the workplace to support your colleague!

Our NEW module Learning Conversations, Mentoring and Coaching is designed to help you fulfil your potential! 📚

Build a deep understanding of common coaching models including Instructional Coaching and develop your practical skills through regular coaching dialogues in the workplace.

Part of our Masters programmes 🎓

Discover now 👉 https://realtraining.co.uk/learning-conversations-mentoring-and-coaching

Dr. Sue Sheppard is an educational psychologist who has helped countless young girls with .

In her latest article, she outlines how schools can help girls feel a greater sense of belonging and improve their overall wellbeing.

Read her advice for schools here: https://realtraining.co.uk/2dw0

We are excited to be attending the ECIS & NEASC Leadership Conference starting tomorrow, in Windsor!

‘Living Your Mission’ is the conference theme and will explore the profound impact that purpose-driven living can have on creating a better world for learners, both now and in the future.

We will be exhibiting. Make sure you pop over and say hi - we’ll be on stand number 03!

See you there!

Do you work for a British International School that holds FOBISIA membership?

Join experts from Real Group and The Dyscalculia Network as they explore how to help children with maths-related learning difficulties.

Stay ahead of this rapidly emerging area of research and best practice. Join our webinar FREE for FOBISIA members - sign up here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I9XreOFdRx2o33pRJTO4Ng #/registration

Did you know? This week is World Autism Acceptance Week! ♾️

This is a week to celebrate the unique talents and contributions of autistic people all around the world! 💪

If you are looking for ways to support the autistic pupils in your school, you may want to look into one of our autism courses, covering topics such as the presentation in girls/women, masking, and more!

More info 👉 https://realtraining.co.uk/masters-in-autism

14 tactics for senior mental health leads

Once you've audited your mental health provision it's time to create your whole-school action plan.

Tactics will (of course) vary based on needs and context of your setting, but we've illustrated some popular ones.

Read the full article: https://realtraining.co.uk/tactics-for-smhls

Don't miss out!⏰

Did you know you only have 5 days left (and counting) to claim your £1,200 DfE grant for training a Senior Mental Health Lead?

Claim your funding by 31 March 2024 and choose a training course that starts before 31 July 2024.
Second grants are available.

For more information, visit our SMHL page here - https://realtraining.co.uk/senior-mental-health-lead-training

Great article from our sister company Dyslexia Action - being can be a great strength in the education sector.

A personal story about neurodiversity in the teaching profession:

Julietta Howell is a specialist practitioner who has spent the last nineteen years going the extra mile to support children with additional learning needs.

She herself struggled at school - it was only as an adult, she found out she had dyslexia.

Read her article to find out how she overcame her negative self-beliefs, why she thinks dyslexic individuals make great teachers and how she is continuously improving support for pupils.

Read her story here: https://dyslexiaaction.org.uk/julietta-howell

Don't miss out! 📢

📅 20-22 March

Get to grips with educational testing, then start your Access Arrangements Assessor journey🙌

More info 👉 https://realtraining.co.uk/certificate-of-competence-in-psychometric-testing-assessment-access-arrangements-cpt3a

What could you and your school gain from a senior mental health lead training course?

For Kara, it was renewed confidence to lead wellbeing at school and the ability to devise a research-driven whole-school action plan. The training helped her make a big impact on mental health at Blean Primary School - recently recognised with a Wellbeing Award for Schools.

Read Kara's full review of the Real Training course here: https://realtraining.co.uk/kara-satterley-review

How can senior mental health leads maximise their impact? Andrew Chadwick gives some top tips for anyone starting out in the role.

Andrew completed our senior mental health lead training advanced award a couple of years ago. He is a highly successful former Headteacher and SMHL who is now Safeguarding, Ambition and Inclusion Lead at Focus-Trust.

Read his essential advice: https://realtraining.co.uk/smhl-top-tips

Ever thought about how you could use educational testing to effectively assess the progress of students and identify appropriate support strategies? 🤔

Our Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing course is now even better with exciting new features such as videos, animations, graphs, worked examples and more! 📊

Find out more 👉https://realtraining.co.uk/2024/03/update-to-online-certificate-of-competence-in-educational-testing-course

Fantastic news!
The DfE funding for SMHL courses has been extended, but the funding application deadline is still 31 March 2024.

If you'd like to take advantage of the funding to train as a Senior Mental Health lead, take a look at our next available course dates:
- SMHL Certificate Blended Learning Route - 27 February, 19 March or 11 April 2024
- SMHL Certificate Online Learning Route - Available to start after enrolment
- SMHL Advanced Award - 15 May 2024

Click here to find out more - https://realtraining.co.uk/senior-mental-health-lead-training

Thinking of moving abroad to take up a role in SEN?

In his article, featured in this month’s SEN Magazine Ltd, Real Training iSENCO tutor, Matthew Lee, gives his advice to anyone thinking of supporting children with special educational needs in international schools.

Matt has held senior leadership positions focusing on inclusion at award-winning international schools so he knows a thing or two about SEN roles abroad.

Six things we learned from Matt:

📌 Do your homework - international schools are more nuanced in their ways of working
📌 SEN provision varies considerably based on school type
📌 Parents will be informed by local beliefs and cultural attitudes towards SEN (so make sure you are aware of these)
📌 There is a greater range of need in mainstream international schools than in the UK
📌 Para-professionals and shadow models are more likely to be present
📌 It’s really important to build your online network of SEND professionals

Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3I4yHjn #

Every young person deserves to have a sense of belonging in school.

A big part of this is feeling that their voice can be heard and their opinion matters. We've put together some top ideas for primary and secondary schools to help amplify pupil voice in their wellbeing initiatives.

Download the free resource here: https://bit.ly/3Uv7Uo6

Congratulations to Jill Eaton - Co-Director at our sister company Educational & Sporting Futures. Here she is collecting her MBE at Buckingham Palace in recognition of all the work she has done to raise the profile of apprenticeships.

When it comes to wellbeing - how can we make sure that all children’s voices are heard?

Amplifying pupil voice is central to making school-based wellbeing initiatives more effective and impactful.

Read our latest blog for some top tips:

Every Voice Matters: Top Tips for Strengthening Pupil Voice in Wellbeing Initiatives We take a look at some of the best ways primary and secondary schools can use pupil voice to improve their wellbeing initiatives

What can we learn when we give children a greater say in wellbeing initiatives?

In celebration of Children's Mental Health Week we’ve produced a crib sheet of useful ideas for amplifying pupil voice in wellbeing programmes. You can download the two separate versions for primary and secondary schools below:

📌 PDF download available here: https://bit.ly/3Uv7Uo6

How can we help pupils have a greater say in wellbeing initiatives?

From wellbeing ambassadors to wellbeing squares, stress-management workshops to kindness trees, wellbeing apps to listening corners - we’ve rounded up some great examples of how schools are listening and acting on pupil voice.

Take a look in our latest blog: https://bit.ly/3OBqas1

What’s the best wellbeing initiative led by pupils or influenced by their feedback that you’ve come across?

"Rightly or wrongly, there’s not as much provision for mental health out there as there used to be – we could sit and complain about this or we could do something about it. That’s where the senior mental health lead role, and the training, come into play."

Find out how Andrew Chadwick created a focused, whole-school action plan for better mental health as part of our advanced senior mental health leadership course.

The result has had a significant impact on the lives of parents, children and staff at his school and continues to influence his work at Focus-Trust.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3UtyZYD

Top tips for strengthening pupil voice in wellbeing initiatives (*for secondary schools*)

To support Children’s Mental Health Week we’ve produced a crib sheet of useful ideas for encouraging pupil feedback and self-expression as part of wellbeing initiatives.

Get your free pdf here: https://bit.ly/3Uv7Uo6

It’s Children’s Mental Health Week!

In keeping with this year's theme we’ll be sharing some top tips for strengthening pupil voice in school wellbeing initiatives.

Take a look at our infographic for primary schools below:

Link to pdf download here: https://bit.ly/3Uv7Uo6

NEW PROGRAMME! 📢

We are excited to announce our new Inclusive Educational Leadership Programme, empowering you to take the lead on inclusion in your setting.

Inspire your colleagues, support your students, and create sustained and meaningful impact in your setting, with the knowledge gained on our new study programme.

Our first cohorts begin 15 May 2024!

Click here to find out more or book now 👉
https://realtraining.co.uk/master-of-education-inclusive-educational-leadership

What does it take to embed a positive ethos on mental health across a school community?

We caught up with Andrew Chadwick, former SMHL and now Safeguarding, Ambition and Inclusion Lead at Focus-Trust to get his insight.

Check out the article to hear Andrew talking about;

👉 What a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing means to him
👉How completing senior mental health lead training helped him in his role
👉The impact of his 12-month action plan for mental health
👉Rolling out a trauma training programme
👉Adapting Zones of Regulation
👉The value of focusing on parents’ own mental health
👉New initiatives including enhanced support for staff and mental health & wellbeing cookery classes

Read the case study here: bit.ly/3UtyZYD

NEW Programme Alert!
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new and expanded SEND and Inclusion programme, which offers a wide variety of modules to enhance your understanding of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Inclusion. Choose your focus, achieve your goals, and make a lasting impact on students with SEND.

Our first cohorts begin 15 May 2024.

Click here to find out more and book your place today 👉 https://realtraining.co.uk/master-of-education-send-and-inclusion