
9 November 2023 - London
16 November 2023 - Manchester
#oeWellbeing
Registration and refreshments (08:30 - 09:15)
Welcome from Optimus Education (09:15)
Chair's Welcome (09:20)
We are delighted to announce that the day will be chaired by Shahana Knight, Founder and Director of TPC Therapy Ltd.
Equipping staff and students to deal with anxiety (09:25 - 09:55)
Gain impactful tools that children and colleagues can use to alleviate anxiety, enabling them to self-regulate.
- Anxiety in schools - Insights found from YoungMinds projects and services working directly with students, schools and parents.
- Responding to anxiety - Anxiety with a big 'A' and small 'a'; what signs should we be looking out for and best ways to respond to different levels of anxiety.
- Grounding techniques - Practical tips and methods to support young people with anxiety.
Resilience in the classroom starts in the staffroom (09:55 - 10:25)
Practical and affordable strategies for boosting staff morale and improving wellbeing through SUMO.
Keynote 3 (10:25 - 10:45)
Panel Q&A (10:45 - 10:55)
Morning refreshments, networking and exhibition (10:55 - 11:35)
Workshop Choices 1 (11:35 - 12:25)
1A Leading on staff wellbeing
Build effective communication with your team and leave with new ideas on what you might want to offer in your setting.
Suzanne Allies, Mental Health and Wellbeing Trainer and Psychotherapist
1B Conversations with parents and outside services
Take away effective strategies to engage parents and services in conversations around young people's mental health.
Hugo Metcalfe, Psychologist & Wellbeing Culture Specialist
1C Embedding wellbeing in the curriculum
Develop the necessary student understanding and skills needed for wellbeing by embedding wellbeing in the curriculum as part of a whole-school approach.
Lunch, networking and exhibition (12:25 - 13:20)
Workshop Choices 2 (13:20 - 14:10)
2A Writing a relationships policy
Raise emotional intelligence and embed wellbeing by putting connection at the core of your behaviour policy.
Shahana Knight, Founder and Director of TPC Therapy Ltd.
2B Eating disorders: steps to follow
Identify students with potential eating disorders at your setting and ensure you have procedures in place with clear steps to follow.
Rachel Hart, Deputy Head Pastoral & DSL, Roedean School
2C Supporting students with additional needs
Deepen your support for neurodiverse children effectively, and employ therapeutic interventions that you and your staff can facilitate.
Afternoon refreshments, networking and exhibition (14:10 - 14:30)
Workshop Choices 3 (14:30 - 15:20)
3A Respond confidently to student need
Ensure that you are employing the most impactful interventions in this interactive session packed with engaging scenarios and time to reflect.
Sam Garner, Mental Health & Inclusion Consultant
3B Whole-school approach to wellbeing
Ensure your school’s vision, mission, values, and culture are centered around wellbeing and care for all.
Helen O'Connor, Psychologist, St. Swithun's School
Graham Yates, Deputy Head Pastoral, St. Swithun's School
3C Suicide prevention
Manage difficult, but necessary, conversations with young people, and ensure you have effective policies and systems in place.
Therapeutic classrooms and student voice (15:25 - 16:00)
Create purposeful designed environments that have wellbeing at the core, building on children's voices and cultivating learning.
Build self-compassion (16:00 - 16:20)
Equip yourself with tools to ensure your own wellbeing is looked after, and affirm the value you bring to your setting.