London Programme

We are delighted to announce that the day will be chaired by Shahana Knight, Founder and Director of TPC Therapy Ltd.

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.

Bella Barron, Trainer, YoungMinds 

Practical and affordable strategies for boosting staff morale and improving wellbeing through SUMO.

Kevin Pace, Director, SUMO4Schools Foundation  

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.

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.

Frances Akinde, Neurodivergent Educator, Former Headteacher 

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.

Alice Newton-Leeming, Director, Mental Health Learning 

Create purposeful designed environments that have wellbeing at the core, building on children's voices and cultivating learning.

Shahana Knight, Founder and Director of TPC Therapy Ltd.

Equip yourself with tools to ensure your own wellbeing is looked after, and affirm the value you bring to your setting.

Sam Garner, Mental Health & Inclusion Consultant