Episode 19: Engagement (Part 3) – Panel Discussion – Innovations around Engagement
The episode builds on Episodes #17 and #18 “Engagement (Part 1) & (Part 2)” and continues the exploration of Engagement. Prof. Barry Carpenter CBE OBE FCCT and Beverley Cockbill discuss the topic of Engagement with a panel of guests: Vijita Patel (Swiss Cottage School Development & Research Centre) Cheryl Gaughan (Talbot Specialist School/Fusion TSA) Vicci […]
Episode 18: Engagement (Part 2) – Panel Discussion – Reflections on Engagement
The episode builds on Episode #17 “Engagement (Part 1)” and continues the exploration of Engagement. Prof. Barry Carpenter CBE OBE FCCT discusses the topic of Engagement with a panel of guests: Vijita Patel (Swiss Cottage School Development & Research Centre) Cheryl Gaughan (Talbot Specialist School/Fusion TSA) Vicci Wells (Youth Sport Trust) Ali Erskine (Whitfield Aspen […]
Episode 17: Engagement (Part 1) – What you really need to know about Engagement
The episode explores the genesis of Engagement, its relevance and application to vulnerable children with a whole range of learning needs. In a lecture presentation entitled “What you really need to know about Engagement”, Prof. Barry Carpenter CBE OBE FCCT and Beverley Cockbill ask the question, of all children, of all ages and abilities, “how […]
Episode 16: Special Episode for Mental Health Awareness Week 2020: When will we talk about the mental health of our children?
In this special episode of LearningShared, recorded for Mental Health Awareness Week, Barry Carpenter CBE (Professor of Mental Health in Education, Oxford Brookes University asks this question and provides a lecture exploring important threads and dynamics in considering the mental health of children and young people. Kindness is the theme for Mental health Awareness week […]
Episode 15: A Recovery Curriculum Part 15: Reflections on Recovery …Reigniting Children’s Learning
This episode is a recording of the online conference and webinar that was held on 15th July 2020. The event and this recording contains presentations and talks from Professor Barry Carpenter and Dr Tina Rae, as well as a 65 min discussion and Q&A session with a panel of educational leaders from a wide range […]
Episode 14: A Recovery Curriculum Part 14: Alex Tomkins (Inquiry & SEMH… Is recovery the new ‘spark’ needed in our practice?)
In this episode Alex Tomkins, Deputy Headteacher at Greenside School in Hertfordshire, raises some challenging questions. Social emotional and mental health (SEMH) is now a key component of the curriculum for children with special educational needs. Yet as a teaching profession we do have a strong background in this area. It’s certainly not a strong […]
Episode 13: A Recovery Curriculum Part 13: Katie Fielding (Our Rainbow Experience)
In this episode, Katie Fielding, Deputy Head, Kingsbury Primary Special School, describes their Rainbow Experience curriculum developed at the school. In a very detailed presentation, Katie tackles pertinent topics such as the transition back to school from Lockdown and uses the 5 Levers and trauma informed practice models to demonstrated how carefully planned, gently phased […]
Episode 12: A Recovery Curriculum Part 12: Leigh Blakeman & Amy Hockey (Routes to Recovery through Books Beyond Words)
This episode looking at resourcing a Recovery Curriculum, draws on a school-based inquiry project, the Open Book, that ran over 2 years and concluded at the beginning of 2020. It reports the development work and outcomes of the project which was from the national charity, Books Beyond Words. The Project was led by Jo Egerton, […]
Episode 11: A Recovery Curriculum Part 11: Polly McMeeking (Compassionate Governance & The Covid Test)
In this episode we gain the School Governor perspective to the Recovery Curriculum through a presentation and discussion with Polly McMeeking. Governors have a unique perspective to bring to our thinking around a Recovery Curriculum, and what their role in such a process can be. Polly McMeeking, Chair of Governors at Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary […]
Episode 9: A Recovery Curriculum Part 9: Amanda Mordey OBE (SMILE – A Well Being Approach)
In this episode we have a presentation and talk from Amanda Mordey, OBE. Three years ago, Forest Oak school, of which Amanda is Executive Principal (alongside Merstone School,) developed SMILE, an ethos based approach to promoting positive mental health and well being for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The approach took the […]