Virtual school training

Emotion coaching training for education and social care professionals

Wednesday 13 November 2024, 9:30am to 12:30om. This training will take place in person at The Galleywood Centre, Watchouse Road, Chelmsford, CM2 8PT.

Based on research by American Psychologist John Gottman, Emotion Coaching uses moments of heightened emotion and resulting behaviour to guide and teach the child and young person about more effective responses. Through empathetic engagement the child's emotional state is verbally acknowledged and validated, promoting a sense of security and feeling 'felt'.  This activates changes in the child's neurological system and allows the child to calm down, physiologically and psychologically. 

Inappropriate behaviours are not condoned in Emotion Coaching and when the child is calmer, incidents are discussed in a more rational and productive manner.  Moves are made to problem solve and engage in solution-focused strategies.  

This workshop is available to all Essex social care, health and educational professionals and schools with an Essex Child in Care on roll (both within and out of Essex) and for all Essex schools with a child who is 'Previously Looked After,' Kinship or Children with a Social Worker.

Book by completing the online form. 

Multi-agency planning for educational transitions

A 1-hour workshop for designated teachers, educational and social care professionals to support planning in preparation for an educational transition.

Book virtual training (delivered via Teams) Thursday 30th January 2025 12.00pm to 13.00pm.

Advanced multi-agency training

We provide training for experienced designated teachers, designated safeguarding leads and social workers.

Book in person training - The Hamptons Sport and Leisure, Chelmsford - Thursday 9 January 2025 - 9.30am to 15.30pm.

Planning for progress and attainment

A 1-hour virtual workshop for designated teachers and educational professionals to support planning for students who have not made good progress in the Spring Term 2024.​

The workshop is open to all schools (inside and outside Essex) with Essex CiC on roll and for all Essex schools with PLAC and CHwSW children.

Book virtual training (delivered via Teams) - Monday 2 December 2024 - 9.00am to 10.00am.

Educational planning for wellbeing

In response to requests the Essex Virtual School is offering workshops for designated teachers, educational and social care professionals to support educational planning for students who have and elevated 'Total Difficulties Score' on their SDQ and need further assessment and intervention.

Book virtual training (delivered via Teams) - Wednesday 23 October 2024 - 9.00am to 10.00am.

Academic resilience approach

A multi-agency tool to support working together to meet educational needs.

Essex Virtual School has worked in partnership with 'Boing Boing' to embed the academic resilience approach into all our work to address the educational outcomes of our cohorts.

This workshop will explore how tools within the approach can be used to support multi-agency working to address the holistic educational needs of all Virtual School cohorts.

Book virtual training (delivered via Teams) - Tuesday 26 November 2024 - 15.30pm to 16.30pm.

Pathways to change

Essex Virtual School are working in partnership with Dr Rob Long (Educational Psychologist) to offer a 'train the trainer' project for staff managing LSAs. 

This will use evidence-based interventions such as: 

• meta-cognition 

• problem-solving 

• positive psychology

If you are interested, complete the booking form as soon as possible as places are limited.

Book Pathways to change training - County Hall, Chelmsford, Monday 27 January 2025 9.30am to 3.30pm.