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ColleySEN Online Training Sessions

 

ColleySEN training programmes begin with a free online consultation session to ascertain the school's needs and priorities. Thereafter, each training session will comprise 90 mins of interactive online study, supported directly by Dr Colley. ​

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Each session includes:

 (a) a 60 min live and interactive presentation workshop led by Dr Colley on a specific area of SEN

(b) a 30 min live and interactive Q+A with Dr Colley following each session

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Staff join the online training from home or school at an agreed time (typically 4.30-6pm local time)

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A full SEN Training Programme comprises 6 training sessions delivered over a 12 week period, with a new training session being delivered to trainees every two weeks.

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Schools can select the training sessions that suit their needs best from the grid below

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Useful Websites

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SEBDA-Brookes Mental Health Course Year 1 (Masters Level PG Cert) here

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SEBDA-Brookes Mental Health Course Year 2 (Masters Level PG Cert) here

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Barry Carpenter Education                                                                           

https://barrycarpentereducation.com/

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Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA) 

https://www.sebda.org/

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National Association of SEN (nasen)                                                                    

https://www.nasen.org.uk/

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Mind Ed 

https://www.minded.org.uk/

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Mulberry Bush Organisation

https://mulberrybush.org.uk/

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Nurture UK

https://www.nurtureuk.org/

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CYP Mental Health Coalition

https://cypmhc.org.uk/

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Attachment Research Community

https://the-arc.org.uk/

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Anna Freud National Centre

https://www.annafreud.org/

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Autism Spectrum Conditions

This session will cover

  • Inclusive practice and learners with autism

  • A history of the diagnosis

  • The Triad of impairments

  • Theory of Mind

  • Research evidence

  • The views of learners with autism

  • Practical approaches for the classroom

Attachment in

the classroom

This session will cover

  • How Secure attachments are formed

  • Patterns of insecure attachment

  • Attachment Disorder

  • Promoting attachment

  • Research evidence

  • Practical approaches for the classroom

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Addressing Emotional difficulties

This session will cover

  • Understanding the development of emotions

  • Emotional regulation

  • The neuroscience of emotion

  • Emotions and learning

  • Research evidence

  • Practical approaches for the classroom

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Understanding

Mental health

This session will cover

  • Positive mental health

  • The difference between a mental health need and a mental health disability

  • Forms of mental health difficulty in schools

  • Reseach Evidence

  • Practical approaches for he classroom

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

(ADHD)

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This session will cover

  • Definitions of ADHD

  • Impact of ADHD

  • ADHD management

  • Whole school systems

  • The Medication debate

  • Classroom systems

  • Supporting parents

  • Practical strategies

Nurture groups

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This session will cover

  • Origins

  • Evidence of impact

  • Theories that inform Nurture Group practice 

  • The 'classic' Model

  • Assessment through the Boxall Profile

  • Target setting

  • Socio-emotional functioning

  • Reflecting on practice

Assessing Emotional difficulties

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This session will cover

  • Why assess?

  • Assess-Plan-Do-Review

  • Boxall Profile

  • Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

  • Behaviour Indicators of Self Esteem

  • Stirling Well Being Asssessment

  • Staff well being 

  • Reviewing progress

The Attachment Aware school

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This session will cover

  • Whole School ethos

  • Being seen

  • Feeling safe

  • Feeling soothed

  • Feeling secure

  • Strategies

  • Partnerships

  • Evaluation

  • Practical applications in the classroom

The Nurturing school

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This session will cover

  • The whole school Nurturing Ethos

  • The 6 Principles of Nurture

  • Assessment through the Boxall Profile

  • Nurture in Education

  • Nurture Groups

  • Reflecting on Practice

  • Supervision in education

Refining Inclusive practice

This session will cover

  • The Principles of Inclusion

  • Children's Rights

  • Theory into Practice

  • Pupil Voice

  • Partnership with parents

  • Equality 

  • Diversity

  • Practical applications in the classroom

Emotion coaching

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This session will cover

  • Emotions and behaviour

  • Emotions and the brain

  • Emotion coaching in the classroom

  • Empathising

  • Labelling

  • Limit setting

  • Problem solving

  • Theory into practice

  • Practical applications in the classroom

Behaviour

management

This session will cover

  • Behaviour as communication

  • Proactive interventions

  • Relationships

  • Setting limits

  • Rewards and sanctions

  • Behaviour for Learning

  • Self-regulation

  • Consistency

  • Practical applications

 Contact:  ColleySEN@gmail.com

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SEN Consultancy

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  • INSET Training

  • Attachment

  • Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs

  • CPD guidance

  • Whole School SEN Reviews

  • Case work

  • Independent Reports

International Schools

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  • Consultation and advice

  • CPD

  • Whole school Review of SEN provision

  • INSET Training

  • Autism

  • Mental Health

  • Attachment needs in International schools

  • Nurture in Education

Conference Presentations

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  • University of Delhi, India (2020)

  • University of the Algarve, Portugal (2019)

  • ENSEC Conference, Budapest, Hungary (2019)

  • Royal College of Psychiatrists, London UK (2018)

  • ENSEC Conference, Stockholm Sweden (2017)

University Roles

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  • Doctoral supervision

  • Masters Dissertation supervision

  • M-Level tutor

  • Under Graduate Lectures

  • Research Lead

  • Research publications

  • Editorial Board Memberships 

©2021 David Colley

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