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Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA)
Course overview
ELSAs are teaching assistants and pastoral support staff who have received specific training from Educational Psychologists to help them plan and deliver programmes of support to pupils who are experiencing temporary or longer term emotional needs. Programmes can be delivered one to one or within small groups and might cover a variety of areas
including: recognising and managing emotions, raising self esteem, improving peer relationships, recovering from loss and bereavement and resolving conflict effectively. ELSA’s work across both primary and secondary age ranges.
The ELSA project is based on the principle that emotional difficulties can create a barrier to learning. Increasing the capacity of school staff to identify pupil needs and provide appropriate interventions, within the context of a safe and supportive relationship, will help to improve pupils’ mental health
and wellbeing and enhance their ability to access learning in school.
ELSA’s receive regular group supervision from an Educational Psychologist to provide ongoing support and development, and to maintain ELSA status.
The ELSA project is nationally recognised and there is an ever increasing body of research to support ELSA work in schools. For more information visit: www.elsanetwork.org
DATES: Day 1: 31 Oct 2024. Day 2: 21 Nov 2024. Day 3: 12 Dec 2024. Day 4: 16 Jan 2024. Day 5: 6 Feb 2024. Day 6: 6 March 2024.
TIME: 09:30 - 16:00
VENUE: British Psychological Society St Andrews House,48 Princess Rd E, Leicester LE1 7DR
Cost: £600 for 6 sessions.
Two supervision sessions are included in the training costs, then ongoing supervision will be required to maintain ELSA status (at an additional cost).
This course will train delegates to become ELSAs and to deliver ELSA interventions in their school. The course includes 6 days of training across the Spring term and the first two sessions of EP supervision in the Summer term. Delegates will then become certified ELSAs.
£600.00
ELSA Supervisions 2024-25
Session details:
6 sessions of supervision, 1 per half term, sessions will be 2 hours.
Requirements:
ELSAs are expected to attend all supervision sessions (unless there are extenuating circumstances such as illness). Attendance at supervision is required to maintain ELSA status which allows use of the ELSA title. A register of accredited ELSAs will be maintained by the City Psychology Service
Venue:
Sessions will be hosted in ELSA schools on a rota basis
Cost: £300
£300.00
Psychology of learning and emotions
Who is this course for:
SENCos, Pastoral leads, Class Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Subject Teachers, Form Tutors, Behaviour and Learning Mentors.
Course Outcomes:
- Participants will acquire an enhanced understanding of the psychological principles that influence children’s learning.
- Practical ideas that can improve children’s learning outcomes and a better understanding of a child’s learning needs."
£150.00
Reluctant Talkers in the Early Years
Areas Covered:
- The needs of children who are reluctant talkers in the classroom.
- How reluctant talkers can be supported in developing their confidence in communicating.
- Strategies and guidance in planning an intervention for these children.
Course Outcomes:
- Be able to develop their understanding of the needs of reluctant talkers.
- Understand the relationship between anxiety and their reluctance talk.
- Leave with a variety of approaches to support children in developing their confidence in communicating.
- Be able to plan a small stepped intervention to support confidence in communicating.
- Know how to access additional support and advice for reluctant talkers.
£75.00
Reluctant Talkers in Schools
Areas Covered:
- The needs of children who are reluctant talkers in the Classroom.
- How reluctant talkers can be supported in developing their confidence in communicating.
- Strategies and guidance in planning an intervention for these children.
Course Outcomes:
- Be able to develop their understanding of the needs of reluctant talkers.
- Understand the relationship between anxiety and their reluctance talk.
- Leave with a variety of approaches to support children in developing their confidence in communicating.
- Be able to plan a small stepped intervention to support confidence in communicating.
- Know how to access additional support and advice for reluctant talkers.
£75.00
SEN or English as an additional Language
Areas Covered:
- Understanding normal and second language developmental patterns.
- Identification of combined EAL and SEN difficulties.
- Informal and formal language assessment for SEN.
- Practical strategies for differentiation.
Course Outcomes:
- Develop skills to measure rates of progress with children with SEN/EAL.
- Use informal assessment resources and also how to develop teaching resources.
This course will be delivered by the City Psychology Service.
£75.00
Practical strategies to support wellbeing in schools.
Dates: 16 March 2023
Who is this course for: Any staff working directly with Children/young people.
Fee: £75
Venue: Face to face (venue TBC)
Areas Covered:
•Introduction to wellbeing theories.
•Practical based session*.
•Mindfulness.
•Yoga.
•Breathing techniques.
•Grounding.
•Tapping.
•Awe and wonder.
Course Outcomes:
•Increased awareness of practical strategies to support the wellbeing of pupils and staff.
•Build and develop confidence to implement strategies into practice.
•Support staff to create an ethos that promotes wellbeing.
* Please note this is a practical session.
Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a mat or blanket.
£75.00
Social And Emotional Needs Of Adolescents / Young People With Down's Syndrome
Who is this course for:
Teaching and support staff in Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 mainstream schools.
Course Outcomes:
- Gain awareness of social, emotional, psychological and behavioural needs.
- Key elements / strategies to support learning, behaviour and emotional well-being."
£75.00
BLISS
Who is the course for:
Therapeutic group intervention programme for young women aged 11-13.
Course Outcomes:
Pupil participants will improve their emotional well-being and resiliency by raising self-esteem and positive body image.
To organise dates for your setting please contact Davinder-Singh.Dhesi@leicester.gov.uk (Senior Educational Psychologist)
£0.00
Deep Relaxation and Meditation For School Staff
Who this course is for:
A single school staff group or staff from a group of schools. Any size of group can be accommodated.
Course Outcomes:
- Increased natural calmness.
- Improved focus, attention and resilience.
- Increased self-awareness and awareness of others.
- Strengthened experience of emotional balance.
- Increased happiness.
- Improved memory, retention and recall.
- Improved physical health.
To arrange bespoke training, please contact Anastasia.Andre-Warren@leicester.gov.uk
£0.00
Deep relaxation and Meditation For Teenagers
Who this course is for:
Teenagers of any age. Different group sizes can be accommodated.
Course Outcomes:
- Increased natural calmness.
- Improved focus, attention and resilience.
- Increased self-awareness and awareness of others.
- Strengthened experience of emotional balance.
- Increased happiness.
- Improved memory, retention and recall.
- Improved physical health.
To arrange bespoke training, please contact Anastasia.Andre-Warren@leicester.gov.uk
£0.00
Friendship Skills
Who this course is for:
Therapeutic Group Intervention programme for Year 2, 3, 4 or 5 (age 6-10).
Course Outcomes:
- Pupils will acquire skills to manage and sustain friendships.
- Understand the importance of good listening skills for the process of friendship formation and maintenance.
- Develop an awareness of others’ feelings and demonstrate empathy.
- Deal with bullying appropriately, in relation to themselves and others (i.e. when witnessing bullying).
- Cooperate effectively with others to reach a shared goal.
- Understand the importance of working well together in relation to sustaining good friendships.
- Use basic problem-solving strategies in order to reduce conflict that may occur in peer relationships.
- Apply problem solving strategies for making up with friends following a disagreement.
To organise dates for your setting please contact Davinder-Singh.Dhesi@leicester.gov.uk (Senior Educational Psychologist).
£0.00
Growing Optimism
Who is this course for:
Therapeutic group intervention programme for Year 5 (age 9-10) pupils.
Course Outcomes:
- Pupils will develop improved emotional literacy skills.
- Pupils will also acquire skills to overcome their tendencies to see events as the result of a fixed state and develop more helpful and more accurate cognitive strategies.
To organise dates for your setting please contact Davinder-Singh.Dhesi@leicester.gov.uk (Senior Educational Psychologist)
£0.00
Guided Imagery
Who is this course for:
Therapeutic group intervention programme for Year 5 (age 9-10) pupils.
Course Outcomes:
- Pupils acquire relaxation techniques and problem solving skills.
- These skills allow them to enhance their ability to cope with stressful situations, their positive self-belief and self-efficacy.
To organise dates for your setting please contact Davinder-Singh.Dhesi@ leicester.gov.uk (Senior Educational Psychologist)
£0.00
Managing Feelings
Who this course is for:
Therapeutic group intervention programme for Year 2, 3, 4 or 5 (age 6-10).
Course Outcomes:
- Pupils will develop improved emotional literacy skills.
- Pupils will also acquire skills to identify and manage their feelings.
To organize dates for your setting please contact Davinder-Singh.Dhesi@leicester.gov.uk (Senior Educational Psychologist)
£0.00
Precision Teaching (Bespoke course)
Who this course is for:
Teachers and teaching assistants from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 4.
Course Outcomes:
- Participants will understand how to plan, deliver and monitor precision teaching programmes for literacy (reading or spelling) or numeracy, beginning with the example of reading high frequency words or another area as negotiated. They will have been given the opportunity to discuss how to apply it to other areas of learning.
- As well as being offered as a short course in one of our centrally located presentation suites, it can also be delivered in schools with the addition of two follow up sessions to help embed practice.
To arrange bespoke training, please contact paul.eden@leicester.gov.uk
£0.00
Relaxation and Meditation For School Staff
Who this course is for:
A single school staff group or staff from a group of schools. Any size of group can be accommodated.
Course Outcomes:
- Increased natural calmness.
- Improved focus, attention and resilience.
- Increased self-awareness and awareness of others.
- Strengthened experience of emotional balance.
- Increased happiness.
- Improved memory, retention and recall.
- Improved physical health
To arrange bespoke training, please contact Anastasia.Andre-Warren@leicester.gov.uk
£0.00
SLEEP Transformation for School Staff
Who this course is for:
A single school staff group or staff from a group of schools. Any size of group can be accommodated.
Course Outcomes:
- Increased physical and mental health
- Improved concentration and motivation
- Greater levels of natural happiness
- Improved memory and decision making
- Increased ability in sports and academic tasks
- Dramatic reduction in daytime fatigue.
Dates: To be arranged according to your needs. To arrange bespoke training, please contact Anastasia.Andre-Warren@leicester.gov.uk
£0.00
Understanding and responding to Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
Who is this course for:
School leaders, SENDCos, Pastoral staff, Behaviour and learning mentors and teachers
Course Outcomes:
- Clearer understanding about EBSA and the theory and research that exists in this area.
- Ways to identify CYP at risk of EBSA.
- Support to formulate the main ‘push’ and ‘pull’ factors for a school case
- Understanding good practice in relation to EBSA, including strategies to use at a whole school and individual student level.
This course will take place over two half days 5th June 2024 and 12th June 2024 times to be confirmed