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Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) (VAT Exempt)
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 2025. Day 5: 6 Feb 2025. Day 6: 6 March 2025.
TIME: 09:30 - 16:00
VENUE:
NPH,
47 Pindar Rd, Leicester LE3 9RN
The hall
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 (VAT Exempt)
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:
New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
Cost: £300
£300.00
Adverse Childhood Experience (ACES) Trauma and attachment _VAT Exempt
Adverse Childhood Experience (ACES) Trauma and attachment
Adverse childhood experiences have a significant impact upon a child’s ability to learn and build relationships. This course looks at how staff in schools can promote a sense of safety, resilience and secure relationships in the children they work with. This course is suitable for staff across all key stages.
Course outcomes:
- Participants will understand relevant psychological theories and research evidence about the impact of trauma and adversity.
- Participants will reflect on their experiences of working with children who have experience of adversity.
- Participants will learn relational and environmental strategies to support children who have experienced adversity.
Duration 3 hours
Dates: 7th May 2025
Cost: £85
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
£85.00
Understanding Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) (vat exempt)
This training looks to explore emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA). EBSA is not a deliberate act of defiance, but instead a complex issue inextricably linked with mental health and wellbeing. The training aims to develop understanding of the “push” factors that might make a child struggle to attend school, the “pull” factors that might help a child to be happy and to attend school, and what we can do to help.
Course Outcomes:
- Participants will develop an understanding of EBSA and good practice in this area based on relevant research.
- Participants will learn to identify children and young people at risk of EBSA.
- Participants will be supported to formulate the main ‘push’ and ‘pull’ factors for a “live” school case Participants will learn strategies to use at a whole school and individual student level.
Dates: 5 June and 19 June 2025, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
£165.00
Emotion Coaching - VAT Exempt
Emotion Coaching is a relational approach, which helps children and young people to understand the emotions they experience, why they occur and how to handle them. The course covers the theory and practical applications of emotion coaching. emotion coaching can support the development of positive relationships and academic attainment through consistent and helpful responses to difficult behaviours and feeling. Course Outcomes: Participants will acquire an understanding of the theoretical and physiological basis for Emotion Coaching Participants will develop an understanding of emotion styles relevant to emotion coaching Participants will also develop an understanding of techniques involved in emotion coaching.
This course is suitable for staff across all key stages.
Duration 3 hours
Dates: 6th November 2024
Cost: £ 85
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
£85.00
Executive functioning and cognitive load - VAT Exempt
Executive functions are the ‘air traffic control’ of the brain, keeping everything organised and running smoothly. When this goes wrong, children can be disorganised, struggle to structure thinking, understand and retain learning and manage their emotions. This course looks at different aspects of executive functioning and how to promote and accommodate skills in the classroom. The course is most suitable for teachers and support staff working in key stage through to key stage 4.
Course Outcomes:
- Participants will learn what executive functioning means and the variety of skills which fall under this category.
- Participants will learn to recognise children they work with who may need support with executive functioning.
- Participants will learn strategies to encourage the development of executive functioning and to accommodate differences in the classroom.
Duration 3 hours
Dates: 2nd April 2025
Cost: £ 85
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
£85.00
Precision Teaching - VAT Exempt
Precision teaching is a highly effective and evidence-based intervention strategy for literacy and numeracy. This course covers practical instruction on how to run a precision teaching programme and strategies to generalise learning to the classroom. A follow up session can be arranged to embed practice.
Course Outcomes:
- Participants will understand how to plan, deliver and monitor precision teaching programmes for literacy (reading or spelling) and numeracy.
- Participants will have the opportunity to discuss how to apply precision teaching to other areas of learning.
Duration 2 x 1.5 hours
Dates: 30th October 2024 and 13th November 2024
Cost: £ 85
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
£85.00
Behaviour - What has language got to do with it - VAT exempt
Many children who display “challenging” behaviour have underlying language difficulties. This training explores research focusing on social, emotional and mental health, and language and communication needs. Practical approaches to support children’s language and behaviour will be discussed.
Course Outcomes:
- Participants will understand the links between behaviour and SLCN.
- Participants will have knowledge of approaches and strategies to support children with social, emotional and communication needs
Duration 3 hours
Dates: 30th April 2025
Cost: £85
Venue: New Parks House, Pindar Road, Leicester, LE3 9RN
£0.00
Precision Teaching (Bespoke course) (VAT Exempt)
Who this course is for:
Teachers and teaching assistants from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 4.
- 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