How to set up effective professional supervision for boarding, pastoral and safeguarding staff
Wednesday 25 November, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
🏷️ From £90
📍 Online
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✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass
Course outline:
This session explores how schools can establish effective professional and peer supervision for boarding, pastoral and safeguarding staff. It covers supervision’s origins and evidence base, relevant models, and its contribution to reflective practice, emotional resilience, staff development and safeguarding.
Through practical examples and reflective dialogue, participants will consider roles, boundaries, confidentiality and psychological safety. The session will explore how peer reflection brings fresh perspectives on risk, strengthens ethical practice and supports culturally aware teams, drawing on school and international examples. Practical tools will help participants embed supervision and overcome common challenges.
Through practical examples and reflective dialogue, participants will consider roles, boundaries, confidentiality and psychological safety. The session will explore how peer reflection brings fresh perspectives on risk, strengthens ethical practice and supports culturally aware teams, drawing on school and international examples. Practical tools will help participants embed supervision and overcome common challenges.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Define professional and peer supervision and distinguish them from line management and mentoring.
- Explain supervision’s benefits for wellbeing, professional development, pastoral care and safeguarding.
- Recognise the roles, skills, responsibilities and boundaries of supervisors and supervisees.
- Use reflective tools to explore risks, ethical dilemmas and different cultural perspectives.
- Identify practical steps to establish a psychologically safe, supportive and accountable supervision culture.
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