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SUMMARY:BSA Conference Mental health - Supporting everyone
DESCRIPTION:Date: May 21\, 2025\nTime: 09:30 – 16:00\nCost: BSA Full Member – £235\, BSA Additional Full Member – £110\, BSA Affiliate Member – £335\, BSA Additional Affiliate Member fee – £145\, Non-member – £470\nAudience: Heads\, Deputy Heads\, Heads of Boarding\, Mental health Leads\, Inclusion Leads\, Nurses\, Health Centre Leads\, Boarding and pastoral staff\, all staff.\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – Conference\n\n\nCourse outline:   \nThis virtual conference will address the key themes around mental health in 2025 and consider the wellbeing of the entire organisation\, including students\, pastoral staff\, teaching staff and management. Mental health remains one of the top BSA member concerns\, especially following the impact of the pandemic. According to Children’s Society and YoungMinds research\, almost 40% of 6 to 16-year-olds have experienced deterioration in mental health since 2017. We know that members are concerned about waiting times for accessing support and varying thresholds of criteria. This conference will consider practical ways that our whole community can feel supported in managing their mental health before it becomes an “issue”.   \nTraining topics will include:   \n\nCreating a supportive environment for mental health: focusing on creating a supportive and inclusive environment that promotes positive mental health for students and staff alike. Delegates will learn practical strategies for fostering a culture of wellbeing\, including effective communication\, implementing anti-bullying measures\, and promoting social-emotional learning.\nBuilding resilience and emotional regulation skills: delegates will gain practical insights into evidence-based strategies for developing coping mechanisms\, stress management techniques and self-care practices to enhance mental wellbeing. These skills can be utilised by students and staff alike.\nSupporting staff: this session will focus on addressing the mental health needs of staff in the demanding school environment. Practical strategies for self-care\, stress reduction and creating a work-life balance will be considered. The session will also explore the role of leaders in supporting the wellbeing of their staff.\nMental health leadership: this session will emphasise the importance of leadership in promoting a comprehensive approach to mental health across your organisation and community. Delegates will hear about effective leadership strategies\, policies and programmes that foster a whole-school approach to mental health.\n\n Learning outcomes:  \n\n Recognising the signs of common mental health issues in children and young people \nEarly identification and intervention strategies in schools \nPromoting a culture of wellbeing and inclusivity \nImplementing self-care practices\, stress management and coping mechanisms \nCreating a supportive work environment \nIntegrating mental health initiatives in policy and strategic planning. \n\nBOOK NOW \nVIEW THE PROGRAMME \n\nProgramme:   \n09:15 – 10:15   \nSupporting Staff Wellbeing \nIn this practical session\, we explore the realities of stress in the teaching profession and help staff identify the early warning signs of burnout. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own wellbeing\, personal coping styles and strategies.  \nFocussing on sustainable self-care and evidence-based approaches\, we’ll share tools and ideas that educators can use to protect their mental health\, strengthen resilience\, and foster a more supportive\, balanced working life.   \n\nChair: David Walker\, Executive Director\, Boarding & Education and Director\, BSA/TIOB\nSpeaker: Alicia Drummond\, Founder\, The Wellbeing Hub\n\n10:15 – 10:30 \nBreak \n10:30 – 11:15  \nSupporting pupils: a panel of ideas:  \n\nChair: David Walker\, Executive Director\, Boarding & Education and Director\, BSA/TIOB\nPanel:\n\nJulia Garden\, Community Engagement Officer\, Young Minds\nKirsty Ruthven\, Lifting Limits\nIain Mahony\, Mental Health Awareness Talks\n\n\n\n11:15 – 12:00  \nWhat’s working in schools? Discussions from our award winners  \n\nChair: David Walker\, Executive Director\, Boarding & Education and Director\, BSA/TIOB\nPanel:\n\nAndrew Towse\, Deputy Head Pastoral\, Queen Anne’s School\nSara Thomas\, Assistant Head of School (Wellbeing)\, ACS International Schools\nRuth Radlett\, Whole School Mental Health Lead & Deputy DSL\, Culford School\n\n\n\n12:00 – 12:15 \nBreak \n12:15 – 13:00 \n Supporting Staff   \nThis session will focus on addressing the mental health needs of staff in the demanding school environment. Practical strategies for self-care\, stress reduction and creating a work-life balance will be considered. The session will also explore the role of leaders in supporting the wellbeing of their staff.  \n\nChair: David Walker\, Executive Director\, Boarding & Education and Director\, BSA/TIOB\nSpeaker: Dr Silja Litvin\, CEO and Founder\, PsycApps\n\n 13:00 – 13:45  \n Lunch  \n 13:45 – 14:45  \n Hear the unheard \nAs a member of the BSA\, and as part of their mission\, Yes We Can is committed to support well-being programs and pastoral services within schools across the globe. This session is about how to create trust and connection with pupils\, colleagues\, parents\, guardians\, and management by living the core values respect\, willingness\, openness\, and honesty so you can hear the unheard. \n\nSpeaker: Piet Jansen\, Managing Director\, Yes We Can Clinics\n\n 14:45 – 15:00  \n Break  \n 15:00 – 15:45  \nThe power of sleep \nThis session will focus on why sleep is so important and how it might be different for staff working in a boarding school environment and discussing ideas on how improve sleep quality \n\nSpeaker: Alyson O’Brien \, Head of Sleep Action\n\n 16:00   \n Conference close  \n\nSpeakers: \nDavid Walker\, Executive Director\, Boarding & Education and Director\, BSA/TIOB \nDavid is the BSA Director and joined the BSA group in August 2023. He has over 20 years’ experience in boarding schools and has worked in a range of schools in the UK and Africa\, alongside being a prep school governor and a trustee of a MAT. Before taking up his post at the BSA\, David was Deputy Head Pastoral at a large co-ed independent school in the South-East. \n  \n\nAlicia Drummond\, Founder\, The Wellbeing Hub \nAlicia is passionate about providing evidenced-based advice to parents\, teachers and all those looking after children and young people\, so they can be pro-active in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of those in their care.  Alicia also works directly with children and young people empowering them to look after their mental health and wellbeing. She draws on the latest research from psychotherapy\, psychology and neuroscience\, along with her experience of working as an adolescent therapist. Alicia is a BACP accredited therapist\, parenting expert\, sought after keynote speaker\, member of the All Party Parliamentary Group for a Fit and Healthy Childhood\, author and a mother.  She is regularly sought for her expert opinion by the media. Having worked with schools across the UK for more than a decade delivering webinars\, talks and workshops to parents\, carers\, staff\, and pupils; in 2020 Alicia created The Wellbeing Hub. This award-winning platform offers a proactive approach to young people’s mental health and wellbeing by providing evidenced-based support for the whole school community – staff\, parents\, carers and pupils.  The platform is currently impacting more than 130\,000 pupils in over 220 schools. \n\nIain Mahony\, Mental Health Awareness Talks \nIain was educated at Uppingham and Manchester University. In 2009\, he began working as a personal trainer in Mayfair. He has over 14 years of experience working in the fitness industry\, has competed in bodybuilding and has also trained other competitors. Despite appearing confident and successful\, Iain was struggling with several personal issues. This led to an increasingly unhealthy pattern of binge drinking and escalating drug use.  In 2014\, Iain acknowledged his problems and went to a rehabilitation facility in South Africa. In 2018\, Iain began speaking in schools. He has shared his personal story with pupils\, parents and staff at over 40 independent schools including Eton\, Francis Holland\, Oakham and Warwick. Iain is now expanding his remit to cover other relevant topics including masculinity and performance enhancing drugs. \n\nDr Silja Litvin\, CEO and Founder\, PsycApps \nDr. Silja Litvin is a clinical psychologist\, researcher\, and the founder and CEO of PsycApps\, a leading digital mental health company. With a PhD in Clinical Psychology and experience in both NHS and private settings\, she specializes in adult resilience\, youth mental health\, depression\, and anxiety. Silja combines academic rigor with commercial insight. Her award-winning emotional fitness game\, eQuoo\, is the only game that was featured on the NHS Apps Library and is grounded in clinical research. A Techstars alumna and honorary Research Associate at UCL\, she is at the forefront of resilience research as well as digital prevention and early intervention\, using gamification and AI to empower young people to take charge of their mental well-being. \n\nSara Thomas\, Assistant Head of School\, ACS Cobham \nSara Thomas is the Assistant Head of School\, leading on wellbeing\, at ACS Cobham. She oversees the boarding houses\, medical centre\, safeguarding team\, student services and the pastoral systems at the school. Originally a languages teacher (French\, Welsh\, English & Spanish)\, Sara’s other previous roles include Head of Welsh Baccalaureate\, Head of Sixth Form and Deputy Headteacher. She has worked in a variety of schools both in the UK and abroad. \n  \n\nAndrew Towse\, Deputy Head Pastoral\, Queen Anne’s School \nAndy Towse is the Deputy Head Pastoral and Designated Safeguarding Lead at Queen Anne’s School in Caversham\, Reading. With over two decades of experience in education\, he has worked in four boarding schools\, beginning his career as a PE teacher and Boarding Assistant. Andy also serves as an Independent Schools’ Inspector\, contributes to national safeguarding guidance as a member of the Independent Schools’ Council Safeguarding Steering Group and tutored on the BSA Certificate Course for 5 years. Outside of school\, he is married with two teenage children and has a lifelong passion for sport. \n\nJulia Garden\, Community Engagement Officer\, Young Minds \nFollowing Julia’s role at YoungMinds\, the UK’s leading mental health charity\, in 2015 as a parent/carers helpline adviser\, she worked with the Royal College of Paediatrics Child Health and YoungMinds on online resources aimed at parents/carers – MindEd for Families. Julia then set up a parent/carers group in Lewisham.  Since 2018 Julia has supported their amazing fundraisers and is also a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. \n  \n\nPiet Jansen\, Managing Director\, Yes We Can Clinics \nPiet Jansen is Managing Director at Yes We Can Youth Clinics\, a specialised treatment centre that supports more than 1\,400 young people aged 13 to 25 with mental health issues\, addictions\, and behavioural problems. The treatment programme consists of a 10-week residential treatment programme\, followed by a 10-week aftercare programme. Since its inception in 2011\, unconditional warmth\, safety\, and timely confrontation have been pivotal. Together with other young people (referred to as “fellows”) from all over the world\, they learn to recognise and acknowledge their problems\, ask for help and speak out. In parallel with the child’s treatment\, parents/carers take part in an intensive family coaching and counselling programme. During treatment\, over 500 highly specialised healthcare professionals\, such as youth coaches\, psychiatrists\, psychologists\, experts by experience and medical staff\, work hard to help fellows and their families turn hopelessness into happiness. \n\nAlyson O’Brien \, Head of Sleep Action \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nDom Ford\, Head of Boarding\, Culford School \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nKirsty Ruthven\, Lifting Limits
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/bsa-conference-mental-health-supporting-everyone-2/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Conference,Online
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SUMMARY:BSA/IELA - Sexual Orientation and Gender Considerations in Boarding schools
DESCRIPTION:Date: May 21\, 2025\nTime: 10:00 – 12:00\nCost: BSA/IELA Full Member – £135\, BSA Affiliate Member – £170\, Non-member – £270\nAudience: Senior Leaders\, EDI leads\, Boarding staff\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – Half-Day Seminar\n\n\nCourse outline \nThis interactive seminar aims to deepen your understanding of the diverse experiences of LGBT+ individuals in boarding school settings. By exploring the spectrum of sexual orientations and gender identities\, analysing historical and contemporary challenges faced by LGBT+ individuals\, and learning strategies to foster inclusivity\, you will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to create supportive environments that celebrate diversity. We will examine the intersections of identity\, education\, and advocacy in boarding schools\, and explore ways to promote a more inclusive and affirming educational experience for all students and staff. \nTimetable: \n10:00- 10:05 \nIntroduction \nChair: Gaelle Sullivan\, Director Research and Inclusion BSA\, Director TIOB \n10.05- 10.35 \nLGBT + policy and the combined staff and student approach \nOur approach to EDI is embedded in our values and school systems\, guiding our approach to clear and supportive LGBT+ policies that provide a framework for practice\, support for pupils and guidance for teachers. \nIn this session we will explore our journey in developing LGBT+ policies and systems that underpin a pupil’s experience of school life\, the implementation of whole school initiatives\, the importance of pupil voice\, guidelines for engaging parents and our tips for embracing challenges!  \nSpeakers: Louise Fahey and Aimee Seal\, Caterham School \n10:40-11.10 \nQueer Panic! How to stay calm about LGBTQ+ people in your Boarding House \nEd Boulter-Comer shares over 20 year of experience in the Boarding Sector and explores the needs of LGBTQ+ Students and Staff and those around them. \nSpeaker: Ed Boulter-Comer\, Houseparent\, Fettes College \n11:15-11.45 \nLGBT+ Approach to achieving the Rainbow award and EDI journey \nIn this session\, we will delve into our school’s journey towards achieving the Rainbow Flag Award and our ongoing commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion across the whole school. Our approach integrates LGBT+ inclusion into our broader goal of providing a ‘future-ready’ education that emphasises acceptance\, unity\, and belonging for every individual\, empowering them to reach their full potential. We will share some of the highlights and some of the obstacles that we have encountered along the way.   \nSpeaker: M Jolly\, Charterhouse School \n11:45-12:00 \nQ&A/Discussion \nLearning outcomes: \n\nCreate and foster a culture of inclusion and support for all LGBT+ pupils\nConsider the implications for boarding environment\nCritically analyse latest guidance and case studies\n\nBOOK NOW\n \n\nSpeakers: \nLouise Fahey\, Assistant Head: Pastoral & Wellbeing and Designated Safeguarding Lead\, Caterham School \nPupil wellbeing\, safeguarding and inclusion have been central to Louise’s career within education and wider agencies.   Lousie started teaching in 1992 in a state secondary school and has enjoyed the challenges of a range of different settings since then\, including\, further education\, boarding and independent schools.   In 2005\, Louise worked for the Dept. of Children Young People and Learners\, Croydon to support the educational needs of Young Carers\, followed by work within adolescent mental health.  In 2013\, Louise joined Caterham School.  Louise has been responsible for developing & implementing a whole school Equality\, Diversity & Inclusion strategy & overseeing development of provision.  Louise is currently Assistant Head: Pastoral and Wellbeing and the Designated Safeguarding Lead at Caterham School. \n\nAimee Seal\, Head of Year (Lower School)\, Equity\, Diveristy and Inclusion co-ordinator\, Teacher of Biology\, Caterham School \nAimee Seal has been a Head of Year for Lower School pupils for 12 years qat Caterham\, she has also been a Head of Department and she is currently the Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion co-ordinator. This role involves working with senior leaders to discuss EDI strategic decisions and policy\, working with both Teaching and Professional Services staff to foster a more inclusive community\, and working with the pupil led Voices4Change group. Our Caterham Voice4Change group actively promotes diversity and inclusion across all aspects of school\, organising awareness raising events\, driving positive reflection and actioning change\, creating celebratory resources\, as well as leading assemblies. \n\nEd Boulter-Comer\, Houseparent\, Fettes College \nEd Started teaching in the Independent Sector in 2002. The State Sector could not employ him at that point as he was gay\, very much out of the closet\, and Section 28 still forbade the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality. Being a teacher well before sexual orientation became a protected characteristic in 2010\, he has forged a career of ‘firsts’ in the schools he has worked in. First out teacher. First out teacher in a boarding House. First teacher to get a civil partnership. First teacher to have adoption leave. First gay Houseparent. Going first can be a leap of faith for individuals and institutions and Ed will share some of the ways in which he has brought people along with him over the past two decades. \nEd is the Houseparent of a Senior Boy’s House at Fettes College in Edinburgh. He\, his husband\, and their two children live alongside 60 students\, not all of whom are boys. \n\nM Jolly\, Director of Wellbeing and Inclusion\, Charterhouse School \nM Jolly is the director of wellbeing and inclusion and senior leader at Charter House school. She is also a qualified therapist and clinical Supervisor. She has worked in schools with young people for over ten years and is creating real change within her school. M Jolly\, harnesses student voice to bring awareness to the school community and beyond about important issues. The EDI vision between 2021-2023 has placed emphasis on allyship and anti-discrimination\, culminating in pupil-led Charters for Anti-Racism\, Anti-Sexism\, LGBTQ+ and Anti-Bullying. Her school were recently awarded The Rainbow Flag Award\, in recognition of their pro-active and whole School approach to the positive inclusion and visibility of LGBT+ people.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/sexual-orientation-and-gender-considerations-in-boarding-schools-2/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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