Seminar

5 November 2021 @ 2pm - 5pm (GMT + 2) Course Outline This virtual day seminar aims to equip those aspiring to move into leadership positions within boarding with the relevant skills and knowledge to lead their teams effectively, and with the best outcomes for the boarders in their care. It is relevant also to those...

11 November @ 10.30am - 3.30pm Course Outline This seminar will consider current trends and good practice in boarding facilities for junior/prep boarders. Our younger boarders often experience different facilities than their older counterparts, so this seminar focuses on those: dorm rooms and shared bedrooms, softer spaces to create a clear ‘home away from home’,...

16 November @ 10.30am - 3.30pm Course Outline This course will spotlight the unhealthy coping strategies used by those suffering from mental illness. The candidates will hear detailed personal experiences, professional advice on support and strategies for assisting anyone who is going though treatment and recovery phases of their illness. Training topics will include: What...

17 November @ 10.30am - 3.30pm Course Outline Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) focuses on the role that thoughts play regarding both emotions and behaviour, and advocates that change in thought processes can have a significant effect upon altering behaviours. This is a goal-oriented and specific approach which often results in positive and meaningful change in...

22 November @10.30am - 3.30pm Course Outline This course will help the holder gain the practical skills to manage patients presenting with common, minor illnesses and injuries, where practitioners work in an autonomous capacity can whose practice covers a wide range of scenarios and age groups. Training topics will include: Eye injuries Migraines Head injuries...

24 November @ 10.30am - 3.30pm Course Outline This seminar supports pastoral staff working primarily with teenage boys, who want to increase their understanding of how best to support them through their teenage years. The day will be presented by Dr Jody Walshe, an educational and child psychologist, who will explain the physiological impact of adolescence...

30 November @ 10.30am - 3.30pm Course Outline This seminar will consider ways of integrating students into the boarding and academic community and discuss the values and issues of adopting a fully international approach. The course will also look at the importance of links, not only between boarding and academic staff, but also with the...

2 December @ 10.00am - 12.30pm Course Outline Immunization is a highly successful public health intervention protecting individuals throughout their life and saving thousands of lives every year. This course provides vital knowledge and understanding of up-to-date immunization policies. Training topics will include: Travel health Vaccination update FAQs from parents/guardians. Learning outcomes: To understand and...

3 December @ 10.30am - 3.30pm Course Outline This seminar supports pastoral staff working primarily with teenage girls, who want to increase their understanding of how best to support them through their teenage years. The day will be presented by Dr Jody Walshe, an educational and child psychologist who will explain the physiological impact of adolescence...