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SUMMARY:Understanding ketamine and cocaine: Prevention\, awareness and early intervention
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 All those involved in safeguarding\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse Outline \nThis ketamine and cocaine awareness training course is designed for school staff\, teachers\, and safeguarding professionals to increase understanding of the risks these substances pose to young people. The session explores what ketamine and cocaine are\, how they appear\, and the ways they are distributed and used among youth populations. It examines the legal implications\, the short- and long-term physical and psychological effects\, and the growing influence of social and peer culture on drug experimentation. Participants will also gain awareness of the dangers associated with contaminated (bulked or cut) drugs\, harm reduction strategies\, and appropriate safeguarding responses when drug use or possession is suspected in an educational environment. The course promotes a proactive\, informed approach to protecting and supporting children and young people at risk. \nTraining Topics: \n\nUnderstanding Ketamine and Cocaine: composition\, classification\, and key facts\nWhat they look like and how they are distributed at street and community level\nThe Law: criminal implications for possession\, supply\, and use — including young people under 18\nHow these drugs are used and their short- and long-term physical and psychological effects\nCurrent youth culture: trends\, availability\, peer pressure\, and online influence\nThe dangers of bulking and cutting agents used by dealers to increase profit\nRecognising the signs and symptoms of possible substance misuse in children and young people\nSafeguarding responsibilities: responding to disclosures or suspected use in schools\nHarm reduction and early intervention: how to talk to young people safely and effectively\nSupport services and resources for young people\, families\, and professionals\n\nLearning Outcomes: \n\nUnderstand what Ketamine and Cocaine are\, how they are used\, and the associated health risks\nIdentify the legal implications for both adults and young people involved with these substances\nRecognise the signs and indicators of substance use or exposure among students\nGain insight into the influence of current youth culture and social factors contributing to experimentation\nUnderstand the risks associated with adulterated (bulked or cut) substances\nApply appropriate safeguarding protocols when drug use is suspected in an educational setting\nUse effective communication and harm reduction approaches to support young people safely\nAccess and share reliable resources\, professional guidance\, and support networks for prevention and intervention\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker:  \nAsha Fowells\, Head of Education and Engagement at the DSM Foundation \nAsha Fowells is Head of Education and Engagement at the DSM Foundation\, a drug education charity. This role reflects her background as a pharmacist – she qualified in 1998 – and journalist and drugs educator.  Asha is involved in the whole breadth of delivery\, from students to parents\, school staff and other professionals working with young people\, as well as training and mentoring drugs educators. She also does a lot of work behind the scenes at the Foundation\, including dealing with press enquiries\, writing resources\, and managing the charity’s communication channels. Asha is passionate about the aims of the DSM Foundation\, which is to help young people make safer choices about drugs – everyone should be able to get home safely.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/understanding-ketamine-and-cocaine-prevention-awareness-and-early-intervention/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270208T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270208T110000
DTSTAMP:20260811T111238Z
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SUMMARY:Building Personal Resilience for Healthy High Performance
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 All Senior Leadership\, Pastoral staff and wider school team\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline: \nThe boarding environment\, and education sector\, are busy places to work and challenging environments in which to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Looking after yourself professionally and personally are key to healthy high performance. This webinar will highlight the importance of a self-awareness of personal and collective resilience and wellbeing and deliver some thoughts and strategies on developing this. \nDuring the webinar\, delegates will be equipped with a personal workplace resilience and wellbeing framework. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nWorkplace Resilience and Wellbeing\nFive Pillars of Resilience.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nAn overview of the Five Pillars of Resilience\nIdeas and practical exercises to support staff to achieve healthy high performance.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker:  \nAndrew Lewin\, BSA Senior Consultant \nAndrew Lewin was International Director at the BSA before moving into a consultant role. His broad remit offers a range of services to boarding schools worldwide. He has considerable experience working with boarding school staff all around the world\, as he has lived and worked in boarding schools for much of his life. \nAndrew has set up his own company in 2020\, Project 1000 Ltd\, that focuses on educational consultancy and resilience coaching. He is a WRAW Master Practitioner\, trained by the Wellbeing Project\, and offers coaching\, diagnostic assessments\, workshops and seminars. He is currently working as a Director of Development in an independent school and is also Education Development Director for Performance Learning and an IAPS Consultant. Away from the world of education\, he is a director of WASP\, S&SWGC and TEAM Removals.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/checking-in-mental-health-and-resilience-self-assessment-4/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270209T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270209T110000
DTSTAMP:20260820T144936Z
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SUMMARY:Understanding additional support
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £55 🎧 Educational agents 📍 Online 🎥 Watch live or on catch up ✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline:  BSA and BAISIS have launched a training programme of five one-hour webinars designed to support educational agents in supporting their families better\, grow their reputation and ensure every student thrives in their new school. This series can be accessed as individual sessions – remember BSA certified agents get two free training courses per year – or as a package. \n\nThe Understanding additional support webinar will take delegates through current practice and thinking around additional support\, including how schools identify additional needs\, what support can typically be offered. The session will also share cultural support schools can offer to help families understand more about how additional support and needs are seen from a UK education perspective – crucially\, not negatively! Training topics will include: \n\nHow UK schools support student welfare (day and boarding)\nCultural adjustments and integration\nIdentifying and supporting additional social\, emotional and academic needs\nSEND and EAL support – ensuring proper support for students with learning difficulties\nUnpicking cultural differences around additional support.\n\nLearning outcomes: By the end of the session\, participants will: \n\nGreater understanding of additional needs schools can support with\nDetail on how schools can support young people and families in identifying additional needs\nConfidence to support families in being open to exploring school options based on the needs of their child(ren) without fear of rejection.\n\nBOOK NOW \nThis event will be held jointly with: \n \n\nSpeaker: \nGaelle Sullivan\, Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA \nGaelle is Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA and joined the BSA in January 2023. She is an experienced senior leader and has worked in a range of state and independent schools. She is a qualified SENCO and holds a Masters Degree in Inclusive Education. Prior to joining the BSA\, Gaelle was Deputy Head Pastoral\, DSL and Head of Boarding at an all-girls independent school in the South-East.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/understanding-additional-support/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Shifting trends in boarding staff
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \nCourse outline \nThe role of boarding staff continues to evolve in response to changing pupil needs\, workforce expectations\, recruitment challenges and developments across the wider education and care sectors. Traditional models of boarding staffing are being reconsidered as schools look at how they recruit\, structure\, support and retain effective boarding teams. \nThis webinar will explore some of the key trends shaping the boarding workforce and what these changes mean for boarding schools. It will consider the changing expectations of boarding roles\, emerging staffing models\, recruitment and retention\, professional boundaries\, staff wellbeing and the skills increasingly required to provide high-quality pastoral care. \nDelegates will be encouraged to reflect on their own staffing structures and consider how boarding teams may need to adapt to remain sustainable\, attractive and effective. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nHow boarding staff roles and expectations are changing\nCurrent recruitment and retention challenges\nChanging expectations around workload\, flexibility and work-life balance\nEmerging approaches to staffing structures\, rotas and residential roles\nThe increasing pastoral and safeguarding demands placed on boarding staff\nSkills and professional development required by the modern boarding workforce\nStaff wellbeing\, support and supervision\nBuilding a sustainable and attractive boarding workforce for the future\n\nLearning outcomes \nBy the end of the webinar\, delegates will: \n\nUnderstand key trends influencing the boarding workforce\nConsider how expectations of boarding roles have changed\nExplore approaches to recruiting and retaining high-quality boarding staff\nReflect on whether existing staffing structures and working practices remain fit for purpose\nRecognise the importance of staff wellbeing\, development and support in maintaining effective boarding teams\nConsider practical ways to future-proof their boarding workforce\n\nBOOK NOW \nSpeakers: \nGaelle Sullivan\, Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA \nGaelle is Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA and joined the BSA in January 2023. She is an experienced senior leader and has worked in a range of state and independent schools. She is a qualified SENCO and holds a Masters Degree in Inclusive Education. Prior to joining the BSA\, Gaelle was Deputy Head Pastoral\, DSL and Head of Boarding at an all-girls independent school in the South-East.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/shifting-trends-in-boarding-staff/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270225T103000
DTSTAMP:20260814T080703Z
CREATED:20260420T145955Z
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UID:74545-1803547800-1803551400@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Inclusive recruitment practices
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 Headteachers\, Deputy and Assistant Headteachers\, Heads of Boarding and HR professionals\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline: \nWe want our schools to be as inclusive and diverse as possible. However\, if we do what we’ve always done\, we’ll get what we’ve always got. Join us for this interactive seminar where we will address the challenges of recruiting a diverse workforce. Our speaker will provide practical strategies to support inclusive recruitment practices in schools. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nYou want to be genuinely authentic and inclusive when recruiting ALL staff\nYou want to increase the diversity of your staff\nYou want to be compliant with the law\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nReview of current recruitment processes\nPractical steps for a more diverse staff body\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker:
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/inclusive-recruitment-practices-3/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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