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SUMMARY:Should they be taking that? Sports supplements and young athletes
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 Heads of Boarding\, Deputy Heads\, boarding staff in England\, wellbeing staff\, and staff involved in supporting the health and nutrition of students\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline: \nBoarders often juggle demanding school schedules with busy sporting commitments. This webinar\, led by a registered dietitian\, will equip school staff with the knowledge to support healthy eating habits that optimise both performance and wellbeing. The session will provide practical\, evidence-based strategies that can be applied in the boarding environment. \nTraining topics will include:  \n\nPrinciples of adolescent sports nutrition\nThe role of meal timing in energy and recovery\nPractical snack and hydration strategies for boarding settings\nCommon pitfalls (supplements\, energy drinks\, restrictive diets)\nRecognising when professional referral is needed\n\nLearning outcomes:  \n\nBy the end of this webinar\, participants will be able to:\nUnderstand the key nutritional needs of adolescent athletes.\nRecognise how food timing supports sports performance and recovery.\nIdentify practical strategies to help boarders make healthy food choices.\nSpot potential warning signs of poor nutrition or disordered eating.\nFeel more confident in supporting boarders’ health\, wellbeing\, and sporting performance.\n\nBOOK NOW \nThis event will be held jointly with: \n \n\nSpeaker:  \nDan Richardson\, DRN Nutrition \nDan Richardson is a performance nutrition expert who supports elite and school-level athletes to optimise their health and athletic potential. He’s worked professionally as a nutritionist with teams such as Manchester City\, Sale Sharks\, Warrington Wolves and currently is currently the Academy Nutrition Lead at Leeds United. His approach to nutrition is simple\, evidence-based & food-first\, focusing on utilising the latest nutrition research to support all students and athletes.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/should-they-be-taking-that-sports-supplements-and-young-athletes-sports-nutrition-and-supplements/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261016T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261016T153000
DTSTAMP:20260813T104304Z
CREATED:20260407T104238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T104304Z
UID:72403-1792157400-1792164600@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Practical CBT for Supporting Young People
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £135\n🎧 Pastoral leads\, boarding staff\, wellbeing leads\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline: \nCognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a structured\, goal-focused approach that explores the connection between thoughts\, emotions\, and behaviours. By identifying and reshaping unhelpful thought patterns\, CBT can lead to meaningful behavioural change in a relatively short period of time. Research consistently shows that CBT is an effective intervention for young people facing a wide range of emotional and behavioural challenges. \nThis practical training session will provide participants with a solid foundation in CBT theory\, along with case studies and practical strategies that can be used in school or support settings – such as setting CBT homework and the rationale for doing so. \nLearning outcomes: \n\nA clear understanding of CBT as a supportive and practical intervention\nFamiliarity with key CBT strategies and techniques\nGreater confidence in applying CBT tools when working with young people.\nAccess to practical resources for use in school or pastoral care environments.”\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nDr Jody Walshe\, Educational and Child Psychologist  \nDr Jody Walshe is an Educational and Child Psychologist working in London borough. Jody completed her doctorate at the University of East London. She is also a Consultant Psychologist providing consultations for foster carers and supervising social workers. She is a registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council. Before commencing her training\, Jody worked as a teacher\, learning support assistant and tutor with young people from 5-19. The focus of much of her work looked at anxiety and mental health issues in school settings. Her doctoral research explored the experiences\, perceptions and training needs of secondary school staff working with self-harm. \n 
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/an-introduction-to-cognitive-behaviour-therapy-cbt-4/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261105T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261105T153000
DTSTAMP:20260813T105315Z
CREATED:20260619T160018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T105315Z
UID:76864-1793874600-1793892600@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Preparing for inspection - the medical centre
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £175\n🎧 Practitioners involved in developing the standards of a school health centre\, or medical provision\, and those responsible for checking and ensuring standards against inspection criteria\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline \nHaving excellent standards within the Health Centre and school medical provision helps ensure you have happy and healthy students who can learn and thrive within the school and boarding environment. \nThis seminar will inform delegates of the latest inspection criteria to support with inspection preparation work\, providing a checklist of areas that need to be looked at within the Health Centre and boarding medical provision. Focus will also be given to providing recommended methods to improve inspection outcomes by developing practice and record-keeping. After this training\, school nurses and Health Centre leaders will have a clearer picture of what is required from them to support the school in achieving high inspection standards. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nInspection criteria – update on ISI\, Ofsted and National Minimum Standards (NMS) for boarding\nReflective practice – how this can benefit development\nRecord keeping – what is required from a school\nPolicies and protocols – which to have\, and why they are needed.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nTo be knowledgeable on the guidance behind inspections\nTo manage and develop an inspection ready medical centre\nTo uses a continuous reflective cycle to maintain and improve standards of any medical centre.\n\n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Hieda CPD and events\, please click here. \nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \n \nRosie McManus\, Nurse Advisor\, HIEDA \nTrained at Great Ormond Street\, Rosie made the move to the independent sector in 2006. With an MA in Medical Ethics and Law and the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification\, her passion remains promoting the Healthy Child Programme\, and promoting the visibility of school nurses in the independent sector. \n  \n  \n\nThis will be held jointly with:
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/preparing-for-inspection-the-medical-centre/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This event will NOT be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261112T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261112T153000
DTSTAMP:20260811T111157Z
CREATED:20260407T141731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T111157Z
UID:72444-1794479400-1794497400@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Building a Whole-School Culture of Wellbeing
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £175\n🎧 Deputy heads\, pastoral leads\, school nurses\, inclusion leads\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline: \nThe health and happiness of both staff and pupils are essential to achieving sustainable\, high performance as individuals and as a community. This seminar offers delegates the opportunity to reflect on their school’s current approach to wellbeing and explore practical strategies for embedding a culture that supports mental\, emotional\, and physical health. \nSince the COVID-19 pandemic\, awareness of work–life balance\, mental health\, and the emotional demands of boarding life has grown significantly. Boarding schools\, while rich in opportunity and community\, present unique challenges that can affect both students and staff. Recognising the interdependence of staff and pupil wellbeing\, this session highlights the importance of understanding pressures and placing wellbeing at the centre of school culture and strategic planning. \nLearning outcomes: \n\nUnderstand how to define\, prioritise\, and embed a culture of wellbeing across all areas of school life\nPractical tools for creating an environment where healthy high performance can flourish\nAwareness of the mutual impact of staff and pupil wellbeing\, and how to support both through proactive culture and strategy\nFrameworks for sustainable self-care and effective role modelling in the boarding context.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\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/creating-a-culture-of-wellbeing/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T160000
DTSTAMP:20260813T110404Z
CREATED:20260407T142458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T110404Z
UID:72452-1794924000-1794931200@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:ADHD - systems and strategies to support pupils in boarding schools
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £135\n🎧 SLT\, Inclusion Leads\, Heads of Boarding\, Teaching and Boarding staff\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass\n \n\nCourse outline: \nThis presentation will demystify the term ADHD and co-existing conditions in terms of learning\, behaviour and socialisation issues. Focusing on traits and not labels we will provide delegates with an understanding of the developmental differences of ADHD to support children in terms of living and learning.  \nTraining topics will include: \n\nThe neuroscience of ADHD \nDevelopmental differences of ADHD \nIntroduction to the SF3R approach – structure\, flexibility\, rapport\, relationships and resilience. \n\nLearning outcomes: \nAll attendees will develop a much greater understanding and awareness of how children with ADHD relate to the world around them in learning and social settings. Systems and strategies outlined will inform\, confirm and “spark” innovative ways of supporting children and young persons with ADHD within boarding schools.  \nBOOK NOW \n\n 
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/adhd-systems-and-strategies-to-support-pupils-in-boarding-schools/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261120T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261120T153000
DTSTAMP:20260813T110942Z
CREATED:20260619T160413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T110942Z
UID:76866-1795170600-1795188600@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Leading a nursing team
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £175\n🎧 This seminar is suitable for Nurses with additional management responsibilities of a wider nursing/healthcare team within a wider school or education group\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline \nSchool nurses play a pivotal role in the health and wellbeing of pupils and staff. As approachable\, knowledgeable professionals\, their guidance is often sought during times of illness or concern. A well-led medical team contributes significantly to a welcoming and effective Medical Centre – one that champions the health of the whole school community. \nThis seminar is designed to strengthen and develop leadership skills in nurses responsible for managing small or large medical teams within a school setting. The session will explore practical strategies to enhance collaboration\, improve team dynamics\, and foster stronger connections between the Medical Centre and the wider school. Delegates will be encouraged to share insights and experiences to boost performance\, morale\, and job satisfaction. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nWhat makes an effective team? Understanding team dynamics and how to build them\nRaising the profile of the Medical Centre – practical ways to increase visibility and align with the school’s needs\nAppraisals and inductions – best practices for onboarding and supporting staff development\nThe role of supervision – why it matters in a school health setting and how to implement it effectively\nProfessional guidance and standards of care – ensuring best practice across the team.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nIdentify and apply the key attributes of successful leadership\nGain practical tools and ideas to build and maintain an effective\, motivated medical team\nDeepen your understanding of the responsibilities and impact of the lead nurse role.\n\n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Hieda CPD and events\, please click here. \nBOOK NOW \nThis event will be held jointly with: \n \n\nSpeaker: \nRosie McManus\, Nurse Advisor\, HIEDA \nTrained at Great Ormond Street\, Rosie made the move to the independent sector in 2006. With an MA in Medical Ethics and Law and the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification\, her passion remains promoting the Healthy Child Programme\, and promoting the visibility of school nurses in the independent sector.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/leading-a-nursing-team/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This event will NOT be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270118T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270118T100000
DTSTAMP:20260820T144752Z
CREATED:20260420T145438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T144752Z
UID:74539-1800262800-1800266400@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Supporting pupils with Autism
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 SLT\, Inclusion Lead\, Head of Boarding\, Teaching and Boarding staff\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse Outline: \nSchools are increasingly neurodiverse. This webinar will focus on best practice when supporting young people with Autism Spectrum Condition and how to ensure our school environment and boarding houses are safe\, inclusive spaces fostering a sense of belonging. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nUnderstanding of the unique characteristics and challenges of pupils with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)\nHow ASC can impact on life in boarding\nHolistic\, inclusive approaches\nBeing an advocate for pupils with ASC.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nEstablish positive relationships with pupils with ASC and their parents/guardians\nConsider inclusive practices in school and in the boarding house\nSkills and strategies to support pupils with ASC.\n\nBOOK NOW \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/supporting-pupils-with-autism/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270120T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270120T153000
DTSTAMP:20260804T095024Z
CREATED:20260206T103644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T095024Z
UID:70252-1800439200-1800459000@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:BSA/HIEDA Certificate in Professional Practice for School Nurses - January 26/27
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ £750-1\,450\n🎧 School medical staff\n📍 Online \nWe offer a self-funding route for all courses.  We can arrange payment plans for manageable monthly amounts to make training accessible and affordable.  To find out more\, please e-mail Liz McDonald at liz.mcdonald@boarding.org.uk \n\nBSA Advanced Certificate in Professional Practice for School Nurses \nContext: \nSchool nurses form a key part of the safeguarding and pastoral care framework within our schools however staff CPD opportunities seldom focus on the key areas to support their professional development. As part of a refocus of the training available through the BSA\, we can now offer a standalone Professional Practice Certificate for school medical staff. \nThis course will link professional practice with current research and best practice to provide a unique opportunity for school nurses\, whether working in relative isolation or as part of the medical team\, to develop their knowledge\, skills and practice across a wide range of the key current themes/topics most relevant to their role. In addition\, there will be a linked research project which will provide the chance to focus on a specific aspect in more detail. \nCourse Outline: \nThe course is tutor led and will consist of 4 separate live online study days spread over a full academic year. The sessions on each study day will be a mixture of presentations often with an external expert\, and group discussions. \nBSA – HIEDA Certificate in Professional Practice for School Nurses: \nStudy Days for The January Module Are: \n\nDay 1 –  January 20\, 2027\nDay 2 –  February 26\,  2027\nDay 3 –  May 06\, 2027\nDay 4 –  May 27\,  2027\n\nAll study Days will be held online via Zoom. \nTimings: 10:00-15:30 GMT/BST \nTO BEGIN YOUR QUALIFICATION IN JANUARY\,CLICK HERE \n\nThe role of the Nurse in a school setting\nThe medical centre in the wider context: inspection planning\, managing medicines\nWhere to now: progression and development within the medical centre: auditing/department development plans\nWorking with children with ASD and ADHD\nTravel Health and immunisations\nManaging a critical incident\nDrug misuse and screening\, Guest Speaker\, Dave Parvin\, Drugsense UK\nDelivering health education in a school setting\nWorking with young people with disordered eating\nMental health risk assessment/working with a mental health lead/pastoral team\nlegal issues\nPolicy writing\nSexual health\, contraception and screening\nManaging children from overseas with medical conditions\nSupervision/revalidation and clinical supervision\nWorking with external agencies\nCourse Assignment & Reflection\n\nCourse Assignment: \nThe course assignment provides course students with an opportunity to focus on a specific area of particular relevance to their school/role. This can range from ‘supporting a student with a complex medical condition; a review of the nursing provision in the school; the development of a new appraisal system; the management of medical records across a whole school; health promotion models; to a student guide to accessing specific support for an emotional health issue. \nThe assignment will take the form of a 2000 – 3000 word written project which can be an essay or a report which must be submitted by August 2027. These will be assessed by the course tutor and the results published/certificates issued in the early Autumn. \n\nCourse Tutor \nSinead O’Grady\, Lead Nurse\, Harrow School \nSinead is an Advanced nurse practitioner with over 15 years of nursing experience across hepatology\, haematology and emergency medicine. She now specialises in school medicine and is the lead nurse at Harrow school medical centre. \nSinead’s aim is to improve the health literacy of her pupils and empower them to utilise the variety of health and wellbeing services available to them. She has a passion for health promotion which involves reactively and proactively engaging and educating her pupils during face to face consultations and through pupil-led committees\, awareness campaigns and anonymous school health forums. \nStudy Days for The January Module Are: \n\nDay 1 –  January 20\, 2027\nDay 2 –  February 26\, 2027\nDay 3 –  May 06\, 2027\nDay 4 –  May 27\, 2027\n\nAll study Days will be held online via Zoom. \nTimings: 10:00-15:30 GMT/BST \nTO BEGIN YOUR QUALIFICATION IN JANUARY\,CLICK HERE \nNB: Please be aware that it is crucial to remain on your assigned course path and tutor group to gain the very best out of your training. Of course\, we understand some things are unavoidable however we cannot guarantee alternative placement days\, and this may incur an admin charge
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/bsa-hieda-certificate-in-professional-practice-for-school-nurses-january-2/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Accredited Training,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270203T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270203T153000
DTSTAMP:20260806T100255Z
CREATED:20260420T144723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T100255Z
UID:74531-1801650600-1801668600@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Leading a nursing team
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £175\n🎧 This seminar is suitable for Nurses with additional management responsibilities of a wider nursing/healthcare team within a wider school or education group\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline: \nSchool nurses play a pivotal role in the health and wellbeing of pupils and staff. As approachable\, knowledgeable professionals\, their guidance is often sought during times of illness or concern. A well-led medical team contributes significantly to a welcoming and effective Medical Centre – one that champions the health of the whole school community. \nThis seminar is designed to strengthen and develop leadership skills in nurses responsible for managing small or large medical teams within a school setting. The session will explore practical strategies to enhance collaboration\, improve team dynamics\, and foster stronger connections between the Medical Centre and the wider school. Delegates will be encouraged to share insights and experiences to boost performance\, morale\, and job satisfaction. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nWhat makes an effective team? Understanding team dynamics and how to build them\nRaising the profile of the Medical Centre – practical ways to increase visibility and align with the school’s needs\nAppraisals and inductions – best practices for onboarding and supporting staff development\nThe role of supervision – why it matters in a school health setting and how to implement it effectively\nProfessional guidance and standards of care – ensuring best practice across the team.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nIdentify and apply the key attributes of successful leadership\nGain practical tools and ideas to build and maintain an effective\, motivated medical team\nDeepen your understanding of the responsibilities and impact of the lead nurse role.\n\nBOOK NOW \nThis event will be held jointly with \n \n  \n  \n  \n\nSpeaker: \nRosie McManus\, Nurse Advisor\, HIEDA \nTrained at Great Ormond Street\, Rosie made the move to the independent sector in 2006.  With an MA in Medical Ethics and Law and the Specialist Community Pubic Health Nurse qualification her passion remains promoting the Healthy Child Programme\, and promoting the visibility of school nurses in the independent sector.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/leading-a-nursing-team-2/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270205T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270205T153000
DTSTAMP:20260804T094530Z
CREATED:20260206T114538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T094530Z
UID:70266-1801821600-1801841400@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:BSA/HIEDA Certificate in Professional Practice: Non Healthcare Practitioners on Medical Matters 26/27
DESCRIPTION:We offer a self-funding route for all courses.  We can arrange payment plans for manageable monthly amounts to make training accessible and affordable.  To find out more\, please e-mail Liz McDonald at liz.mcdonald@bsagroup.org.uk \n\nAudience: \n\nNon-registered medical practitioners who have a responsibility for medical issues in the school setting and who wish to gain a professional certificate in medical matters\n\nCourse outline: \nMedical conditions\, both physical and mental\, are often related and form a key part of the safeguarding and pastoral care framework within our schools. However\, staff CPD opportunities seldom focus on these key areas. \n As part of a refocus of the training available through the BSA Group and Hieda\, we can now offer a standalone Professional Practice Certificate for school staff on medical matters. \nThis course will link professional practice with current research and best practice to provide a unique opportunity for non-registered medical staff\, whether working in relative isolation or as part of the medical team\, to develop their knowledge\, skills and practice across a wide range of the key current themes/topics most relevant to their role. In addition\, there will be a linked project which will provide the chance to focus on a specific aspect in more detail. \nThe course is tutor-led and will consist of three separate live online study days spread over a full academic year. The sessions on each study day will be a mixture of presentations often with an external expert\, and group discussions. \nStudy Days for This Module Are: \n\nDay 1:  February 5\, 2027\nDay 2:  March 11\, 2027\nDay 3:  March 22\, 2027\n\nTO BEGIN YOUR QUALIFICATION  CLICK HERE \nTimings for each study day – 10.00 to 15.45 \nTraining topics will include: \n\nThe role of a medical co-ordinator in a school setting\nMedical issues in the wider context: inspection planning\, managing medicines\nWorking with children with ASD and ADHD\nCommon illnesses and infection control\nManaging common injuries\nDelivering health education in a school setting\nWorking with asthma anaphylaxis\nMental health risk assessment/working with a mental health lead/pastoral team\nPolicy writing\nManaging children from overseas with medical conditions\nWorking with external agencies\nCourse assignment and reflection.\n\nCourse assignment: \nThe course assignment provides course students with an opportunity to focus on a specific area of particular relevance to their school/role. This can range from ‘supporting a student with a complex medical condition; a review of the medical provision in the school; the management of medical records across a whole school; health promotion models; to a student guide to accessing specific support for an emotional health issue. \nThe purpose is for the delegate to explore and compare their practice to guidance and whether it meets the needs of the child. \nThe assignment will take the form of a 2\,000+/-10%  word written essay  which must be submitted by July 2027. These will be assessed by the course tutor and the results published/certificates issued in the early Autumn. \nLearning outcomes: \n\nTo gain confidence in the role of medical management\nTo evaluate and reflect on current practice with a view to improving standards of care\nTo understand and be aware of current guidance that influences the practice we deliver\nTo network and develop awareness of the support available\nTo be able to work within the guidance safely.\n\n\nSpeakers: \nSinead O’Grady\, Lead Nurse\, Harrow School \nSinead is an Advanced nurse practitioner with over 15 years of nursing experience across hepatology\, haematology and emergency medicine. She now specialises in school medicine and is the lead nurse at Harrow school medical centre. \nSinead’s aim is to improve the health literacy of her pupils and empower them to utilise the variety of health and wellbeing services available to them. She has a passion for health promotion which involves reactively and proactively engaging and educating her pupils during face to face consultations and through pupil-led committees\, awareness campaigns and anonymous school health forums. \n\nStudy Days for This Module Are: \n\nDay 1:  February 5\, 2027\nDay 2:  March 11\, 2027\nDay 3:  March 22\, 2027\n\nTO BEGIN YOUR QUALIFICATION  CLICK HERE \nTimings for each study day:  10:00-15:30 GMT \nNB: Please be aware that it is crucial to remain on your assigned course path and tutor group to gain the very best out of your training. Of course\, we understand some things are unavoidable however we cannot guarantee alternative placement days\, and this may incur an admin charge
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/bsa-hieda-certificate-in-professional-practice-non-healthcare-practitioners-on-medical-matters-26-27/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Accredited Training,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270224T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270224T163000
DTSTAMP:20260729T125016Z
CREATED:20260420T150152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T125016Z
UID:74547-1803461400-1803486600@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Mental health - supporting everyone conference
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £235\n🎧 Heads\, Deputy Heads\, Heads of Boarding\, Mental health Leads\, Inclusion Leads\, Nurses\, Health Centre Leads\, Boarding & pastoral staff\n📍 Online (conference)\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline: \nThis one-day programme brings together leading practitioners to explore mental health and wellbeing across the whole school community. Join us to apply evidence-based strategies in your workplace and address key topics including adolescence\, emotional regulation\, school culture\, life transitions and the role of wider influences including nutrition. \nThroughout the day\, expert speakers will share practical insights and actionable approaches designed to help schools create supportive\, resilient environments where pupils\, staff\, and alumni can thrive. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nAdolescent brain development and its impact on behaviour\, emotion\, and decision-making\nEmotional regulation and whole-school approaches to wellbeing\nCreating supportive\, psychologically safe school environments\nPractical strategies for identifying and supporting mental health needs\nThe influence of lifestyle factors\, including nutrition\, on mental wellbeing\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nDevelop a deeper understanding of adolescent development and mental health\nGain practical strategies to support emotional regulation and positive behaviour\nFeel more confident in recognising and responding to mental health concerns\nUnderstand how to contribute to a whole-school culture of wellbeing\nBe equipped with realistic\, evidence-based approaches that can be applied in everyday school life\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nProgramme and speakers TBC
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/mental-health-supporting-everyone-conference-2/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Conference,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270316T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270316T110000
DTSTAMP:20260806T100408Z
CREATED:20260408T104518Z
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UID:72491-1805191200-1805194800@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Boarding and food: Getting nutrition right
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 Deputy Heads\, Heads of Boarding\, House staff\, Pastoral and Wellbeing staff\, Catering managers\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up \n\nCourse Outline: \nAs one of the key pillars to a healthy lifestyle (alongside exercise and sleep) healthy eating is sometimes an area of life that is neglected. It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that healthy children who are engaged with lots of exercise can top up on plenty of toast. Or those that are overweight can easily become more healthy if they exercise more. This webinar will dispel those myths and will set out the basis of balanced nutrition for young people in a boarding environment. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nThe basis of healthy nutrition for young people.\nEducating young people about nutrition.\nHow to balance independent choices with good decision making around nutrition.\nProvision of snacks and healthy choices.\nSupplements and suggested policies.\nHow to gather\, and act on\, feedback.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nAn understanding of healthy nutrition at key stages of development\nHow to support young people in making healthy decisions\nHow to develop strategies and policies that support a culture of healthy eating.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n \nDan Richardson\, MSc\, SENr \nDan Richardson is a performance nutrition expert who supports elite and school-level athletes to optimise their health and athletic potential. He’s worked professionally as a nutritionist with teams such as Manchester City\, Sale Sharks\, Warrington Wolves and currently is currently the Academy Nutrition Lead at Leeds United. His approach to nutrition is simple\, evidence-based & food-first\, focusing on utilising the latest nutrition research to support all students and athletes. \n  \nThis event will be held jointly with:
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/boarding-and-food-getting-nutrition-right-2/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270322T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270322T123000
DTSTAMP:20260806T095114Z
CREATED:20260421T125956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T095114Z
UID:74649-1805711400-1805718600@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Supporting young people with eating disorders
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £135\n🎧 Boarding staff\, medical staff\, Head of Boarding\, Deputy Head\, mental health leads\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline: \nEating disorders are wide-ranging and complicated\, and remain high on the list of risk areas in mental health care and provision\, especially for young people. Eating disorders are a complex mental illness with a high mortality rate\, not only down to the eating disorder and malnutrition\, but also suicide. For staff working with young people\, having the confidence to offer support\, and open up conversations about eating disorders can be nerve-wracking. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nDisordered Eating vs an eating disorder?\nRecognising early signs of disordered eating and eating disorders in students\nIdentifying high risk students\nHow to tackle disordered eating in schools?\nHow to approach a student of concern?\nLanguage to use around food and exercise (Do’s and Don’ts)\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nUnderstand the difference between eating disorders and disordered eating\nImproved confidence in approaching people you may think are displaying signs of needing early intervention\nSigns and symptoms of eating disorders\nDo’s and don’ts when it comes to supporting people with eating disorders\nUse of language around food and exercise\nUnderstanding neurodiversity and eating habits\nCultural differences for international students\nSeeking appropriate clinical intervention and signposting to support\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nTina McGuff\, author\, international speaker and advocate for mental health.  \nHaving shared her struggles in her critically acclaimed memoir\, Seconds to Snap\, Tina has established herself as a leading voice on eating disorders\, mental health wellness and is a regular contributor across national media. Tina has appeared on Lorraine\, Channel 5\, ITV\, STV\, BBC as well as Jeremy Vine\, Radio 1 and other national and international media outlets. \nTina grew up in Dundee and spoke of her life being perfect – or so she thought. “I can tell you exactly the day it all went wrong – the day my mum attacked my dad with a kitchen knife. In those few\, short seconds\, a black hole opened up in my life and I fell right in.” Tina’s world turned upside down. Tina turned to the one thing she thought she could control – food and from this moment\, began the biggest fight of her life. \nTina openly shares her life-or-death struggle with anorexia and the darkest moments she experienced in her life whilst in and out of psychiatric wards. Tina enlightens her audience to inner struggles and silence that individuals face with any mental health disorder. \nTina now works to raise awareness and education through workshops\, talks and training across the world as far as Dubai and Abu Dhabi\, invited by the Prime Minister’s Office in the UK and across schools in the USA. Tina shares her insight to help leaders and managers support colleagues and their families via her Three T’s model – supporting difficult conversations that could save and change people’s lives as well as building stronger relationships within the workplace.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/supporting-young-people-with-eating-disorders-4/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270528T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270528T123000
DTSTAMP:20260804T140942Z
CREATED:20260423T152402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T140942Z
UID:74815-1811500200-1811507400@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:CBT development training
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £175\n📍 Online \n\nCourse outline \nThis training has been especially designed for BSA members as a follow up to CBT introduction: tools and strategies. Our speaker will take delegates further into the study of CBT practices and how we can use these to support young people in establishing resilience\, self-confidence and manage stress and negative feelings. \nThis one-day course is for delegates who have been using some Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approaches in their work. This course will be an opportunity to develop and extend the skills of delegates who have started to apply some CBT tools in their work. The session will be bespoke and designed to build on the skills delegates are already using\, and introduce new tools to utilise. Delegates will leave the session with new skills and tools to extend their work and skills when working with individuals\, small groups and whole classes/houses. Delegates will also have the opportunity to raise specific areas where they would like to develop their skills which will be addressed e.g.\, wanting to use CBT tools with a wider range of young people\, to address different needs e.g.\, exam anxiety\, perfectionism\, peer relationships\, self-esteem\, social media use. \nWho is this course for? \n\nDelegates who have previously attended: CBT introduction – tools and strategies\nDelegates who are already using some aspects of CBT in their work. This could be using strategies including thoughts/feelings/behaviours\, identifying unhelpful/negative thoughts\, reshaping unhelpful/negative thoughts\nIf you are unsure whether this court might be for you then get in touch – the session will be bespoke for delegates so feel free to get in touch and discuss.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nDr Jody Walshe\, Educational and Child Psychologist  \nDr Jody Walshe is an Educational and Child Psychologist working in London borough. Jody completed her doctorate at the University of East London. She is also a Consultant Psychologist providing consultations for foster carers and supervising social workers. She is a registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council. Before commencing her training\, Jody worked as a teacher\, learning support assistant and tutor with young people from 5-19. The focus of much of her work looked at anxiety and mental health issues in school settings. Her doctoral research explored the experiences\, perceptions and training needs of secondary school staff working with self-harm. \n  \n\n 
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/cbt-development-training-3/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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