Leeds show
Join our regional speakers in Leeds for a day of mental health CPD!
Leeds 13th January 2025
Leeds Hilton City Hotel, Neville Street, Leeds, LS1 4BX
9.30am – 3pm – Your conference, Your Way, you come to the talks which interest you just follow our schedule for timings.
Tickets: £129+VAT (Free to members of AMHIE*) Complete the form below to book.
What to expect: A day of Mental Health in Education CPD with Seminars, Workshops and Networking for local teams.
Refreshments: To reduce the cost to you we have not included refreshments, so we suggest bringing a packed lunch.
Don’t know if you are a member? Contact us to check, you get a year’s free membership with any training booking info@rootofit.com or by phone 02381 120010.
*Individual membership starts at £69+VAT and comes with a whole host of benefits, find out more here: Membership
Seminars.
Each seminar will cover current and specialist subjects within the sector to broaden your knowledge and outlook.
Workshops.
Each workshop will cover interactive elements which will support you in your role.
9:30am: National Trends in Mental Health Strategy - Richard Daniel Curtis
Here we discuss trends over the last two years covering Ethos and Environment, Leadership and Management, Student Voice, Parents, Carers and Families, Staff Development, Identifying Needs and Monitoring Impact, Targeted Support and Curriculum, Teaching and Learning. An insight to help benchmark your setting against the rest of the country. National data based on the free online audit tool (https://audit.mentalhealthlead.com)
10:30am: From application form to application in the work place! - Symon Dewsbury
A personal account of the journey of gaining a National Leadership qualification in Mental health through the trials of COVID and the practicalities of the role within a busy school!
A light hearted look at staff response to mental health, the realities of the role and value it can bring to a service.
11:30am: Approaches for supporting SEN children and young people to maintain good mental health.- Symon Dewsbury
During the talk, I will cover how the work of Maslow and Rogers when combined with good old fashioned behavioral observation can be used support young people’s mental health. Which, a dash of protective mental health approaches and the use of sensory processing approaches for good measure. We will look at how we can support those, who can’t access the talk-based therapies which so many people find so effective.
12:30pm: Trauma informed and restorative approaches in education, teenage brain development and mental wellbeing - Polly Harrow
More details coming soon
1:00pm: Get TimeFit - Work/Life Balance for Busy Teenagers - Lucy Hall
Lucy from TimeFit Tuition will outline the TimeFit approach to work/life balance for teenagers who face many demands on their time, whether from sport, performing arts, caring responsibilities or volunteering commitments. She will show how a combination of knowing how the brain works and careful planning and prioritising of workload can massively reduce the amount of time students need to spend on exam preparation. This means students can continue with the rest of the activities they love or need to do without risking burnout. Look out for some tips and tricks which can help the teachers in the room to manage their time too!
2:00pm: Panel discussion with our speakers
A discussion around mental health in education with our panel of speakers from the day
9.40am - The 6 Cornerstones of Positive Wellbeing & Mental Health in Education - Nudge Education
A proactive workshop developing strategies to improve wellbeing for young people. At Nudge, our interventions centre on 6 cornerstones, which supports young people in a transition back to education or the world of work, #ForALifeWorthLiving.
10:40am: Providing a safe space through mentoring - Richard Daniel Curtis
Over the past ten years, Richard has trained hundreds of mentors to work directly with children. In this session, Richard shares a few tried and tested activities to provide a safe space for children or young people to dicsuss their concerns.
11:40am: Integrating Wellbeing Across a Packed Curriculum - Richard Daniel Curtis
The adage is correct; prevention is better than cure. The UK, indeed the world, is experiencing a wave of mental health challenges, particularly among the young, for numerous and well documented reasons. We are all familiar with the overload on services and as the children we teach grow, there is no long term solution in site. As part of the curriculum we offer young people, we need to be teaching them to be mentally literate and to have the skills to cope with what they face and be resilient to the future. Author of a forthcoming book on the topic, Richard will lead a workshop aimed at thinking more about the natural opportunities across the curriculum to promote mental health and wellbeing.
12.40pm: 'Working with' not 'fighting against' wellbeing needs - Claire Cannon
Claire’s immersive workshop helps you experience the seven types of rest and gives you a chance to reflect on how your awareness of these will help translate into pupil wellbeing.
13.40pm: Pursuing the Power of Nature in Wellbeing - Alexandra Foster & Robert Fisher
The workshop will take you through the Japanese techniques of forest bathing, including the peer reviewed and data driven results. Learn how implementing a structured nature intervention has a wide variety of mental and physical health benefits for all ages. We will use Q&A and group discussion to work out how this would look in your setting and anticipate any barriers to use.