Hammersmith and Fulham Virtual School have developed a free programme of webinars and face to face training across the 2024/25 academic year to support education providers to fully understand the needs of our most vulnerable children. All sessions are delivered by external experts and fully funded by the Virtual School. Places can be booked using the Microsoft Forms link in the document. Webinars are delivered over Zoom or Teams.
In addition, we are excited to introduce our new, bespoke outreach offer for schools, fully funded by H&F Virtual School:
Tier 1
Initial support and guidance - which could include:
- Meeting and consultation with key members of staff
- Observation of a student (consent needed) / class and suggested strategies
- Email and telephone support and consultation
Tier 2
Intermediate support - which could include:
- Whole school or phase specific audit (based on relational practice, attachment aware knowledge and understanding)
- Follow up meeting with analysed audit results and suggested next steps / outcomes
- Staff training around attachment, relational practice, emotion coaching, restorative practice, EBSA
Tier 3
Advance support - which could include:
- Policy writing support – based on relational practice, attachment aware knowledge and understanding
- Attachment Aware Schools Award Project (subject to criteria)
- Funded training for school staff, e.g. Lego Therapy, Drawing & Talking
To apply for outreach support, please visit: https://forms.office.com/e/yE4NN55SsM
Intervention and strategies to support children and young people
Directory of community services and resources
The aim of this booklet is to offer professionals a one stop shop for information to help support you in your practice. This booklet is aimed at education and social care professionals and contains links to a wide range of areas which can offer support to children, young people and their families.