Inclusion & Wellbeing MENA 2021 - Digital - Wellbeing programme

Wednesday 24 Feb 2021 - Tuesday 9 Mar 2021

Three live modules (13:45 - 16:00 Gulf Standard Time)

Module 1: Your whole-school wellbeing culture (Thursday 25 February 2021)
 
13.45 GST Promote social and emotional learning through your happiness and wellbeing curriculum
Hind Al Mualla, Chief of Creativity, Happiness and Innovation (KHDA)
 
14.00 GST Reflections on the impact of the pandemic and a look forward to a bright future through rebuilding, re-connection and resilience
  • School Community: taking the opportunity to reflect on the systems and strategies that have supported all stakeholders to continue operating during the pandemic
  • Rebuilding: developing relationships and emotional wellbeing through reflective journeys and moments of celebration for self-esteem and confidence
  • Future learning: use the experiences of emotional impact to be the key ingredients in recognising personal, professional and organisational resilience for the future

Nina Jackson, Voices of Wellbeing

14.40 GST Create a whole-school culture with mental health and wellbeing at its heart
  • Leadership: proactive, pre-emptive and preventative approaches to address potential barriers
  • Curriculum: balancing the core, the inner and the extra-curricular provision
  • Stakeholder engagement: working with students, staff, governors, parents and the wider community

Hannah Wilson, Education Consultant

15.20 GST Promote work life balance and staff wellbeing - Wellbeing starts with you

  • Personal Self Care and what this looks like
  • Professional Boundaries for better relationships
  • Being accountable for one's self

Cas Germain, NASENCo and Primary Teacher, @themindfulteacher_UAE

15.45 GST Network groups: Leading whole-school wellbeing; reflections and take aways from module 1


Module 2: Impact whole community wellbeing through relationships (Tuesday 2 March 2021)

13.45 GST Building the team: creating strong school/parent relationships that impact whole community wellbeing

  • Creating the environment: communications strategy
  • Delivering the opportunities: events and opportunities to connect
  • Honing the message: approaches to active academic management of pupils

​Barry Cooper, Education Consultant

14.20 GST Early interventions to support student self-confidence and self-esteem

  • Measuring: developing systems to audit student wellbeing needs
  • Implementing: purposeful interventions for individual student needs
  • Reviewing: assessing impact of early intervention on emotional health outcomes

Kelly Hannaghan and Nina Jackson, Voices of Wellbeing

15.00 GST How to spot the signs and symptoms of mental ill-health and support students affected by social anxiety

  • Understand mental health & mental illness
  • Recognize how social anxiety presents
  • Understand how social anxiety affects day to day functioning
  • Apply strategies & accommodations to alleviate anxiety in the classroom

Bene Katabua, Educational Psychologist, kidsFIRST Medical Center

15.40 GST Network groups: classroom strategies for wellbeing 


Module 3:Support student resilience, mental health and wellbeing (Tuesday 9 March 2021)

13.45 GST Empower students to look after their own mental health and respond to high stress situations with resilience

Dr Ruba Tabari, Psychologist and Founder, The Developing Child Centre

14.25 GST Practical strategies to support students struggling with body image and eating disorders

Dr Catherine Frogley, Clinical Psychologist and Education Team Lead, The Lighthouse Center for Wellbeing

15.05 GST Strategies to support students affected by low mood and depression

  • Recognising the difference between clinical depression and normal sadness
  • What are the causes of depression and how can we identify students more at risk?
  • Effective interventions to support students in your setting

Sam Garner, Consultant and Author

15.45 Network groups: working collaboratively - reflections, take aways and next steps

 


On-demand content

Your conference booking includes access to a wealth of on-demand recordings and resources which you can share with your staff team.

Video training on: strategies for supporting students affected by self-harm, supporting students affected by bereavement and grief, understanding containment, SEND wellbeing.