Registration and refreshments
Chair’s Introduction & Welcome: Understand the emerging online and safeguarding trends facing teenagers
Building in-school support for mental health to combat the lack of external support:
Learn new cost effective ways to support students waiting for mental health services. Support students in the transition from CAMHS to adult services and students who don’t meet the threshold
Understand the legal implications of sexting to communicate the dangers effectively to students
Develop methods that resonate with students when sexting has become the ‘norm’
Questions
Morning Refreshments
Spotlight: Supporting parents – let’s talk about self-harm. Ways to break the silence between teachers and parents.
Felicity Bagshaw, Virtual College
Know how to spot the early warning signs for self-harm and depression: Gain methods to tackle the root causes of student’s self-harming and how to work with teenagers to encourage openness with their parents
Gain access to our self-harm information sheet to share with parents
Laura Haddow, SelfharmUK
How to recognise the early warning signs of a student at risk:
Ensure you can support a young person once involved in CSE
Abi Clay, Independent Consultant
New ways to work and communicate with parents of teenagers:
Ensure they understand the latest threats and students are safe at home
Noel Thompson, Headteacher, Winchmore School
Lunch
Strategic use of data to create a comprehensive prevention and intervention strategy
• Have the right processes in place to respond to data from filter and monitoring systems to prevent and intervene in events
• Understanding data from online tools to spot early warning signs
• Identify patterns across student cohorts and time periods to identify at risk students
Case Study: Hear from an award winning school on how they show a dedicated, positive and open approach to student’s mental health
Lesley Falconer, Headteacher, Hackney New School, School Community Award Winners, Place2Be Wellbeing in Schools award
Questions
Understand the new dangers and influence social media has on older students:
Prevent and tackle online bullying and encourage productive use
Andy Calvert, Assistant Headteacher, Ilkley Grammar School
Know how to spot the signs of teenage boys and girls experiencing an eating disorder
Provide meaningful support
and confidently discuss body image and the unrealistic expectations in pornography
Attend our post event webinar on developing a positive approach to healthy eating and lifestyles
Practical resources and new methods
Lead safeguarding training with your colleagues and ensure all staff can manage disclosures
Abi Clay, Independent Consultant
Afternoon refreshments
Safe Students, Secure Networks: Why Safeguarding Children’s Mental Health Online is a Cyber security Issue, Emeiatec Limited
Gain methods to support teenage students with anxiety and depression including exam and social media related anxiety to help them to see the positives
Learn what steps to take to prevent students being drawn into gang culture and ensure you can work with all agencies to prevent students entering gangs
Gain access to our dealing with gang culture case study
How to recognise the early warning signs for teenagers who are at risk of FGM and know the legal implications and mandatory reporting requirements
Ella Savell-Boss, Safeguarding Manager, Shireland Collegiate Academy
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