For ECT’s and more experienced staff across the primary age range. This half day course will provide a sound introduction into understanding ways of building successful partnership working with families. The experience of parenting can be confusing and filled with anxiety as family life and expectations become ever more complex. Supporting families in understanding their children’s development, learning and social experiences is key to this partnership. Many families can be unaware of the range of adaptations and interventions schools develop to support children as part of QFT. Creating positive communication, clear and consistent protocols and sharing practice with families achieve the best outcomes for their children.

• What does family/school partnership look like in your school?
• What can get in the way of positive home/school partnership?
• How to engage families with sensitive situations?
• How can you support families in accessing services and through diagnosis?
• How can you share approaches from school to support the child at home?

About Paul Cabb:
Paul has over 30 years of experience in education. Beginning his career as a primary school teacher, he was part of SLT’s and ran social/life skills interventions. A passion for SEND saw Paul complete a Master’s degree in education at the Central School of Speech of Drama as well as further post-graduate study into Autism and neurodiversity. Following twelve years as Social Communication Difficulties outreach advisor across primary, secondary, and specialist provisions for Bromley LEA, Paul set up an independent advisory service. His service: Social Eyes, provides individual pupil/student caseload strategy/ intervention advice, CPD training, voluntary services forums and family workshops in Bromley, Lewisham, Croydon, and Greenwich.

These courses are provided in conjunction with Social Eyes. Click here to visit their website site.

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