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An interview with Kara Satterley
“I feel more confident leading mental health and wellbeing at school at a strategic level. Decisions have informed the school plan and are underpinned by research. We have formed a team with distinct roles and responsibilities to support mental health and wellbeing across the school to support our staff, pupils and families.” Kara Satterley, Deputy Headteacher at Blean Primary School.
Read moreAn Interview with Andrew Chadwick
“The real benefit in both cases is that the course fits in with what we need to do in school. After studying the Senior Mental Health Advanced Award, I developed a training package for staff around trauma, and was able to give this to staff to support individual pupils. I was able to think more widely around mental health and how to support parents and staff as well as children.” Andrew Chadwick, the Safeguarding, Ambition and Inclusion Lead for Focus-Education.
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An interview with Alison Ford
“I think the iSENCO helped to develop my confidence and expertise in strategic service development. I gained an understanding of what it means to be a leader, the different approaches to leadership and how my own personality and life experience may shape my own approach to leading others. Career-wise, the iSENCO is a good certification to show employers that you have training and experience in leading and maintaining organisational change.” Alison Ford, Head of Inclusive Education & Therapy at The Overseas Family School.
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An Interview with Lucy Wayman
- Certificate in Psychometric Testing, Assessment and Access Arrangements
- Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing
“The three days of teaching were incredibly enjoyable, and very full on. You really felt like every minute was accounted for and designed with a purpose. I came away from those days much better informed about psychometric testing, clear about the assignments I had to do, and enthused about getting my independent study done.” Lucy Wayman, a Freelance Maths Tutor.
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An Interview with Penny Earl
Penny is currently working as a Resourced Provision Manager for children with Speech, Language, and Communication Needs (SCLN). She works in a primary school in Hampshire. Penny recently completed our Senior Mental Health Leadership Certificate and has shared her experience with us.
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An Interview with Jemini Patel
“It really went above my expectations as I thought distance learning would mean researching everything independently. This was not the case, the up-to-date research being all in place really helped develop subject knowledge and the support given by my tutor was amazing. She really provided me with in-depth support and guidance. Support was consistently given so I never felt alone. Questions were answered immediately, and guidance was step-by-step so that I could fully understand.” Jemini Patel, a SENCO and Assistant Head Teacher at an all-through school for children aged 4-19 years old..
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An Interview with Aaron Pape
“Real training provided very good provision of guidance in how to navigate around the website and how to access the resources available to the delegates. The tutoring was also of a good standard, guiding myself on where to improve certain aspects of my work but also allowing myself to steer the ship of my own learning.” Aaron Pace, a Sociology Teacher at a Sixth Form College in Bexhill-On-Sea.
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An Interview with Susana Cortez
“The course was fantastic and extremely informative, my tutor was absolutely amazing and she always supported me with constructive feedback. The course was really helpful and it helped me to understand some areas I wasn’t so comfortable with (founding, leadership).” Susana Cortez, a SEND Specialist Lecturer.
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