Conference programme
09:15 Welcome and introduction - Jo Lewitt, Public Health Specialist, Children, Young People and Families
09:20 Devon introduction - Jack Newton, Interim Deputy Director, Inclusion and learning, Devon County Council
09:30 Making an education system where everyone can find a place to belong - Dr Cora Sargeant, Chartered Educational Psychologist and host of the podcast and video series Classroom Psychology
Our education system is one built around the individual success of both children and young people, and of us as educators. Ofsted and league tables invite us to even consider our own teaching as an individual pursuit, our own schools as fundamentally competitive with other institutions. Yet connection with one another is where Humans flourish.
In this session we’re going to look at the science of thriving and we’re going to find that there are many lessons the literature can teach about how we can flourish, and how we can encourage children and young people to do the same. How do we make a world where everyone can find a place to belong?
Together.
10:45 Refreshments, networking and exhibition
Exhibition displays
A supportive space of teams sharing the services on offer to support both children and young people and staffs health and wellbeing within schools. Please see exhibitor webpage for more information.
11:15 Model the Challenge: Tackling Misogyny & Gender-Based Violence in Schools - Natasha Eeles, CEO, Bold Voices
In this session we will define misogyny, gender inequality and gender-based violence and understand how young people are experiencing it through statistics and testimonies. We will contextualise these experiences within the concept of a 'culture of gender-based violence' using the visual tool of the 'continuum' and the understanding that language, norms, stereotypes, actions and beliefs can create a specific culture that leads to sexual harassment and violence. Finally, attendees will be introduced to the 'call in, call out' method of challenge and situate this within the need to instil a culture of challenge across the whole school community.
12:10 Move to workshop one
12:15 Workshop one - See below details on each workshop taking place
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- Equality
- Connection and belonging
- Staff wellbeing
- Building Body Image, Resilience and a Robust Sense-of-Self
- Transition
12:15 Lunch, networking and exhibition
Exhibition displays
A supportive space of teams sharing the services on offer to support both children and young people and staffs health and wellbeing within schools. Please see exhibitor webpage for more information.
14:30 Workshop two - See below details on each workshop taking place
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- ESBA
- Parental/family engagement
- Wellbeing through activity
- Bullying in schools
- Youth Work
15:30 Comfort break - move from workshop rooms back to final keynote session
15:35 Beyond Body Image: Building Classroom Cultures of Body Respect and Belonging
This keynote explores why body respect is essential to mentally healthy schools, and how everyday culture – from curriculum to corridors to classrooms - shapes how children feel about their bodies. Moving beyond “body image lessons”, it offers practical, whole-school approaches that foster belonging, wellbeing and dignity so every child can celebrate, respect and accept ALL bodies - especially their own.
16:20 Close of conference - a continued chance for networking and discussion with the exhibition
