THRIVE IN ACTION PANEL DISCUSSION

How to nurture mental health and wellbeing for pupils with SEN in MATs and dioceses 

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Meet the speakers

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Jo Warner
Assistant Director of Education
Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Boards of Education

Jo works with primary, secondary and special schools, offering support and challenge to leaders, including governors and staff. This includes work on vision and values, curriculum, behaviour, the wider, holistic development of pupils and effective leadership. Jo is a Thrive trainer, and commissions Childhood Practitioner Licensed Training for schools in the dioceses and partner school. Jo started teaching over 36 years ago, working as a headteacher of four schools in the North East. 

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Andrea Cartwright
Assistant SENDCo
Nexus Multi Academy Trust

Andrea has worked as a senior leader in primary, secondary, sixth form and specialist settings during her career in education. She is passionate about children and young people’s mental health and how we can impact as many children, young people and those around them as possible. Now, Andrea works in a specialist secondary and sixth form school, supporting neurodiverse young people. Alongside this, Andrea also works within the Product and Innovation team at Thrive as a content writer and Thrive trainer. 

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Viv Trask-Hall
Head of Innovation
Thrive

Viv began her Thrive journey as a Headteacher in Barnsley's primary schools, transitioning from a Licensed Practitioner to a Thrive Trainer. She witnessed the approach's positive impact on behaviour, attendance, and wellbeing, which ignited her passion. Now, Viv focuses on developing high-quality, evidence-based training for Thrive, with the goal of positively impacting as many children and young people as possible. 

 

What is the event about?

While school-related anxiety is common, it can be especially challenging for pupils with special educational needs (SEN). Factors such as frustration in learning, social struggles, and the risk of bullying can exacerbate this anxiety. In addition to this, anxiety and depression are often missed in children with SEN.  

Children with SEN are five times more likely to be permanently excluded from school and are significantly more likely to be absent - all adding to the additional barriers to learning that they face. 

With government statistics revealing a significant surge in special educational needs among pupils in England, reaching 17.3% of the pupil population, it becomes imperative for leaders in both trusts and dioceses to establish strategies that actively support these children and young people so that they have an equitable chance of accessing education. 

Join Thrive's Viv Trask-Hall and Jo Warner, Assistant Director of Education at Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Boards of Education and Andrea Cartright, Assistant SENDCo at Nexus Multi Academy Trust, as they explore what strategies you can put in place across a MAT or diocese to recognise the signs of poor mental health in pupils with SEN,and how to support the wellbeing of these pupils effectively. 

After just 45 minutes, you will have:

A clear grasp of how to spot the signs of poor mental health in children and young people with SEN.

Tried-and-tested strategies for supporting the mental health and wellbeing of pupils with SEN across all of the schools in your trust or diocese.

Simple, effective tips to help you roll out a consistent and measurable approach that makes a difference to the lives of your pupils with special educational needs.
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