Direct Services to Schools

Courses
**Looking Ahead to Ofsted **
A workshop style training for providers to prepare for upcoming Ofsted inspections

We will be looking at:

• what to expect on the day of your inspection

• what is required to achieve Good/Outstanding at inspection

• importance of effective and consistent safeguarding practices in your setting

• the key components to ensure safe and inclusive recruitment

• tools to improve your practice

• what makes a setting truly inclusive to all children, families and staff members

• testimonials of recent Ofsted inspections

• how to confidently discuss Cultural Capital 

Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
Date
23rd January 2025 (7:00pm - 9:00pm)
Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually
Tutors
Cost
Free for non-RBG schools

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ASD and Girls

This course provides an overview of autism in relation to girls. It looks at the diagnostic methods and explores why ASD has often been thought of as a more 'male' condition. 

We look at recent developments in our understanding of how autism presents in girls, addressing special interests, behaviour, social skills, masking/camouflaging and mental health. 

Examining how common autism is in girls, why it often goes undiagnosed until later in life, and why other diagnoses may be given instead. We will also explore those areas where autism can pose challenges for girls and the adults around them, and discuss strategies and techniques to support. 

Pupils will

  • be supported by practitioners who are aware of how ASD can present in girls at different ages

Staff will:

  • be more attuned to the needs of girls with ASD and more confident in how to support them

Settings will: 

  • be inclusive and attuned to the different presentations of ASD in both boys and girls

Staff supporting children with an ASD in school settings, including LSAs, SENCOs and Teachers

Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
Date
27th January 2025 (9:30am - 3:30pm)
Venue
SEND Outreach, King's Park Campus, Eltham Palace Road, SE9 5LX
Tutors
SEND Outreach Support Service
Cost
Free to RBG schools
£155 for non-RBG schools

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Date
15th July 2025 (9:30am - 3:30pm)
Venue
SEND Outreach, King's Park Campus, Eltham Palace Road, SE9 5LX
Tutors
SEND Outreach Support Service
Cost
Free to RBG schools
£155 for non-RBG schools

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Safer Recruitment

This workshop is the Safer Recruitment Consortium accredited, updated version of the Safer Recruitment training for Headteachers, school Governors and other staff who are likely to sit on interview panels or appoint staff.

It is still a requirement for every school appointments panel to include at least one member who has completed the Safer Recruitment training.

Course content provides clear explanations of government guidance regarding the safer recruitment process. It also includes an update of the most recent legislation changes (Keeping Children Safe in Education) and the pre-employment checking process that impacts on Safeguarding and Child Protection. 

It is recommended that you refresh your training every 5 years.   

Pupils will:

  • be safer and have safeguarding needs met in a more appropriate and timely manner

 

Practitioners will:

  • have an awareness and understanding of offender behaviour
  • be able to identify the key features of staff recruitment that helps deter or prevent the appointment of unsuitable people
  • be able to consider policies and practices that minimise opportunities for abuse
  • begin to review their own and their settings' policies and practices, with a view to making them safer

 

Settings will:

  • be safer organisations
  • comply with government guidance and legislation

 

 

All Headteachers, school Governors, Business Managers and other staff likely to sit on interview panels or administer staff appointment

Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
100% of attendees to have completed feedback, would recommend this course.
Date
28th January 2025 (9:00am - 5:00pm)
Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC) at Eltham
Tutors
Lead Practitioner from Proactive Safeguarding and Tony Lampert Consulting
Cost
£125 for RBG schools
£155 for non-RBG schools

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Date
23rd April 2025 (9:00am - 5:00pm)
Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC) at Eltham
Tutors
Lead Practitioner from Proactive Safeguarding and Tony Lampert Consulting
Cost
£125 for RBG schools
£155 for non-RBG schools

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Date
19th June 2025 (9:00am - 5:00pm)
Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC) at Eltham
Tutors
Lead Practitioner from Proactive Safeguarding and Tony Lampert Consulting
Cost
£125 for RBG schools
£155 for non-RBG schools

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Designated Teacher Network Meeting
A session led by Royal Borough of Greenwich Virtual School staff.
 
To enable Designated Teachers and supporting staff to network with colleagues in similar roles and learn about the latest responsibilities for LA and schools to support CiOC, PLAC, Care leavers and children living as part of Kinship care arrangements.
Schools will:
  • have a greater understanding of their responsbilities to support children who may be in care or previously in care 
Children will: 
  • be better supported in their settings despite their family circumstances and lived experience
School and College based staff 
Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
Date
28th January 2025 (12:30pm - 4:00pm)
Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC) at Eltham
Tutors
Royal Greenwich Virtual School Staff
Cost
Free to RBG schools
Free for non-RBG schools

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