Training and support | Milton Keynes City Council

Resources

The virtual school are able to provide access to online short courses to support the ongoing CPD of professionals working to with looked after children and previously looked after children. These are provided by Flourish and include a wide variety of topics including:

Post pandemic recovery
Supporting pupils with mental health difficulties
Emotion coaching
Understanding trauma and the impact on young people
County lines
Safeguarding and child protection skills
Introduction to safeguarding
Peer on peer abuse
The role of the designated teacher
Adoption, post permanence and the school’s role
SEND and The Code of Practice
Transitions in education
Communicating with children and young people
Equality and diversity
Pornography and the potential impact on young people
Online safety and cyberbullying
Secondary trauma and workplace stress
Drug awareness
Managing challenging behaviour
Supporting asylum seeking and refugee children
Bullying
Children and domestic violence
Children and parental mental health
Children and parental substance misuse

Supporting pupils with unmet attachment needs
Impulsive behaviour
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Child sexual exploitation
Self harming behaviours
Harmful sexual behaviours
Working with a child who has been sexually abused
Bereavement
ADHD
Conduct disorders
Autism
Radicalisation
Female genital mutilation
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Promoting the achievement of looked after children in
Education (for carers)
Promoting the achievement of adopted children in
Education (for parents)
Introduction to mindfulness
Suicide prevention

To access any of these resources, please contact the Virtual School Head - Katy.Enser@milton-keynes.gov.uk.

Training

Foster carers

The virtual school will be delivering ‘Promoting Educational Achievement’ for Foster Carers on the following dates:

10:00-12:30, Friday 11 October 2024

10:00-12:30, Friday 17 January 2025

These will be held at the Civic Office and can be booked via the MK Professional Development Portal

Education Settings

The Virtual School are able to provide bespoke training in ‘Trauma and Attachment’ to education settings. These can be one off sessions delivered to small teams or full INSET sessions. Additionally, we are able to commission long-term trauma-informed practice training from AC Education. Please contact the Virtual School Head to discuss your setting’s requirements in more detail – Katy.Enser@milton-keynes.gov.uk.

Social workers

The virtual school are keen to support social care colleagues in supporting the education of looked after and previously looked after children. There are a variety of resources available regarding common topics such as attendance, suspensions and exclusions, access arrangements and more. Please see SharePoint or contact your virtual school representative directly for support.