Newcastle show
Thank you for joining us in Newcastle!
10th February 2025
Holiday Inn Gosforth Park, Great North Road, Seaton Burn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13 6BP
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Our Newcastle 2025 Speakers:
Richard Daniel Curtis
AMHIE Chair, internationally renowned social, emotional and mental health expert and mentor.
National Trends in Mental Health Strategy – Here we discuss trends over the last two years covering Ethos and Environment, Leadership and Management, Student Voice, Parents, Carers and Families, Staff Development, Identifying Needs and Monitoring Impact, Targeted Support and Curriculum, Teaching and Learning. An insight to help benchmark your setting against the rest of the country. National data based on the free online audit tool (https://audit.mentalhealthlead.com)
Jenny Vecsey & Becci Best
Newcastle Educational Psychology Service
Supporting Schools in Newcastle to support those affected by Emotionally Based Non-Attendance: A local Authority Approach – This session will explore psychological frameworks underpinning the understanding of and support systems for children and young people experiencing emotionally based school non-attendance (EBSNA). We will share our experiences of introducing a psychologically-informed, authority-wide approach to support schools and services in Newcastle Upon Tyne, and consider next steps on this journey.
Dr Andrew Scott
Newcastle Educational Psychology Service.
Using theraputic Principles in everyday conversations –
This session is designed to explore how some of the therapeutic principles associated with formal therapeutic input can be incorporated into everyday conversations with those who see the young person most and have the closest working relationship with them.
Some of the key therapeutic principles that are explored will be from:
- motivational interviewing,
- solution oriented psychology,
- humanistic psychology,
- narrative psychology.
Alison Grimshaw
Joint CEO, Nuture International
Creating a developmentally informed, trauma aware, nurture approach, to support children and young people’s positive mental health outcomes in schools – Alison Grimshaw works for Nurture International managing a team of clinical psychologists to focus on supporting learners who had experienced early developmental trauma. Alison has been a distance education tutor at Birmingham University, and is the author of Family SEAL .
Claire Cannon
Educational Leadership Coach | National Inclusion Consultant – INSET days and CPD | DISC practitioner | Experienced SENCO and senior leader |
Working with’ not ‘fighting against’ wellbeing needs – Claire’s immersive workshop helps you experience the seven types of rest and gives you a chance to reflect on how your awareness of these will help translate into pupil wellbeing.
Pravin Jethwa
Owner, Amazing Interactive
Improving wellbeing through interactive play to support mental health and learning – Pravin will discuss how interactive software has been proven to help pupils and students of all ages and abilities to improve their wellbeing and relieve mental stress and anxiety by providing sensory, educational and exercise based activities. These activities work to support mental health in a safe and fun environment.
James Auton
Regional Lead, Nudge Education
6 Cornerstones of Positive Wellbeing & Mental Health in Education – A proactive workshop developing strategies to improve wellbeing for young people. At Nudge, our interventions centre on 6 cornerstones, which supports young people in a transition back to education or the world of work, #ForALifeWorthLiving.
Alexandra Foster & Robert Fisher
Joint Owners, Hawk and Heath
Pursuing the Power of Nature in Wellbeing – The workshop will take you through the Japanese techniques of forest bathing, including the peer reviewed and data driven results. Learn how implementing a structured nature intervention has a wide variety of mental and physical health benefits for all ages. We will use Q&A and group discussion to work out how this would look in your setting and anticipate any barriers to use.