The SUN – Southern Universities Network – is pleased to announce its Spring Term CPD Programme. The full suite of sessions have been accredited by the CPD service and are designed for education professionals in schools and colleges as well as outreach colleagues.
Overcoming Barriers to Parental Participation
What will the training cover? In line with the principles of Parentkind’s Blueprint for Parent-Friendly Schools, this introductory online workshop will set you up with the basics your school, college or educational setting needs to build successful parent partnerships.
Thursday 2 February 2023 – 3-5pm
Wednesday 10 May 2023 – 3-5pm
An Introduction to Supporting Young Carers
Learn how to identify and support young carers in schools through this online, interactive training session. This introductory session is brought to you by the Southern Universities Network.
All sessions will take place online via Zoom:
Thursday 19 January 2023, 3:15-4:45pm
Wednesday 1 March 2023, 3:15-4:45pm
Thursday 25 May 2023, 3:15-4:45pm
An Introduction to Supporting Service Children in Schools
Online accredited CPD training to support schools to enhance support for service children. This introductory session is brought to you by the Southern Universities Network, following some collaborative work with the Service Children’s Progression (SCiP) Alliance
Thursday 26 January 2023, 3.15-4.45pm
Wednesday 8 February 2023, 3.15-4.45pm
Tuesday 16 May 2023, 3.15-4.45pm
Introduction to the Academic Resilience Approach
Online CPD training to support schools and colleges to enhance academic resilience This training introduces Boingboing’s Academic Resilience Approach (ARA). Here, resilience is described as a person ‘doing better than might be expected in a context of adversity’.
Tuesday 7 March 2023, 3:30-5pm
Thursday 18 May 2023, 3:30-5pm
Pathways to Level 4 and Beyond
Online CPD opportunity for organisations working with young people. An accredited interactive online CPD training series for youth practitioners, covering the different educational pathways available to young people
Series 2
Module 1 | An Overview of Level 3 and 4 Pathways – Tuesday 24 January 2023
Module 2 | The Apprenticeship Pathway – Tuesday 31 January 2023
Module 3 | The University Pathway – Tuesday 7 February 2023
Series 3
Module 1 | An Overview of Level 3 and 4 Pathways – Thursday 20 April 2023
Module 2 | The Apprenticeship Pathway – Thursday 27 April 2023
Module 3 | The University Pathway – Thursday 4 May 2023
Breaking Barriers to Higher Education In School & Beyond
Interactive online training for education practitioners to understand widening participation and how, by participating in the agenda, we can help students in school and beyond to overcome barriers to higher education.
Thursday 23 February 2023
Tuesday 2 May 2023