LEHSS - Using Attachment Theory to Build Better Relationships

LEHSS - Attachment Theory to Build Better Relationships

This session forms part of the LEHSS Relationships, Connectedness and Belonging Pathway of Support

This online training course will introduce you to attachment theory and help you learn how attachment can help us understand relationships and behaviours we see in schools.

We will discuss how using attachment-informed strategies can help us build better relationships with students and improve their emotional wellbeing and behaviour.

What will you learn and gain from this training:

·Better understand pupils’ behaviour, relationships and emotions by using attachment theory.

·Use attachment-informed approach as way of helping you to understand a pupil’s needs. ·Find ways to help a young person to develop better relationships and engage better with school life.

What people have said about this training:

“It helped me get a better awareness of how a pupil might respond in some situations, and why. It will definitely change our approach to some issues as a result.”

“I learnt a lot about influences of attachment on behaviour. Coming to the training helped me think about strategies to support pupils and how to inform parents and colleagues.”

PLEASE NOTE: This Training session is only available to staff employed by schools and colleges within the Lancashire County Council area. Places cannot be allocated to people employed by other services or who work in schools outside this area.This training is fully funded by LCC and there is no charge to staff directly employed by a school or college within the LCC area.

The pathway is a comprehensive offer to educational settings, and consists of evidence-based training sessions delivered on Microsoft Teams and one-to-one specialist consultations to support staff to apply the knowledge and skills taught practically in their settings.

All of our training sessions map onto key elements of the following guidance: OFSTED Inspection Framework; Public Health England/Department for Education (2021) Promoting children and young people's mental health and wellbeing guidance; NICE (2022) Social, emotional and mental wellbeing in primary and secondary education guidance; Department for Education and Department for Health (2015) SEND Code of Practice. Further details of how this pathway of support maps onto and implements this guidance can be found at our website: www.lehss.co.uk

Each school and college setting in the LCC area has access to a unique password-protected Compassionate Schools Hub account, which included a Training Tracker function compiling all of the LEHSS training sessions attended by staff in that setting. Please be advised that by attending our training and completing the sign in register you are agreeing for a record of your name, the title of the training course and date you attended a course to be uploaded to your setting’s Compassionate Schools Hub account. This means that the individual assigned to your setting’s Compassionate Schools Hub Account will be able to view this information. For further information on how we use your data please view the Compassionate Schools Hub Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy accessible at https://cs-hub.co.uk