Professional Development
The NCESE provides school staff training & professional development through a suite of modules.
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Module 2
Title: The impact of trauma on learning & development
Description: Defines trauma, describes the impact of trauma on a child’s neurobiology, learning behaviours, social relationships and development
Duration: 90 minutes (can be adapted)
Delivery Mode: Online or face to face
Facilitator: Jaime De Loma-Osorio Ricon
Cost: Free for NCESE members, $1,000 for non-members
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Module 1
Title: Using the NCESE Building Blocks for Engagement in your school
Description: Guides participants through an audit exercise to understand how the Building Blocks can be used to assess where a school is on their engagement journey
Duration: 90 minutes (can be adapted)
Delivery Mode: Online or face to face
Facilitator: Dr. Eric Dommers and Jaime De Loma-Osorio Ricon
Cost: Free for NCESE members, $1,000 for non-members
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Module 3
Title: Understanding & responding to unmet needs: trauma-informed tier 3 strategies
Description: Using evidence based tools and frameworks including ‘Attachment, Regulation and Competency’ (ARC), with children and young people displaying Tier 3 behaviours
Duration: 90 minutes (can be adapted)
Delivery Mode: Online or face to face
Facilitator: Seral Fehmi, Astrid Decloux and Jaime De Loma-Osorio Ricon
Cost: Free for NCESE members, $1,000 for non-members
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Module 5
Title: Safe adult: embedding Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Executive Functions (EFs) in our classroom
Description: An introduction of the evidence supporting a focus on SEL and EFs, with practical examples and ready-made tools that support classroom implementation
Duration: 90 minutes (can be adapted)
Delivery Mode: Online or face to face
Facilitator: Jaime De Loma-Osorio Ricon
Cost: Free for NCESE members, $1,000 for non-members
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Module 7
Title: Building staff wellbeing
Description: This session discusses the relationship between staff wellbeing and student academic, social and emotional outcomes. It explores what educators can do as individuals to improve wellbeing and our teaching presence, and what collective steps schools should take to prioritise staff wellbeing.
Duration: 90 minutes (can be adapted)
Delivery Mode: Online or face to face
Facilitator: Jaime De Loma-Osorio Ricon
Cost: Free for NCESE members, $1,000 for non-members
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Module 4
Title: Building Executive Functions in our schools
Description:An introduction to Executive Function (EF) skills, with practical examples of their relevance in the classroom and in the yard, as well as advice on how to build EFs with real-world outcomes.
Duration: 90 minutes (can be adapted)
Delivery Mode: Online or face to face
Facilitator: Jaime De Loma-Osorio Ricon
Cost: Free for NCESE members, $1,000 for non-members
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Module 6
Title: Using SEL to deal with conflict: restorative practices and problem solving conversations
Description: This module covers how to use conflict as an opportunity strengthen relationships and to reinforce SEL curriculum.
Duration: 90 minutes (can be adapted)
Delivery Mode: Online or face to face
Facilitator: Jaime De Loma-Osorio Ricon
Cost: Free for NCESE members, $1,000 for non-members
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Module 9
Title: CARE Program
Description: An evidence-based program to enhance teacher wellbeing and emotional awareness (SEL)
Duration: 20 hours (can be adapted)
Delivery Mode: Online or face to face
Facilitator: Jaime De Loma-Osorio Ricon and Seral Fehmi
Cost: Enquire for costing
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Module 8
Title: Critical incidents & de-escalation
Description: Provides some important notions about how to respond to critical incidents involving children and young people
Duration: 90 minutes (can be adapted)
Delivery Mode: Online or face to face
Facilitator: Jaime De Loma-Osorio Ricon
Cost: Free for NCESE members, $1,000 for non-members
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