As part of the Ready Or Not study, we are running a series of 12 free, virtual CPD events to inform and stimulate discussion covering a range of topics to support teachers, such as home-school communication, friendships in the classroom, outdoor play and development of social and cognitive skills. These will also be available for parents.
Please click on the title to access a recording of the CPD event.
- 4 March 2021 - Wellbeing, Worries and Mental Health in Childhood
Dr Charlotte Wilson: Clinical Psychologist at Trinity College Dublin
Dr Praveetha Patalay: Artist and Academic, based at UCL
- 6 May 2021 - Mitigating the impact of the pandemic – A panel discussion
Dr Edwin Dalmaijer: Tracking children's mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tania Clarke: How has the pandemic affected schools?
- 1 July 2021 - Outdoor play and the importance of nature
Samantha Friedman: Fostering children’s connection to nature
Dr Jenny Gibson: Why outdoor risky play matters
- 22 September 2021 - Ready for school, Ready for pupils? View from educational psychologists
Dr James Birchwood
Dr Anita Soni
- 11 November 2021 - Tools for monitoring progress and wellbeing
Dr Rory Devine: Rating School Readiness – the Brief Early Skills and Support Index (BESSI)
Kate Allen: ‘How I Feel About My School’ – a new measure for children (HIFAMS)
- Date to be Confirmed - Tuning into thoughts and feelings
Prof Claire Hughes: Family influences on mindreading
Dr Elian Fink: Mindreading in the playground
- January 13 2022 - Ethnic diversity in the classroom
Dr Napoleon Katsos: Multilingual children at school and at home
Dr Humera Iqbal: Multicultural Friendships
- March 3 2022 - Neurodiversity in the classroom
Dr Umar Toseeb: Understanding Developmental Language Disorders
Dr Hana D’Souza: School experiences of children with Down syndrome
- May 5 2022 - Shared Picture Book reading
Keya Elie: Parents, Pre-schoolers and Picture books
Dr Serena Lecce: Stories as a tool for promoting social understanding
Katherine De Wilder: Helping Parents Share Picture Books
- July 7 2022 - Flexibility and Focus
Prof Claire Hughes: Early family influences on self-regulation
Dr Michelle Ellefson: Can interventions improve children’s self-regulation?
- September 8 2022 - Early numeracy and maths anxiety
Prof Emily Farran: The importance of spatial thinking for mathematics in the primary school years
Dr Dénes Szücs: Understanding Maths Anxiety
- November 3 2022 - Building Bridges between Schools and Families
Anne Parker: Strategies for engaging parents
Caoimhe Dempsey: Parents’ experiences of children’s transition to school
- January 5 2023 - Supporting teachers relationships with children
Dr Sandra Mathers: Relational Pedagogy and Early Language Development
Dr Christine O’Farelly: Using Video Feedback to Enhance Teacher-Child Relationships