Trauma informed alternative classroom -engaging hard-to-reach young people - Onsite event (Code: C1546)
BackButcombe Farm is set on a 40-acre site overlooking Blagdon Lake in the Mendip hills. The farm specialises in growing chillies as well as market produce, and through agriculture, land-based studies and animal care offers the perfect environment and 'alternative classroom'. Learners with challenging behaviours, complex attachment needs, SEMH, who may otherwise have been NEET, can engage with the trauma-informed environment, developing life skills through learner led, nature-based learning.
Upcoming
Who is this for?
Senior leaders, managers, practitioners, support staff
Training aim
This training aims to cover:
- Referral pathways
- Initial assessments
- Individualised curriculum
- Pathways to work
- Engagement and school links
- Trauma-informed approach
Outcomes
To gain an understanding of how the alternative trauma-informed curriculum ensures opportunities that allow learners to practice a range of skills in a real-life environment and gain a sense of achievement. To understand how all activites and projects involve a trauma-informed approach to promoting positive mental health. How connecting with nature in this way we can have positive physical and mental health benefits, impacting and improving life chances and future employment opportunities for young people.
Length
5 hours
Contact us
If this course is not currently available at a suitable date/location, please register your interest and we will let you know about new events as they are announced.
If you have any questions, please contact:
T: 0800 0 831 830
E: enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk
