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The affect of trauma on a child’s behaviour and their thought processes
The affect of trauma on a child’s behaviour and their thought processes – understanding these and you can respond more appropriately. Attachment and developmental trauma can really effect a child’s behaviours in school and what they are really thinking. With access to a social and emotional developmental framework, you look at behaviours and realise that…
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Childhood Trauma Workshops – Sign up now
As a teacher, do you know children who are reactive, impulsive and in an aroused state for most of the time? These children may have issues relating to insecure attachment and often have experienced trauma in their young lives. At Beech Lodge School we believe that that every school should understand the impact of Adverse…
Read MoreJoined the ranks as a Fagus Customer?
Sign up for our FREE interactive customer workshop at Beech Lodge School, Maidenhead. This hands-on workshop is led by the Co-author of Fagus and Beech Lodge’s Educational Psychologist Alastair Lidster. The twilight session will enable customers to discuss, clarify and reflect on how they are using Fagus and offer an opportunity to learn from and…
Read MoreA Framework to ‘Assess, Plan, Do and Review’ – SEN support for SEMH in the classroom
Developing a social and emotional schools programme but struggling to track pupil progress and provide quantitative evidence, understand individual needs, set specific targets, monitor the impact of interventions and provide evidence of value for money? Fagus can support you. The Fagus target-setting and review approach mirrors the graduated approach to SEN support advocated in the…
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Social & Emotional Workshops at Beech Lodge School
We will be launching a series of Emotional and Social Schools Workshops in the new academic year. In the last 3 months we have hosted two Workshops entitled “An Introduction to Developmental Trauma” and they have been extremely popular and very well regarded. During the Workshops we have given the audience a whistle stop tour…
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Better Behaviour – A Guide for Teachers
Great book written by Jarlath O’Brien which illustrates how a perceptive approach built on understanding your children can lead to happy and healthy learning environments. It will empower you to improve the behaviour of the children you work with. Fagus is mentioned in the book as a method of improving the quality of the information…
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READ OUR SEN SCHOOL CASE STUDY – Brooke School and Fagus
Case Study featuring Brooke School, Warwickshire – A special school supporting pupils that have additional learning needs. Fagus has been used by Brooke School to support their pupils’ social & emotional needs and understand their barriers to learning in this area. “If a child doesn’t feel valued, safe or confident in a setting, they will never be able…
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Fagus features in SENCo Magazine
We are in the spotlight! Fagus is highlighted in a recently published news piece in Teach Primary’s SENCo Magazine. It’s a great article that outlines how our pioneering approach has helped St Edwards First School integrate a new understanding of social and emotional functioning into their provision. Why don’t you take a leaf out of…
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New specialist provision at Beech Lodge School
We are very excited to announce our new plans to provide another string to the Beech Lodge School bow. Opening in January 2019, ‘Lionheart’ will provide a specialist educational provision for children with dyslexia, dyscalculia and other related learning difficulties. Share our journey on Twitter – @LionheartSch ‘Great mind think differently’ – they sure do!…
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