Episode 1: A Recovery Curriculum #1- Professor Barry Carpenter OBE CBE
Release Date: 05/07/2020
Episode 24: Well Being - Plans and Possibilities
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This episode is a recording of an online conference on Well Being held on 29/06/2021.It contains presentations from national leaders in the field of mental health, well being, trauma informed practice & psychology inc Prof Barry Carpenter CBE, Dr Tina Rae, Sharon Gray OBE & Laura Purser, as well as 5 school based practitioners from a wide range of settings - Alison Wheeler, Alex Tomkins, Jeanette Scull, Jonah Stancombe & Tom Thatcher. Visit episode webpage to watch full video of the event & presentations
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Episode 23: Active Recovery (Part 2) - Reflections and Innovations
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In this episode, Prof Barry Carpenter CBE OBE discusses the topic of Active Recovery with a panel of guests including Vicci Wells, Ali Erskine, Vicci Wells, Jon White, Nathan Nwenwu, Shona McCann, Alistair Crawford and Billy Ellerington (a student). They discuss the presentation provided in Part 1 of this series - Episode #22. It is highly recommended that you listen to the first part (Episode #22) before listening to this episode. Visit episode webpage for this & video slideshow.
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Episode 22: Active Recovery (Part 1) - Sport and Sensory Sanctuaries as part of Active Recovery
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In this episode, Prof Barry Carpenter CBE OBE introduces Vicci Wells who is the National Manager at the Youth Sport Trust, as well as an ex-teacher. At a time of much debate as to how we support our children & young people to recover from the impact of the pandemic, Active recovery is a positive approach to rebuilding the mental well-being & emotional resilience of our children. Particular interventions described are Sports & Sensory Sanctuaries. Visit episode webpage for the video slideshow & resources.
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Episode 21: Family Centred Practice - Talking to families... Listening to families... Working with families
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In this episode, Prof Barry Carpenter CBE OBE discusses the topic of Family Centred Practice with a panel of guests including Vijita Patel, Jo Williams, Maria Schultz & Sadia Mahmud-Marshall. They discuss & explore how schools can work with families of children & young people with SEND to create a genuine bridge for family centred practice. There are a number of accompanying resources on the episode webpage, including videos, presentations, articles and guides. Visit episode webpage to access these.
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Episode 20: Engagement (Part 4) Alex Revens - Through the lens of a practitioner
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Alex Revens combines the pedagogy of Engagement with the assessment processes offered through the Evidence for Learning app.His rich insights show how the combination of both reach out to the child w/ complex needs & meet them at their point of learning need;wrap around the child as active learner;capture their attainment;celebrate their achievement.His systematic & deductive approaches generate a high quality curriculum, with some significant outcomes.Visit episode webpage for video slideshow & articles
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Episode 18: Engagement (Part 2) - Reflections on Engagement
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In this episode, Prof Barry Carpenter CBE OBE discusses the topic of Engagement with a panel of guests including Vijita Patel, Cheryl Gaughan, Vicci Wells, Ali Erskine, Gemma Alldritt, Martin McKenna. They discuss the presentation provided in Part 1 of this podcast series - Episode #17. It is highly recommended that you listen to the first part (Episode #17) before listening to this episode. Visit episode webpage for this & video slideshow
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Episode 19: Engagement (Part 3) - Innovations around Engagement
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In this episode, Prof Barry Carpenter CBE OBE and Bev Cockbill discuss the topic of Engagement with a panel of guests including Vijita Patel, Cheryl Gaughan, Vicci Wells, Ali Erskine, Gemma Alldritt, Martin McKenna. They share & discuss innovative ways in which they’ve each applied & incorporated the use of Engagement into practice within their own settings.It's highly recommended that you listen to the first 2 parts (Episode #17 & #18) before listening to this episode. Visit episode webpage for resources
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Episode 17: Engagement (Part 1) - What you really need to know about Engagement
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In this episode, Prof Barry Carpenter CBE OBE and Bev Cockbill explore the genesis of Engagement, its relevance and application to vulnerable children with a whole range of learning needs... asking the question, of all children, of all ages and abilities, “how does this child learn?” They look at the research evidence for Engagement, and its contribution as a fundamental building block in child development; to pedagogy and to assessment. Visit episode webpage for the video slideshow and articles
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Episode 15: A Recovery Curriculum - Part 15 Reflections on Recovery: Reigniting Children's Learning (Webinar July 2020)
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This episode is a recording of the online conference & webinar that was held on 15th July 2020. The event & this recording contains presentations & talks from Prof. Barry Carpenter & Dr Tina Rae, as well as a 65 min discussion and Q&A session with a panel of educational leaders from a wide range of settings & contexts. Panellists: Sharon Gray OBE, Vijita Patel, Sally Apps, Martin McKenna, Ali Erskine, Polly McMeeking plus Dr Tina Rae. Visit episode webpage to watch full video of the event & presentations
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Episode 14: A Recovery Curriculum #14 Alex Tomkins (Greenside School)
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Alex Tomkins raises some challenging questions in this exploration of teacher led inquiry in Social Emotional & Mental Health (SEMH). SEMH is now a key part of curriculum for children with SEN, yet we do have a strong background in this area. It’s certainly not a strong pedagogy. Alex also considers the opportunities presented by current circumstances to reflect on how inquiry can become a more significant & ubiquitous feature of formative assessment systems.Visit episode webpage for this & video slidesho
info_outlineBarry Carpenter, OBE, CBE (Professor of Mental Health in Education, Oxford Brookes University) and Matthew Carpenter (Principal at Baxter College, UK) have written a think piece that reflects concerns about the emotional well being of children post the Covid-19 pandemic, and considers what schools might do to aid recovery to a state of positive mental health.
They have been analysing the loss children have suffered during this time, and the potential anxiety and trauma it may be causing, with significant impact on their ability to learn effectively.
Together, they have developed the construct of a Recovery Curriculum, enabling schools to consider the processes they will need to put in place to successfully transition children back to school.
As the word ‘construct’ suggests, this is a process of building, of co-constructing, a curriculum that is responsive to the needs of children, that harvests their experience and makes sense of it emotionally as well as cognitively."
The Think Piece entitled "A Recovery Curriculum: Loss and Life for our children and schools post pandemic" is available for you to read, download and share at:
http://www.recoverycurriculum.org
In this (inaugural) episode of LearningShared, we're joined by Barry Carpenter. Barry provides an introductory lecture with slides that will delve deeper into some of the ideas, concepts and research behind the Recovery Curriculum Think Piece and begin to think about questions that leaders and practitioners can ask of each other as they prepare to lead the recovery.
In the subsequent episodes, we’ll discuss and explore practical approaches with a number of school leaders, practitioners and researchers asking and diving into questions such as:
– How will you identify and understand your students’ own sense and experience of loss? (Identifying loss)
– How will you adapt and develop your curriculum for recovery (Responding with recovery)
– What do you see as the key leadership values in leading recovery at your school? (Compassionate leadership)
A video version of this podcast containing the presentation slides is available at