Episode 3: A Recovery Curriculum #3 - Vijita Patel (Swiss Cottage School, Development & Research Centre)
Release Date: 06/01/2020
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_outlineIn this episode, Vijita Patel considers the strategic implementation of the Recovery Curriculum for her school, Swiss Cottage School, Development & Research Centre in London. She does this from a stance of compassionate leadership, with a clear focus on engagement in learning.
Her rich, expansive and penetrating analysis shows how child need should inform organisational judgements, and that a constant focus should be the emotional well being of the child. A mutually respectful relationship with families as co educators, is vital at this time she says.
About Vijita & Swiss Cottage School, Development & Research Centre
Vijita Patel is the Principal of Swiss Cottage School, Development & Research Centre, a special needs school for children aged 2 to 19 in London. The school is a designated National Teaching School, leading a large alliance of schools, organisations, and higher education partners to drive systemic improvements in the school system for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities.
As a National Leader of Education, Vijita supports Headteachers, Senior and Middle Leaders, SENCOs, and Local Authority teams on leading locality and provision developments as the complexity of need increases with this new generation of children with SEN.
She has contributed to the development of programmes for teacher training and leadership development, and also worked with Post-Graduate students on personalised learning through research on cognitive processing.
Vijita is co-author of the London Leadership Strategy ‘SEND Review Guide’, developed to place ownership of strategic solutions directly with teachers and school leaders. She is also a Trustee of the Varkey Foundation.
Swiss Cottage School Development and Research Centre is one of eight schools in the country to have six consecutive ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted Inspections.
For information on the Recovery Curriculum, including the original Think Piece, lecture presentations, resources, reference materials and details of the online communities of practice, visit:
https://www.recoverycurriculum.org
Swiss Cottage School, Development & Research Centre
http://swisscottage.camden.sch.uk
Varkey Foundation
https://www.varkeyfoundation.org
[This is an audio-only episode]