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Yes @ Areté Learning Trust provides Regional Training with National Speakers. Our training on different aspects of supporting students with Specific Learning Differences will be available throughout the year. Listings of planned training are constantly updated.

10% discount on training events available through our affiliate membership scheme. Please see below for further details.

Here at YES @ Areté Learning Trust we strive to promote an understanding of Specific Learning Differences in order to support students/pupils, parents and professionals.

We focus on:

  • the early identification of children and young people’s needs and early intervention to support them.
  • the development of inclusive practice in order to remove
  • barriers to learning.
  • the provision of high-quality training.

 

We offer:

  • support with developing inclusive practice in different settings.
  • solution focused meetings with school staff, parents and
  • pupils to identify barriers to learning.
  • analysis of current provision focusing on impact, individual
  • pupil assessment with comprehensive reporting.
  • support with planning and the delivery of personalised
  • literacy and numeracy programmes.
  • progress reviews in person or by telephone.
  • access arrangements for external exams for KS4 and KS5.

 

We believe that the relationship between schools, professionals and parents is incredibly important, which is why we promote a ‘Parents as Partners’ ethos.

The SEND Code of Practice places great importance on involving parents and children in identifying, understanding and taking decisions about special educational needs. We work with parents, recognising the importance of neurodiversity, to create unique pupil profiles.

For parents be at the heart of decision making about their child, it is helpful for them to be fully informed about their child’s needs.

We liaise with a number of parents support group and offer:

  • bespoke support.
  • workshops, meetings and specialist information sharing.
  • reduced rates on all our training events for parents/carers.

 

For further details and to provide you with a quote please email yes@arete.uk.

Supporting Young People to Feel Calm, Focused and Ready to Learn

Concious Breathing Training

Conscious breathing is a simple yet powerful wellbeing practice that helps children and young people develop greater calm, focus and emotional resilience. It also provides teachers and school staff with practical tools to support their own wellbeing and create a positive learning environment.

Suitable for pupils of all ages, this evidence-informed training explores accessible breathing techniques that can be easily integrated into the school day to support physical, mental and emotional health.

Training Facilitator:
Steffy Cappleman, SOMA Breath Transformational Coach & Oxygen Advantage Functional Breathing Instructor

Cost:
£225 + VAT, plus travel expenses

Delivery:
Training is delivered after school at a time that is convenient for your team.

To find out more or to arrange a training session, please email yes@arete.uk.

The Effective Use of Pupil Premium to Support Vulnerability & Trauma Recovery

Online Training

The Effective Use of Pupil Premium to Support Vulnerability & Trauma Recovery

Online via ZOOM on Friday, 7th November 2025: 9.30am - 1.00pm

Summary of the event:

Supporting Young People in Schools & Communities

  • Understanding Readiness to Learn & Engage
  • Vulnerable young people need support to recover and build resilience.
  • Professionals play a key role in helping them integrate and reach their potential.
  • Effective interventions vary in length and often require repetition.

Training Focus

  • Explore the impact of Trauma & Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
  • Identify strategies to lessen trauma effects and promote recovery.
  • Consider best use of Pupil Premium and other funding for maximum impact.
  • Learn from real-life examples of trauma-informed approaches.

Key Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the latest thinking on trauma-informed strategies.
  • How to build strong, empathetic teams to support vulnerable individuals.
  • Understanding the impact of working with traumatised young people on support teams.
  • Discuss and plan ways to modify practice for a more trauma-informed approach.

Note: This training covers sensitive topics—please consider the emotional impact before enrolling.

Training led by: Brian Roberts (Field of Enterprice)

Brian trained and practised as a teacher for over 25 years. His experience covers Humanities Education, Carers Education and Guidance, Young People’s Voice and Leadership and he was England’s only  Advanced Skills Teacher for Enterprise Education. Alongside his wife he has fostered for 30 years providing a home for children on a long-term basis and as Special Guardians. His knowledge of the impact of factors leading to social service involvement led to his appointment as Virtual School Head for Children in Care in two English Local Authorities and he was one of the Heads on the Department of Children, Schools & Families pilots. At home Brian and his wife live with three young people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and the impact of Trauma and unmet attachment needs. He is now a National expert in FASD. He has written academically for the FASD Trust, The National Organisation for FASD and the Corum BAAF journal on the Impact that FASD has on education and learning in the UK. He has also appeared on FASD documentaries for the BBC & FASD Trust.

Audience: 

All professionals working in teams around children and young people, including foster carers, adopters and kinship carers. It will also serve to inform those who are responsible for developing policy and practice around Pupil Premium.

Time:

9.30am - 1.00pm

Cost:

£89+VAT / person

To book your place please email us or register below.

Information Leaflet

Please click here for other training events hosted by Yes@ Areté Learning Trust.

Cancellations/Refunds: Cancellations of training events are subject to a 25% administration fee where the cancellation is made 3 weeks or more before the date of the event. No refund is payable for a cancellation made within 2 weeks prior to the training course – in this event the full sum shown on the invoice remains payable.

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