Adoption Focus - Education in Focus

Episode 11 of our Education in Focus podcast discusses promoting good school and parent relationships. Leigh, Lisa and Jason chat about how as parents we can build a team around our children in an education setting, what part attachment plays and how you can advocate for your child to help them have a positive experience.

In this episode, Adoption Focus training manager Leigh is joined by education experts Jason and Lisa for a detailed discussion about homework, looking at it from parents' and teachers' perspectives.
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During this episode Leigh, Lisa and Jason explore behaviour management in schools and discuss key issues such as masking, shame, anxiety and what you as a parent can do to help.
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As an adoptive parent where do you even start when looking for a school?
In our first episode of the Education in Focus podcast, our host Leigh talks with Jason our education advisor and Lisa, who is part of the training team at Adoption Focus, to discuss how to choose a school for your adopted child.
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In this episode we discuss trauma informed schools with our guest speaker Hayley, the headteacher at Spen Valley High.
At Spen Valley High School they believe strongly in ethical leadership and whatever barriers there are to learning, they aim to support their students so they can remain in school, engaged in their learning and achieving well.
During the episode we explore what trauma informed schools are, what makes them different, how they work with families and what benefits they have to their pupils.