PSHE leaders and champions, fully funded training

The Home Office has awarded funding to Surrey from 2022-2025 to provide personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education training and support for Surrey schools and their wider communities. The funding is specifically to help prevent violence against women and girls. Educating all school-age children benefits the whole society: whatever is done to support women and girls will support everyone. This opportunity supports a Surrey Healthy Schools approach and enhances the already available PSHE Essentials training offer for schools.

Currently recruiting for cohort 3, this three-day training programme presents an important and exciting opportunity for PSHE leaders and key service partner PSHE Champions. The programme addresses effective teaching and learning in PSHE, alongside opportunities to work with services, to provide effective needs-led teaching and learning provision, in a contextualised manner.

Increasingly confident and competent PSHE Leaders and teachers in Surrey schools will enjoy greater subject knowledge within PSHE: the knock-on effects include a reported change in thriving school culture across the locality, improved inclusive PSHE provision and practice, an increase in teacher knowledge of how to reduce stereotyping in teaching, an improved knowledge of how to promote better emotional intelligence, and an improved awareness of how these elements will improve pupil wellbeing. In addition, teachers will be better able to deliver high-quality PSHE and statutory relationships education, relationships and sex education and health education in order to meet pupil needs more readily, with a focus on consent, assertiveness, and conflict resolution.

This course is fully funded by the Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner's office and includes:

• All programme materials and certification.
• Training venues in Surrey and all delegate refreshments (including lunch).
• £180 per day towards supply cover for three full days (teaching staff only).

Training dates for cohort 3a:

• Thursday 21 November 2024
• Thursday 6 February 2025
• Thursday 13 March 2025

Training dates for cohort 3b:

• Friday 22 November 2024
• Friday 7 February 2025
• Friday 14 March 2025

Further Information and Application Process

The deadline for applications for cohort 3 is Friday 4 October 2024.

To take part complete the application form and return to lucy.pasfield@surreycc.gov.uk.

Application form

FAQs

What's the rationale for the training programme?

We know that many teachers feel ill-equipped to teach about a variety of topics within PSHE in modern Britain, so pupils are at risk of not receiving the most accurate, skills-based, consistent and up-to-date information to help them enjoy fulfilled and safe lives, now and in the future. In particular, the wide-reaching area of relationships education/relationships and sex education is often taught by under-confident and under-skilled teachers, so pupils cannot develop their skill and knowledge base appropriately. This puts them at greater risk of being a victim of, or a perpetrator of, violence and abuse. In turn, a lack of understanding about how wide-reaching PSHE is can truncate a teacher's range when teaching pupils and leave children and young people with only a part of the story.

What will be the impact of the training programme?

Education is fundamental to driving societal improvement, through knowledge and skill development. Increasingly confident and competent PSHE Leaders and teachers in Surrey schools will enjoy greater subject knowledge within PSHE: the knock-on effects include a reported change in thriving school culture across the locality, improved inclusive PSHE provision and practice, an increase in teacher knowledge of how to reduce stereotyping in teaching, an improved knowledge of how to promote better emotional intelligence, and an improved awareness of how these elements will improve pupil wellbeing. In addition, teachers will be better able to deliver high-quality PSHE and statutory relationships education, relationships and sex education and health education in order to meet pupil needs more readily, with a focus on consent, addressing stereotyping, assertiveness, and conflict resolution. Educating all school-age children benefits the whole society: whatever is done to support women and girls will support everyone. Additionally, the role of PSHE Champions will be developed across the system to promote effective PSHE pedagogy across Surrey.

Who is the training for?

This training is for PSHE leaders in Surrey schools and Surrey services and partners only. Although not a prerequisite, priority will be given to teachers who have engaged with the PSHE Essentials free training offer.

What does 'fully funded' mean?

This course is fully funded by the Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner's office. This includes:

• All programme materials and certification.
• Training venues and all delegate refreshments (including lunch).
• Supply cover for three full days at £180 per day (for teaching staff only).

Is there supply cover for teachers who attend?

Yes: all three training days will provide supply cover for each teacher to attend (one teacher per school). There is no funding to cover time for service partners.

What are the course pre-requisites?

The training programme aims to provide training for PSHE leaders and key service partners on effective teaching and learning in PSHE, alongside opportunities to work with services, to provide effective needs-led teaching and learning provision, in a contextualised manner.

• PSHE leaders should have opportunities to work with children and young people and have the support of the school. The application form must be signed off by a line manager.
• Service partners should have the opportunity to work with schools and have the support of their organisation. The application form must be signed off by a line manager.
• All delegates Names of schools and services engaging in this training programme will be shared with the Home Office for reporting purposes and used in relevant communications.

The training days will take place on Thursdays and Fridays, depending on the cohort in which you are placed, so all applicants will need to be able to attend in person on those days. Training programme dates are:

How often does the training take place?

The training programme consists of three full training days and lasts for one academic year.

Where will the training take place?

The training days will take place at a suitable venue in Surrey. All venues will be fully accessible, and free parking is provided; all venues will be close to public transport. Please be clear on the application form about any specific needs that you might have so that we can ensure, as far as possible, that they are met. All refreshments are provided so please be clear about your dietary needs on the application form.

How will places be allocated?

Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Generally, we will accept one applicant per school.

What is the deadline for applications?

Please complete your application for cohort 3 by Friday 4 October 2024.

Where do I send my completed application form?

Please email your application to lucy.pasfield@surreycc.gov.uk.

Who do I contact if I have any questions?

Please email your questions to lucy.pasfield@surreycc.gov.uk.

We look forward to working with you on this exciting, innovative and timely programme.
Sarah Lyles and Joanna Feast (training programme leaders)

Biographies of the programme leaders

Sarah Lyles, Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Hons) Education; Postgraduate Certificate (PGC) PSHE; Master of Arts (MA) (distinction) Leadership and Management

Sarah began her teaching career in Surrey and, after moving to Wakefield, West Yorkshire, she returned to Surrey.
In 2005, Sarah became an Education Consultant focusing upon PSHE, health & wellbeing and is a trained school inspector.
Over the course of her career Sarah's roles have included:

• Secondary Curriculum Subject Specific Support – South East Region Subject Adviser for PSHE
• National PSHE Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programme Lead Consultant, working with the University of Roehampton
• PSHE School Improvement Consultant for Surrey
• Chair of the PSHE Association Advisory Council

In 2019, Sarah joined Surrey County Council as PSHE, Wellbeing & Surrey Healthy Schools lead. Sitting within Public Health and Education, she has continued her cross-agency work to develop the Surrey Healthy Schools Approach to wellbeing, health, inclusion and achievement and is a partner of the Sex Education Forum and contributor to their recent briefing; Relationships and Sex Education: The Evidence.

Joanna Feast, Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS); Master of Sciences (MSc.) (dist.) Health Education with Health Promotion; BSc. (Hons) Psychology

Joanna's career began in adolescent mental health services and moved on to teaching A-Level Psychology, which formed the basis of her objective to work with and for young people who face health and wellbeing challenges during their lives. An MSc in Health Education with Health Promotion led to a career change to the Department of Health, running national initiatives to improve children's health and wellbeing. Joanna then worked as part of the Healthy Schools teams in Surrey (where she also managed the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) programme for primary and secondary schools) and Reading.

Since self-employment in 2011, Joanna has concentrated on promoting PSHE, wellbeing and health in schools and other organisations, focusing on training, consultancy and writing resources. She has worked with Public Health England, the NHS, and various local authorities, charities and non-governmental organizations (NGO). She currently works with two international education consultancies, advising schools on best-practice PSHE, wellbeing and outdoor learning. In her career, she has visited over 850 schools and worked with thousands of teachers, all in a bid to promote and protect health and wellbeing, and improve the quality of PSHE for children and young people.