#KeepThePromise

Pupil Support Staff eLearning modules: three-part series

Improving support for care experienced learners in schools

Module 1 – Understanding care experience and the role of pupil support staff

This module is designed to help you build knowledge and understanding of what The Promise is and the wide variety of care experience that children and young people can have. You will explore five different characters with care experience and recognise the role that pupil support staff can play in providing support in schools.

Learning outcomes

This module is designed to help you to:

Understand the wide variety of care experience that children and young people can have
Understand what The Promise is and why it’s important
Recognise the role that pupil support staff play in supporting care experienced children and young people
Begin to consider the needs of care experienced children and young people through listening to their voices and views

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Module 1: Understanding care experience and the role of pupil support staff

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Module 2 – Practical approaches for supporting care experienced pupils

This module requires learners to have a foundational understanding of care experience and The Promise (see Module 1). In this module you will explore how key theories, practical approaches and policy frameworks can be employed to effectively support care experienced children and young people in schools.

Learning outcomes

This module is designed to help you to:

Provide insight into the unique experiences of care experienced children and young people and how these might affect their wellbeing, behaviour and relationships
Identify key frameworks and approaches for supporting care experienced children and young people
Explore practical strategies for supporting care experienced children and young people

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Module 2: Practical approaches for supporting care experienced pupils

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Module 3 – Creating positive care experienced communities within schools

This module is aimed at those who are confident in their practice supporting care experienced learners (see Module 2) and want to consider how they can be a catalyst for positive change in their wider school community. This module is designed to help you advocate for improved support for care experienced learners across your whole school setting.

Learning outcomes

This module is designed to help you to:

Advocate for improved support for care experienced young people
Share awareness of the impact a young person’s lived experience can have on their engagement in learning
Shape the school calendar considering the lived experiences of care experienced young people
Apply a trauma-informed approach across the school

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Module 3: Creating positive care experienced communities within schools

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Pupil Support Staff learning programme

Multiple dates 2024-25

About the learning programme

The Promise tells us about the importance of supportive schools for care experienced pupils, and we know that Pupil Support Staff don’t always get consistent professional development opportunities. The #KeepThePromise Learning Programme will provide a platform to improve awareness and understanding of care experience and bring Pupil Support Staff together to network and share best practice about supporting care experienced learners.

Who is this learning programme for?

The programme is open to anyone working in a role with a specific Pupil Support remit nationally. This could include roles such as: support for learning worker, pupil support assistant, classroom assistant, ASN assistant, home-school link worker, behaviour support staff and others. The event is also open to teaching staff who line-manage pupil support workers.