Southampton Emotional Literacy Conference

Event held

The Southampton Emotional Literacy Conference took place on 22 January 2025. The details below relate to that past event.

Conference theme

Creating Compassionate Communities

Keynote speaker

Victoria Bagnall, Connections in Mind

Launched in 2016 by Dr. Bettina Hohnen, Imogen Moore-Shelley, and Victoria Bagnall, ‘Connections in Mind’ pioneered Executive Functioning (EF) Coaching in the UK. Recognising the impact that EF has on all aspects of people’s daily experience (including their learning and behaviour), ‘Connections in Mind’ provide support for children, parents, and staff, leading to them becoming a Community Interest Company (CIC) in 2023.

Workshops

There were three interactive workshops. Sessions comprised a mix of key psychology, reflective learning, and practical ‘take-aways’ that helped us explore what we can ‘think’, ‘feel’, and ‘do’ to create compassionate communities.

Who should attend?

We recommended that the following groups should attend the conference:

• Teachers
• School and early years special educational needs co-ordinators
• Senior management teachers
• Emotional literacy support assistants
• Teaching assistants
• Social workers
• Foster carers
• Educational/Clinical psychologists

Conference costs

Price for this course: £150 per delegate.

If a setting, trust, or cluster booked three places at the Conference, the fourth place was free of charge. Southampton schools could use half a day of purchased Educational Psychology service level agreement time for two conference tickets.

Additionally, groups could bring their line manager to the conference for just £50.

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