Overview

This course is 2-full days of training either online or in-person. 

Through a train-the-trainer format, you will be equipped with all the skills and tools to implement Take Five across your entire school. You will be led through information on why emotional health and being ‘trauma-informed’ is so critical for learning, attendance, and overall wellbeing. You will learn the practical ways Take Five helps to release toxic stress and trauma, and how it builds positive, life-long emotional wellness. You will also be led through the Ambassador Programme for Key Stage 1 and 2, which is the leadership aspect of the Whole School Programme. During the course, there is time to practise and integrate all you have learned throughout the day.

Who Do We Train

This training is suitable for Primary, Junior and Infants schools. We train 2-3 members of staff (depending on the size of your school), who are enthusiastic about being the school lead for resilience building/PSHE/Wellbeing and may have one or more of the following roles:

• Teacher 
• Teaching Assistant (TA)
• Head Teacher
• Mental Health Lead
• PHSE Lead
• Pastoral Care Lead
• SENCo 

Outcomes

You Will Learn....

• How toxic stress impacts learning, achievement, and emotional regulation.
• How Take Five releases toxic stress.
• How to build resilience across a whole school, based in best practice from trauma-informed research, so that even the most vulnerable child can benefit. 
• How to build personal capacity and positive emotional wellbeing for children, and the whole school community.
• How to creatively tailor the programme to your school in developmentally appropriate ways.
• How to train children to lead Take Five independently and safely for themselves and other children in the classroom, playground, after school settings and at home.
• How being a self-leader relates to resilience, toxic stress, and reaching your potential.
• How the Ambassador Programme embeds life-skills so children can solve problems for themselves.

What's Included

• Comprehensive Training Folder and PowerPoints to train your staff including: four 1-hour sessions for Take Five Champions (adult staff) to train Ambassadors, and eight half-hour sessions for Take Five Trainers (pupils) to train Ambassadors.
• Early Years/Foundation Stage Resources to introduce the programme to even the youngest pupils.
• Take Five Children's Practice Card Folders,Ambassador Badges, Trainer Badges, Lead Badges, and a Certificate master.
• Comprehensive online classroom resources.