A CPD-Accredited Programme for SENDCos, Inclusion Leads, and Teaching Assistants.

With pupil anxiety rising and confidence falling, schools face a critical challenge: how to support emotional wellbeing while driving academic progress.

Space4Thinking is a CPD-accredited training programme that introduces a practical, child-led coaching model. Designed to be embedded into everyday interactions, this course equips school staff to build sustainable, in-school capacity - reducing reliance on costly external interventions.

Key Benefits & Outcomes

This evidence-based programme grounds itself in coaching psychology and wellbeing science to help your team:

Build Resilience: Develop pupils' self-belief, emotional regulation, and growth mindsets.

Improve Engagement: Enhance pupil motivation, communication, and relationships.

Create Sustainable Impact: Empower staff to deliver powerful, immediate support from within the school.

The programme is over three sessions during the academic year:

Session One - Wednesday 7 October 2026, 0930 – 1530

Session Two - Wednesday 11 November 2026, 0930 – 1530

Session Three - Follow up online session TBC in January 2027

Who is this for?

SENDCos, Inclusion Leads, Teaching Assistants, and any education professionals working closely with children.

Programme Lead

Leonie Hurrell is an Educational enthusiast. At 24 Leonie became the youngest Deputy Headteacher in Dorset and went on to be a Headteacher for 8 years, before becoming an ILM Certified Leadership Coach. Leonie is passionate about learning and people development. Founder of The Thinking Academy, a company that provides coaching and ILM approved training solutions for schools.

Cost

£395 per person for SWIFT member schools | £495 standard price.

Cost includes a full physical toolkit, materials, lunch and refreshments.

Please note: Payment is by INVOICE ONLY. Please select invoice as the payment method at check out.

You will receive a confirmation of booking from Eventbrite. All further correspondence will come from Robin.Scott@sw-ift.org.uk; please ensure you check your junk mail box and approve the email to ensure you receive important event details.

If you are unable to attend on the day, or are sending someone else in your place, please let us know. Please be aware that failure to cancel your space can incur your school a cost. Full Terms and Conditions are available HERE.

SWIFT Partner providing course (including invoicing) is Exeter Consortium Schools’ Alliance (invoiced by Exeter Consortium)

Non-chargeable Courses (Sessions that are part of the ‘no additional charge’ elements of the SWIFT membership)

If the place you are cancelling is for a ‘no additional charge’ event under the SWIFT Offer to Schools, you may withdraw, without penalty, provided a minimum notice of 24 hours before the start time of the event is given.

If less than 24 hours’ notice is given, for each date of a course for which there is no additional charge, then the following charges will apply per applicant: £25.00

Should a training course recruit insufficient numbers to make it viable, we reserve the right to cancel the course, without penalty, giving a minimum notice of 24 hours.

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