EEC Essentials is our brand-new offer for Enabling Education Colleagues- those who perform the vital role of removing barriers to learning, therefore enabling education for our students. EECs include roles such as Teaching Assistants, Pastoral Leads, Attendance Officers and Librarians.
This course aims to provide EECs with a strong knowledge base of the barriers to learning that students experience, and allows them to see their contribution to the organisational mission. As a rolling series, colleagues can join the course at any point in the year. Places can be booked via SharePoint.
Introduction
EEC essentials is a rolling series that new colleagues can join at any point during the year. New EEC colleagues will attend the first induction session at the start of term. The session will provide an introduction to the culture of ATT and outline the EEC Essentials programme.
| Autumn Term | Monday 16th September 13.30-15.00 |
| Spring Term | Monday 13th January 13.30-15.00 |
| Summer Term | Monday 28th April 13.30-15.00 |
Session 1 – The science of learning – Wednesday 25th September 13.30-14.30
This session explores how students learn and considers the persistent problems of teaching in relation to your role and setting.
Session 2 – Barriers to learning – Tuesday 8th October 13.30-14.30
This session provides an overview to a range of barriers to learning and approaches to overcome these, or remove them, where possible.
Session 3 – Family communication – Friday 22nd November 13.30-14.30
This session explores the importance of parental engagement and how effective communication with parents and carers is essential to overcoming and removing barriers to learning for students.
Session 4 – Safeguarding – Wednesday 8th January 13.30-14.30
This session explores how students with previous, current and generational trauma and vulnerability can find learning challenging and can be supported to learn.
Session 5 – Different types of SEND – Monday 27th January 13.30-14.30
This session explores different types of SEND and the additional barriers to learning they may present, considering how we use strengths-based models and “Adaptive Practice the ATT Way” to reduce barriers to learning for students with SEND.
Session 6 – Social, emotional and mental health – Monday 3rd March 13.30-14.30
This session explores how pupils with identified social, emotional and mental health barriers, can find learning challenging and how they can be supported to learn.
Session 7 – Social justice – Monday 17th March 13.30-14.30
This session explores how poverty, social relationships, bullying and parental engagement can form barriers to learning and how we reduce these barriers in the ATT way.
Session 8 – Behaviour and attendance – Thursday 1st May 13.30-14.30
This session explores how we can support students to meet expectations across ATT by overcoming and removing barriers to learning and adopting a warm-strict approach.
Session 9 – Managing/balancing workload and staying positive – Monday 7th July 13.30-14.30
This session focuses on your well-being, exploring strategies to manage/balance your workload and maintain a positive outlook and approach to your role.
