Supporting Education of Children in Care WMVS - Foster carer courses

West Midlands Virtual School

West Midlands Virtual School will be hosting virtual sessions throughout the year which support the education of children in care aimed at foster carers, adoptive parents, special guardians, kinship carers and those carers of children with a child arrangement order.

An Introduction to Attachment / Trauma and the Impact on Education - Dates TBC

Understanding the Special Educational Needs (SEN) process 20th April 2026 13:00-15:00

Understanding Post 16 Education Options - Dates TBC

An Introduction to Therapeutic Play 07th May 2026 17:00-19:00

An Intro to Emotion Coaching 16th April 2026 17:00-19:00

Supporting Sensory Needs in an Education Environment 11May 2026 13:00-15:00

Supporting Play and Development in the Early Years at Home Understanding 21st May 2026 17:00-19:00

Promoting Emotional Self-Regulation 04th June 2026 17:00-19:00

An Introduction to PACE 15th June 13:00-15:00

Supporting Reading in Key Stage 3 1st July 2026 13:30-14:30

Supporting Reading in the Primary Years - Dates TBC

Supporting Phonics Development 06th July 2026

Communication is key to our day-to-day lives. Some children and young people struggle more than others with the development of their communication skills. These sessions will provide a foundation level of understanding of the importance of speech, language and communication in your child's / young person's social and emotional and academic development, plus ideas and strategies to support the development of SLCN at home.

1. To develop a foundation understanding of the importance of speech, language and communication

2. To find out about some strategies that can be used to support speech, language and communication needs at home