At South Central TSH we are proud to offer you to a range of additional staff CPD courses and webinars.
Our CPD will be delivered by us, through Sigma Training School, using nationally and internationally renowned guest speakers and CPD from our Strategic Partners. All our CPD courses can be found on our Sigma Training School CPD page.
The Regional Education Partnership Board for Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has identified the following priorities for CPD
- Trauma-Informed Approaches for Everyone’s Wellbeing
- Making the Difference for Disadvantaged Pupils
- Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Pupils with SEND
We are describing these as ‘additional CPD’ as they are additional to the DfE Golden Thread of Initial Teacher Training, Early Career Framework and National Professional Qualifications.
Our CPD priorities are reflected in the courses available to book using the links below.
Please note that for courses offered by our Strategic Partners, the links provided will take you to their booking pages which are not part of South Central TSH or Sigma Training School so please do check their separate privacy policies, thank you.
Additional CPD for 2026
Online courses for 2026:
Please click on the links below for further information and to book your place(s)
- NEW: FREE Webinar – Helping Neurodivergent Children Make and Keep Friends with Dr Pooky Knightsmith and Ian Hunkin: 20th May 2026
- New: FREE Webinar – Supporting the Child Who Shuts Down with Dr Pooky Knightsmith and Ian Hunkin: 16th June 2026
- FREE: Pastoral Network with the following guest speakers in 2026
- Jean Gross CBE : The Secrets of Self-Efficacy – 23rd April 2026
- Dr Sian Phillips: Essential for some and good for all! Helping educators embrace a relational model for influencing students; Part 1– 14th May 2026
- Dr Sian Phillips: Essential for some and good for all! Helping educators embrace a relational model for influencing students; Part 2– 11th June 2026
On Demand CPD
We are proud to be able to offer a vast range of FREE On Demand CPD webinars. Simply click on the links below to watch
- An Introduction to the PACE Approach
- Becoming a Neurodivergent Friendly School with Dr Pooky Knightsmith
- Becoming Active Operators of Our Own Nervous System with Deb Dana
- Behaviour Is Communication
- Being an Effective Key Adult (Trauma-Informed Approaches) with Louise Bomber
- Breathwork for Wellbeing with Tom Grainger
- Caring Connections: Building your capacity to care webinar with Dr Pooky Knightsmith & blog with signposting
- Caring Connections: Creating connection in your classroom webinar with Dr Pooky Knightsmith & blog with signposting
- Developing an Equity Mindset with Prof Lee Elliot Major
- Emotionally Based School Avoidance Course with Dr Pooky Knightsmith
- Empathy Matters: An Introduction to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) aka Compassionate Communication with Cath Burke
- Emotional Regulation for Learning: Creating classrooms where every child can thrive
- Know Me to Teach Me: Implementing Trauma-Informed Education with Louise Bomber
- Lessons from the Transforming Attendance Project in Cornwall with Marc Rowland
- Leadership Wellbeing Course with Dr Pooky Knightsmith
- Levelling the Playing Field: Evidence Based Actions to Improve Outcomes for Disadvantaged Learners with Marc Rowland
- Nonviolent Communication (NVC): An introduction with Cath Burke
- Nonviolent Communication (NVC): Applied in school settings with Nati Beltran
- Nonviolent Communication (NVC): Applied in school leadership with Nati Beltran
- Restoring Education: Educators paving the way to radical change through relationships with Louise Bomber
- Staff Wellbeing Course: You Matter Too! with Dr Pooky Knightsmith
- School Belonging: A conversation with Professor Kathryn Riley
- Supporting Students Who Fear Getting Things Wrong with Dr Pooky Knightsmith
- The Elephant In The Room: We Need To Talk About Attendance Crisis with Jean Gross CBE Part 1 :Belonging
- The Elephant In The Room: We Need To Talk About Attendance Crisis with Jean Gross CBE Part 2 : Relationships With Pupils And Parents
- The Power of Listening to Understand with Dr Pooky Kinghtsmith
- Trauma-Informed Lessons from the Belong Classroom in Canada with Dr Sian Phillips
- Understanding and Supporting Mental Health in Neurodivergent Learners webinar with Dr Pooky Knightsmith & blog with signposting
- Understanding Tourette Syndrome in an Education Setting
- Using the PACE Approach to Overcome the Sheild Against Shame with Kim Golding
- Zoned out, Drifted off, Shut down. Where did they go? An insight into the defence mechanism of dissociation with Louise Kilshaw
Strategic Partners
Pease see below a list of Strategic Partners where you will be able to access more staff CPD
- Creative Education
- Hampshire Research School
- Jurassic Maths Hub
- Linwood Training Support and Advice
- National Association of Special Educational Needs (NASEN)
- Ramsbury English Hub
- South and West Association for Leaders in Special Schools (SWALSS)
- Teaching Alliance of Dorset Special Schools (TADSS)
- TouchBase
- Whole School SEND
If you have any questions, then please contact us.