In this interview, Dr Weston talks with Professor Christia Spears Brown about the impact of bias, particularly in the context of race and gender. They discuss how to identify our own implicit biases, outline practical strategies for reducing levels of bias in the home and consider how to protect young people at risk of being targeted by bias.
In this webinar recording, Dr Weston takes school staff through the latest evidence on eating disorders, anxiety and self-harm. It’s packed full of the latest research, relevant resources and actionable advice. The recording is one hour long and is the perfect way to ensure that your knowledge and understanding of these topics is fresh, relevant and accurate.
If your child is LGBTQ+ and needs support, here are some great services that can help. Many of them offer assistance to family members too.
In this webinar, Dr Weston is joined by Dr Claire Harvey to discuss how to promote excellent mental health in LGBTQ+ teens. We share the research evidence and discuss what needs to happen at home and at school to ensure teens have positive self-esteem and a great support network.
Phil Spoors, assistant head teacher at Cramlington Learning Village, shares tips for teachers about using Chromebooks and discusses how chromebooks are used in his setting. Useful for any school staff already using Chromebooks, and for any schools exploring the possibility.
Dr Joy Rosenberg from Oxford Audiology Solutions presents a CPD training session for teachers in mainstream schools, on deaf awareness.
In this video, Dr Weston is joined by Kirsty Ruthven, Head of Education at gender equality charity, Lifting Limits. Kirsty describes just how pervasive and just how problematic gender stereotypes are for our children’s outcomes and outlines key advice for how we can challenge them at home and at school.
In this podcast, Dr Weston talks with Sarah Dowey about implementing metacognitive teaching practices. Sarah is a secondary English teacher and is currently studying for her PhD, which focuses on teacher understanding and awareness of the use of metacognition and self-efficacy in face to face teaching. They discuss effectively modelling techniques, dispel some myths about metacognition and reference some further resources of use to teaching staff everywhere.
A video for pastoral staff in schools, outlining 10 ways that Tooled Up can save you time and keep you up to date on the latest research evidence.
These slides, created by Dr Weston as part of her talk series in schools about the Everyone’s Invited movement, will be of interest to those who have attended any of her staff CPD talks on this theme. They are not to be circulated or used without her express consent. For reference only.
