Tooled Up Education

Reducing the Risk of Severe Allergic Reactions and Getting Things Right in Schools

Managing pupils’ allergies can be a challenging business. In this webinar, one of the leading paediatric allergy experts in the country, Professor Adam Fox, is joined by allergy parent, Sarah Knight of The Allergy Team – an organisation offering support and training to schools and families. Together, they discuss what ‘optimal’ looks like, outlining what every school needs to know about allergy care and the steps required to reduce the risk of severe allergic reaction. Schools are advised to ensure that as many staff as possible watch this webinar, particularly those from medical teams, senior leadership, pastoral care and catering departments.

All About Allergies Follow Up with Professor Adam Fox

Following on from the success of his last Q&A for Tooled Up parents and carers, Professor Fox returns to answer more of your questions. He also discusses a unique model of working with parents of children with allergies, which he is bringing forward in his practice.

Everyone Gets Stage Fright: A Chat with Dr Anna Colton

Stage fright… everyone gets it. Whether it’s worrying about going on stage, feeling anxious about giving a presentation, nerves before a test or talking to someone in a shop or restaurant. In this webinar, clinical psychologist, Dr Anna Colton, talks us through performance anxiety, exploring how universal this experience is, before going on to provide numerous, practical strategies that can help children, young people and adults. This webinar is great for parents, educators and can also be watched with young people themselves.

Learning More about Low Mood and Depression with Professor Shirley Reynolds

In this webinar, we are joined by Professor Shirley Reynolds, an expert in teen depression and former podcast guest. She outlines some of the best ways we can protect children’s mental health at an early age, before explaining key things to know about depression in teens and possible treatment pathways. We’ve also included some excellent additional resources and courses if you’d like to learn more.

Adolescent Girls’ Friendships: A Summary of the Available Literature with Tanya Manchanda

PhD student, Tanya Manchanda talks us through everything that we need to know about girls’ friendships during adolescence (between the ages of 10 and 24). She focuses on the links between friendships and mental health, how friendships gain more importance during adolescence, their importance to young people’s wellbeing and common friendship issues. She finishes with some tips for nurturing positive relationships that can be used at home or in school.

Taking a Closer Look at TikTok

In this webinar, Dr Weston and psychologist, Dr Elly Hanson, discuss some of the more worrying content shared on TikTok and outline what parents and carers can do to mitigate harm, reduce risk and keep their children and teens safe online. Please note that this webinar is recommended for adult viewing only as it may contain distressing and hard-hitting content and imagery.

Dr Neil Black Answers Your Diabetes Questions on #WorldDiabetesDay

Endocrinologist, Dr Neil Black, answers questions from interested children and parents about diabetes. What are the main symptoms? How is it treated? Is diabetes contagious? How do you get it? How does it make you feel? Watch this webinar to find out. Dr Black also tells us about an excellent free toolkit for schools, packed with information and training.

Myths and Truths about Dyscalculia with Dr Jo Van Herwegen

Dr Van Herwegen outlines commonly believed myths and truths about developmental dyscalculia and explores the latest research evidence about mathematical learning difficulties, with a focus on the school years. Teachers and parents can both benefit from watching this thought-provoking webinar.