Mental Health: supporting international students

Marie has a longstanding successful career in education and has significant experience in her field in both Alternative Provision and in the mainstream sector. Marie is a Behaviour Advisor for the Government and was previously a Headteacher of an Outstanding Primary Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) and Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) provision. Marie’s work has sparked media interest and she has partaken in two BBC TV documentaries to document her work.

Marie’s ambition is to support as many children and young people nationally and internationally as possible. Her aims are for all children and young people to feel seen, heard, understood, empowered and safe; and for the adults supporting young people to adopt inclusive practices, that are preventative rather than reactionary.

Website – Gentles Guidance Ltd 

Behaviour Development Programme

Marie’s BBC Documentary – Helping our Teens 

Marie’s Book – Gentles Guidance

The reality of racism: understanding discrimination & prejudiced behaviour

Ann Marie has specialised in safeguarding from 1992 and specialised within education and childcare settings since being a school based social worker in 1999. In 2010, she became an independent social worker and provides associate consultancy and training to various organisations including NSPCC, Local Authorities, Council of International Schools, AEGIS, Premier League, Multi Academy Trusts and more. Ann Marie is an accredited NSPCC trainer as well as a Safer Recruitment trainer accredited by the Department for Education.

Over the last few years Ann Marie has spoken at various international education conferences in Dubai, Texas, Jamaica and Singapore. Ann Marie has also spoken at various anti racist conferences since the George Floyd murder in the USA by police in May 2020.

She spreads her good practice and passion about the voice of the child and adults as well delivering the strong safeguarding agenda.

Ann Marie’s website

Update on the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools and the International Education Strategy

Update on the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools and the International Education Strategy

Rhiannon was formerly Director of Studies at a large day and boarding prep school for children aged 3-13.

Rhiannon has worked in the education sector for over a decade, prior to which she was an environmental lawyer. This included working in regulatory compliance at the European Commission, and as a university lecturer and researcher.

Rhiannon is a former solicitor, whose qualifications include PGCE (Cantab), MA Law (Cantab) and Licence Spéciale en Droit Européen (ULB).

Global Market Insights

Former PGA golf professional Dominic has over 25 years’ working in media and has worked in the independent schools industry for the last 18 years. He has visited and toured over 300 UK boarding schools, conducted teacher training, workshops, mystery shoppers, spoken at industry events and now delivers a host of overseas fairs.  He ensures that Metropolis Education accurately meets the needs of parents and schools.

In an increasingly complex digital world, getting online safety education right for our children seems to be an ever growing challenge.

Our mission at BE WEB-SAFE is to transform our digital landscape by educating adults and children about the way in which their brains behave online, to empower them. We provide training about ONLINE DISINHIBITION alongside suite of online safety resources for schools and businesses, giving all the tools needed to transform digital culture. Our aspiration is that when our children enter the adult world they will be surrounded by, and immersed in, a conversation built on being WEB-SAFE®, one digital footstep at a time.

• Create a proactive WEB-SAFE® culture that engages all stakeholders and supports positive online mental health and well-being.
• Empower staff, children and families to understand how their brain works differently (disinhibited) in a digital world.
• Embed a system of strong safety practices to mitigate risk at work, school and home.
• Ensure compliance with a checklist of best practice, attaining the WEB-SAFE® Gold Standard.
• Role-model WEB-SAFE® behaviour when interacting with an education establishment.
• Enhance the delivery of your duty to safeguard children online and face to face in school.

‘A very exciting package, providing informative and thought provoking CPD for staff with a range of exciting, child and parent friendly resources which will create and embed a whole school culture of being WEB-SAFE.’   Kelly Macadam, CEO, Collective Community Multi Academy Trust

www.bewebsafe.co.uk

Since 2017, Leading Education’s online and in-person programmes have supported over 5000 students through the application process to UK universities and boarding schools. We support students from the age of 10-18 from the very start of their English learning process to completing an interview at a top school or university. We see great success with our support with 43% of our students who apply getting an offer from Oxbridge and 85% from the G5.

Our online programmes are tailored to each individual student’s needs with a full study plan created that has been customised to the needs of the student. They will be taught by someone who will have studied the subject area at Oxbridge and are in the top 20% of tutors that apply to work with us. We work across all time zones with students based across the globe being able to take lessons with our high quality tutors.

Our summer programmes only enhance the opportunities we have for students with 2 of our programmes taking place at Linacre College, a college in Oxford University. With over 10 years of experience and expertise going into these summer schools from our staff members we are able to deliver some of the highest quality summer schools on the market at a more affordable price.

https://leadingeducation.co.uk

StudyTravel has over 30 years’ experience in connecting agents and educators in print, online and in- person.

StudyTravel Magazine reaches an expansive audience of 22,000 agent readers across 129 countries, providing news, statistics and market insights on all of the industry sectors.

ST Alphe Conferences provide an opportunity for international educators to meet with reference-checked study travel agents from around the world. Through 1-1 meetings and networking events, you can develop and grow your agent network.

StudyTravel also organises the annual peer-voted ST Star Awards and ST Secondary School Awards, providing a platform for schools, agents, and service providers to recognise and thank each other for their support and outstanding services.

Our online platform, StudyTravel Network (STN), connects you to over 8,500 active users in the study travel industry. Users can seamlessly share content, send messages, and arrange meetings using the integrated Meeting Manager system. Use the StudyTravel mobile app, available on android and Apple app stores, to access key features of STN on the go!

https://studytravel.network

InvestIN is a London based organisation that provides students aged 12-18 with an immersive experience of their dream career.

More than 45,000 students from over 100 countries have attended our programmes, which take place both in person and live online.

We offer students a once-in-a-lifetime experience of their dream career before they’ve even left school, with exclusive insider advice on how to succeed. We help students to choose their future with confidence and fully maximise their potential.

Industry-leading professionals design every one of our experiences, guiding students through authentic career simulations, interactive activities, inspiring site visits, personalised career guidance and networking opportunities.

https://investin.org

SchoolsMobile is a UK business started by parents to address these core issues and to make sure protecting children online and giving them a balanced and age appropriate digital experience is easy to achieve. With our technology partner, NextDNS, we have developed ready-made, age appropriate settings that can be added to your children’s devices in just 90 seconds. No endless, complex settings, no jargon and none of the bad stuff!

https://schoolsmobile.com

ICEF facilitates access to the right relationships, insight, and training, driving growth for educational institutions, student recruitment agents and relevant service providers. We are committed to driving excellence in international education, constantly improving student outcomes. In 2024, ICEF Secondary Education will take place in Europe for the first time from September 14th-16th in Rome.

www.icef.com