Achievement for All Alternative title page suitable for Structured Conversation training in primary school. INTRO: Ask the School Champion to introduce the session and remind colleagues which priorities have been identified by the Needs Analysis. Remind colleagues they will run structured Conversations with the parents/carers/carers of the AfA pupils. Remind colleagues about the clear links established between parental engagement and their children’s achievements. These have led to governmental commitment to improving the experience for families which are more vulnerable. Achievement for All 3As

To understand the purpose and process of a STEEP analysis Aims To understand the purpose and process of a STEEP analysis To consider the barriers and solutions raised To consider how these affect your role and what you can take from these solutions to improve outcomes for children who are looked after.

Aims of the Workshop Across the 2014-15 academic year, the LiFT Project Team collected data produced as part of twenty STEEP sessions and conducted a thematic analysis of the barriers and solutions to the educational attainment of CLA that were identified.  The STEEP analysis is a highly effective way to pinpoint barriers to achievement for looked after children, either as individuals or as a cohort, and to start to identify and plan the implementation of possible solutions.   The STEEP approach is a multi-agency action planning approach and can be used to pool the experience and knowledge of a diverse group in a structured format.​ Explain that: by the end of the training, teachers should feel confident to invite parents to, and hold Structured Conversations with, parents and carers. the session is very much a skills practise session and there will be a lot of working together in small groups practising skills and giving each other feedback. in order for participants to learn the skills of the structured conversation, it is not useful or instructive to employ methods of role-play. Participants should therefore be prepared to discuss genuine issues at an appropriate level in order to provide material for all to practise with, for example: Show SC Training film 2’s Introduction here….. There are two films, which the facilitator may use. The first shows genuine families. The second focuses more on the techniques. Some ACs like to interchange and use extracts from both films.

What are the aims of effective conversations and target setting? What is STEEP?​​ STEEP stands for Social, Technical, Educational, Environmental​, and Psychological.  A STEEP analysis is a tool that audits the influences on, and environment of, a setting and its learners.   Social factors are the elements that relate to the social environment and ‘lifestyle’ experienced by learners.  Technical factors are the elements that relate to access and use of technology and information.  Educational factors are elements within the school or college environment. Environmental factors are the physical spaces within which a child/young person lives. Psychological factors are the personal psychological circumstances of children/young people.​​ This information is then used to establish ways to overcome barriers.  Share Aims. NB The link to the Structured Co0nversations films on the Achievement for All website can be found on slide 9 where the practical training begins.

Reflections, thoughts and support https://www.tactcare.org.uk/content/uploads/2019/03/TACT-Language-that-cares-2019_online.pdf https://afaeducation.org/free-dt-resources/ It is important for teachers to listen more and talk (or try to influence) less. Show Introduction of Film 1 here….with parents describing why they found Structured Conversations useful.