If your organisation type is not listed below but you wish to connect with Sara, please email directly.

Booking Sara for your organisation:

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Note: Sara has current PVG and Disclosure Scotland requirements

‘School’ includes mainstream, residential and any off campus provisions for young people aged 11-18

Pupils

Assemblies; House or Year Groups on Blood Red Sky and associated themes, depending on the needs of the school. Included but not limited to; poverty, trauma, reading for power and literacy.

Creative Writing workshops for any year group

Staff

Inservice days; Delivery on child protection, inclusion, care experienced children and trauma, staff delivery on Blood Red Sky and how the themes within can benefit the school community

English Departments

Author visit, creative writing workshops on any topic, meeting a class that have studied Blood Red Sky for Q&A, or as requested.

Team Building

Senior Leadership, Management, Guidance and Pastoral Staff, Curricular Areas or specific departments

The role of the classroom teacher, named person, GIRFEC and the continuum of care, recording and responding to care and welfare concerns, the voice of the child, disguised (non) compliance and professional curiosity.

Teachers, Social Workers (Children and Families, and Justice), Social Care, Health and Police trainees at Tulliallan Police College

Co creation of course content to include and embed key themes incorporated within Blood Red Sky regardless of the subject specialism

Motivational talks and inputs to students, probationers and newly qualified

Single and multi agency training for:

Social Work including Justice, CLD, Educational teams including Educational Psychology, Opportunities for All, Developing the Young Workforce and attendance management

Topics

Child Sexual Exploitation, Child Protection, CARM and specific inputs for staff where their service user is an adult

Workshops on Blood Red Sky or general literacy

Inspirational and motivational workshops on the power of reading and education, my own journey through supporting prisoners and being a member of Amnesty International, the power of community and hope for post release.

Co-creation of a specialist input or motivational talk relevant to the company’s values and improvement plan

Working with staff who are supporting families affected by trauma, substance and intergenerational poor post school outcomes.

Workshops can be specific to Blood Red Sky or on related themes

Child Protection & Safeguarding Training

Sara can offer a bespoke Child Protection Training session (face to face or online) for staff in areas such as clubs and community organisations on the topics of recognising and responding to abuse, neglect and safeguarding concerns.

Individual organisations retain responsibility for ensuring this would meet the requirements for their governing body.