The first WISC Special Schools Conference
Date Published: 22/05/19
The first WISC Special Schools Conference was hosted by Bryn Tirion Hall School in March 2019. We welcomed special schools from both North and South Wales to attend the four workshops.
Workshop 1 – David Taransaud (UKCP registered psychotherapeutic counsellor, consultant, author and tutor for Trauma Informed Schools UK) ‘Trauma is contagious…so is love!’
Workshop 2 – Duncan Pritchard (Principal Aran Hall School) ‘Care, Support and Guidance: From Good to Excellent’
Workshop 3 – Joyce Youds (Employability & Careers consultant at Bryn Tirion Hall School) ‘Skilled Up’
Workshop 4 – Debbie Parry (Speech and Language Therapist at Bryn Tirion Hall School) ‘Two Ears, One Mouth’
Emma Verrier General Secretary Welsh Independent Schools Council
“A big thank you goes to director of WISC Paddy Prendergast for facilitating the workshop at his school, Bryn Tirion Hall and to his incredible staff who made everyone feel very welcome. The conference was the first special school Welsh Independent School Council event and the feedback was extremely positive.”
Some of the feedback:-
‘All of it was useful, but David’s talk was outstanding’
‘Excellent speakers across all workshops’
‘Very informative workshops-lots of useful roles and good practice to think about and hopefully embed’