This one-day course will show you how to use The Boxall Profile®, to ensure that you are able to identify and address hidden issues, so that pupils gets the support they need to engage fully with their learning. 

The combination of the assessment tool and the advice and knowledge learned on the course will help you to create a nurturing and supportive environment, ensuring that your pupils' emotional and social wellbeing is addressed effectively whatever their needs.

The training ensures that you have an in-depth understanding of how the Boxall Profile® can help you respond to pupils' needs in the right way, using suggested targets, strategies and resources for the classroom, small groups, nurture groups or whole school settings.

As well as taking a practical look at the Boxall Profile®, the training will also explore some of the key concepts and principles underpinning its approach to ensure that you understand Boxall Profile® scores in a meaningful way. 

Following the course, you will receive complimentary access to the e-learning course Introduction to the Boxall Profile® Online, a practical introduction to creating an assessment using the Boxall Profile® Online tool. 

Each delegate will receive a copy of:

• The Boxall Profile® Handbook (Primary or Secondary)
• Beyond the Boxall Profile® (Primary or Secondary)
• Paper inserts for the Boxall Profile® (Primary or Secondary)
• Course workbook.

Delegates are invited to pre-read the materials in advance of the session.

Course outline

• Introduction
• Theory: Neuroscience and attachment theory. 
• Practice: Overview of the Boxall Profile® structure
• Completing a Boxall Profile®,
• Identifying needs and strengths, 
• Interpretation of the profile, 
• Planning an intervention, 
• The Boxall Profile® Online overview
• Follow on e-learning Introduction to the Boxall Profile® Online course

• How to have an in-depth understanding of The Boxall Profile, including advice on how to identify, assess, interpret, and plan support for pupils.
• How to understand the Six Principles of Nurture and how these link to the assessment tool.
• What the impact of early childhood experiences on pupils’ development and wellbeing is and how that relates to the assessment.
• The significance of neuroscience and attachment theory and how that relates to the assessment.
• How to use the Boxall Profile® Online tool to complete an online assessment (via the complimentary Introduction to the Boxall Profile® Online course).

• Nurtureuk is now a CPD Standards Office accredited provider for our Theory and Practice of the Boxall Profile® course. 
• Upon completion, delegates will receive a formal CPD certificate for 6 hours of study.
• There is no assessment for this course.

This course is suitable for anyone working directly or indirectly in the education sector with children or young people. 

The theory section covers concepts considered through the lens of nurture, whilst the practice section focuses on successful use of the Boxall Profile® assessment tool - assessment, interpretation, and planning.

This training is applicable as an introduction, reminder, or reinforcement of prior learning, for practitioners who:

• are completely new to the topic
• have some knowledge and experience of the topic
• are experienced and knowledgeable