Oxfordshire Virtual School: Autumn Training Programme 2026

Oxfordshire Virtual School is delighted to share a range of training opportunities designed to support Designated Teachers, Designated Safeguarding Leads, SENDCOs, pastoral staff, senior leaders and others working with children and young people who have experienced adversity, instability or additional vulnerability.

The programme aims to strengthen knowledge, confidence and practice across our education community and forms part of Oxfordshire Virtual School's commitment to promoting educational stability, belonging and achievement for children we care for, previously cared for children, children with a social worker and children in kinship care.

Colleagues are encouraged to book early and prioritise attendance at training during the Autumn Term, particularly those new to role or working directly with care-experienced children and young people.

Upcoming training includes:

Designated Teacher Induction (24 September, online)
Early Years Designated Teacher Session (1 October, online)
Oxfordshire Virtual School Conference 2026: Education as the Anchor: Building Stability and Futures for Every Child (8 October, Unipart House, Oxford)
PACE for School Staff (3 and 17 November, Didcot Civic Hall)
De-escalation and Sensory Inputs Training (10 November, Unipart House, Oxford)
Year 11 Transition Training (11 November, online)
Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) and Challenging Behaviour (25 November, online)
What Does it Mean to Work Relationally? (26 November, Oxford)
Formulation: Planning Interventions for Complex Children – Where to Start and How to Go On (1 December, Oxford)

View the full training programme and book via the Oxfordshire Virtual School training page.

The complete Oxfordshire Virtual School Training and Support Programme 2026/27 can be viewed on the Oxfordshire Virtual School website.