Changing Faces is the leading charity working with and on behalf of all people affected by disfigurement. One in 500 children or young people in the UK have a significant facial disfigurement, with one in 100 having a noticeable feature on their face or body. Combining wide-ranging research findings with extensive case-work, training and consultancy in schools, Changing Faces provides practical and effective expertise in this challenging area.

Equalities legislation, ECM outcomes and the best educational aims require all schools to:

·       Enable any pupil with a visible difference to enjoy and achieve at school, socially as well as educationally.

·       Promote positive attitudes towards people with disfigurements among all pupils and staff.

Our training will enable teachers, SENCOs, educational psychologists, teaching assistants, LSAs, early years professionals and senior managers to understand psychological and social approaches to disfigurement. It will help you to create an inclusive environment, and overcome barriers to learning, including low-self esteem, social withdrawal and bullying, which are associated with visible difference.

1^st December 2009 - London

An Introduction to Psychological and Social Approaches to Disfigurement in Education

Visible Differences: Practical Approaches to Policy and Practice

20^th January 2010 - Manchester

An Introduction to Psychological and Social Approaches to Disfigurement in Education

Meeting all the Challenges When a Pupil has a Condition, Injury or Illness That Affects the Way They Look

1^st February 2010 - Edinburgh

An Introduction to Psychological and Social Approaches to Disfigurement in Education

Visible Differences: Practical Approaches to Policy and Practice

16^th June 2010 - London

An Introduction to Psychological and Social Approaches to Disfigurement in Education Supporting a New Pupil in an Early Years or Primary Setting

23^rd June 2010 - London

An Introduction to Appearance Related Differences in Education

Managing New Situations – Preparing and Supporting Pupils from Year 5 to Year 8

For more information please contact Emily Goldsmith, Training Adviser in Education at emilyg@changingfaces.org.uk

or on 0845 4500 275.

Alternatively visit our website http://www.changingfaces.org.uk