Team Accreditation
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Become an accredited team
The Solihull Approach can transform teams, increasing staff satisfaction and supporting the emotional health of staff, children and families. Our team accreditation program recognises teams that embed the approach across their work to support their community through increased knowledge of early brain development and childhood emotional health.
Three levels of accreditation recognise teams’ commitment to emotional health support through their training and support to staff and family engagement and support. Application and awarding is free for teams.
Application for team accreditation
To achieve accreditation awards, teams must meet set standards for each level. Submissions are reviewed by the Solihull Approach, and teams will be notified of their success. They will then be awarded a printed certificate for display, as well as a digital team accreditation logo to be included in any online or digital presentations. Gold-standard accredited teams will receive a framed certificate. Team Accreditation reviews will take up to two weeks.
Team accreditation standards
Bronze Accreditation Criteria and Implementation Plans
Bronze-accredited teams demonstrate a commitment to embedding the Solihull Approach across their teams, their community and within the day-to-day work of the teams. The teams are working to enhance the wellbeing of their community and seek to embed the Solihull Approach as part of their mission and values to prioritise emotional health.
The Solihull Approach recognises bronze standard teams as those who have embraced the training and model with clear plans to embed the principles and framework across all areas of work life. Bronze teams ensure staff have access to Solihull Approach Training and ensure that at least 50% of staff have participated in the core 2-Day Foundation training.
Leadership Commitment and Framework Integration
Furthermore, the leadership team embraces the Solihull Approach framework and supports the ongoing offer to train staff and use learning to shape practice. Typically, staff will also engage in or be prepared to follow advanced training.
Implementation Strategies and Educational Practices
Bronze-accredited teams are working to embed the principles of the Solihull Approach throughout the team' day-to-day work. They use the Solihull Approach model to shape thie work. They also commit to supporting reflective sessions throughout the year, staff coaching, and further developing a culture that champions containment and understands reciprocity.
Community Engagement and Family Participation
The teams clearly embrace the Solihull Approach across their community, ensuring families are also aware of what the approach means through signposting the online learning and resources offered on www.inourplace.co.uk.
Silver Accreditation Criteria and Guidelines
Silver-accredited teams demonstrate a commitment to embedding the Solihull Approach across their whole community and within the day-to-day work of the teams. The impacts are felt across the culture of the teams and are evident in the work with children, families or other client groups.
The Solihull Approach recognises silver standard teams as those that have embedded the principles and framework across all areas of the work of the teams developed over more than one year. Silver teams ensure staff have access to Solihull Approach Training and they would ensure that 60% or more of the staff (across all areas) have participated in the core 2-Day Foundation training.
Leadership Support and Framework Integration
Furthermore, the leadership team embraces the Solihull Approach framework and supports the ongoing offer to train staff and offer reflective supervision. Typically, staff will also engage in advanced training (around 20% of staff would be trained in advanced or specialist training).
Implementation Strategies and Practices
Silver-accredited teams are working to embed the principles of the Solihull Approach throughout the day-to-day work of the team. They also commit to supporting reflective sessions throughout the year, staff coaching and further developing a culture that champions containment and understands reciprocity.
Community Engagement and Family Participation
The teams clearly embrace the Solihull Approach across their community, ensuring families are also aware of what the approach means in the team and are encouraged to engage in the online learning and resources offered on www.inourplace.co.uk.
Gold Accreditation Criteria and Requirements
Gold-accredited teams celebrate embedding the Solihull Approach across the whole community and within the day-to-day work of the team. The impacts are felt across the culture of the team and in the work with children, families and others.
The Solihull Approach recognises gold-standard teams as those that have embedded the principles and framework across all areas of team life developed over a period of at least 3 years. Gold teams ensure staff have access to Solihull Approach Training and they would ensure that 80% or more of staff (across all areas) have participated in the core 2-Day Foundation training.
Leadership Commitment and Support
Furthermore, the leadership team embraces the Solihull Approach framework and supports the ongoing offer to train staff and offer reflective supervision. Typically, Solihull Approach champions in the team will ensure regular reconnect sessions and CPD with staff also engaging in advanced training (around 30% of staff would be trained in advanced or specialist training). This ensures that the principles of the Solihull Approach are lived throughout the work of the team.
Implementation Across School Practices
Gold-accredited teams evidence the use of the Solihull Approach model embedded in their practice, which may include recognition of team values, reflective sessions throughout the year, inclusion in staff inductions, refresher offers and reflective supervision for coaching and staff development.
Community Engagement and Family Involvement
The teams clearly embrace the Solihull Approach across their whole community, ensuring families are also aware of what the approach means and are encouraged to engage with the online learning and resources offered on www.inourplace.co.uk.
More about our team accreditation criteria
Work discussion sessions provide practitioners with a space to think about applying the Solihull Approach model in practice. They are designed to be interactive, supportive sessions of between one to two hours long and tailored to the needs of the school and staff.
They may focus on a case study, refreshers on the Solihull Approach model, or reflections on key areas to apply the model.
Sessions can be organised and run locally or as supported by the Solihull Approach. Find out more.
Advanced trainings include:
• Solihull Approach Advanced Seminars
- • Understanding Brain Development Seminar or Online course
- • Understanding Attachment Seminar or Online course
- • Understanding Trauma Seminar or Online course
- • The Solihull Approach to Management
- • Solihull Approach Reflective Supervision
- • Refresher Day