Report – Managing Behaviours of Concern and Workplace Risk in UK Schools
For many educators, exposure to verbal and physical aggression, supporting children in acute distress, and responding to crisis situations has become a recurring — and often under-acknowledged — part of the job. This thematic review, “Managing Behaviours of Concern and Workplace Risk in UK Schools,” draws on training-needs data from 373 schools, representing over 8,000 […]
Training tailored for the unique needs of a Special School
Doing our homework on your special school Our team often visit with special schools to work with staff who are seeing increased risk in their work with children who have behavioural and emotional difficulties. The session is heavily customised for their higher-risk scenarios. We had excellent feedback from one team we met recently who enjoyed […]
Course Feedback: “excellent practical guidance”
“Excellent practical guidance backed up with clear theoretical principles. We are now incorporating key ideas into our practice and policy. Staff were delighted with the sessions and are keen to own it in their practice.” –> Headteacher, Alternative Provision, North-West London in March 2017 We recently provided training to all to an Alternative Provision school […]
“Excellent training program for Positive Handling” for Boarding
Positive Handling Training Boarding School Programme “I thoroughly enjoyed the course (and wasn’t particularly enthused about doing the course before hand). I didn’t realise how in depth and useful it was! Gerard was a first class trainer, was highly professional and delivered an excellent training program – would thoroughly recommend him! Thanks Gerard for making […]
Classroom Conflict 7: Influencing the Resistant Child in your Classroom
Classroom Conflict: Persuasion Sequence They won’t do what you have reasonably requested them to do. You are having a standoff in your classroom, in front of all the other children and your teaching colleague…what to do? Dig in and fortify your position? Begin issuing threats? Of course not. You are far more […]
Classroom Conflict 6: Staying on Track with the Distressed Child
Classroom Conflict: Dealing with verbal abuse, insulting or hurtful language. When facing Classroom Conflict there is a way to stay on track in the face of very distressed behaviour. If you have faced a distressed, upset, angry or frustrated child, then you will have had moments where your mettle has been truly tested. They have […]
Classroom Conflict 5: Truly Listening to the Distressed Child
Classroom Conflict: Listening Skills for the De-Escalation of a Distressed Child There is a process to proper listening during Classroom Conflict . When dealing with a distressed, upset or frustrated child, listening has a purpose and a goal which goes beyond simply hearing the words. In our methodology, we use listening as a way […]
Classroom Conflict 4: Initiating successful contact with the child
Classroom Conflict: Starting off with Good Beginnings Teachers know that one of the most influential things an educator can do to control behaviour in a classroom is to work with proximity in order to influence attention, cooperation and engagement. Teachers move around the room and interact in different ways to keep their lessons moving […]
Classroom Conflict 3: Showtime Mindset for managing children
Classroom Conflict: Being in your Showtime Mindset Children present with challenging behaviour in classrooms and schools for two main reasons: Task (sometimes Situation) Avoidance or Attention Seeking. The dedicated staff who support those children during Classroom Conflict have seemingly limitless reserves of patience, compassion and empathy for them. When we at Dynamis see a professional in contact with […]
Classroom Conflict 2: The Five Maxims for Effective Classroom Communications
Classroom Conflict: “this is how we do business around here” Treating each other with dignity by showing each other respect Classroom Conflict demands that we approach it with a set of appropriate values. Any system of behaviour management, physical intervention training with children, or restraint training at a school, should come with a value system. […]