Wednesday
22nd October 2008 : 9.30 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Course
description: This
course will explore the dichotomy between what staff want and what students
want and get tips for simple changes which bring these needs closer.
It will develop techniques and strategies for coping with and supporting
these students and ending up with a win-win situation.
This is a practical interactive course for staff who wish to develop
their management of behaviour and strategies for improved communication.
It will also provide an opportunity for learning resources staff to
compare techniques of dealing with challenging pupils.
Suitable
for: KS3/4
School Librarians and Heads of Departments
Tutor:
Ronnie has been a teacher all her working life. Following seven years
teaching English in schools (and running two school libraries). She
spent some time working with excluded students, school phobics and young
offenders before going into further education. Ronnie has presented
courses at a national level for a number of years and is a specialist
in behaviour management and inter-personal and communication skills.
As well as being an OFSTED/ALI inspector for post-14 education she also
works for and with the National Autistic Society and is a member of
the LSDA "Support 4 Success" team, working on quality improvement.
Venue:
Schools Library Service, New Barnfield, Travellers Lane, Hatfield AL10
8XG
Cost:
£131.00 per person including buffet lunch
| Objectives: |
- To examine
what we want from students and what they want from us
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- To ascertain
what we are aiming for and how to get it
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- To create
guidelines for behaviour in the library
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- To show
how our responses can change the way others behave
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- To show
how our responses can change the way others behave
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- Explore
strategies to cope with anger - our own and other people's
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| Topics
to be covered will include: |
- Getting
the environment we want
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- An introduction
to Transactional Analysis - fielding insults and criticism
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- Anger and
aggression management
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- An introduction
to assertiveness
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To
Book: Please
print course booking form, available here www.herts-sls.org.uk
and complete for each course booking. Return to SLS by post, Fax (01707
281611) phone (01707 281630) or email to service@herts-sls.org.uk
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Coping with challenging behaviour in the school library