SEN Classroom Management – because you have a respectful language, the community is safer to work in
“Hi, my name is Katie Dill, and I am a special education teacher from Winnebago School District in Northern Illinois. I chose Vistelar as a teacher in the educational field because this is “how we do things”. In the professional field we know that we often get told we just have to respond. We have […]
Therapeutic Parenting – Approaches in Schools
Interview with Sarah Naish – Therapeutic Parenting Expert “if I had not had the correct training myself, I don’t know how I would’ve got my children safely to adulthood with our relationship intact.” Today I want to introduce you to Sarah Naish, and let you in on some excerpts from a conversation that I had […]
Dealing with Intimidating Parents – drunk mum banned from school
Drunk Mum Banned From School After Biting A Teacher A mum who bit her child’s teacher after arriving at the school drunk has been given a restraining order banning her from the school grounds. Kelly Kociela, 32, from Bristol, tried to push her way into Filton Avenue Junior and Infant School, in Horfield, Bristol at around 6pm […]
Dealing with Parents in Difficult Circumstances
SUCCESS in DEALING WITH PARENTS Conflict management for dealing with parents School Staff and Management often have difficult conversations with parents. At Dynamis our training team has been helping schools who want to make those conversations more productive and less stressful. Whether offering advice about behaviour management in the home, or about safeguarding issues which […]
Positive Handling Training Project for UAE Schools completed
This months we trained approximately 150 staff in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai institutions in our approach to Positive Handling which was tailored to the UAE environment based on our almost 10-year training history in the emirates. Having specifically developed advice based on UAE labor law, the UAE penal code relating to use of force […]
De-Escalating the Distressed Child – Positive Handling Strategies for Behaviour Management
Labelling their Emotions using the Paraphrase tool from VDI In this video Gerard O’Dea talks about how to use the Verbalisation tool called Paraphrasing in order to help a distressed child to regulate their own behaviour and emotions.
International Positive Behaviour Management in Qatar with Dynamis
Our latest GCC training project in Doha, Qatar Positive Behaviour Management and Positive Handling for International Schools Dynamis has provided training internationally since 2008 and most of our experience has been in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. With clients in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and now in Doha, Qatar, our experience in […]
New Behaviour in Schools Report
School Behaviour: the way we do things around here The governments lead for behaviour management has published a new report and guidance into what schools should be doing around the better management and creation of safe and effective learning environments. It links extremely well to our Behaviour Management training which emphasises consistent responses both procedurally […]
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 […]
Duty of Care and stopping fights in Positive Handling
We are often asked about stopping fights between children in the hope that safe, reliable and risk-free methods exists. In this story, we explore the issue. In this video Director of Training at Dynamis, Gerard O’Dea, tells a story about how one female teacher had to come up with some urgent ideas about stopping fights in […]