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 […]
Course Feedback: “a more detailed support plan was given for working with younger children”
Younger Children and Positive Handling – Course Feedback “The course was excellent in his contents and it’s delivery. I found the techniques very useful. I had previously received training from an alternative provider, this time I was pleased that a more detailed support plan was given for working with younger children. I enjoyed getting involved […]
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 […]
Feedback: GCC Behaviour Management and Positive Handling Course in Doha, July 2017
“Gerard used several different approaches to engage us which resulted in greater participation. He continuously emphasized the importance of safety rules and the negative consequences if they were not adhered to. He was mindful of our restrictions as Muslim women working with a male instructor. He treated us with dignity and showed us respect. I […]
Doug Lemov masterclass on Classroom Management
Positive Classroom Management Techniques Listen here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ry369 From the BBC: “Studies have shown that the most important thing in a child’s education is the quality of their teacher. A child at a bad school with a good teacher can learn more than someone at a good school getting bad tuition. Doug Lemov has trained thousands […]
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 […]
One of the most informative and interesting CPD sessions I’ve attended
CPD sessions can be informative and enlightening CPD sessions from Dynamis can be so useful to staff in thinking about the different situations they have to deal with in their classrooms that it can be a turning point in their school year. Here is some feedback from two teachers who recently attended one of our […]
Legal Safe and Effective Positive Handling
Legal Safe and Effective Positive Handling Legal Safe and Effective Positive Handling is what we strive to design and deliver here at Dynamis, where we work with schools, teaching staff and other education services to deal with distressed or challenging behaviours with children by showing them respect at all times in a safe environment which we create […]