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INSET workshops for teachers and school staff

REACH – React with Compassion and Heart

Teachers in a line all in the middle of laughing together during a wellbeing at work INSET for teachers and school staff using laughter and play

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom” – Victor E. Frankl

Our REACH (React with Compassion and Care) INSET workshops are aimed at all school staff. In this training, we look at developing awareness, new habits and techniques for positive relationships while supporting staff wellbeing in schools.

“Taking care of those that take care of others”

Creative perspectives on how you can work with challenges in the classroom and beyond – ideas for positive behaviour management

In this INSET workshop we focus on developing and maintaining strategies for self-awareness you can use when you are faced with challenging situations. We know the momentous task you have as a teacher or school staff member and we aim to create a supportive and enjoyable environment for you to explore challenges and share best practice.

If you can strengthen your inner resources, you will be better equipped to generate shifts in difficult relationships and find fresh approaches to the challenges you face at work and beyond each day.

What the INSET training might look like

We tailor our workshops to your specific needs and requirements and will work with you to ensure that content is specific to your school and relevant.

Here is a basic outline:

  • Workshops are usually 2 -3 hours long.
  • They comprise elements of structured group discussion, presentations from the facilitator and experiential learning in the form of games and exercises tailored to bring out transferable skills.

We have run this successfully for whole-staff INSET training as well as smaller groups of staff.

Themes for discussion

  • Common classroom struggles and helpful/unhelpful ways of coping with them.
  • Learning our own ”triggers”.
  • Developing coping strategies and shared supportive techniques.
  • Dispelling myths and “monsters” – why does a child behave aggressively/undesirably? What are they communicating?
  • Learning our own limits (finding compassion for ourselves and hopefully for others!)

Presentation themes

Transference and countertransference

We will explore at a very basic level this therapeutic dynamic that is commonplace in every classroom and beyond.

We will unpick the implications of pupils projecting outside familial relationships onto you as a teacher and share ideas of supportive ways to promote positive relationships and lines of communication between staff and children.

Techniques for awareness

We offer simple techniques throughout the INSET workshop for participants to take away and practice in order to develop their resilience and self-awareness in daily life and in challenging situations.

The power of play

The next part of our session focuses on the power of play and creativity on the teaching relationship. Studies have shown that when a child sees their teacher in various roles other than that of teacher/pupil it can bring about a closer more fruitful relationship.

Taking into consideration the time constraints your schedule and mindful not to add more to this, we offer realistic suggestions of games, exercises and ideas which can contribute to a happy and trusting classroom.

“A joyful, playful and thoughtful workshop for school to end the term. We will look forward to having Jess back to work with us again next term”. Perdy Buchanan-Barrow, Head of Alexandra School, Harrow

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  • About Us
    • The Benefits of Play at Work (and Life)
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  • Training / Workshops
    • INSET Workshops for Teachers & School Staff
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      • Laughter at Lunchtime
    • Team Building Online
    • Play Workshops for Children
    • Play Workshops for Adults
    • Play Workshops for Parties
    • Play Skills for Staff
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