Working With Free Range Kids

(Primary age range)

At last, a practical behaviour management workshop for primary schools that handles the real every day issues of working with 21st century pupils!  Please note: this course requires a minimum of 3 hours

‘Working With Free Range Kids’ is delivered at your school and helps teaching or support staff to:

• Conquer low level disruption
• Avoid confrontation
• Handle the pack instinct
• Regain and maintain attention

The workshop includes the following topics:

• Breaking the cycle of failure
• Building Emotional literacy skills
• Being aware of the pitfalls
• Valuing the individual

Getting them back using

• Visual lassoos
• Practiced routines
• Rewarded competition

Handling the pack instinct

• Keeping self-esteem intact
• Avoiding smokescreens
• Ensuring privacy and dignity

Using rewards and sanctions

• Simple and immediate
• Fair and evenly distributed
• Focussed on behaviour, not the child

Avoiding confrontation

• How to use language of choice
• Allowing take-up time
• Levelling responses

Staff will leave with techniques that they can use immediately to enhance learning and achievement.

“Effective learning can NOT take place without effective behaviour management”   Mike Temple