The New Curriculum

Relating to others

A full or half day course looking at the difficulties associated with this 'key competency'. When is it not so easy to relate to others? Values and how these can get in the way of a relationship. What is normal anyway! Stereo typing and pseudo speciation. An opportunity to learn practical strategies that we can use to help ourselves and students to relate to minority groups.

The Motivated Student

Managing self, participating and contributing competencies. A full day course that considers the idea of motivation along with future focused students and goals. It investigates 'the marshmallow experiment', and how this is relevant in today's teaching climate. Come prepared to be challenged in your thinking of what motivation is and what the ingredients look like. Learn how to manipulate goals and motivational ideas to get the best outcome for your self and your students. Not recommended for the un-motivated!