Brighton, Arundel and East Sussex - booking now for September 2013

Running from September 2013 - July 2014
Cost: £975 (+VAT) for non WWO Partnership Schools

Places are available for up to 2 staff per school.
Discount for the second member of staff.

Venues:
Brighton - Thistle Hotel  West Sussex - Hilton Avisford Park Hotel, Arundel 
East Sussex - to be confirmed depending on numbers of attendees

Ideal for teachers and teaching assistants.

Ideal for Schools new to WWO - an excellent general introduction to the ideas and principles behind Working With Others before committing to a WWO Schools Partnership. This is also an excellent way to develop a small expert team before rolling out WWO to the whole school.

For further information please follow the links above, or contact
Cathy Ota on 07817 363193 or by e-mail cathy@cathyota.com

Course Details

The WWO Essentials course combines active, practical activities and reflective practice, with a rigorous research and theoretical understanding. The content addresses:

Developing Trust as a Fundamental Starting Point
Exploring the fundamental principles of the Working With Others approach, practitioners participate in activities that explore how to develop the concept of trust, so that children can build positive relationships as a foundation for collaboration. There are opportunities for practitioners to share good practice and identify challenges as well as support in using practical strategies to promote trusting relationships. We also look at how these principles can be incorporated into curriculum planning for more effective cooperation and learning between pupils.

Promoting Positive Communication
With practical activities and reflection we look at how developing children’s verbal and non verbal communication impacts on relationships and collaborative learning. We also consider the role of emotional literacy and teaching children assertiveness skills.

Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution
Practitioners will gain some experience of tasks and strategies to develop independent problem solving, higher order thinking skills and creativity across the curriculum, as independent learners and on the playground.

The WWO Essentials Course includes:

• Working With Others classroom support materials and resource folder
• Follow up notes from each session
• One to one support and coaching with personal action plan across the year
• Lunch on each day of course

Course Outcomes
Through the course practitioners will be able to:

• Enhance positive, inclusive relationships among their pupils
• Improve attainment by enabling children to learn more effectively together
• Develop confidence in planning, composing and structuring group tasks
• Enable children to resolve conflict and increase their ability to problem solve
• Impact positively on key life skills, self esteem and inclusion
• Value the process of developing active and independent learners.

For further information please follow the links above, or contact
Cathy Ota on 07817 363193 or by e-mail cathy@cathyota.com

Course Outline on More Detail:

Autumn Term (1½ days)^* - Developing Trust
We begin by exploring the fundamental principles of the Working With Others approach. Practitioners will participate in activities which explore how to develop the concept of trust so that children can build positive relationships as a foundation for collaboration.

There will be opportunities for practitioners to share good practice and identify challenges as well as support in using practical strategies to promote trusting relationships.

Spring Term (1½ Days)^* - Promoting Positive Communication
This day will build on the group’s trusting relationships established in the Autumn term.  Practical activities and reflection will look at how developing children’s verbal and non verbal communication impacts on relationships and collaborative learning.

Summer Term (2 Days) - Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution
The Summer term’s training focuses on the National Curriculums key skill of working with others. Practitioners will gain experience of tasks and strategies to develop independent problem solving within the curriculum and on the playground.

* The 1½ days of training are delivered as 1 full day in the first half of the term and ½ a day in the second half of the term.

For further information please follow the links above, or contact Cathy Ota on 07817 363193 or by e-mail cathy@cathyota.com

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