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Engaging the Disengaged with the Needs-Focused approach

Make lessons more relavent, more interesting and more fun! Drastically improve teacher/pupil relationship Keep disruptive pupils on task Move away from reliance on tangible rewards by encouraging INTRINSIC motivation Learn how to establish mentoring systems Enlist support from hard-to-reach parents

Course Outline
9.00 - 9.15 9.15 - 9.45 Arrival/registration and introductions All About Motivation Why arent some students motivated to learn? A successful approach to motivate all your students Raise Achievements with the Needs-Focused approach Increasing intrinsic motivation Changing negative views towards education and learning The Needs-Focused teacher

Course Leader: Rob Plevin

Rob Plevin is the Author of 'Magic Classroom Management - How to Get The Most from the Worst Kids in School' - a highly practical and down-to-earth guide for all teachers, lecturers and youth workers. His second book 'The Needs Focused Approach - A Simple Behaviour Management Strategy That Works' will be published in 2008. He has extensive experience working with difficult and vulnerable children and teenagers, having worked in challenging residential settings and tough schools for the last 15 years. Ofsted described his lessons as 'exemplary' and he was praised by an LEA advisor as being an extremely gifted and talented teacher.' He provides training in Needs-Focused Behavior Management for Universities, LEAs, Colleges and Schools in the UK and abroad. Rob is the originator of the Needs-Focued Approach. The day was truly inspirational, and Im sure any teacher, regardless of their skill level or experience, would gain a lot from this course.
Dave Rylance, Assistant Head and Lead Behaviour Professional, Springwell Dene School

9.45 - 11.15

11.15 - 11.30 Break 11.30 - 12.30 Making Lessons Relevant, Useful, Interesting and Fun Effective use of humour in lessons Great activities you can use in your lessons tomorrow! 12.30 - 1.00 1.00 - 1.45 Lunch Really Effective Praise and Encouragement How to move on from an over-reliance on tangible rewards and help students experience and understand the intrinsic benefits of appropriate actions Establishing and Maintaining the All-Important Teacher/Pupil Relationship Drastically improve, maintain and repair positive relationships with the most difficult pupils Break Dealing with Barriers - pupils problems Mentoring techniques to develop pupil resourcefulness Engaging Support From Hard-to-Reach Parents

1.45 - 2.15

2.15 - 2.30 2.30 - 3.00

3.00 - 3.30

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2 for 1 Offer: Send two members of staff for the price of one
One free place for each payment received in advance
In a series of amusing, creative, fast-paced sections, Rob Plevin builds up a staggering amount of practical and thought provoking material on classroom behaviour management. The advice was synthesized into a complete strategy anyone can use. I can see this being very, very effective!
Singapore Course Attendee, January 2008

To Book This Course:

Steve Edwards, University of Hull

Either telephone, email or send this entire form to: Behaviour Needs, 43 Towers Lane, Cockermouth,Cumbria, CA13 9EE Tel: 0191 2401609 Email: Admin@behaviourneeds.com

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For all Teachers, College Lecturers and Teaching Assistants Cost: 180 self funded, 230 school funded per participant, including lunch, coffee and course materials
The full fee is payable in advance by cheque if self-funding or within 10 working days of presentation of an invoice from Behaviour Needs if school funded. If cancellation is made within 10 working days of the course, we reserve the right to charge the full course fee. Substitutions may be made at any time. Behaviour Needs reserves the right to amend or cancel the programme in the event of circumstances outside its control.

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