Behaviour workshops are a big hit for members!

ATL members were quick to snap up places on the various Managing challenging behaviour courses during the autumn term with over 150 members packing into venues in Newcastle, Cumbria, Calderdale and Wigan.
Problems arising from poor behaviour in classroom are a major source of stress for ATL members and ULRs have responded positively to offer a series of very successful workshops, to enable members to better tackle the problem.

“I knew that poor behaviour was a problem in my own school”.

For Calderdale ULR, Anne Dobson, this was the first event she has organised since she completed her ULR training in Sheffield last summer. “I knew that poor behaviour was a problem in my own school just from talking to members and colleagues,” said Anne. “As a new ULR I wanted to try and offer some relevant training that would appeal to members. Our branch secretary Shelagh Hirst suggested we could organise something during the evening for all members of the branch and we had a fantastic take up. Not just from members in the branch, but from neighbouring areas in West Yorkshire.”

“I was blown away by the response!”

Elsewhere, North East ULRs, Debbie Polwarth, Sarah- Louise Nicholson and Susan Coates, were delighted when their Saturday morning workshop at the University of Northumbria was inundated with members wishing to attend. ”I was blown away by the response because I thought it would be difficult on a Saturday morning,” said Debbie. “I did promote the event in my own school and signed up 10 new members! Fortunately, it was well worth the effort as those who attended were treated to an absolutely brilliant course”.

Members also echoed what the ULRs had to say:

“Brilliant, motivating, positive and inspirational”
“Absolutely fantastic; best course I have been on in 12 years of teaching!”
“This course is absolutely essential for teachers; those practising and trainees.”