Courses

Courses

• Staff Wellbeing & Stress Management

Stress in one form or another is an everyday part of our lives; it can be considered as the pressure that one experiences in any particular aspect of life. Put very simply, stress can be defined as:

“The changes that take place in your body and your mind when a demand seems greater than your ability to cope”

The aim of the course is to raise awareness of the impact stress has upon personal well-being and performance. This course provides realistic and easy to use methods to reduce stress thus improving performance and work life balance. Participants will leave this course with a ‘tool kit’ of personal stress management and reduction tactics to deploy in the work place or at home.

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• Achieving 'Excellent' for your school within the new Estyn Common Inspection Framework

This unique and innovative new course will answer the requirements of CIF and SEF.

'' We also need better training for leaders and education professionals which will help them to be more confident and creating new opportunities for joint working. We need to champion and foster an environment of creativity and innovation in the classroom."

"These challenges can only be tackled effectively by more joint working, with more providers of education and training, local authorities and other agencies working together to share resources, data and best-practice. We need a positive response to the challenges of the School Effectiveness Framework."

(Estyn Annual Report. 2011)

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• Managing Challenging Behaviour

This dynamic and respected course focuses on the importance of preventing unwanted behaviour occurring within the class/training room by deploying a range of behaviour management strategies and teaching methods. These strategies have a proven track record of managing and reducing challenging behaviour displayed by learners and parents.

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• Raising Boys Educational Achievements

The course is designed to provide professionals with new ideas, skills and teaching techniques that will assist boys of all abilities in achieving their educational and social potential. This thought provoking course will give participants simple, clear and effective strategies designed to increase boys engagement, motivation and subsequent educational attainment.

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• Learner Voice

This innovative course is designed to demonstrate how pupil participation in decision making can lead to more relevant and effective learning, policies and relationships. Importantly, giving learners a voice informally helps them gain confidence and develop positive attitudes to learning.  The combination of Learner Voice and Assessment for Learning are key drivers in developing an ‘Excellent' inclusive School. This course also includes the key elements of Assessment for Learning.

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• Developing Emotional Literacy and Promoting Pupil Well-being

The aim of the course is to raise awareness regarding matters that are relevant to the field of emotional literacy and well-being in order to act upon these for the academic, social and emotional well-being of pupils.  Having looked at the background research within this area, delegates will be given the opportunity to learn practical strategies that have been successful and effective in developing the emotional literacy and self confidence of pupils. These elements will ensure that schools develop and nurture the whole child/pupil within their educational establishment.

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• Motivating and Engaging NEET Young People In Education and Training

Agored Cymru (Level 3) Accreditation optional

The most recent figures for young people who are Not in Education Employment or Training (NEET) published by the Welsh Assembly Government show that currently 11.5% of young people aged 16-18 in Wales are NEET (14,000) with similar rates of NEETs recorded across the rest of the UK. As a result Portal Training has designed and delivered numerous innovative courses to professionals working with NEETs such as Youth Workers, Learning Coaches, Careers Advisers and Skill Build (E2E) Tutors. Within these ground breaking training days participants are given the skills and tools that can and do re-engage and motivate NEET young people, thus enabling and inspiring them to develop and improve their current provision delivered to this distinct cohort of young people, who currently live on the margins of our society in their transition back into Education, Training or Employment.

Throughout this innovative training day, participants are encouraged to think about how they can develop current resources and learning materials to match the range of learning styles, unique to the young person in order to give the learner enhanced access to the curriculum with the goal of developing motivation and a tangible sense of achievement and it's positive association with the young persons' self esteem.

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• Cyberbullying and Internet Safety

This powerful course aims to develop realistic approaches to tackling all forms of cyberbullying. This course will develop participants awareness and knowledge of cyberbullying and its impact on learners self esteem, confidence and safety.
The course will bring you up to date with national trends in cyberbullying such as ‘fraping’. Critically, this course will provide participants with effective strategies to combat cyberbullying within their school/college. The course also focuses on e-safety strategies to help protect learners from other dangers presented by the internet such as ‘grooming’.

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• Safeguarding Learners

This training programme is designed for staff who work directly with Children and Young People in variety of educational settings. The overall objective is to raise awareness of Child Protection legislation, forms of abuse and the implications of Child Protection Policy and Procedure within your organisation.

The course will develop participants confidence and skills in dealing with Child Protection Issues and crucially identifying the signs of abuse. During the programme there is an emphasis on understanding your professional and legal responsibilities in terms of reporting and recording Child Protection concerns.

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• Promoting Bilingualism and the Welsh Dimension

This unique course offers practical advice and materials regarding the implementation and promotion of Bilingualism within English Medium Schools in accordance with the new Common Inspection Framework 2010. It also looks at the importance of the Welsh Dimension within the school curriculum as well as how to plan, monitor and evaluate the current situation.

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• Improving the Attendance of the Disengaged

This course aims to look at the statistics regarding the current situation within schools and colleges in Wales as well as identifying where the greatest issues lie. The reasons for absenteeism will be discussed, but the main
focus will be on strategies to combat disengagement and disaffection.

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• Substance Misuse

Ask yourself this question, if you heard a young person talking about Meow Meow, Dog Valium or Monkey Dust would you know what they meant?.......If the answer is no or not really and you work with young people then you need to attend Portal's ‘Understanding Substance Misuse and Young People' training course.

Substance Misuse is a major problem faced by all professionals working with young people. As a result Portal has designed a forward thinking training programme to provide participants with the most up to date substance misuse information, including what substances are called, their form, their smell and practical techniques for positive interventions.

This course will enable staff working with young people to gain an understanding of the most up to date Substance Misuse information, including what substances are called, what they look like and also practical techniques for positive intervention. 

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• Bespoke Training

At Portal we pride ourselves on designing, developing and delivering be-spoke training programmes that meet our customer specific and varied needs relating to children, young people and all aspects of their education. As a result we are more than happy to listen to our customers requirements and put in place cost effective be-spoke training programmes, that will develop your school or organisations' ability to manage, motivate and develop learners and crucially increase your staff's confidence and effectiveness. Therefore, please do not hesitate to contact us for an informal discussion.

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