Working with Young People in Schools

This course is essential for those working with hard to reach and difficult to engage young people and aims to give you practical advice and theoretical applications that can be applied everyday so you can move young people forward. Fairbridge Training can deliver these informative and valuable training days within schools in an informal and enjoyable way to all support staff.

Topics covered include:

What motivates challenging or difficult behaviour and strategies to help manage behaviour
How to build relationships and create a positive atmosphere
Communication techniques
Learning cycle
Needs analysis and goal setting
Reviewing and transfer learning

Our Trainers

Louise Willis-Keeler

Louise has worked with vulnerable young people for over a decade in both formal and informal environments including youth offending, NEET young people and young carers. She has a Masters Degree in Community and Youth Work. Her training style is experiential, informative and participative and she encourages delegates to draw upon their own experiences of working with young people, in particular the ability to use warmth and humour!

Ruth Bradbrook

Ruth has worked with young people at risk for over 15 years, as a face to face practitioner moving on to become a Training and Development Manage for Fairbridge with Fairbridge and subsequently running her own development training and consultancy business. In addition to her teaching degree, Ruth is an accredited Facilitator with the Institute for Development of Human Potential and is a certified Reality Therapy Practitioner. She is also qualified to deliver the Myers Briggs Type Indicator.