Training & Events

Communication is an important part of leadership. The course aims to equip participants with the tools of communication to bring their message effectively to their audience.

The workshop will enable participants to:

1. Develop their educational philosophy
2. Articulate their thinking on educational issues
3. Hone their communication and interview skills

Target Audience: Key Personnel, Admin Managers and Senior/Lead Teachers

Good takeaways from this workshop

• The insight on adapting leadership styles to situations and which positions to take when we speak to people.
• Learning about our own mindset and how it can affect the way we talk.
• Being a reflective practitioner.
• Relevant tips to manage different types of stakeholders especially in clarifying personal and other beliefs.
• Good reminder to hold on to our beliefs and do not assume when we communicate with our stakeholders.

This is a course to equip teachers with the EQ skills which will give them an understanding of both self and others. It will enrich their teacher-student relationship, give them tools to teach character education, and help them create a productive workplace.

This course will enable teachers to:

• Identify and understand emotions and the patterns they take
• Navigate a path between conflicting emotions while strengthening values
• Connect daily choices with their overarching sense of purpose

This course will also give teachers practical tips on how to:

• Conduct a debrief
• Facilitate a discussion
• Respond to difficult questions

Good takeaways from this workshop:

• Understanding EQ from different perspectives
• The sharing and experiences of Mrs Belinda Charles
• Use language intentionally. It's about managing your emotions rather than emotions managing you
• The different ways we can develop empathy in students

Teachers find it difficult to know how to respond to parents positively and constructively.

This course will help school staff

• See parents in the big picture of the school
• Know their own educational philosophy
• Identify some life principles
• Develop some techniques for engagement

Target Audience: Key Personnel, Admin Managers, Year Heads and Assistant Year Heads

Good takeaways from this workshop

• Learn to see the parents' perspectives and work on common interests.
• Learn to turn parents from weakness to opportunities/strengths. Tips and strategies from Ms Charles and fellow colleagues on engaging parents for the various common scenarios.
• The workshop is well-paced and had an appropriate number of interactive activities. Mrs Charles was able to relate to our feelings as teachers and was able to address our questions to her level best.
• Mastery of engaging parents and handling difficult parents.
• Parents are our partners, our comrades, not our nemesis. So keep our hearts at peace when working with them.

How can we make research on wellbeing meaningful and accessible to practitioners? This panel discussion features perspectives from multiple education stakeholders. The session involves two researchers who will share about the findings of their research on well-being, which draws on the principles of positive psychology, and then present some suggestions on how their findings can be potentially utilised in school settings. They will also share about how they support practitioners to make sense of their findings and facilitate the adaptation and application of their research findings at schools.

Providing the practitioner voice during the session is a secondary school principal who has more than three years of experience in implementing well-being programmes in school. He will share about how he utilised research on positive psychology and formed networks with various groups to inform the conceptualisation and implementation of such programmes. He will also share about the challenges of fostering well-being in schools and how he and his team dealt with such challenges.

The discussant, who works closely with teachers to translate insights from research into practical classroom applications, will represent the perspective of curriculum developers and policymakers.

Many mental health issues emerge in late childhood and early adolescence. Poor mental health can have a negative impact on adolescents’ physical health and overall development.

Adolescents who experience mental health issues may face challenges such as academic difficulties, poor interpersonal relationships, low self-esteem and maladaptive substance use. However, early detection and treatment can prevent the deterioration of the mental health condition.

Join us as we look into the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems in adolescents, and ways we can provide initial support.