Non Violent Classroom Management

Duration: 3 days

Program Overview:

This program focuses on the development and implementation of a positive school environment. It focuses on practical ideas for developing and maintaining a violence free school. Participants will look at resolution of conflicts recognising signs of abuse, modelling positive behaviour, creating a welcoming and safe school environment and using intervening strategies to manage non-violent discipline strategies.

Program Objectives:

By the end of this program, you will gain an understanding of the following:

  • The School Environment. Purpose and Goals of Violence-Prevention Policies.
  • Code of Behaviour. Violence Prevention in the Curriculum.
  • Procedures for Dealing with Violent Incidents. Dealing with the Aftermath of an Incident. Early and On-going Identification for Prevention.
  • Staff Development.
  • Home, School, Community Involvement.
  • Duties of Principals, Educators, Learners.
  • Suspension and Expulsion of Learners.
  • Procedures for Reporting Violent Incidents to the Police.
  • Record Keeping of Violent Incidents leading to Suspension / Expulsion.
  • Reporting Violent Incidents to the Department of Education.

Methodology:

  • The training and development sessions will be done through practical workshops.
  • Learners will receive a Learner Pack and CD with exemplars and videos.
  • Continuing email and telephonic support is provided at no additional cost. On-site visits will also be conducted.
  • All training will be conducted in English by our trained facilitators who have a proficiency in the language and the subject matter.

Assessment:

  • Evaluating applied experiential activities during the course and on-site action-learning activities documented to demonstrate competence in relation to the skills taught. A certificate of attendance recognised by the South African Council for Educators (SACE) with 24 notional hours workshop time and 24 hours on-site application.