Solution-Focused Practice for Educators

Participants will delve into solution-focused practice (SFP) principles, learning to identify and leverage strengths, resources, and solutions in both students and colleagues.

SFP is an approach that aligns with the strengths-based approach and positive psychology. It can be used to promote student wellbeing, develop emotional intelligence and improve school culture. Some of the ways SFP can be used in schools are:

1. Builds self-efficacy:
   Helps students to learn to manage and support their own emotional wellbeing and not depend on a professional.
2. Improved communication:
   Fosters a culture of collaboration and understanding and where students are heard, seen, informed and understood.
3. Focuses on what is working in people’s lives:
   Empowering students to identify their strengths and become the experts in their own lives.

Using interactive workshops and practical exercises, learn to develop the ability to ask powerful questions, facilitate the exploration of preferred futures, and nurture a more solution-oriented mindset.

Participants who attend Solution-Focused Practice for Educators will leave the course being able to move forward to make the practical changes necessary to embed solution-focused practices within their setting.

The workshop sets out options for development pathways and schools can, if they wish, access ongoing consultancy and support to support this process.

Please book your place here or alternatively, you can contact us if you are you would like to:

• Book four or more courses (we can offer you a discount)
• Make a block booking for a group
• Book a closed course

Day 1:

• Concepts of solution-focused practice and their application within educational settings
• Solution-focused activities to experience benefits in thinking, perspective, confidence, and ability to help others in useful ways
• The assumptions of solution-focused practice that make it so uniquely empowering for children and young people within schools and colleges
• Top tips and quick wins – how to use solution-focused techniques alongside existing practice

Day 2:

• Conversation exercises relevant to children and young people within schools
• Integration of principles into schools and colleges
• Underpinning literature; staying up to date with current thinking
• Embedding solution-focused practice – planning for success

This course is suitable for: Learning Support Teachers, Senior Leaders in Schools, Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCo), Specialist and Advisory Teachers, Teachers, Teaching Assistants

This course is geared toward those working in educational settings of any type.

Want to know more?

If you’d like to learn more about how a solution-focused approach can be used in a school, watch this video case study.

If you need more information to understand whether this is right for your organisation, ask us to arrange an online meeting with our SFP experts (email info@coursebeetle.co.uk).

This course is presented Virtual Live – Online over Zoom

This course is available on various dates throughout the year. To view available course dates, select your preferred date and book your place, please click here.

During the booking process, you can select to reserve a place instead (while you confirm you can attend or to organise payment through your employer for example). We can hold your place for up to four weeks, if we have not heard from you after this time, we may need to cancel your reservation so other people can attend the training.

Course Beetle is an approved supplier for NHS Trusts, Local Authorities and Schools.