Teacher Professional Development

Twittering with Tweens

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This session delves into the complex lives of tweens, exploring media influence, body image pressures, and communication techniques. Participants leave with enhanced skills for building strong, supportive relationships with tweens.

Kids Today

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This seminar helps educators see the world through children’s eyes, understanding the intersection of school, peer relationships, and family life. Teachers gain strategies to build genuine rapport with their students.

Creating the Ideal School

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Participants engage in discussions about the role and importance of schools in kids lives today and collaborate on creative solutions for designing an environment that supports student success and well-being.

Helping Kids Take the Bull out of Bullying

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An essential session for understanding the bullying cycle and learning strategies to empower children to regain confidence and combat bullying effectively.

Creating Happy Kids

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This workshop focuses on the building blocks of self-esteem and self-efficacy, with practical methods for helping children feel confident and thrive in their environment.

Kids Can Thrive

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Educators learn to help children develop resilience, teaching them to bounce back from challenges and adversity with healthy coping strategies.

5 Star Adults

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A comprehensive seminar that leads participants on a journey of self-discovery, boosting self-esteem, resilience, and communication skills. Attendees gain relaxation and balance techniques to foster peace in their lives and improve their effectiveness as educators.

“We had Dr Patty come to our school and deliver her differentiated workshops to all our students from Kindergarten to Yr 6. All our children came away with some really important learnings around what bullying is, why it happens, the difference between bullying and conflict, and what to do if you either witness or experience bullying. There was some great common language developed across the school, especially around the importance of being an ‘upstander’, helping students to be proactive and productive in a safe way. Dr Patty’s experience and expertise in the field is something we can all draw from and will certainly help us to address bullying in a productive and proactive way.”

Mr David O’Connor, Principal, Mount Terry Public School, Albion Park

(May 2024)

”Recently all our students attended the K-6 Building Upstander program presented by Dr Patty Rose from edYOUtopia. These interactive workshops were structured in such a way that all students regardless of their age were thoroughly engaged and actively involved whilst learning important strategies to help address situations, which involve bullying. The key concept of being an upstander rather than a bystander is one that the students can readily understand and they learn about practical ways in which they can stand up to bullies as well as support victims of bullying. The free parent workshop was well attended and it provided the parents with a deeper understanding of the nature of bullying and ways to support their children.

I would highly recommend Dr Patty and the Building Upstander program as it sends a strong message to the students and perfectly complements the school’s existing behaviour management and pastoral care programs.”

Mr. Danny Sykes, Former Principal, St Michael’s Primary School, Thirroul

(April 2015)

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