BEC Newsletter
British Education Consultants Ltd ...Servicing the education industry
www.bec-lagos.com September 2008
training
..consultancy
............recruitment
Another School year!!! BEC wishes all schools, teachers and colleagues a
successful 2008/2009 academic year and hope it will be stress free for you all.
So much has happened since we sent out our last newsletter. So much has
been achieved in terms of contribution to raising standards, mentoring
teachers with potential but no real direction, training and overhauling
administrative processes in some schools.
We have relocated. Our new office has been part of our expansion programme. It is a much larger space than our previous location. We now have room to facilitate our Workshops on our own premises.
We had our usual August training only a couple of weeks ago. The topic this year was Behaviour Management and Classroom Motivation facilitated by Vargini Ledchumykanthan and Kamini Lakshmikanthan. It was awesome. The feedback has been extremely positive. As usual it was very practical and relevant to the problems we face in the classrooms here. Generally we covered, How children develop and learn- Understanding the transition period of childhood and adolescence. Understanding behaviour in the learning context-pedagogy of learning and psychology of learning at all levels. Positive Behaviour Management-identifying the core principles,5 Rs framework and establishing positive classroom protocols, How to deal with low level behaviour, Establishing positive language-Language of choice, positive redirection, no-blame approach, Rewards, Consequences and Sanctions, Behaviour for learning and identifying strategies. Inclusive practices- Understanding challenging behaviour-Special Needs e.g. Autism, ADHD, emotional needs etc. Emotional literacy- confidence, self-esteem and motivation. Conflict and Confrontation-practical approaches to dealing with conflict in the classroom. Positive partnership with Parents
So much in two days, but the teachers just could not get enough!!
Photographs can be viewed on our website soon.
Thank you to the 9 participating schools, particularly Corona Schools Trust Council for initiating the topic and hosting the training.
We welcome training ideas and topics for this year
We seize this opportunity to say welcome to our non-Nigerian Heads and teachers who have all arrived to various parts of the country. We hope your stay in Nigeria will be a good experience and that you will stay on for as long as possible. Please do not hesitate to contact RVC if there is any assistance/support we can render.
In a previous newsletter, we informed you of the detailed curriculum development work we have done. If you or any colleague requires further information, please contact our office.
You should be aware of the new introduction to the National Curriculum of England SEAL Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning. The intention is to embed SEAL into the whole school professional development, motivation, teaching and learning, emotional literacy, subject areas, behaviour management and target setting etc. Implementing social and emotional aspects of learning is different for every school as it is a personal journey which must be guided not only by the senior management team but by all staff, pupils, parents and carers and ultimately the wider community. However, to do this, everyone needs to understand why SEAL was developed as well as the principles and techniques of introducing and implementing it. We are planning a training/seminar on SEAL and will keep you informed. Please contact us if your school may be interested.
There are a couple of international collaborations we have been approached to consider. I can assure you that if these go ahead, they will benefit our clients and candidates. We shall keep you informed as necessary.
Over the past year, we have been consulting for new start-ups. We are currently planning with three schools in different locations of the country on starting up in September 2009. Like any other successful business which runs efficiently, there should be careful and detailed planning. Unfortunately, most do not realise, or do this and end up with a myriad of academic and non-academic problems.
Our recruitment service has grown beyond our expectations. Our database of school staff has increased significantly. Between September 2007 and August 2008 we placed over 100 Nigerian teachers in schools in various parts of the country. So
We observe that many teachers have a sound knowledge of their subjects but most lack teaching skills. Therefore, we give time to mentoring and guiding them on their professional development. It is always encouraging when we see the progress and transformation in some of them.
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