Upcoming 2025 professional learning opportunities

Upcoming professional learning opportunities

Tough Conversations™ for School Leaders

This course addresses the well-recognised occurrence of difficulties that school leaders face through often having to discuss sensitive, difficult subjects. Significant levels of stress for school leaders can be reduced when those conversations are handled with the skills taught in this professional development course.

Brisbane - West End | 12 June | Full day training | Morning tea, lunch and training materials provided

Live webinar | 4 June | Full day training 
Live webinar | 10 September | Full day training 
Live webinar | 20 November | Full day training 

Register here - https://www.parentshop.com.au/professionals/tough-conversations-for-school-leaders

Tough Conversations™ for Frontline Staff

Psychologist, Michael Hawton and his team, present Tough Conversations for Frontline Staff. A practical workshop for those at the frontline of a school, council or service organisation to manage difficult, emotional encounters with members of the public.

This workshop provides the practical elements and skills for effectively dealing with offensive behaviour as it arises and what to say to defuse strong emotions. 

Attendees will see video examples of both poorly conducted conversations and, by contrast, more effective conversations. 

Live webinar | 15 August | Full day training 

Register here - https://www.parentshop.com.au/professionals/tough-conversations-for-frontline-staff

Anxiety Coach™ in the Classroom

Anxiety Coach™ (previously called No Scaredy Cats) is a one-day professional learning course for teachers, teacher aides and early learning staff to learn classroom strategies for managing anxiety and building resilience in the classroom. The Anxiety Coach™ course is based on three underlying principles: first, by having an understanding of how anxiety develops teachers and teacher aides can counter its progress. Second, they can play a preventative role in stopping children from worrying too much. Third, there are practical steps to take to build resilient thinking in children.

Live webinar | 7 November | Full day training 

Register here - https://www.parentshop.com.au/professionals/anxiety-coach-in-the-classroom

1-2-3 Magic® & Emotion Coaching in the Classroom

1-2-3 Magic® & Emotion Coaching is a one-day professional learning course to equips you with the skills to manage children’s difficult behaviour.

The course supports the development of students' personal and social capabilities as outlined in the Australian Curriculum. If your school subscribes to Positive Behaviour Support, this course is an excellent supplement. It trains teachers in a method of classroom discipline so that they know what to do to effectively maintain control when a student’s behaviour becomes disruptive.

Live webinar | 16 May | Full day training 
Live webinar | 11 August | Full day training 

Register here - https://www.parentshop.com.au/professionals/123-magic-in-the-classroom

Taking EOIs for the 2025-2026 mid-year intake

Take a whole-school community approach to reducing student anxiety with evidence-based resilience-building strategies. 

CLICK HERE to fill out an expression of interest and have more information sent to you.