Secondary teachers & leaders

Parentshop offers secondary school professional learning opportunities to school leaders, department heads, teachers, and administrative staff. All our courses are flexible to be delivered face to face, via interactive webinar or in-house at your school. Our training provides secondary staff with a variety of practical, ready to use skills across a vast selection of situations. Browse our upcoming courses below.

Our courses

teachers & leaders

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.

teachers & leaders

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.

secondary teachers & leaders

Tough Conversations™ with Students

This workshop provides the practical elements and skills for having tricky-to-hold, but necessary, conversations with young people.

secondary teachers & leaders

Resilience in Our Teens™ for Teachers and Teacher Aides

Resilience in Our Teens™ is a one-day professional learning course for teachers and teacher aides to learn the strategies for managing anxiety and building resilience at school.

From the Blog

anxiety

school

lockdown

Surviving lockdown - helping your child talk about anxiety and returning to school

By Michael Hawton•September 30, 2021

Lockdowns in Melbourne, Sydney and some regional areas are coming to an end - representing a return to school for many thousands of children. Returning to school following a larger than normal break can be an additional stress for children. You can help your child make that adjustment by being a good listening ear and by helping them to get things in proportion.

Parenting

Smartphone

Five tips for parents to consider when purchasing a child’s first smartphone.

By Michael Hawton•September 14, 2021

The thing is that by giving a child a smartphone, we might be giving them something that is not in their best interests. The reality is that while a smartphones give children access to fun, photos and being connected, it also gives them access to the darker side of human behaviour on a World Wide Web.

anxiety

resilience

fears

Taming fears – a parent’s guide to helping kids overcome anxious feelings.

By Michael Hawton•July 9, 2021

Watching a child react to a specific and persistent fear can be distressing for parents. We want to help our kids get the most out of life and live confidently and without fear. As parents, we can learn ways to help our children overcome their fears and manage their anxiety.