2. The trainers
• Colin Isham
• Joe Jackson
• Mark Stephen
• Keith Blackburn
• Paul Dennis
• Aaron Lawrence
• Lutfur Rahman
• Amanda Wood
• Akhlaq Hussain
3. Ice-breaker
• Pair up with someone new in the group
• Tell your partner your first name, but describe
yourself in two words using the first letter of
your name – eg ‘Cautious, cuddly Colin’
• Also tell your partner something special about
you
4. Why this course?
• Now pair up with another pair
• Tell each other why you are doing this course
• Identify two questions you would like answered
by the end of this induction
5. Key Concepts
• This exercise will give you an idea of what you
will cover on the course
• It is also your opportunity to tell us if you are
already familiar with some of these concepts
• Read the list of terms and tick to indicate if it is
something new, something you sort of know,
something you know well
• Do not worry if there are things you have never
heard of – that is the whole point of the course!
• Please also let us know a bit about your IT skills
6. Key concepts
• In your group of four explain to each other
those concepts you recognise
• What concepts are new to everyone on your
group?
7. Course structure
14th April – 14th July
Interpersonal communication, safe working, policy
Level 3 Award
Summer months – enquiry project
15th September – 15th December
Psychology, social factors
Level 3 Certificate
8. Assignment task - example
Interpersonal Communication - Reflective account
You are required to identify an incident from your personal or
professional life, related to gang environments, and will allow
you to consider the use of emotional intelligence, relationship
building, and situational literacy in the form of a reflective
account. Your account should reflect on:
- Use of emotional intelligence in situations
- Methods of relationship building
- Situational literacy
Use any written format you wish – 500-750 words
9. What issues are we dealing
with?
• Watch three video clips which touch on the
issues the course focuses on
• Which clip most closely describes the issues you
are dealing with?
A/ right wing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1tEpjmFH9g
B/ street life Birmingham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzJeWAX6ydk
C/ sexual exploitation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVOhBowFog0
• If none of them does, what would you choose a
video clip of
10. What do you need out
of the course?
• Use the questionnaire to ask your partner about
their reasons for being on the course
• Please write down their answer as fully as
possible
• Which pair has similar needs? Which pair
diverging needs?
11. Take a break!
• Loos
• Refreshments
• Please could you also complete the enrolment
form
12. What do you think?
• You will see some statements about young
people
• Read the statement and move to the sign:
‘agree strongly’, ‘agree slightly’, ‘disagree
slightly’, ‘disagree strongly’ to indicate your
opinion
13. What do you think?
• Schools should do more to improve young
people’s behaviour
• Young people have anger management issues
because of poor/a lack of parenting
• There are some young people who will never
get over their anger management problems
• There is more I could learn to help young
people manage their anger
14. Emotional Intelligence - taster
• What do you think it is?
• Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to
monitor one's own and other people's
emotions, to discriminate between different
emotions and label them appropriately, and
to use emotional information to guide
thinking and behaviour.
• Try the EI activity – would it work with your
kids?
15. Want to know more?
• If you have decided to continue with the course,
please leave your enrolment form at the front
• If you would still like to think about it – get me
to sign the form and hand it in to student
services before next week’s lesson
