DfE Personal Development Programmes

DEVELOPMENT
for
EDUCATION
Personal Development
Programmes for the Education
Sector
www.dennisassociates.co.uk
Tel: 07837964616
Email: info@dennisassociates.co.uk
“The mind, like a parachute, functions best when open."
Albert Einstein

Our Approach
What makes Dennis Associates different in the world of Business
Consultants is our approach:
• Our focus is always on people in all our Programmes – people are your
greatest asset
• We get to know your Organisation & culture so we can use relevant
examples & tailor our Programmes to your specific needs
• Our Programmes combine theory & experiential learning & are linked back
to the education environment
Benefits To You
Our DEVELOPMENT for EDUCATION Programmes deliver:
• Coaching & support for your Organisation
• Fun learning for you, your pupils & your staff in a friendly, relaxed
environment
• Motivated & empowered pupils & staff
• Training that fits with your Organisations needs
• Improvement in individual performance
All our programmes are delivered by qualified consultants with a track
record of delivery in a wide range of fields
Tel: 07837964616 Email:
info@dennisassociates.co.uk
Tired of the usual, uninspiring training courses? Focus on personal
development & reap the rewards of motivated & inspired individuals.
DEVELOPMENT for EDUCATION

DEVELOPMENT for EDUCATION Programmes
Pupils
1. Transition Week
2. Collaborative Confidence
3. Introduction To Business
4. Celebrating Success
5. Moving On
Staff
1. Getting More From Your Budget
2. Effective Time Management
3. Managing Staff
4. Motivating Teams
5. Conflict Management
6. High Performing Teams
7. Coaching For Performance
8. Creating an Improvement Culture
9. Managing Sustainable Change
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DfE
Transition Week
Designed for
Primary, Secondary & 6th Form pupils as they
move up to a new class or new school.
Benefits to you & your pupils
This Programme will deliver:
• Fun learning for pupils in a friendly, relaxed environment
• Motivated & confident pupils
• Barriers broken down between pupils
• Pupils relaxed & confident, ready to start the new school term
• Pupils build collaborative teams to support class work
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Programme Content
This event can be run as either a ½-day or a 1-day event & consists of a
series of simple yet fun challenges, problems or activities for pupils to
attempt as part of a teambuilding event. Pupils work together in small
teams of 6-8 to complete a series of challenges & problem solving exercises.
Each exercise is carefully briefed & pupils have to elect a leader,
communicate effectively to generate creative solutions and work together
collaboratively to solve the challenge.
All activities are risk assessed and delivered by trained facilitators.
(Visit the Education page of our website for photo’s & testimonials.)

DfE
Collaborative Confidence
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Designed for
Primary, Secondary & 6th Form pupils in new
or established classes. Ideal for newly created
groups or classes, & particularly for
individuals who are shy or lack confidence in
a group environment.
Programme Content
This ½ -day interactive programme will cover:
• Basic Team theory overview
• Benefits of teamworking
• Barriers to effective teamworking
• Simple strategies for solving problems
• Practical teamworking / problem solving exercises
• Cooperative & supportive pupils
• Greater self-awareness of individual strengths
• Appreciation & valuing of differences

DfE
Introduction to Business
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Designed for
Secondary & 6th Form pupils studying
business or wishing to understand how
businesses operate.
Programme Content
This ½ -day practical programme will cover:
• Simple overview of industry
• Challenges facing industry
• Staying competitive
• Practical exercise – Running a manufacturing operation
• Fun & interactive learning for pupils in a friendly, relaxed environment
• Greater awareness of challenges facing industry
• Understanding of how businesses remain competitive
• Continuous improvement strategies
• Background knowledge that can be used in any career

DfE
Celebrating Success
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Designed for
Primary, Secondary & 6th Form pupils who
deserve an opportunity to celebrate personal
or group achievements.
Programme Content
This ½ -day programme is designed primarily as an opportunity for pupils to
receive recognition and reward. The content can be tailored to your specific
requirements but will be based around either indoor or outdoor practical
Teambuilding exercises. The emphasis is on achieving goals, working
together to solve challenges and having FUN.
• Recognition for pupils
• Learning from failure

DfE
Moving On
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Designed for
6th Form pupils prior to applying to & moving
on to University or considering other
significant changes to their life.
Programme Content
This ½ -day programme will cover:
• Basic understanding of the personal impact of change
• The change “journey”
• Current state vs future state
• What will change, what will stay the same
• Dealing with change & facing the challenges
• Strategies for dealing with change
• Opportunity for pupils to address concerns & issues
• Clear individual actions identified

DfE
Getting More from Your Budget
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Designed for
Head Teachers & Deputies who:-
• Are new to managing budgets
• Need to minimise waste & costs
• Want to quickly identify potential savings
Programme Content
This 1-day programme will cover:
• Understanding your key business processes
• Standardising ways of working
• Identifying and eliminating waste or duplication
• Simple improvement tools
• Gaining staff “buy-in”
Benefits to you & your staff
• Immediate reduction in costs utilising easy-to-use tools and techniques
• Standardised and efficient ways of working
• Improved business performance
• Solid foundation for building improvement regimes

DfE
Effective Time Management
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Designed for
Head Teachers, Deputies & staff who:-
• Want to better organise their time
• Want to regain control over their day
• Need to manage their workload more
effectively
•Pupils preparing for life at university
Programme Content
This ½ or 1-day programme will cover:
• Time Bandits
• Goal setting and effective prioritisation
• Urgent vs important
• Dealing with interruptions and saying “No”
• Simple stress management techniques
• Simple tools and strategies for effective utilisation of your time
• More productive staff
• Greater feeling of control
• Reduced stress

DfE
Managing Staff
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Designed for
• Are new to managing teams
• Need to inspire & motivate their team
• Want to minimise conflict within their team
Programme Content
• Role of a Manager and managing vs Leading
• Individual strengths & weaknesses
• Giving & receiving feedback and coaching
• Learning styles
• Effective leadership behaviours
• Motivated, happy & productive teaching staff
• Team charter & effective ways of working
• Improved team & business performance
• Clearer roles, responsibilities & terms of reference
• Confident and effective Leaders

DfE
Motivating Teams
Designed for
• Want to drive improved performance by
team
• Need to inspire & empower their team
• Want to create self motivated teams
• Want to minimise conflict within teams &
hence maximise process focus
Benefits to you & your school
• Motivated & empowered teams
• Leaders equipped with skills to maximise the potential of their teams
• Effective communication strategies
• Techniques for minimising conflict within teams
• Improved morale and effective team working
Programme content
• Creating High Performing Teams
• Motivation factors
• Team dynamics & understanding differences
• Team roles
• Effective team communication
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DfE
Conflict Management
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Designed for
• Want to minimise conflict within teams
• Need focused and committed teams
Programme Content
This 1 -day programme will cover:
• Motivation behind behaviour
• Appreciation and valuing of differences
• Communicating to different styles
• Opportunities for conflict
• Avoiding or managing conflict
• Motivated, happy & productive teams
• Reduced interpersonal conflict
• Strategies and techniques for minimising opportunities for conflict

LEAN TEAM
High Performing Teams
Designed for
• Wish to encourage “self directed teams”
• Wish to improve communication into &
within teams
• Want to proactively drive a teams
performance
• Want to utilise the individual strengths
within their teams
• Motivated, happy & productive teams
• Team charter & effective ways of working
• Improved team & business performance
• Reduced interpersonal conflict
• Clearer roles, responsibilities & terms of reference
• Solid foundation for building improvement regimes
Programme content
These ½ day or 1-day highly practical programmes will cover:
• An overview of team dynamics
• Behaviours of High Performing Teams
• Barriers to effective team working
• Roles people adopt within teams
• Simple frameworks for teams to effectively achieve tasks
• Practical exercises to cement learning
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DfE
Coaching for Performance
Designed for
• Wish to create an environment receptive to
change
• Need to develop & support staff through
challenging times
• Wish to use a coaching based approach in
support of improvement activities
• Heads & Deputies equipped with skills to effectively coach staff
• Heads & Deputies able to prepare the environment for change initiatives &
ensure staff are “on board”
• Tools & techniques to create an open & trusting culture where feedback is
willingly offered & accepted
• Clearly articulated standards
• Foundations in place to build further improvement initiatives
Programme content
This 1-day highly practical Programme will cover:
• An overview of change & the impact on individuals
• Skills required to be an effective coach
• Simple frameworks for coaching staff through change
• A number of easy to use effective coaching tools
• Opportunities to practice the techniques & obtain feedback
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DfE
Creating an Improvement Culture
Designed for
• Are looking to create a Continuous
Improvement culture
• Want to successfully embed change
• Want empowered & motivated teams
• An overview of how simple Lean Sigma methodology can immediately
improve your organisations performance
• Techniques for galvanising your people into action
• Accelerated Change Management methodology to ensure your changes
are embedded & sustained
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Programme content
This 3-day interactive programme will cover:
• An overview of Lean Sigma methodology
• Successfully implementing & sustaining change
• Creating High Performing Teams
• Empowering & motivating teams
• Creating a Continuous Improvement culture
• Managing performance through Gemba & coaching

LEAN TEAM
Managing Sustainable Change
Designed for
• Are leading or implementing change
projects
• Want to create an environment receptive to
change
• Want to change the culture of their school
• Need to ensure change is sustained &
further improved
• Blueprint for successful change implementation
• Effective leadership skills for implementing & sustaining change
• Motivated staff who are proactive & supportive of change
• A continuous improvement culture with a “can do” attitude
• A culture of learning from experience & knowledge sharing
•Improved business performance
Programme content
• An overview of change methodology
• Key aspects for successful change implementation
• Impact of change on people / Supporting people through change
• Implementing successful change initiatives
• Key insights into how change is sustained
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If you wish to book one of our DEVELOPEMENT for EDUCATION
programmes or would like to discuss your specific requirements then please
contact us at:
Or call us on
07837964616 or 07907906289
Prices start at £300 for a half day workshop and between £600 - £1000
(dependent upon numbers) for a full day team event .
For more information on what we offer or to read some of our case studies,
visit www.dennisassociates.co.uk
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