A 1 day course for stewards needing their ERA accreditation updated

This one hour workshop for women will look at building confidence. In the session we will explore:

• Making your voice heard in conversations and meetings
• Building solidarity with other women to support each other in different situations
• Dealing with awkward situations and people
• Strategies to develop positive thinking

This event is for women members only.

This event is a webinar, run online. Please RSVP to the event and we will email you a link to our course paperwork. Once we have received this back from you, we will send you out a link that will allow you to access the webinar.

To make this webinar effective we have capped the number of places on the webinar. Please do not RSVP to the event unless you are committed to attending.

Back by popular demand, this workshop-style seminar will offer you guidance from an experienced, professional teacher on using mindfulness practices to help you manage stress, feel happy and be well. The seminar will focus on giving you practical and accessible tools and techniques that you can apply in your everyday life straight away. Great for members who would like to try mindfulness and meditation or as a reminder for those who have been to a session before and want a fresh take on their mindfulness practices.

This seminar will give you:

• Practical and accessible tools and techniques that you can apply in your everyday life straight away
• Opportunities to try and out and practice different approaches to mindfulness with the guidance of an experienced, professional teacher
• A brief introduction to theory behind mindfulness practice
• Opportunities for questions and discussion with the teacher and group

This event is a webinar, run online. Please RSVP to the event and we will email you a link to our course paperwork. Once we have received this back from you, we will send you out a link that will allow you to access the webinar.

To make this webinar effective we have capped the number of places on the webinar. Please do not RSVP to the event unless you are committed to attending.

An essential course for new H&S Reps

6 Fridays

Supporting Children Returning to School with Covid Rules

In preparation for returning to school after half term, UNISON have put together this session for schools staff to be able to support children returning to school environment and readjusting to school. In this session you will:

• Understand how to prevent and manage challenging behaviour 
• Explore and identify methods for defining and keeping personal boundaries
• Develop systems for promoting structure and positive behaviour after so long away from school
• Identify ways of engaging children in conversations about Covid
• Understand how to recognise and respond effectively to pupils presenting challenging behaviour
• To examine the reasons why young people can display challenging behaviour
• To explore ways in which we can influence a positive learning environment

Obviously, the outcomes to this course may change a little as we get closer to the time and understand how the Coronavirus situation has changed.

The session is run by Jez Brigham from 2Resolve training. Jez has worked in school settings with children and adults with emotional and behavioural issues and delivers training to schools staff on supporting children.

This webinar will be run on Zoom. Please RSVP to the event and we will email you our course paperwork. Once we have received this back from you we will send you out a link that will allow you to access the webinar.

To make this webinar effective we have capped the number of places on the webinar. Please do not RSVP to the event unless you are committed to attending.

A 1 day course for stewards needing their ERA accreditation updated

This session is for members to develop their confidence in navigating interview questions. In the sessions you will:

• Learn how to respond to difficult traditional interview questions.
• Identify key active verbs that will help develop the quality of your interview answers
• Explore the SAR/STAR method to develop a robust method of answering competency interview questions

As this is a short session with a lot of information to cover, you will receive follow on work and resources after this course to help you build on the information covered in this lunchtime session.

This event is a webinar, run online. Please RSVP to the event and we will email you  link to our learner record form. Once we have received this back from you, we will send you out a link  a week before the course that will allow you to access the webinar.

To make this webinar effective we have capped the number of places on the webinar. Please do not RSVP to the event unless you are committed to attending.

This session is useful for members who are looking for a new job or are thinking about a career change and want to work in a different industry. In this session you will:

• Know how to layout a CV
• Know what sections and details to include
• Be able to identify your key skills and how to present them
• Be able to identify the key elements of your job roles, which are most attractive to prospective employers.

This event is a webinar, run online. Please RSVP to the event and we will email you a link to our course paperwork. Once we have received this back from you, we will send you out a link that will allow you to access the webinar.

To make this webinar effective we have capped the number of places on the webinar. Please do not RSVP to the event unless you are committed to attending.

A 1 day course for stewards needing their ERA accreditation updated