Carmel Ross Consulting can develop and deliver professional development programmes for staffs of schools and other human service organisations. Programmes are available for one or two days, and can be delivered either on-site at your premises or at another venue – a delightful rural venue is available for either day or overnight use.
- Ethics in education; staff codes of conduct
- Development of values, vision, mission, priorities and planning within schools
- Principles of learning – developmental, cognitive and social psychology
- Developmental stages of childhood and adolescence
- Inclusiveness, including students with special needs and those with special gifts
- Role of vocational education in adolescent development
- Education for wholeness
- Leadership and management
- Recovery and resilience after a traumatic event in a school
- Relationships at school – staff, students, parents, volunteers, other stakeholders
- Role of parents in education, at home and school
- School boards – roles, responsibilities and relationships
For organisations other than schools, a number of these topics can be adapted to suit their particular context and objectives.