ZAP Assertiveness Training
ZAP assertiveness training is being offered to professionals from organisations/schools on the Thursday 8 May (please note new date) between 1.30 - 4.30 pm at Lionwood Junior school, Wolfe Road, Norwich, NR1 4HT. Tel: 01603 433014. The training is to teach children and young people (aged 9 years +) the assertiveness skills to deal with bullying (although it does not exclusively have to be to do with bullying). This is the same training that Kidscape provides in London. It would be particularly relevant to Year 6 teachers to provide their classes with the assertiveness skills to deal with bullying prior to transfer to high school in September.
This is not a course just to be informed about the skills and there is an expectation that any adult attending will either (a) provide individual/group ZAP assertiveness training to young people in their organisation or (b) train others in the skills within their organisation which they can then use. Those schools that are currently doing this have reported excellent results. Please do not think about attending just to learn about the programme - it is for people to provide young people with the skills. Teaching Assistants can also attend. We will be charging ½60 for the three hour session.
Would you please draw this to the attention of staff in your organisation and ask them if they want to attend to contact Michele Blazey and if they need further details contact Rita Adair. Attached is some information about ZAP as you will see our recent follow up with children who have experienced ZAP found that 75% of those who responded to the questionnaire three months after training reported that they were no longer being bullied and were confident about using the skills they had learned. In the attached information you will see that schools/clusters can also request training directly through our traded services work.
This is a popular course and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
This is not a course just to be informed about the skills and there is an expectation that any adult attending will either (a) provide individual/group ZAP assertiveness training to young people in their organisation or (b) train others in the skills within their organisation which they can then use. Those schools that are currently doing this have reported excellent results. Please do not think about attending just to learn about the programme - it is for people to provide young people with the skills. Teaching Assistants can also attend. We will be charging ½60 for the three hour session.
Would you please draw this to the attention of staff in your organisation and ask them if they want to attend to contact Michele Blazey and if they need further details contact Rita Adair. Attached is some information about ZAP as you will see our recent follow up with children who have experienced ZAP found that 75% of those who responded to the questionnaire three months after training reported that they were no longer being bullied and were confident about using the skills they had learned. In the attached information you will see that schools/clusters can also request training directly through our traded services work.
This is a popular course and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
This news item was published : 21 March 2014.