Secondary teachers & leaders

Parentshop offers secondary school professional learning opportunities to school leaders, department heads, teachers, and administrative staff. All our courses are flexible to be delivered face to face, via interactive webinar or in-house at your school. Our training provides secondary staff with a variety of practical, ready to use skills across a vast selection of situations: > - Managing teen behavioural issues. > - Taking a whole-school community approach to managing anxiety and building resilience. > - How to effectively engage with teenagers. > - How to hold tough conversations with teenagers and their parents. Browse our upcoming courses below.

Our courses

teachers & leaders

Training Taster Series

Gain distilled knowledge of key ideas, strategies, and themes of our courses in 1-2 hour PL sessions. Expert trainers present a quick and impactful learning experience for staff or parents.

teachers & leaders

Tough Conversations™ for Frontline Staff

A practical workshop for those at the frontline of a school, council or service organisation to manage difficult, emotional encounters with members of the public.

teachers & leaders

Tough Conversations™ for School Leaders

This course addresses the well-recognised occurrence of difficulties that school leaders face through often having to discuss sensitive, difficult subjects.

Engaging Adolescents for Teachers and Teacher Aides

secondary teachers & leaders

Engaging Adolescents™ in High Schools

This workshop provides the practical elements and skills for having tricky-to-hold, but necessary, conversations with young people.

secondary teachers & leaders

Resilience in Our Teens™ Project

Resilience in Our Teens™ is a one-day professional learning course for teachers and teacher aides to learn the strategies for managing anxiety and building resilience at school.

From the Blog

Anxiety

Anxiety in children

How to identify anxiety in children

Identifying Anxiety in Children

By Parentshop Staff•

Anxiety is a normal part of life, and for children, it often plays a developmental role in building resilience. However, when anxiety becomes persistent and interferes with daily life, it can indicate an anxiety disorder. For child and family specialists, recognising the signs of anxiety is critical in providing timely and effective support to families.

Teens

Teen development

Parenting

Confidently Navigate Teen Development

By Parentshop Staff•November 25, 2024

Adolescence is a period of remarkable growth, particularly in the brain. While teenagers can seem unpredictable or emotional, their behaviours are deeply rooted in the natural changes happening during this time. By understanding these developmental shifts, parents, educators, and caregivers can provide the guidance and support teens need to thrive.

Visual supports for children with autism spectrum disorder

123 Magic and Emotion Coaching

Special Needs

Additional Needs

Understanding Visual Supports: Practical Tools to Assist Children with Autism

By Parentshop Staff•November 3, 2024

For children on the autism spectrum, processing verbal information alone can often be challenging. Visual supports offer a powerful way to bridge this gap, making communication more accessible and environments more predictable. By incorporating images, schedules, or symbols into a child’s daily routines, child and family specialists can help parents and educators unlock new ways of engagement that encourage independence and reduce anxiety.