According to Feist & Barron*, social and emotional abilities are four times more important than IQ in determining professional success and prestige, and one might therefore argue that they are critical for the success of any organisation including schools.    

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Enhancing Emotional Intelligence (what Daniel Goleman** called "The effective awareness, control and management of one’s own emotions, and those of other people") should not be left to chance and that's why we offer our workshop 'Getting The Best Out Of Me & Others" to help staff enhance social and emotional intelligence - whether senior leadership, middle leadership, teachers, teaching assistants and/or support staff (we will tailor the workshop accordingly).

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The workshop is built on a behaviour model (DISC) that came out of Harvard University c/o psychologist William Marston and explores the following objectives to enhance social and emotional abilities:

• How can I quickly and easily understand more about myself AND others?

• ​How can I develop even better working relationships with colleagues?

• ​How can I enhance my leadership and teamwork?

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Alternatively we can tailor the workshop to focus on pupils with the following objectives:

• How can I quickly and easily understand more about myself AND others?

• How can I develop even better working relationships with pupils?

• How can I enhance my support and motivation of pupils?

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We know from experience that attendees find the 75 minute workshop very informative, pragmatic and for some quite life changing (we meet people years after who still remember and use what they have learnt).  In addition and unlike some CPD, this workshop is highly interactive and fun too - making it a great addition to a staff INSET day or indeed as after school CPD.

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* Feist & Barron, Emotional Intelligence and Academic Intelligence in Career and Life Success, 1996.
** Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence, 1995.