Become A Team Teach Trainer
At Team Teach, we believe in empowering schools across Ireland to effectively support students, manage behaviours of concern, and respond to crisis situations in a positive, respectful, and safe manner.
By becoming a certified Team Teach trainer, you can help foster inclusive learning environments that align with best practices outlined by the Department of Education in the “Understanding Behaviours of Concern and Responding to Crisis Situations” guidance document.
We offer two comprehensive pathways to suit your school’s unique needs:
Foundation Trainer Plus – 3 Day
Ideal for those seeking to gain foundational knowledge and skills in positive behaviour support and conflict management. This 3 day course includes all the Team Teach theory plus safety supports – personal safety, prompts, guides and low level disengagement techniques (optional modules on small children and fight separation if needed). This course equips participants to deliver Team Teach’s one-day Level One course within their school or organisation.
Intermediate Trainer – 5 Day
Designed for professionals who require a more in-depth understanding of managing behaviours of concern. Participants will be certified to deliver the full suite of Team Teach training, including everything on our Foundation Trainer Plus course plus addition physical modules covering supporting small children, fight separation, escorts and one and two person holding skills that support students with more complex needs.
Why Choose Team Teach?
- Aligned with Irish Educational Policy: Our training reflects the Department of Education’s emphasis on de-escalation, proactive planning, and a graduated approach to managing behaviours of concern.
- Promotes Positive Outcomes: Develop strategies that reduce reliance on restrictive practices and promote wellbeing for students and staff.
- Empower Your Team: Build in-house capacity to deliver training and support a whole-school approach to behaviour management.
- Child Focus: We prioritise the child’s voice in every aspect of our training and methodology. By teaching strategies that recognize behaviour as a form of communication, we enable schools to# respond in ways that uphold the dignity and rights of every student.
Wellbeing is key: We champion whole-school approaches that support the wellbeing of both students and staff. Our training equips educators with skills to proactively support behaviours of concern, fostering environments where students feel safe, supported and valued, and staff free confident supporting complex situations, reducing stress.
Support Whole-School Leadership: Team Teach promotes leadership-driven, whole-school strategies by empowering school leaders to model and support nurturing, inclusive environments. Our training helps embed comprehensive behaviour support frameworks that foster positive relationships.
Supports you to create safe environments: Safety is at the heart of Team Teach’s approach, equipping educators with strategies to minimise risks and promote a caring school environment. Our training emphasizes proactive measures and practical de-escalation techniques to ensure safety and calm for everyone involved.
Team Teach aligns closely with Ireland’s Department of Education “Understanding Behaviours of Concern and Responding to Crisis Situations” guidelines (2024) by supporting schools in the following key ways:
1. Whole-School, Preventative and Inclusive Approaches
Team Teach promotes a whole-school ethos that mirrors the guideline’s emphasis on prevention, positive behaviour culture, and creating enabling environments. Training helps staff:
- Understand behaviour as communication
- Recognise triggers and setting events
- Use proactive strategies to reduce risk and meet individual needs
2. Tiered, Individualised Support
Team Teach training supports the guidelines recommend of multi-tiered responses aligned with the Continuum of Support model.
- Encourages the use of universal strategies (Support for All)
- Builds capacity to implement targeted interventions (Support for Some)
- Supports staff in co-developing bespoke Student Support Plans (Support for a Few)
3. Crisis De-escalation and Response
Team Teach equips staff with evidence-informed de-escalation techniques, supporting the guideline’s message that:
“De-escalation should be used wherever possible before any other responses are considered.”
Our training includes:
- Recognition of early signs of distress
- Verbal and non-verbal de-escalation
- Safe space use and co-regulation techniques
4. Restrictive Practices as a Last Resort
The guidelines make it clear that physical restraint should only be used in crisis situations where there is imminent risk of serious physical harm, and must be:
“Timely, measured, appropriate, used by trained persons, and reviewed.”
Team Teach:
- Emphasises restraint reduction
- Delivers training that is risk-assessed and trauma-informed
- Focuses on recovery, repair, and reflective practice
- Provides staff with accredited training, that is medically risk assessed bi annually
5. Staff Training and Professional Judgement
The guidelines note the importance of ongoing CPD and trained staff. Team Teach provides:
- Certified training tailored to school settings
- Ongoing support and refresher opportunities
- Emphasis on professional judgement, dignity, and legal understanding
Team Teach have delivered training to education settings for over 20+ years, from mainstream, alternative provisions, and special needs education. We understand that every member of staff plays a critical role in an individual’s learning experience, which is why our courses are suitable for all from SNAs, Teachers, Senior Leadership teams, office teams and any other school employee.
- Understand all behaviour is a form of communication.
- Create a positive behaviour culture in your school or setting.
- Ensure staff are competent and confident in their approaches to crisis intervention and equipped to make complex decisions when needed.
- Know that all training meets best practices and expectations.
- Reduce classroom disruptions and associated risks.
- Ensure everyone is provided with a safe and healthy learning environment.
- Understanding when to respond rather than react to avoid an escalation in distress
- Values
- Our Why
- The Legal Framework & Best Practice
- Understanding Behaviour
- All Behaviour is Communication
- Circles of Influence
- Conflict Spiral
- Planning & Risk Assessment (Dynamic & Formal)
- Risk Assessment Matrix
- Positive Behaviour Supports
- De-escalation & Distraction
- Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication
- Repair, Reflection & Review
- Reporting & Recording
Foundation Trainer Plus – 3 Day
Ideal for those seeking to gain foundational knowledge and skills in positive behaviour support and conflict management. This 3 day course includes all the Team Teach theory plus safety supports – personal safety, prompts, guides and low level disengagement techniques (optional modules on small children and fight separation if needed). This course equips participants to deliver Team Teach’s one-day Level One course within their school or organisation.
Intermediate Trainer – 5 Day
Designed for professionals who require a more in-depth understanding of managing behaviours of concern. Participants will be certified to deliver the full suite of Team Teach training, including everything on our Foundation Trainer Plus course plus addition physical modules covering supporting small children, fight separation, escorts and one and two person holding skills that support students with more complex needs.
Looking to embed training into the school ethos?
Become a Team Teach In-House Trainer for your school.
With our Train the Trainer courses you can also become a fully trained Team Teach trainer with an in-depth understanding of behaviour support. You can then deliver Team Teach training to colleagues within your organisation.
Having your own in-house Team Teach trainer offers you the flexibility to choose when, where and who you deliver your training to throughout the year and can be a cost-effective option for schools.
Which course is right for you?
Book a consultation with us today to discuss which course is right for your school.
We recommend a thorough training needs analysis before all training and our team is always on hand to advise you.
Give us a call on 01 584 6928 or contact us on international@teamteach.com
