QuEST Face to Face Training

QuEST FACE-TO-FACE PD programs : Click on your program of choice to see dates, times and venues and to register

The face-to-face programs that will be offered in various locations include:

Click on course title for more information about each course and upcoming sessions

Understanding Trauma

These programs target a deep understanding of how early trauma, abuse and neglect can impact the developing brain.

Understanding the Traumatised Child
When a child experiences trauma, neglect or violence, it causes fundamental changes to their developing brain. This can have a huge impact on their future success at school. It is no secret that these children often display complex behaviours and are disproportionately represented in suspensions and exclusions across our state.

Understanding Trauma: How Trauma Affects Students and Staff
The impact of complex childhood trauma causes fundamental changes to their developing brain. These changes lead to significant academic, social and behavioural challenges which affect all members of the school community. Teachers, school leaders and support staff are impacted daily by these challenges and the subsequent stress and feeling of frustration or helplessness can have a lasting impact on staff wellbeing.

2-Day Masterclass: “Understanding the Traumatised Child” and “How Trauma affects Students and Staff” (where available)

Leadership (available from semester 2)

New and Aspiring Leaders Toolkit

This course would suit any new or aspiring leader wanting to discover practical, research-based leadership knowledge and skills which have been used effectively in schools all over the world.

Effective educational Leadership is leadership that brings people together to achieve common goals. Leadership is pointless if the team is not on board, and individual strengths, knowledge and attributes of team-members are not understood and embraced.

Behaviour management for schools

Behaviour management courses for teachers and teacher aides

This suite of full day courses are designed to support teachers and teacher aides in effective classroom and behaviour management. These courses focus on all of the practical classroom skills which create a safe learning environment where students are able to thrive and learn. We also offer a full-day course to assist staff in important de-escalation skills which can help prevent serious behaviour incidents from occurring. We are also thrilled to launch our first courses targeted specifically for teacher aides and support staff. Please click the link navigate to the course information page for more information about each course.

Profiling

Classroom Profiling
A two day program developed and delivered by the Classroom Profiling Association Inc.

This confidential, voluntary and non-judgmental program is a highly effective teacher reflection tool that focusses on student engagement in the classroom. Classroom Profiling - Level 1 enables profilers to explore and become comfortable with the processes, protocols and resources of Classroom Profiling. Those trained will be able to profile and facilitate a professional reflective conversation with colleagues around effective classroom management pedagogy and student engagement.

If your school or cluster is interested in hosting a fixed price course for your staff, please contact quest@qtu.asn.au for further details.

Essential Skills for Classroom Management [ESCM]

A one day program developed and delivered by the Classroom Profiling Association Inc.

For over two decades, the Essential Skills for Classroom Management have assisted teachers and their assistants, in Queensland schools, develop effective management strategies which result in more time spent teaching and learning, enhancing student engagement and teacher efficacy.

This professional development opportunity focusses on teacher strategies, planning and actions that develop positive and respectful relationships with students through the establishment of safe and supportive learning environments.

BlackCard Cultural Capability

Full day Cultural Capability programs developed by Aboriginal Elders and educators.

These programs aim to build cultural knowledge and support teachers to work more effectively with First Nation students, parents and community members. They are ideal for any teacher seeking to develop their skills relating to APST descriptors 1.4 and 2.4, including those working towards HAT or Lead teacher certification.

Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher training

Delivery of this professional development course is currently on hold, due to the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) advised changes to the HAT&LT process (May 2024), and as we believe the QuEST HAT&LT workshop is now not aligned to these changes, the information presented may cause confusion for potential applicants.

An introductory program and intensive program to support members in learning about and working towards HAT or Lead certification. These FREE professional development sessions aim to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to create your application portfolio. Experienced Assessor and Moderator, Rebecca Hack will workshop approaches to collecting, collating and annotating evidence as well as understanding the descriptors. These workshops are different to the sessions offered previously by the QTU and the Department.