School support
Training, coaching and behaviour support for schools.
Support for schools that want to strengthen classroom practice through a practical, relationship-led approach to behaviour, engagement and learning.
My work with schools is grounded in current classroom experience, psychology-informed thinking and a strong understanding of how adult approaches shape children's behaviour, confidence and engagement.
The focus
Helping staff move from knowing what they should do, to feeling clear about how to do it tomorrow morning.
Delivered by
David Dodd
Current Primary School Teacher · Experienced Teaching and Learning Coach across the North Manchester Primary Federation
BSc (Hons) Psychology · Primary PGCE · QTS · Extensive experience across KS1 and KS2
Experience working within both mainstream and SEND school environments, alongside wider work supporting staff development, behaviour understanding and relationship-led practice.
Integral to the integration of oracy across the North Manchester Primary Federation.
Staff training & CPD
Training that strengthens understanding and improves day-to-day classroom practice.
CPD sessions are designed to help staff think more clearly about behaviour, relationships, motivation and the wider experiences shaping children in school.
This is not abstract theory detached from school life. Training can focus directly on practical teaching strategies: how staff give instructions, model learning, build routines, use voice, respond to disruption and create classroom conditions where behaviour and learning improve together.
CPD can include
Training topics
Coaching, behaviour support & teacher development
Sequenced coaching that builds teacher ownership, confidence and stronger classroom practice.
Coaching is centred on relationship-led teaching. It can support ECTs, developing teachers and more experienced staff who want to strengthen classroom presence, relationships, routines and adult responses.
The approach is built around a sequenced coaching model, so staff feel part of the development process rather than simply being told what to do.
Coaching also focuses on clear, practical strategies that teachers and support staff can use straight away, so development feels useful, realistic and connected to the classroom.
Coaching can support
What this can include
How the support differs
Clear separation between CPD and ongoing staff development.
Staff training & CPD
Best for whole-staff understanding, inset days, twilight sessions and schools that want practical day-to-day teaching strategies linked to behaviour, engagement and learning.
Coaching & behaviour support
Best for schools that want more targeted support for ECTs, developing teachers or experienced staff through sequenced, relationship-led coaching that builds ownership, classroom confidence and practical strategies staff can use straight away.
Staff reflections
What staff said after the training
“This was one of the most insightful and up-to-date reflections of the world boys are growing up in.”
“This has opened my eyes and made me reflect deeply on my practice.”
“The non-humiliation response section was brilliant and actually quite moving.”
“Very high standard training. Engaging, passionate and highly relevant.”
“The statistics were powerful and the role play made the strategies easy to apply.”
“Very informative and extremely relevant to what is happening in society now.”
Direct contact
If your school is exploring training, coaching or behaviour support, I'd be very happy to discuss what might be most useful.
Support can be shaped around your context, whether you are looking for a one-off staff training session, targeted teacher development, behaviour support, or a broader conversation about how children are experiencing school.