Behaviour Works is a Behaviour Consultancy enterprise which has been developed to offer schools a range of services in the field of behaviour. We offer training and support for schools to promote positive behaviour that enables learning.
Behaviour works was formed by Denise Dyer and Sue Millington to meet the growing need for schools to access high quality training and support.
Denise Dyer
Denise is a behaviour consultant with over 17 years experience in education. Denise is a teacher with a background in behaviour and an interest in working with others to develop positive behaviour. Denise has taught in a range of schools, which have included PRU's and a BESD boys special school.
Denise has worked in 3 local authorities over the last 7 years as a Behaviour and Attendance and SEAL Consultant, working with schools and academies to promote positive behaviour. Denise has worked extensively with school leaders and staff at all levels to bring about effective change.
Denise has a special interest in emotional literacy and in developing pupil and staff social and emotional skills. Denise has worked with many school to implement the national Strategy SEAL programme.
Over the last 5 years Denise been an independent consultant with a proven track record in her work with LA's and schools. Through Behaviour Works Denise works with other consultants who share her commitment to providing high quality support to schools and academies.
Sue Millington
Sue is a behaviour specialist who worked for a number of years for an Inner London Education Authority. She has taught in a range of schools including a KS4 referral unit. Following that she was a manager within the Behaviour Support Service and co-supported the setting up of multi-agency teams. Sue has recently worked for 3 years as a Behaviour and Attendance Consultant for Secondary Schools and Academies. Sue has worked extensively with senior schools staff and is an experienced trainer. An important part of the B&A consultancy work was to support the development of SEAL in secondary schools and she was responsible for enabling schools and academies to implement the Programme for Specialist Leaders in Behaviour and Attendance. She has found this training programme for all school staff of value to the individual and the wider school community.Cheryl Butler
Cheryl has been an independent consultant for the last 4 years advising schools and Local Authorities on all aspects of Special Educational Needs, exclusions, attendance and behaviour. She has been headteacher of an independent Special school for boys with SEBD where Ofsted described her as displaying ‘outstanding leadership’ and has run very successful ‘reducing exclusions’ projects. Prior to her consultancy work Cheryl held a senior role within a Local Authority. She was responsible for managing all the Special Educational Needs Support Services including the primary and secondary Behaviour Support Services, the Pupil Referral Units, the home & hospital tuition service, the Education Welfare Service and the Inclusion Service. She was also the lead officer for Safeguarding, Attendance and Exclusion. She was in demand as a trainer, adviser and facilitator. She is a specialist in all aspects of behaviour but has always been driven by her belief that all children can succeed and that a good education can be a passport to the future.
Bonita Holland Bonita was former Director of Ark Plus ( Southwark) a successful programme for Year 7 students at risk of exclusion, highlighted as innovative practice in the recent Education White Paper. Bonita is passionate about using a Restorative Approach in schools, and is working towards making restorative practices more inclusive for young people with special needs. As a speaker, who has recently been Head of a short stay school in London, Team leader for behaviour strategy and SEAL in Surrey and Teacher in Charge of an ICAN unit, she is able to share many stories that illustrate the creativity needed when working with the most challenging youngsters. Bonita is now working as an independent consultant and trainer, delivering Restorative Justice training for the residential sector and master classes in special needs for the Police and Youth Offending Teams. Bonita is an RJC standards listed trainer for Restorative Justice.
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