In a world where male emotional expression is often frowned upon, mocked or not encouraged, it’s never been more important for boys to learn how to engage with and express their own emotions. This course takes a research-based approach to deconstructing common myths about boys’ emotions and offers advice as to how adults working in schools can help boys to develop their emotional intelligence.
The course begins by exploring the myths and facts of male emotional intelligence, drawing upon the most recent research into the field.
After that, teachers will be given advice as to how they can encourage boys to be confident in expressing themselves emotionally.
After lunch, teachers will learn how they can help model emotional intelligence and also how they can get boys to practice and develop their displays of emotional intelligence in everyday life.
Finally, the course explores how the power of reading and writing can be utilised to build boys who are comfortable, not only in their own expression of emotion, but in recognising and acknowledging the emotions of others.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Teachers, Pastoral staff, and anyone who wishes to better understand and improve boys’ emotional expressiveness.
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this masterclass, you will understand how to:
Separate the myth from the facts of male emotional intelligence
Get boys to be better listeners
Get boys to be better at discussing their emotions
Model positive displays of emotional intelligence
Provide boys with opportunities to demonstrate and practise their emotional intelligence
Use reading and writing to develop boys’ emotional intelligence.
FACILITATOR
Matt Pinkett has been teaching English for over a decade. In addition to this, he has also co-authored Amazon Top 100 bestseller, ‘Boys Don’t Try? Rethinking Masculinity in Schools’ and authored, ‘Boys Do Cry: Improving Boys’ Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools’.
