Challenging Behaviour Training
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Challenging Behaviour Training
Duration 3 hours
Last audited 30th June 2025
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100% online training
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Instant assessment and result
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1 learner per course
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Train teams of all sizes
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Bulk discounts starting at 10% off 10 courses
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Includes a 10% discount for 10+ courses
As someone who works with children, it's likely that you have encountered challenging behaviour at some point in your career. It can be difficult to know how to deal with this sort of behaviour - research by the Department for Education has shown that it is a major reason for teachers leaving the profession. However, with the right knowledge and techniques - and the understanding that there is usually an underlying cause that needs to be identified and supported - you can handle challenging behaviour effectively, appropriately, and confidently.
This Challenging Behaviour training course provides learners with the knowledge they need to respond to challenging behaviour in children of all ages. It goes into detail about the underlying causes and functions of the behaviour, the proactive strategies you can use to reduce the likelihood of it occurring, and how to deflect or react to low-level behaviour. The course will also discuss extreme challenging behaviour, including how to de-escalate incidents and put support in place (such as behaviour support plans, restorative practice, and targeted interventions) to help the child after the event.
This course has been developed to utilise animation, instructional video, and user activities to maximise engagement and learning.
100% online training
Access anywhere
Same day digital certificate
Printed certificate posted next working day
Full audio voiceover
Assessment retakes at no extra cost
Developed by education and behaviour specialists
Accredited by CPD
Featuring a range of downloadable and interactive resources
Earn 3 CPD points on completion
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What you'll learn
By the end of this course, you will:
- Understand what challenging behaviour is, theories behind it, its potential causes and functions, and the impact it has on the child and those around them.
- Be able to monitor and assess an individual child’s behaviour using tools such as a behaviour support plan.
- Understand the importance of a whole-school approach to behaviour.
- Be able to use proactive strategies, including building positive relationships with students, teaching rules and routines, optimising the learning environment, and using rewards effectively.
- Be able to use deflective strategies, such as redirection and peer praise, in response to low-level disruption.
- Be able to apply reactive strategies, such as set responses, sanctions, and consequences effectively.
- Understand how to respond effectively to extreme behaviour, including de-escalation strategies and physical intervention during the event, and restorative practice and targeted interventions after the incident.
Training you can trust
Accredited by CPD
All of our courses are accredited by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Engage and empower
Our in-house Learning Designers develop all of our courses to give you and your learners the most engaging training possible.
Module 1: Understanding Challenging Behaviour
What is challenging behaviour, the impact of challenging behaviour, functions of behaviour, underlying causes of behaviour, understanding and explaining behaviour, the whole-school approach.
Module 2: Proactive Behaviour Strategies
Modelling positive behaviour, building relationships, language, voice, and vocabulary, giving clear instructions, gaining pupils' attention, rules and routines, visual prompts, expectations, consistency, preparation, culture and challenging behaviour, rewards and recognition, the learning environment, engaging with parents and carers.
Module 3: Managing Low-Level Disruption
What is low-level disruption, strategic ignoring, redirection, peer praise, correction, set responses, restorative practice, sanctions and consequences.
Module 4: Responding to Extreme Behaviour
What is serious or extreme behaviour, de-escalation strategies, physical intervention, sanctions and consequences, resolving behaviour incidents, monitoring or documenting behaviour, behaviour support plans, interventions.
Module 5: Expert Tips and Resources
Supporting yourself and others, self-care, research-based behaviour tips, behaviour audit survey, top tips infographic, challenging behaviour podcast, further reading, behaviour model, downloadable course summary.
The online assessment is taken on completion of the training material. You will be asked 20 multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 80%. The answers are marked automatically so you will instantly know whether you have passed. If you don't pass don't worry! You can take the test as many times as you need with no extra charge.
This online course is recommended for professionals who want to have a better understanding of how to respond to the behaviour of the children and young people that they work with. The course has a focus on educational settings, meaning it is most suitable for school staff, such as teachers and teaching assistants.
This course was created for all ages of children and young people, though some techniques may need to be adjusted to suit your setting and age range.
If you have not taken any training in child protection before, then it's recommended that you also take our Introduction to Safeguarding Children course.
Written by experts
In partnership with
Ian Curry
Education Consultant
Ian Curry is an education professional with extensive senior leadership experience, holding a PGCE and a BA (Hons) in Leisure and Business. In his role as a Deputy Headteacher, his key responsibilities included the pastoral care of students, behaviour and attendance management, and serving as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Designated Mental Health Lead.
He has also worked with the Department for Education (DfE) on 'Prevent' Duty training and was commissioned as a Specialist Leader of Education (SLE) to provide outreach work on behaviour management and restorative practice. Ian specialises in school improvement and leadership, safeguarding and child protection, behaviour management and restorative practices, staff development and coaching, strategic planning and implementation, and stakeholder engagement.
