About Us
Schoolskills was set up by Dave De La Cour in 2002. Dave is a teacher with over 27 years experience in both mainstream secondary and special education. He currently works in a Pupil Referral Unit. He teaches Design & Technology and is part of the West Essex Behaviour Support Outreach Service. This includes helping plan and delivering INSET for schools within the county. Dave has also delivered workshops for the DCSF at national education conferences.
Through Schoolskills, Dave delivers a number of training packages nationally, both in-house and off-site. His sessions focus on behaviour management strategies. His courses are based on his own personal experience and the methods he currently employs as a practising teacher. His aim is to make every session he delivers enjoyable, humorous, realistic and worthwhile. Feedback invariably endorses he is achieving his aim.
The company liaises with other associates within the education framework, who are chosen for their expertise and course delivery skills, including trainers for Primary schools.
“The combination of your light hearted approach and down to earth expertise never fails!”
DC Central Essex
“All the staff who attended the course have given me incredibly positive feedback, stating how useful they found the event and how they felt able to put the knowledge gained into practice.”
Hove Park School, Brighton
“The group found your talk exceptionally valuable”
PGCE Science: London Institute
“Dave was very knowledgeable and has provided lots of useful information ” “All of it has been wonderful”
Learning Mentor course, Stevenage: November ‘09
“What a shame you couldn't be at our school ” “A fantastic day, thank you” “The best course I have ever been on”
Cover Supervisor course, Newcastle: December ‘09