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HOW TO CONNECT FAST

WITH HARD-TO-REACH STUDENTS

Needs-Focused Secrets for Trust & Connection 


Here's how to end the daily struggle and build the kind of trust that makes learning possible again.

 

Every school has them: the students who seem unreachable.

They avoid work, actively resist your efforts, or sit in silence.

The impact is enormous. A lack of connection doesn’t just make lessons harder — it undermines learning, wellbeing, and culture across the whole school.

But disconnection brings hidden costs too...

  • Students feel isolated, misunderstood, and unsafe. They lose motivation, stop trying, and fall further behind. Some give up on school completely.

  • Teachers feel powerless and drained. Every lesson becomes a battle, confidence slips away, and stress levels climb.

  • Schools see behaviour problems escalate, exclusions rise, staff morale plummet, and parents lose trust. Results suffer — and everyone feels the strain.

When students feel connected, everything changes.

They trust you enough to take risks and try.

They engage, cooperate, and make progress.

They begin to believe in themselves again.

For teachers, connection brings calm, cooperation, and the deep satisfaction of finally reaching the students who need you most.

For schools, it means fewer disruptions, better results, happier staff and a safer, more positive learning climate.

Connection is the foundation

that makes teaching and learning possible.

  • The “shut down” student looks up, makes eye contact, and finally participates.
  • The class clown who normally derails lessons starts working with you, not against you.
  • Students who usually avoid effort begin trying — because they trust it’s safe to do so.
  • The endless chatter and disruption give way to focus and progress.
  • You walk out of lessons with energy still in the tank, instead of drained and defeated. 


What You'll Learn in this Live Web Class

You’ll leave with a clear, structured approach you can use tomorrow morning to break through walls and build real trust.

Here’s just some of what you’ll get:

  • The Connection Framework – a simple roadmap that turns resistance into cooperation and avoidance into trust.
  • The Needs Behind The Behaviour – why students push back or shut down, and how to meet the unmet needs that make it safe and logical to connect.
  • Quick Wins That Work Fast – including the 30-second Connect Ritual and Instant Trust Builders. 
  • Magic Questions – empathy-driven questions that unlock honesty, openness, and deep connection.
  • Classroom Management Made Easy Peasy – how safety, belonging, and trust reshape the brain for learning — and why connection is the ultimate behaviour management strategy.
  • Ready-to-Use Tools – practical scripts, strategies, and examples you can take straight into your toughest lessons.

The Benefits for You and Your Students

For your students:

  • They feel valued, safe, and motivated.
  • They start to trust, engage, and achieve.
  • Even the most resistant students begin to reconnect with learning.

 For you:

  • Less disruption, fewer battles, calmer days.
  • More cooperation, focus, and progress in lessons.
  • The satisfaction of finally reaching the students who need you most.
  • Renewed confidence, energy, and joy in teaching.

Who This Class Is For:

This training is for teachers who:

  • Are drained by resistant, hard-to-reach students.
  • Want more than quick fixes — they want a structured approach that works.
  • Care deeply about their students and want to make a lasting difference.
  • Are ready to transform lessons by building trust and connection first.

Training Details

đź“… Date: Thursday 2nd October
⏰ Time: 7-9pm UK time
💻 Location: ZOOM (join from anywhere)

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 NOTE:

This class is designed to give you everything you need to start connecting with even the hardest-to-reach students straight away. You’ll leave with a clear framework, practical tools, and strategies you can use tomorrow.

At the same time, I should be upfront: many teachers who come to this training will realise some of the principles have the power to completely transform all their relationships — not just those with students, but with colleagues, managers, parents, and even friends and family.

Obviously I can’t cover everything in one 2-hour session, but during the class I’ll show you where you can go next if you want to dive deeper into this approach. 

100% Guarantee

If you do not get value from this live training and templates you can claim a full refund within 7 days of the live session. Simply email your receipt and you will be refunded inside 3 working days (minus ÂŁ10 processing fee).

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  • LIVE TRAINING for entire staff 
  • Video recording site licence for 1 year
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About your trainer: Rob Plevin

Rob Plevin is an ex-Special Ed teacher and deputy Headteacher with 35 years of experience in a variety of teaching, training, and coaching roles. He created the Needs Focused Teaching Method as a way of addressing classroom management and student engagement issues and has trained thousands of teachers in needs-based teaching methods.

Rob is also:

  • A certified Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher, qualified with Zenways (accredited by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association) in 2011.
  • A Level 2 Youth Mindfulness Soma Programme Teacher
  • A Yoga Teachers College® Certified Yoga Breath Coach®
  • Trained in Marshall Rosenberg's Non-Violent Communication methodology from 2019-2021
  • A registered Qigong instructor, qualified through the British Health Qigong Association (BHQA) and Forest Rock Qigong Association
  • Registered trainer for The Red Cross for their 'Developing Empathy' and 'Coping with Challenges' international programs
  • Psychotherapist-in-Training with The Human Givens Institute, Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA)

    "Rob explains what can be quite difficult concepts very simply. He has a wonderful style of delivery which is very relaxing and well-paced. I have really enjoyed and benefited greatly from the sessions & I would encourage anybody to enroll on a course with Rob." - Caroline Livingstone

 

Still on the fence?

I get it.

So let me give you a little more background...

If you're finding yourself frustrated by daily disruptions, battles, and endless pressure... and the typical methods simply aren't working for you - then trying a different approach would seem sensible.

You see, when students...

  • Don't listen and don't follow directions…
  • Constantly battle disruptions and misbehavior…
  • Ignore you, talk over you, and argue with you…
  • Struggle to engage with lessons…
  • Can't seem to cooperate or work together…

...it's not just a 'behavioural' issue that can be solved through rewards, merits, warnings and punishments. These are all symptoms of unmet needs. 

To put it another way:

Their Behaviour is Not Defiance.

It's a cry for Attention & Connection!

Your students are not being difficult on purpose. They simply cannot behave any other way - their inbuilt emotional needs won't let them.

They need your support, guidance and leadership.

You can't "control" your students. Not if you want long-lasting change. Real change has to come from them. So we must seek to connect, guide and lead, rather than control. 

You have to bring them into the process of problem-solving. Because they're the ones that have to learn to manage themselves.

True change happens when your students feel that you're on their team, working alongside them and with them rather than using control tactics on them.

When they feel understood and supported — truly believed in — they start to see you - and themselves - in a new light.

They move from feeling overwhelmed, confused and pressured by what's being imposed on them, to feeling heard, seen, valued. They start to recognise their strengths and capabilities and to experience the tremendous benefit of positive connection.

The truth is, most teachers don't need yet another classroom management technique or strategy. 

But here's what the experts say that you DO need...

Based on numerous studies, educational psychologists recommend CONNECTION as one of the most effective tools for teachers facing challenging classroom dynamics.

And when it comes to connection training, this class can really help. .

Still unsure?

OK. Ask yourself this:

  • How much is a peaceful classroom worth to you?
  • What would it mean to go home knowing you had a method to really connect with your toughest students and help them change their attitude towards learning?

You became a teacher to make a difference. Now it's time to give yourself these powerful strategies to do just that.

The program is guaranteed. You can try it at my risk. All I ask is that you give it a go. 

Questions?

Reach out to our helpdesk any time: www.needsfocusedteaching.com/help 

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