If your school is already implementing Pause Breathe Smile and you want to upskill new teachers, we will try whenever possible to include teachers from existing PBS schools in the teacher-only day workshop of a new school, with no PLD cost. We will no longer be offering regional workshops for one or two teachers from a number of different schools to attend. Feel welcome to email coordinator@pausebreathesmile.nz if you would like to get some of your new teaching staff on to a waitlist to join in with a new PBS school.

Priority for funding will always be given to primary and intermediate schools implementing PBS across the whole-school. However, by special exception a single teacher from a school not already implementing PBS may be able to join the training with another whole school, provided there is a commitment to train the rest of the teaching staff when the school’s PLD calendar allows. We will no longer be offering regional workshops for one or two teachers from a number of different schools to attend.

Every teacher and support staff (e.g. school counsellor, RTLB) that will have a direct relationship with the children of the eligible primary or intermediate school can participate in the funded PLD as part of the whole-school training.

The Pause Breathe Smile programme is designed for Year 0-8 learners. ECE and High School teachers or those who might wish to deliver PBS as an independent or external facilitator are not able to train in Pause Breathe Smile. You are still welcome to join our newsletter database for updates.