Managing Relationships in Schools: The ABLE Series
The ABLE Series equips school leaders and School Completion Programme practitioners with practical, evidence-informed tools to build safe, connected, and psychologically supportive educational environments. Whether leading whole-school culture or working at the frontline with students and families, participants are supported to navigate complexity with confidence, clarity, and care.
Using the renowned ABLE Brief Intervention Framework — Adopt, Build & Boundary, Listen, Empower & End — each course strengthens relational leadership and effective communication across all layers of the education and support system.
Over 4,000 professionals across Ireland have used the ABLE Framework to strengthen communication, manage challenging situations, and foster cultures rooted in connection, co-regulation, and inclusion.
Delivered by experienced FACILITATORS. Custom sessions available for schools or groups.
ABLE for
Principals & Deputy
Principals
Designed for principals, deputy principals, and leadership teams ready to lead systemic change. This course provides the skills to respond confidently to conflict, enhance emotional safety, and embed sustainable, trauma-informed systems of belonging.
You will gain:
- Leadership strategies grounded in the ABLE Framework
- Confidence to manage distress, rupture, and repair with staff or parents
- Insight into family conflict, staff well-being, and role confusion
- Tools to embed whole-school relational systems and psychological safety
ABLE for
School Completion
Professionals
A practical, empowering course for School Completion Officers working at the frontline of engagement — supporting young people, collaborating with families, and coordinating with schools and community services.
You will gain:
- Practical tools for navigating challenging conversations with students, parents, and school staff
- Communication strategies for managing conflict, resistance, and miscommunication with clarity and care
- Everyday routines and relational approaches that support inclusion, trust-building, and emotional regulation
- Greater confidence to work collaboratively across systems, strengthen relationships, and sustain your role in complex environments
ABLE for Principals & Deputy Principals
Online
9am - 2.30pm
Wednesday February 18th 2026
Wednesday March 11th 2026
Wednesday April 22nd 2026
Wednesday May 13th 2026
Wednesday June 10th 2026
ABLE for School Completion Professionals
Online
9am - 2.30pm
Tuesday February 17th 2026
Tuesday March 10th 2026
Tuesday April 14th 2026
Tuesday May 12th 2026
Tuesday June 9th 2026
