Professional L&D resources
Our professional learning and development resources support school staff to build knowledge and confidence across a range of topics relevant to student wellbeing.
Resources are delivered by your local Tūturu provider or available as free e-learning units you can access at any time. To use the e-learning resources, you need to create an account. This is quick and easy.
Facilitated resources are available to secondary schools that partner with Tūturu. Read more about partnering with us and how to find your local Tūturu provider.
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What this PLD focuses on |
Who it is for |
How you can access it |
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Introduction to alcohol and other drugs and how to talk about it |
Develops staff understanding of alcohol and other drugs and how they influence with young people's wellbeing. Builds confidence to have informed, appropriate conversations with students. |
School staff |
Facilitated |
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Introduction to gaming and gambling and how to talk about it |
Develops staff understanding of how gaming and gambling operate in young people's lives and what informed, appropriate responses look like. |
School staff |
Facilitated |
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Introduction to reflective listening (motivational interviewing) |
Introduces reflective listening as a core motivational interviewing skill. Staff practice empathy-based techniques and understand how reflective listening supports more effective conversations with young people. |
School staff |
Facilitated |
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How to raise alcohol and other drugs in conversations with young people |
Supporting staff to initiate and respond to conversations about alcohol and other drugs in ways that are safe, appropriate, and developmentally responsive. |
School staff, pastoral staff |
Facilitated |
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Supporting young people from families under long-term strain |
Introduces a research-informed approach to supporting students whose family members are experiencing addiction or mental health issues. Covers common coping patterns and how to respond. |
School staff, pastoral staff |
Facilitated |
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Delivered by a health teacher or facilitator, this workshop helps non-health teachers handle sensitive health topics confidently across their subject areas. Covers alcohol and other drugs, vaping, mental health and wellbeing, and gaming and gambling. Staff develop practical approaches for responding to sensitive topics as they arise in their teaching. |
Non-Health teaching staff |
Facilitated |
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Introduces the SACS ABC screening approach and how to use it appropriately in school contexts. Prepares pastoral staff for non-judgemental, supportive conversations with young people about alcohol and other drug use. |
Pastoral and wellbeing staff |
Facilitated |
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Guides boards through the key considerations when adopting a whole-school approach to wellbeing and Alcohol and other drugs. Covers risk and protective factors and supports review of school policies and responses. |
School boards, senior leadership |
Self-directed (facilitated on request for partnered schools) |
E-learning units
These units are designed for school staff and take between 15-30 minutes to complete. Each unit covers key concepts and ideas from Tūturu, which are expanded on in our other resources.
Title |
What this PLD focuses on |
Who it is for |
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Essential information about alcohol and drug use in Aotearoa and how to guide young people toward healthy beliefs and self-awareness. |
All school staff, boards, whānau |
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Conversations for change: Motivational interviewing with young people |
Introduces motivational interviewing as an approach to having supportive, non-directive conversations with young people. Builds confidence in engaging students in ways that encourage reflection and positive change. |
All school staff, pastoral staff, boards |
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Supporting young people through conversation: Long-term strain and substance use |
Builds understanding of how long-term stress and substance use affect student behaviour. Introduces common coping patterns and prepares staff to have supportive conversations. |
All school staff, pastoral staff |
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Introduction to youth online behaviours: Gaming, gambling and social media use |
Builds educators' understanding of gaming, gambling and social media use among young people. Covers key patterns, influences, and risks to support informed conversations with students. |
All school staff |
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Four short modules for health providers on engaging effectively with schools before, during, and after a visit. Covers communication, school culture, privacy, and appropriate language. |
Youth AOD health services |