children’s services “new beginnings” the content identify opportunities and possible...
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• “New beginnings” the content
• Identify opportunities and possible challenges in using the material across the school
• Discuss ideas as to how progress and impact may be measured
New Beginnings
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Activities
Activities from the SEAL resources
Discussions & questioning:
Where could I use this?Why would I use this?How will I know it has made a
difference?
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Self awarenessManaging feelings
Motivat ion
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Great Expectations(house rules)
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The colours of SEAL Light blue
main guidance
Salmon Assemblies / theme overview
Purple Staffroom
Red Foundation Stage
Blue Years 1 & 2
Yellow Years 3 & 4
Green Years 5 & 6
Silver small group work
Gold Family
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Who am I? Who are you?
Activity – seated in a circleChange places if …
Pass the ball …
Q:What is the difference between the activities?
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New Beginnings – Theme overview
ActivityTake each strand across each age group and identify what this could look like across the school:
– classroom– assembly– around the school– play time– lunchtime– wet play– attitudes to homework
FeedbackQ: to what extent is the development linear?
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New Beginnings
ActivityIn pairs design a life journey and identify the opportunities for a ‘new beginning’journey can be for any period of life: cradle to grave, ‘teenage years’, employment
FeedbackWhat are the similarities and the differences between the opportunities – and what difference will this make in the classroom?
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What am I like? What are your likes?
ActivityGoing to an island – agree what 10 items you would take with you
And in class …Would you suggest where the island is?What parameters would you set – before / with / duringHow would you assess their skills and understanding?
There is a shortage of space – you are restricted to 6 items – what will they be? How will you negotiate the items?
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RelaxationWhat is relaxation?
How do you know when you are relaxed?
How do you know if other people are ‘relaxed’?
There must be quite a few things a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them.
Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, Chapter 2
If your teeth are clenched and your fists are clenched, your lifespan is probably clenched.
Adabella Radici
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RelaxationQ:What strategies do you have as an adult?
at work?at home?
Table challengeAs many relaxation activities for:
staffchildrenteenagers
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Caught or taught?Activity
Staffroom activity
what do we do in our schools?
what could we do in our school?
FeedbackQ: What are our priority areas and what will we need to do in order to address them? (see handout)
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Red group building a picture
Activity - Arranged in a circle & pass the moosewhat makes you happy?
(what does this look like?)what makes you sad?
(what does this look like?)what makes you excited / scared / frightened?
(what does this look like?)
Q:How could you use the information shared in your assessment for learning, planning …?
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Red group building a picture
Understanding their interpretationsPhotographs (download from SEAL site)
feelings fan
…
Q:How do I let you know what I am feeling? What if I do this in an ‘inappropriate’ way?
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‘Who am I?’ActivityDraw a picture of yourself and on each limb label a different relationship:
son / daughteraunt / uncleGodparent / ….
Try to make sure no-one sees your drawing
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Blue group knowing me … knowing you
Activity
Fruit collection
Q:What do you think about the ‘I can …’ ‘I am …’ statements?
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My mate FaisalTony Langham
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‘The other half of me’
Activity
pairs
Q:How could you extend this activity?
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A new world
The Magician’s Nephew
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A perfect worldDiscussionCan somewhere be perfect all the time?
What would happen if we were calm all the time?
I wonder what the world would be like if we never made a mistake. What do you think?
What can people learn from animals?
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Yellow - Friendship
Take one poemWhat do you in your classroom to avoid this?
To what extent should we ensure that no child (or adult) ever feels like this?
What is the difference between being alone and being lonely?
What are the rights and responsibilities we have on the playground?
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Yellow group – those around us
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The ‘Waves’ model
Individualintervention
Quality first teaching of social, emotional & behavioural skills to all children
Effective whole-school or setting policies & frameworks for promoting emotional
health and well-being
Small-group intervention for children who need additional help in
developing skills, & for their families
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Family SEAL
As you play the game, consider:
What questions would you adapt?
What do you need to know about the families before you give them the game to play?
What difference will it make?
How could you adapt this for use in a lunch time oasis club?
Family SEAL slides
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Green group – the not so perfect world
DiscussionWhat would be the ‘nightmare school’?What would be the worst 3 aspects?
DiscussionWhich aspects do you think your oldest pupils would identify?
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Green groupAmy’s story
DiscussionHow could you use this?What questions would you ask of the pupils?
How could you extend the activity to link with the local community?
DiscussionWhat strategies do you have in school for supporting your pupils understanding of any differences between ‘inside’ school and ‘outside’ school?
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Forumshttp://www.medway.gov.uk/schoolforums/
National Strategy sitehttp://www.bandapilot.org.uk/