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• Acclaim & Recognition
  • Acclaim from headteachers and schools
    • A positive INSET experience
    • An uplifting conference contribution!
    • College workshop goes down a storm!
    • Conference ends on such a high note!
    • From Jenny Mosley’s Quality Circle Time to Workforce Reform in just a few easy steps!
    • Golden acclaim from a golden teacher!
    • High praise from Blackburn and Darwen
    • High praise indeed from a Train the Trainers course teacher delegate
    • Jenny explains her model to student teachers
    • Jenny heads up an Inclusion conference
    • Jenny Mosley receives wonderful support from delegates at the “Nurturing Free Spirits” conference in Wigan, May 2004
    • Jenny Mosley thanked for DFES 'Second Most Improved School' award
    • The Connected Learning Zone Conference 20th February 2006
  • Acclaim from Key Individuals
    • "A Bright Future For All" from the Mental Health Foundation
    • "Citizenship" in an 'Independent' newspaper supplement by Bernard Crick
    • A Circle Time quote from “Moral development” by Mary Warnock (1998 Duckbacks Publishing)“
    • Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, a firm believer in QCT
    • Cherie Booth (Blair) comments on Quality Circle Time
    • Circle Time comment from Bernard Crick, chair National Advisory Group on Citizenship - June 2000
    • Circle Time in 'Assessment in the primary school' by Shirley Clarke
    • Dan Wallace, Minister of State, Ireland, addresses the Quality Circle Time conference
    • Jenny Mosley and the Talking Heads
    • Jenny Mosley on the television and radio
    • Lord Elton endorses Jenny Mosley's work
    • Lord Puttnam CBE: excerpts from his speech at the Quality Circle Time conference, London
    • Quality Circle Time in 'Moral development, an intelligent person's guide to ethics' by Mary Warnock
    • Reflections on Quality Circle Time by Jean Gross, former Director of SEAL.
  • Governmental Acclaim
    • "Better behaviour – better learning" and Quality Circle Time
    • "Excellence and Enjoyment document features Quality Circle Time model as a highly effective approach (2005)
    • A Bright Future for All November 2005 by the Mental Health Foundation
    • Circle Time is promoted by Ofsted to help children with behaviour and reduce exclusions - June 2009
    • Excerpt from "Personal support for pupils" in Scottish schools HMI Report 2004
    • Major DFES publication (SEAL) highlights Jenny Mosley’s Circle Time sessions
    • Marjorie Mowlam writes to Jenny Mosley, April 1998
    • National Curriculum (DFEE 1999)
    • National Healthy Schools report
    • PSHE – the national healthy schools standard; pupil involvement. September 2000
    • QCT and "DFES social inclusion"
    • QCT in 'Health education learning and teaching' Scotland 2000
    • QCT model in "Intervening early" (DfES 2002)
    • Secondary SEAL documentation recommends Jenny Mosley's circle time approaches (2007)
    • Taking children seriously – applications of counselling and therapy in education
    • “All our futures — creativity and culture” (DfES 2000)
  • International Acclaim
    • Quality Circle Time helping pupils to grow emotionally in Australia
    • Quality Circle Time is a success in India
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• Contact us
  • Jenny Mosley Consultancies and Positive Press
• Forthcoming Courses
  • Accredited Train the Trainers Course (28th Nov - 2nd Dec 2011) Click here to find out more
  • Accredited Train the Trainers Course (29th Nov - 3rd Dec 2010) Click here to find out more
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  • Train the Trainers (10th - 14th November 2008). BOOK NOW!
  • Train the Trainers (16th - 20th November 2009) Click here to find out more!
  • Train the Trainers (12th - 16th November 2007)
  • Train the Trainers Re-accreditation (12th - 13th October 2007).
  • Train the Trainers Re-accreditation (13th - 14th October 2011) Click here to find out more!
  • Train the Trainers Re-accreditation (15th - 16th October 2010) Click here to find out more!
  • Train the Trainers Re-accreditation (16th - 17th October 2009) Click here to find out more!
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• Free Games and Circle Times
  • Articles & Games
    • "More Clapping Games" Freeebie - "Spiderman, Superman, Batman"
    • "Singing Games" Freebie - "Wind up the Bobbin"
    • Institutional Quality Circles Basics
    • Train the Trainers Course Flier
  • Books and book extracts
    • "Active Assemblies for Every Week for SEAL" Freebie - Six steps to creating a successful assembly
    • "Active Assemblies for Every Week for SEAL" Freebies - An Introduction
    • "Step-by-Step Guide to Circle Time for SEAL" Freebie - Foreword by Jean Gross
    • "The power of puppets" Freebie - An introduction to the book
    • FREE CIRCLE TIME BOOK!! "Circle Time: A practical book of Circle Time lesson plans"
  • Inspirational thoughts & ideas
    • 'I wish you enough' - a tale
    • 'Love' - a poem
    • 'Ten Golden Rules for Myself!'
    • 'The Animal School' - a little story
    • 'The Average Child' - a poem
    • 'Today's Reality Check' - a tale
    • 'You are the most important person' handout
    • A letter to my daughter's headmaster
    • Jenny Mosley's Perfect Day of Golden Moments!
    • The Golden Rules in Sign Language
  • Lesson Plans
    • "Here We Go Round" Freebie - Fruit basket session plan
    • "Here We Go Round" Freebie - Intoductory session plan
    • "Stepping Stones to Success" Freebie - "ELGs for making relationships Lesson 1?"
    • "Stepping Stones to Success" Freebie - "ELGs for self confidence and self-esteem lesson 1?"
    • "Two Years of Successful Circle Time" freebie - Year 1 activity - taking part in class discussions
    • "Two Years of Successful Circle Time" freebie - Year 1 activity likes and dislikes, fair and unfair
    • Anti-Bullying Circle Time Session Plan
    • Health Education Circle Time Session Plans by Jonathan Miller
  • Lunchtime Freebies
    • "Positive Playtimes" Freebie - "Guidelines for good relationships between children and lunchtime supervisors"
    • "Positive Playtimes" Freebie - "Keeper, keeper, may we cross your golden river in your golden boat? "
    • "Positive Playtimes" Freebie - Lunchtime Audit to improve lunchtime systems
    • "Positive Playtimes" Freebie - Oranges and Lemons
    • "Wet Playground Games" Freebie - An Introduction to the book
    • "Wet Playtime Games" 'Freebie - "What Comes Next?"
    • "Wet Playtime Games" Freebie - "Count Me In!"
    • "Wet Playtime Games" Freebie - "Number Curls"
    • "Wet Playtime Games" Freebie - "Picture Chain"
  • Magazine Artlicles by Jenny Mosley
    • 5 to 7 Educator Article February 2007 p.1
    • 5 to 7 Educator Article February 2007 p.2
    • 5 to 7 Educator Article March 2007 p.1
    • 5 to 7 Educator Article March 2007 p.2
    • 5 to 7 Educator Article May 2007
    • Child Education Article April 2007 In my opinion
    • Child Education Article Aug 2007 p.1 New beginnings
    • Child Education Article Aug 2007 p.2 New Beginnings
    • Child Education Article Dec 2005 Celebrating difference
    • Child Education Article Feb 2008 p.1 Good to be me
    • Child Education Article Feb 2008 p.2 Good to be me
    • Child Education Article Jan 2008 p.1 Changes
    • Child Education Article Jan 2008 p.2 Changes
    • Child Education Article March 2008 p.1 Going for goals
    • Child Education Article March 2008 p.2 Going for goals
    • Child Education Article Oct 2003 Page 1 Teacher's Guide...
    • Child Education Article Oct 2003 Page 2 Teacher's Guide...
    • Child Education Article Sept 2004 Page 1 Welcome to our school
    • Child Education Article Sept 2004 Page 2 Welcome to our school
    • Infant Projects Article in October 2004 issue p.1
    • Infant Projects Article in October 2004 issue p.2
    • Infant Projects Article in October 2004 issue p.3
    • Infant Projects Article in October 2004 issue p.4
    • Infant Projects Article in October 2004 issue p.5
    • Infant Projects Article in October 2004 issue p.6
    • Junior Education Article February May 2007 p.1
    • Learning Support Article Spring Term 2 2007 New beginnings
    • Learning Support Article Summer Term 1 2007
    • Nursery Education Article February 2006 p.1
    • Nursery Education Article February 2006 p.2
    • Nursery Education Article February 2006 p.3
    • Nursery Education Article February 2006 p.4
    • Nursery Education Article September 2004
    • Nursery World Article April 2006 Page 1 Sense of Security
    • Nursery World Article April 2006 Page 2 Sense of Security
    • Nursery World Article April 2007 Page 1 Expletives Deleted
    • Nursery World Article April 2007 Page 2 Expletives Deleted
    • Nursery World Article Aug 4 2005 Page 1 In The Round
    • Nursery World Article Aug 4 2005 Page 2 In The Round
    • Nursery World Article August 2006 Page 1 Pure Instinct
    • Nursery World Article August 2006 Page 2 Pure Instinct
    • Nursery World Article December 2006 Page 1 Habit Forming
    • Nursery World Article December 2006 Page 2 Habit Forming
    • Nursery World Article February 2006 Page 1 Response Time
    • Nursery World Article February 2006 Page 2 Response Time
    • Nursery World Article February 2007 Page 1 Doing Good
    • Nursery World Article February 2007 Page 2 Doing Good
    • Nursery World Article January 2006 Page 1 Empathy
    • Nursery World Article January 2006 Page 2 Empathy
    • Nursery World Article July 2006 Page 1 Get Engaged
    • Nursery World Article July 2006 Page 2 Get Engaged
    • Nursery World Article June 2006 Page 1 Slapping
    • Nursery World Article June 2006 Page 2 Slapping
    • Nursery World Article March 2006 Page 1 Helping Hands
    • Nursery World Article March 2006 Page 2 Helping Hands
    • Nursery World Article May 2006 Page 1 Keeping Afloat
    • Nursery World Article May 2006 Page 2 Keeping Afloat
    • Nursery World Article November 2006 Page 1 Sadly Departed
    • Nursery World Article November 2006 Page 2 Sadly Departed
    • Nursery World Article October 2006 Page 1 Unhappy Child
    • Nursery World Article October 2006 Page 2 Unhappy Child
    • SEBDA Article Page 1
    • SEBDA Article Page 2
    • SEBDA Article Page 3
    • SEBDA Article Page 4
  • Newsletters
    • Autumn 2008 Quality Circle Time Newsletter
    • Puppets for Peace Newsletter 2007
    • Spring 2006 Quality Circle Time Newsletter
    • Spring 2007 Quality Circle Time Newsletter
    • Spring 2008 Quality Circle Time Newsletter
    • Summer 2006 Quality Circle Time Newsletter
    • Summer 2008 Quality Circle Time Newsletter
  • Top Tips for the Classroom
    • "Circle Time Handbook for the Moppy Series" Freebie -" What is Emotional Intelligence?"
    • "Positive Behaviour and Self-Esteem in Secondary Schools" freebie - Ideas for promoting pupil self-esteem
    • "Positive Behaviour and Self-Esteem in Secondary Schools" freebie - Self-evaluation sheet for teachers
    • "Ring of Confidence" Freebie - Practitioners' comments
    • "Turn your school round" Freebie - Comments from children about Circle Time
    • Ground Rules for Teachers Delivering Quality Circle Time
    • QUALITY CIRCLE TIME; THE HEART OF A SCHOOL COMMUNITY by Jenny Mosley
  • Videos
    • Children help themselves and others (video)
    • Five Key Skills (Video clip)
    • Jenny Mosley at Findhorn Catch them being good
    • Jenny Mosley at Findhorn the yoga story
    • Jenny Mosley at Findhorn Golden Moments story
    • Jenny Mosley at Findhorn seal puppet snippet
    • Positive lunchtimes and playtimes (Video Clip)
    • Some Background to Quality Circle Time (Video Clip)
    • The Basics of Quality Circle Time (Video Clip)
    • The Power of puppets (Video Clip)
    • Video Clip from the "Big News" DVD - Transition Time
    • Video Clip from the "Big News" DVD - Lunchtimes and Playtimes
    • Video Clip from the "Big News" DVD - Task Forces
    • Video Clip from the "Big News" DVD - The Golden Rules
    • Video Clips from a Conference Keynote Presentation by Jenny Mosley
• Giving Back
  • Giving Back
• Golden Schools
  • About Golden Schools
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• Magazine Articles by Jenny Mosley
  • Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan's article "Doing Good" in Nursery World February 2007
  • Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan's article "Expletives Deleted" in Nursery World April 2007
  • Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan's article "Get Engaged" in Nursery World July 2006
  • Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan's article "Habit Forming" in Nursery World December 2006
  • Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan's article "Helping Hands" in Nursery World March 2006
  • Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan's article "Hit and Run" in Nursery World June 2006
  • Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan's article "Keeping Afloat" in Nursery World May 2006
  • Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan's article "Low Down" in Nursery World October 2006
  • Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan's article "Pure Instinct" in Nursery World August 2006
  • Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan's article "Response Time" in Nursery World February 2006
  • Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan's article "Sadly Departed" in Nursery World November 2006
  • Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan's article "Sense of Security" in Nursery World April 2006
  • Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan's article "With Feeling" in Nursery World January 2006
  • Jenny Mosley's "Running Circles of Support" article in SEBDA News Spring 2008
  • Jenny Mosley's article "Be Prepared" in Learning Support Summer Term 1 2007
  • Jenny Mosley's article "Celebrating Difference" in Child Education Magazine December 2005
  • Jenny Mosley's article "Changes" in Child Education Magazine January 2008
  • Jenny Mosley's article "Going for Goals " in Child Education Magazine March 2008
  • Jenny Mosley's article "Good to be me" in Child Education Magazine February 2008
  • Jenny Mosley's article "In my Opinion" in Child Education Magazine April 2007
  • Jenny Mosley's article "In The Round" in Nursery World August 4 2005
  • Jenny Mosley's article "Teachers' Guide to a Happy Classroom" in Child Education Magazine October 2003
  • Jenny Mosley's article "Teachers' Guide to a Happy Classroom" in Child Education Magazine September 2004
  • Jenny Mosley's article "Welcome to our school" in Child Education Magazine September 2004
  • Jenny Mosley's article in 5 to 7 Educator magazine February 2007
  • Jenny Mosley's article in 5 to 7 Educator magazine March 2007
  • Jenny Mosley's article in 5 to 7 Educator magazine May 2007
  • Jenny Mosley's article in Infant Projects magazine October 2004
  • Jenny Mosley's article in Learning Support Spring Term 2 2007
  • Jenny Mosley's article in Nursery Education magazine February 2006
  • Jenny Mosley's article in Nursery Education magazine September 2004
• News
  • Blog
    • Finally, I am my Mother
    • Glitz, challenge, friends and witty children!
    • So much for first impressions! Ofsted beware!
    • Wonderful school managers and rusty Golden Time
    • Romantic or mean?
    • Let's dance!
    • Intergenerational Circle Time
    • Beeswax and boredom
    • Playgrounds and spiders webs
    • Where shall I start?
  • Consultancy News
    • Developing Positive Attitudes to Learning - The Doncaster Infant School Network Achieves its Aims
    • Focus on: Helen Peter, Senior Consultant, Jenny Mosley Consultancies
    • Jenny Mosley's New Zealand Conference Tour 2007
    • The Importance of Circle Time Training
    • Jenny Mosley travels to New Zealand and Australia to deliver Quality Circle Time and ‘Beyond’
    • Nottinghamshire Midday Supervisors' “Playtime” Conference
    • Jenny Mosley’s conferences and training events 2006
    • JMC Consultant’s conferences and training events 2006
    • Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition, Manchester 5th and 6th May 2006
    • BOOK NOW! October 2006 Train The Trainers Course places available. Re-inspire, uplift and enthuse!
    • Learning Brain Europe Conference invites Jenny Mosley
    • Quality Circle Time goes to Spain in 2005
    • Jenny Mosley participates at SEAL Conference, 31 March to 3 April, Liverpool
    • My first day at school - as a consultant! by Valerie Fleet
    • Early years and primary exhibition (TES)
    • Penny Vine's creative input to Merseyside early years conference
    • Jenny Mosley addresses the Findhorn "Spirit of Healing" conference
    • Taking Circle Time to Chile
    • Findhorn Community "Spirit of Healing" conference 2004
    • Jenny Mosley Consultancies joins Anti-Bullying Alliance
    • Jenny Mosley’s Circle Time and Lunchtime courses for SENJIT at the Institute of Education on 27th and 28th June 2006
  • Events and conferences
    • BOOK NOW INDIVIDUAL PLACES ON JENNY MOSLEY TRAINING DAYS 2010
    • BOOK NOW - Jenny Mosley Courses at SENJIT - Bookable by Individual Practitioners!
    • Jenny Mosley Inspires Nursery Managers at kidsunlimited annual conference
    • The Peckham ‘CLAN’ hold a Jenny Mosley training day to remember!
    • Jenny Mosley's key conferences and training events for 2008 and 2009
    • JMC Consultants conferences and trainng events 2008 and 2009
    • Jenny Mosley attends the COBIS Conference for Leaders and Teachers 5th & 6th February 2009: A Changing World: Challenges for Schools
    • JMC Consultants conferences and trainng events 2008 and 2009
    • Educationalists and Quality Circle Time consultants meet at the TES Exhibition in Manchester
    • Jenny Mosley celebrates SEAL with SEBDA
    • Jenny Mosley helps Hampshire primary teachers and SEAL head for new heights
    • Jenny Mosley's conferences and training events during 2007
    • JMC Consultants Conferences and Training Events 2007
  • International News
    • Placing positive behaviour high on the agenda in India
    • Educational professionals in Malta receive training in how Quality Circle Time can support their practice
    • The Teacher Foundation of India Plans Conference to Put Children's Self-esteem at the Heart of the Curriculum
    • Experiences of a Circle Time enthusiast from India visiting Jenny Mosley
    • Pupils and staff in a Ugandan school benefit from Circle Time
    • Circle Time to be used in New Zealand's new educational toolkit
    • Jenny helps Quality Circle Time thrive once more in New Zealand
    • A Quality Circle Time book published in India for India.
    • Jenny Mosley takes Quality Circle Time to the land of the pyramids
    • Jenny Mosley speaking in the Hague.
    • Sarah Bentley’s sunset over the Chilean Pacific as QCT reaches Chile
    • Extra Time Needed for Sport Fund
    • Time For Talk
    • “Creating A Circle of Change” in The Hindu, Young World Newspaper.
    • Pavement-dwellers and children from the slums in India benefit from Circle Time every day
    • The Pyramids of ……India? Read about a fascinating rurual education project.
  • Local and National Media Coverage
    • Circle Time promoted by Ofsted to help young children achieve positive behaviour and reduce exclusions - June 2009
    • Command Your Troops - an article about discipline in schools
    • Role Models for Model Citizens – article in the Guardian October 7th 2008
    • Glasgow City Council fights discrimination and prejudice using the 5-Step QCT model for schools
    • Bringing School Governors into Circle Time
    • Golden Rules for Secondary Schools - on the front page of the Telegraph April 30 2007
    • “Squaring up to the Circle” in Secondary School
    • “In The Round” from Nursery World magazine September 2005
    • Scholastic "Infant Projects" magazine (April edition no.160) focuses on circle time
    • Releasing Excellence Through Building Self-Esteem
    • Wonder Years - excellence through enjoyment in primary schools in TES March 19 2004
    • Bransgore Primary School in the news
    • Research Report 'Circle Time' - giving a flavour of the report from Monica Taylor
    • "Teachers go round in circles" news from an article by Helen Ward
    • "Time for Talk"- excerpts from an article about the work of Marion Nash
    • Gwen Mayor Awards : A look back to last year.
    • Love one another is the first lesson
    • Teacher’s guide - the happy classroom
  • Newsletters
    • Autumn 2008 Quality Circle Time Newsletter
    • Summer 2008 Quality Circle Time Newsletter
    • Spring 2008 Quality Circle Time Newsletter
    • Spring 2007 Quality Circle Time Newsletter
    • Summer 2006 Quality Circle Time Newsletter
    • Spring 2006 Quality Circle Time Newsletter
  • Positive Press Resources News
    • Positive Press' first Welsh Language Resources - Out Now!
    • Better Behaviour through Golden Time a finalist for 2006 ERA award
    • Singing is good for more than just the soul!
    • Making the most of rainy day playtimes
    • New circle time handbook set to enliven the Golden Rules storybook series
    • Puppets to receive a ‘helping hand’ from Positive Press!
    • Golden Rules for the classroom
    • “Action rhymes for whole-brain learning” by J.Mosley and H.Sonnet - an article by Fiona Freer.
    • “Golden Rules for the classroom” - a Positive Press Series
    • Eliminating Bullying Hotseat 22 May to 6 June 2003
    • "Use Your Brain" - news of an article about clapping and other games
  • Related articles supporting the development of QCT ideas
    • Ofsted recognises the importance of Quality Circle Time in the re-engagement of disaffected and relucatant secondary pupils
    • Scotts, Batman and Danny the READ dogs!
    • Tackling educational disengagement by teaching social and emotional literacy skills - notes on an article by Sonia Sodha and Silvia Guglielmi
    • How to survive minor classroom irritations - an article in TES 13.05.09 by Jennifer Beckles
    • A Circle of Support in Practice from an article in SEBDA News (Spring 2009)
    • Intergenerational Circle Time “Building Bridges 2” is celebrated by a Leeds Launch
    • PLAY PLAYFULNESS AND CIRCLE TIME by Anne Boardman
    • Intergenerational circle time "Building Bridges" project in Leeds wins award
    • Puppets for Peace Day 29 September 2007
    • News from the Infant School Network, Doncaster
    • Jenny Mosley’s puppets – are inspiring exciting adventures for Pre-Primary children in Australia!
    • The Northern Lights Conference in Findhorn: What Schools are Getting Right
    • Australia’s Maggie Dent is inspiring others to be the best they can be!!
    • School nurses and Circle Time case study
    • An Open Letter to my Daughter’s Headmaster
    • Puppets for Peace Day - 29th September 2005
    • See our Quality Circle Time video clips online
    • See details of a one day conference from the School of Emotional Literacy
    • Learning to listen and ready to learn
    • Circle Time helps make a positive impact on literacy scores. January 2005
    • Primary Strategy Learning Networks
    • Ground Rules for Teachers delivering Quality Circle Time sessions and Children participating in Quality Circle Time Sessions
  • Selected Articles by Jenny Mosley
    • Stop Press!! Major new DFES publication highlights Jenny Mosley’s Circle Time sessions
  • Talking Heads - National College for School Leadership
    • "Talking Heads" Jenny Mosley in the hotseat discusses combating bullying - February to March 2004
    • "Talking Heads" special guest - Jenny in the bullying hotseat - May to June 2003
    • "Talking Heads Scotland" - Jenny Mosley chats to headteachers about releasing excellence - October 2003
    • “Talking Heads” Jenny Mosley as hot seat special guest - March 2002
• Other Pages
  • Golden Time as an Effective Positive Behaviour Incentive
  • Mosley Quality Circle Time Model Provides Effective Approach for SEAL Curriculum
  • Quality Circle Time Model Provides Positive Impact on Children’s Social and Emotional Development
  • Support Positive Playtime with Traditional Lunchtime Games
• Positive Press Limited
  • Positive Press Limited
• Questions & Answers
  • Bullying and anti-social behaviour
    • How can we help a class with a poor reputation?
    • How do I help a class with a reputation get over that reputation?
    • How do we deal with playground bullying?
    • How do we deal with the guilt associated with bullying?
    • How do we get to the heart of a bullying problem?
    • Q: Can being bored and having poor emotional literacy skills lead to poor behaviour?
    • Q: How can we support a boy who is verbally bullied for being a bit 'different' and outside of popular culture.
    • Q: Can you offer any tips for dealing with the issue of bullying, at lunchtimes, within a large 11- 16 secondary school?
    • Q: Do you have any views of Norway’s target of zero bullying?
    • Q: How can assemblies help with bullying strategies?
    • Q: How can peer mediation help with poor behaviour?
    • Q: How can we deal with some parents who misinterpret what bullying is and fall out with each other?
    • Q: How do we deal with a group of Year 5 girls with extreme friendship issues?
    • Q: What are the bullying behaviours that we should look for?
    • What do I do about a group of Key Stage 2 girls with anti-social behaviour?
    • When does bullying become bullying?
  • Circles of support
    • Can you tell me about setting up a Circle of Support for a Year 7 group?
    • I'm a Learning Mentor and am particularly interested in the idea of smaller circle times aimed at children who found it difficult to cope with class based circle times. We are considering setting up a small group on the theme of disruptive behaviour
    • I'm really interested in how Circle Time can be used in secondary school, particularly for year 7 nurture groups (the first being for anxious and under confident students). What resources could support this work?
  • Creativity and the arts
    • How does using creativity in the classroom help all children?
    • Q: Can using drama and the arts help improve behaviour?
  • Emotional safety in school
    • A child has raised a personal issue during circle time relating to how they are being mis-treated at home – what steps I should now take? I am a student teacher
    • How can we extend our peer mediation work?
    • How can we support a child who is being verbally bullied?
    • Is it alright to create a safe and caring school when the outside world is not always like that?
    • What are the most important things for emotionally safe classrooms?
    • What happens when children are socially left out?
    • What should I do if an Early Years child is scared of the puppet?
    • What should we do when children confide in staff in a small, rural community school?
  • Golden Time
    • Any ideas for Golden Time activities with children in a large reception team as they tend to “play” quite a lot anyway and we would like to create some really positive rewards.
    • Can you think of a good piece of research I could do into Golden Time?
    • Do children ever become dependent upon external rewards?
    • How can I convince other adults that Golden Time is a valuable use of time?
    • How can I get my current class to respond as well to Golden Time as previous classes have?
    • How can I help a child who needs very frequent rewards in order to behave?
    • How do I Introduce Golden Time in a Junior School?
    • How does Golden Time relate to playground behaviour and mid-day supervisor support?
    • How much Golden Time should children lose?
    • I 'm undertaking an Open University module on youth justice and am looking for any academic references to golden time - can you help?
    • Is Golden Time humiliating?
    • Is Golden Time still the best reward system?
    • My question is: how, in the Golden Time system is the happy sunshine best implemented?
    • Q: How does Golden Time work?
    • Should we be concerned about over-using rewards?
    • Shouldn't we be encouraging intrinsic rather than extrinsic rewards?
    • What about intrinsic verses extrinsic rewards?
    • What activity ideas do you have for Golden Time in reception classes?
    • What are the most important factors for emotional safety?
    • What should our school do if Golden Time does not seem to be working?
  • Involving parents
    • How can we involve parents more with our caring school ethos?
    • How can we sort out our bullying problem in which the parents do not help?
  • Lunchtimes and playtimes
    • Can you help me with setting up a buddy system?
    • How can boys let off steam in the playground safely?
    • How can midday supervisors help to banish a negative lunchtime culture?
    • How can we combat playtime football problems?
    • Q: How can a playground ‘squad’ and a games supervisor help with playtimes?
    • Q: How can we stop Football ruining our playtimes?
    • Q: How do we improve playtimes with a tiny, bleak playground?
    • Q: What can we do, we are ‘bogged down’ with undesirable playground behaviour?
    • We are implementing some of the playground strategies from the Jenny Moseley model - does anyone have any good ideas for activities for craze of the week?
    • What resources are there to help with dealing with playground conflict?
  • Quality Circle Time and listening systems
    • Can you tell us some good Circle Time games ideas?
    • How can children's ideas be fed into the school system?
    • How can I carry out effective circle times with a large class of 36 8-9 year old girls. I find it difficult for all children to voice their views and opinions.
    • How can I cope when children bring up things like death or divorce during Circle Time?
    • How can I help a child who displays mutism?
    • How can I help children who have a negative self-image?
    • How can I hold Quality Circle Times for children with severe learning difficulties?
    • How can I make it easier to create a circle in my classroom?
    • How can I reassure parents about Circle Time?
    • How can staff best manage Early Years children and the Quality Circle Time Model?
    • How can we improve our Circle Time and get it running efficiently?
    • How can we improve pupils’ input into celebrating achievement and success in a group with six pupils who are profoundly deaf?
    • How do I encourage children to participate in Circle Time?
    • How do we develop listening systems in a large secondary school?
    • How do we developing Circle Time in a secondary EBD school?
    • How do we introduce the Quality Circle Time model and improve inclusion?
    • I take a group of children on the autistic spectrum with severe communication and behaviour problems for circle time and then do circles with the classes with children with severe and multiple learning difficulties, generally these children have no s
    • I'm just setting up circle time, is there a good pathway to follow?
    • I've been doing circle time for two years at the college I'm at because it's joint with a school. Any ideas on good games for this week?
    • Is R.E a good lesson to use circle time in?
    • Is there meant to be progression in Circle Time?
    • Please could you tell me the difference between Quality Circle Time and circle time?
    • Q: How can a trained group of secondary students help others with their issues?
    • Some children in our class try to dominate Circle Time or show off, what can I do?
    • What are your thoughts on how to introduce peer mediation?
    • What can I do when children don't tell the truth in Circle Time?
    • What Circle Time resources are there for use in secondary schools?
    • What do we do when children raise tricky issues during Circle Time?
    • What should our school discuss during Circle Time?
    • What should we do if we are worried about a child making a disclosure during circle Time?
  • Research and studying
    • Can you help point me in the right direction with my Circle Time dissertation?
    • Can you point me in the right direction for my research on Golden Time?
    • For my research, I would like to know how widespread the use of Quality Circle Time is in the UK?
    • How can I reference your website - what is the publication date?
    • How did circle time begin?
    • I am doing a dissertation on Circle Time and can't find anywhere to do my class observations.
    • I am writing a dissertation on the benefits of circle time in the foundation stage in developing PSE skills. I can't find any reading on the history of circle time.
    • Studying Circle Time and Language Development
    • What is Jenny's background to the Quality Circle Time model?
    • Where can I find resources for a presentation on Circle Time?
  • Small schools
    • How do community relationships outside of school affect school life?
    • How do we add ‘zing’ to Circle Time in a very small school?
    • Is there any special Circle Time advice for very small schools?
  • Staff Issues
    • Hi I am a new learning mentor and would like some ideas on teaching organisational skills. Can you help?
    • How can I ensure the well-being of staff in our school?
    • How can we help to support and motivate midday supervisors?
    • How can we timetable staff Circle Time when people work different hours?
    • What about the Circle Time model and staff?
• Research & Reports
  • Formal research
    • A Message from Jenny Mosley regarding Research
    • A Report on the use of Jenny Mosley's Whole School QCT Model in Primary Schools in the UK
    • An evaluative account of the working of a dramatherapy peer support group within a comprehensive school
    • Can a Circle of Support help to boost the Self-Concept, Social Skills and Modify the Behaviour of Pupils in Year 7 at a Secondary School? by Jude Liberman.
    • Can Circle Time facilitate the learning of emotional expression and competence in boys with severe EBD? by Georgina Franks.
    • Can Circle Time in the Foundation Stage Support the Early Learning Goals for Personal, Social and Emotional Development? by Fiona Wood
    • Circle Time: A Practical Guide. Scottish Borders Council
    • Circle Time: The theory and Practice in Northern Ireland by Kathryn E Edgar BA PGCE DASE
    • Circle Time: A Much-Neglected Resource in Secondary Schools? By Marilyn Tew
    • Developing a Whole School Approach to Student Guidance in Hong Kong Primary Schools by Yung Yin Man, Anissa.
    • Developing Children’s Self Esteem Through Thinking Skills in a Supportive Group Setting by Caroline Mann. September 1995.
    • Dramatherapy in Education by Jennifer Mosley
    • Evaluating Circle Time as a support to social skills development – reflections on a journey in school-based research by Catherine Canney and Alison Byrne
    • Groupwork with Self-Referred Young Women with Low Self-Esteem by Alison Morris
    • Planning for the Personal, Social and Emotional Development of the Peoples of Eritrea; Is There a Place for the Circle Time Approach? by Kiflay Seare.
    • PSHE : Intuition and Actualisation in Personal and Social Education: A Pilot Study of a Primary School Programme Using Circle Time by Edwina Clare Molloy
    • Racial Valuing in Cayman: its Sources and its Effects on Self-Esteem by Ian W. Godet
    • Some Implications Arising from a Small-scale Study of a Circle-based Programme Initiated for the Tutorial Period
    • Supervision in Dance / Movement Therapy by Iraina Clarke
    • The Place of Art Therapy in a Kenyan Rehabilitation Centre by Immanuel C.K. Njue
    • The Power of Circles: Exploring the development of self-esteem and a positive approach to behaviour in secondary schools through the use of Circle Time. By L.P.Gilbert
    • Theory in Practice: A Case Study of Helpines in Bristol by Francine Lamonte Bradshaw
    • To evaluate attitudes of teachers and pupils towards circle time in a sample of primary schools in the Bristol Area by Muzaffer Sencer Bulut
    • Toward a Caring Primary School: Using Mosley’s Circle-Time Model to Achiever the National Curriculum Goals for Primary Schools in Taiwan. By Yun-Yuh Huang
    • Towards a caring school – using Circle-Time to promote self esteem and positive behaviour and relationships in Bombay schools by Urmila Ramakrishna
    • Why is emotional Intelligence seen as a relevant concept to UK businesses today? by Jacqueline E. Rigby
  • Reports and informal research
    • Aberdeen school pupils run a great parents’ meeting with a difference
    • Circle Time helps make a positive impact on literacy scores. January 2005
    • Jenny Mosley on education and spirituality - Findhorn series article 4 - Learning from children
    • Learning to listen and ready to learn
    • Quality Circle Time in the Secondary Curriculum by Jane Mansfield
    • Stop Press!! Major new DFES publication highlights Jenny Mosley's Circle Time sessions!
    • Support circles as an alternative to exclusion, by Frankie McGuire
    • Turn Your School Round - report
    • “Post-school learning and self-esteem: using Quality Circle Time in the Stirling compass for life partnership”, by Jane Alcorn.
  • True life stories
    • Aberdeen school pupils run a great parents’ meeting with a difference
    • An open letter to my Daughter's Headmaster
    • Circle of One by Dorota Owen
• Training and conferences
  • A Closure Day - Achieving Excellence Through Valuing Individuals; Sharing the Vision - Early Years, Primary and Secondary
  • A Working In School Day - Early Years, Primary, Secondary
  • About Our Training
  • Advanced Quality Circle Time - reviewing and re-energising - Early Years, primary and secondary
  • Best Value Tailor-Made Training Package
  • Boost Your Energy; putting yourself first is not selfish!
  • Bridging The Circle - for teachers of years 6 and 7
  • Bring Drama Into Your Circle Time - Early Years, Primary, Secondary
  • Children beyond pupils who challenge our hearts minds bodies - Early Years, Primary and Secondary
  • Conference days and after dinner speakers - Early Years, Primary, Secondary, Post-School
  • Create Happier Lunchtimes & Playtimes; a whole school approach - Early Years, Primary, Secondary
  • Creative arts training days for all - Early Years, Primary and Secondary
  • Developing A Holistic Approach To Emotional Health - creating the work/life balance
  • Drugs Education; building self-esteem and resilience of children
  • Fees and how to afford our training
  • International Training - Early Years, Primary, Secondary
  • Lifting the Spirits - bringing the joy of music and sound to adults and children
  • More Than Splish, Splash, Splosh - releasing teachers' and pupils' innate creativity - Early Years and Primary
  • NLP Foundation Skills (2 day course)
  • Parents & Staff Evenings; Broadening the Vision - primary and secondary
  • Peer Mediation; If you want to help a child, let them help others
  • Power of Puppets - learn how to use puppets creatively in your classroom - Early Years, Primary, Secondary
  • Raising self-esteem and morale of staff - Early Years, primary and Secondary
  • Relaxation Training For All Children And Staff
  • Sound, Move and Make - integrating arts media - Early Years, Primary and Secondary
  • Special Training Packages
  • Switching Children On To Learning - Early Years, primary and secondary
  • The Art of Storytelling - bring stories alive through the circle - Early Years, Primary, Secondary
  • Train the trainers accredited courses
  • Train the Trainers Accredited Training
  • Train The Trainers for your own authority
  • Train the Trainers Re-Accreditation
  • Training for Schools and Clusters
• What is Quality Circle Time
  • The basics of Circle Time
  • The benefits
  • Video clips of Quality Circle Time
  • What is it for?
  • Where & when can it be used ?
  • Who can use It ?
• Who we are
  • Jenny Mosley - including a personal note from Jenny
  • The Consultancy