What Circle Time resources are there for use in secondary schools?
Q: I wonder if you could tell which resources
are useful for use across the Secondary school
- particularly for challenging children.
Jenny: In my book, Quality Circle Time
in the Secondary School (this is available at our website shop), you will find
lots of the information that you need.
Page 62 onwards gives lots of lesson plans and ideas for you to use. I
think it will be right up your street.
It is absolutely vital that we help secondary schools build on the emotional literacy of the young people coming in to year 7 from primary schools where they have often helped to run the school. The good news is that the DfES has been working on how it can promote SEBS (Social, Emotional and Behavioural Skills) in secondary schools. This is to make sure that the work of SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) DfES Guidance June 2005 for primary schools - gets built on in the secondary schools.
Another thought has just crossed my mind. We have a great series of books called 101 Games to boost self-esteem .... behaviour ..... social skills - initially these act as a great programme to teach the children the skills they need prior to working on their emotional understanding and empathy.
Good luck and remember that you need a personal care plan to remind yourself there's a life outside your job - otherwise you can lose perspective and energy.
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