The Central South Consortium Joint Education Service are funding us to run a number of 3 day projects in schools in the South Wales areas for schools and classes where some learners are Children Looked After(CLA).
The project will involve two experienced practitioners working in schools with groups of students (including CLA) and school staff (either through involvement in classroom activity or twilight INSET). A variety of creative and action techniques such as storytelling, drama games, poetry and action learning techniques will be used to develop skills in emotional vocabulary and awareness, coping and emotion management strategies and social skills such as helping and friendship skills. With teaching and learning on empathy and motivation the sessions will help to enhance students self-perceptions as learners
Structure
- Emotional awareness- the dimensions of our emotional life
- Thinking skills- the nature and types of thought, facts, ideas and opinions, probabilities, mindsets
- Choices- Actions and values
Outcomes & Evaluation
The project would be evaluated using before, during and after scaled outcome ratings by students, staff and parents. We will be looking to improve the following outcomes especially for CLA and hard to engage learners
- Increased confidence in educational participation
- Better behaviour in school and home
- Improved attendance
- Improved educational engagement and attainment
- Improved home-school communication
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