Thank you to everyone who helped suggest some questions for my safe survey. Today I introduced it to the school. Here is my assembly and the questions, hope other schools will find it useful. I am using Monkey Survey to collect the results. Good morning please sit down. I would like you to think about […]
Read MoreI get confused easily, I admit it. But one of the things that confuses me a lot when pupils explain their life, is the family set up. So I have started to rely on Genograms a lot more. Ok I admit that I also like stationary and different colour pens, so a Genogram gives me […]
Read MoreOne of my main concerns is bullying and I have spent a lot of time talking with pupils about the affects and problems related to bullying. With this in mind I would like to tell you a story about a girl called Louise. Louise was 12 when she changed school. She came from Aldershot an […]
Read MoreI really enjoy and value having guest speakers come into school and talk to the pupils. They can inspire and educate. They can also enlighten pupils who have a very narrow experience of life. But they can touch a nerve and be a little to close to home. We have a 6th social coming up, […]
Read MoreBoarders are about to return to school and many boarding staff are busy trying to make sure that homesickness doesn’t kick in. Here are my top tips. I know it sounds stupid, but sticker books have worked a treat for the first few days. Many a 6th former has have looked at me like I was […]
Read MoreSexting is mentioned a lot in the new KCSiE. It is something that schools have been covering in their #PSHE lessons for some time but the topic can be challenging to educate pupils in. The main reason is that pupils have a very different view on what teachers are talking about. In the KCSiE and the extra […]
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