Help Young People with Decision-Making

Activities to help Young People Deal with Decisions & Choices by Stephanie George & Patricia Andrews-Wardell A resource to support teachers and pastoral  staff to help students navigate the choices, well-being and character development  journeys  that they make each and every day There are 20 Choices and Decision-Making activities that cross the bridge between the pastoral and curriculum aspects of learning. The activities can be used in PSHE lessons, circle time, one-to-one sessions, small groups and mentoring sessions and include: Decisions and Choices Initial Self-Assessment – to give students the opportunity to assess themselves in order to provide a baseline for measuring progress with a focus on decision-making and choices. Decisions and Choices Action Plan – developing a set of SMART targets and creation of a plan of action following completion of the decisions and choices assessment. Choices at 16 – two follow-on activities allowing students to understand the range of choices at the end of Year 11. Choices at 14 – for students to consider the range of choices at the end of KS3. Sam and Poppy’s Decision – a scenario on peer pressure and friendships. It Wasn’t me, Miss – to consider the decisions to be made around a theft and who the culprit might be. Students will examine the facts, make a judgement and make a choice. Mark’s Mobile Phone – students are asked to identify and recognise when it is appropriate to use a mobile phone. Influences and Decisions – exploration of who has the most influence over the students. Friendship Choices and Qualities – examination of the actions and consequences regarding certain situations with friends. The Skills Search – to give students the opportunity consider the skills set that they have, if they can further develop them and the choices that they will need to make to do this. The Qualities Quest – students reflect upon the qualities they have and consider how to nurture and improve upon these as part of their own personal development and character building. There is real pressure on our young people in modern society – from social media, mobile phones, the Internet, friendships, peer groups, parents to school demands – and pressure can come in many forms and affect many areas of their lives. When pressure leads to poor choices and decisions this can have undesirable consequences for young people who have so much to manage and juggle at a time of intense physical and emotional change. This book is about helping young people to make informed choices and decisions.   It is intended for use by those working in a variety of settings including schools, alternative education settings, Learning Support Units, Pupil/Student Referral Units, Isolation Units, Exclusion Rooms, youth clubs, community groups and similar settings. The activities can be led by teachers, student support workers, behaviour mentors, pastoral assistants, learning mentors, isolation room leaders and special educational needs staff. The FREE CD-Rom contains the complete content of the book to allow easy printing of the instructions for running the activities and the accompanying worksheets or they can be photocopied. Includes a Student Feedback and Tracking Workbook to print out or photocopy.   ISBN 978-1-909380-92-9 Ages 11-18 A4, 80 pages, photocopiable, FREE CD-Rom Activities to help Young People Deal with Decisions & Choices Ref 198-149a £35.00 Click Here to Order Also available: Special Offer - All 6 Stephanie George Books Ref 205-149a £199.50 Click Here to Order ORDERING ON ACCOUNT?   Click Here To Order on Account TO ORDER: By phone: (01604) 870 828 By fax: (01604) 870 986 By email: orders@loggerheadpublishing.co.uk By post: Loggerhead Publishing, PO Box 928, Northampton, NN7 9AP By the website: www.loggerheadpublishing.co.uk About the Authors Stephanie George Stephanie George is a deputy head teacher based in London. She is also a writer and her book The Learning Mentor Manual, is the leading educational textbook on Learning Mentor Practice in England. Stephanie has worked with teams of Pastoral Leaders, Heads of Year, Inclusion Teams and Learning Mentors in a variety of challenging settings across the United Kingdom. She has been responsible for the training and development of Learning Mentors since their inception. Stephanie regularly runs courses and INSET on all aspects of mentoring and intervention practice in educational settings throughout the UK and has trained over 1,000 Learning Mentors. In 2013 Stephanie and her team were awarded the Times Educational Supplement Award for Support Team of the Year. Patricia Andrews-Wardell Patricia Andrews-Wardell is an assistant head teacher based in London. She has over 25 years’ experience leading pastoral and curriculum teams to support the achievements of young people. Patricia has brought her determination, enthusiasm, coaching and motivational armour as an ex-international athlete to the classroom, departments and schools that she has been involved with over the past three decades. She has developed student leadership systems that build young people’s personal development, resilience, grit and character. Pat’s systems have been shared and replicated in other schools locally and nationally. She has also been awarded for her outstanding leadership steering Duke of Edinburgh awards.

Help Students Deal with Conflicts

Conflict Resolution Discussion Cards by Vanessa Harrison Conflict can happen anytime and with teenagers it can be in school, at home or in the community. These cards feature a scenario involving a situation of conflict to read out followed by three questions to kick-start a discussion about the issues raised.  The scenarios include conflicts with peers, family, teachers and other adults including figures of authority. Students discuss the situation and suggest strategies for resolving the conflict. They can call upon the ideas on the Resolution Cards if necessary, which include: • Be assertive but not aggressive • State your needs calmly and quietly • Try to understand the other person’s point of view • Listen carefully to what the other person is saying • Walk away until you calm down • Use “I” statements • Work together to find a solution • Speak firmly, honestly and kindly • Apologise Through the discussion students will begin to realise that there are strategies and attitudes that can be adopted to help prevent conflict escalating and that resolution is possible if both sides are prepared to work together.   For the facilitator there are guidance cards which include:   • An introduction to the topic with the aims of the resource • Benefits students may gain through using the cards • Ideas for teacher-led discussions • Suggestions for pairs and group work • How to incorporate role-play Vanessa Harrison has been involved over a long period with the design of teaching materials in the fields of language and social/emotional development. 30 x A6 conflict cards, 20 x A6 resolution cards ISBN 978-1-909380-93-6 Ages 11-16 Conflict Resolution Discussion Cards  Ref 197-146 £29.95* To Order Click Here ORDER ON ACCOUNT Click Here To Order on Account OTHER WAYS TO ORDER By phone: (01604) 870 828 By fax: (01604) 870 986 By email: orders@loggerheadpublishing.co.uk By post: Loggerhead Publishing, PO Box 928, Northampton, NN7 9AP By the website: www.loggerheadpublishing.co.uk