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Currently PSHE in secondary schools is patchy. Some secondary schools soldier on, sometimes with unmotivated, untrained teachers doing weekly PSHE sessions on sensitive, personal topics. Others have given up completely and just get a speaker in once a half term to deliver the statutory ‘must-have’ knowledge stuff.
Meanwhile there is an epidemic of mental health problems affecting teenagers; but there is nothing put into mainstream schools to support them early on – proactively. Yes, certain lucky students get nurture groups, individual counselling, CAMHS or anger management and social skills groups – but these interventions can weaken a school that doesn’t have listening systems from the outset, for all young people. They give the message that you have to have a problem to be heard. Many young people who are in need of attention begin to hype up their problems to get more attention. The others learn that in this school you have to have a problem to ever get listened to.
… so, yes, of course I’m going to argue that circle time should be used weekly vibrant, student-centred listening and PSHE to help everyone to develop a shared sense of community. Many years ago Lord David Putnam came to see me work in a Hackney school and he wrote a speech to open my conference in London for all primary and secondary teachers.
Jenny led an INSET day with all our staff from the primary and secondary phases of our all through school. It was a hugely successful day with staff appreciating the opportunity to explore strategies to use to support our young people but also to develop ways to support themselves and each other…Jenny modeled circle time with 28 of our year 7 pupils who gave up their own time to participate in a circle time activity. It is fair to say that prior to the day there was some concern from secondary staff as to how circle time could be used with secondary age students, but staff were really impressed by what they saw and the responses that were drawn out from the students. We are now building on the INSET day to utilise the expertise of our primary colleagues who have circle time experience to support secondary teachers in using circle time with their classes. Thanks to Jenny for what was an inspirational, worthwhile and hugely enjoyable INSET day that will benefit our young people no end.
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