However, it is not always easy for parents and carers to
approach school staff, especially if they are going through difficulties themselves.
Not exact matches
A whole
school approach — implemented following proper consultation with students, parents,
staff and governors — promotes consistent messages, clarity and an opportunity to make a real impact.
School health is a comprehensive multi-component approach for addressing the physical, emotional and mental health needs of students and staff - including nutrition, physical activity, school and student safety, staff wellness, healthy relationships, school climate and connectedness and many o
School health is a comprehensive multi-component
approach for addressing the physical, emotional and mental health needs of students and
staff - including nutrition, physical activity,
school and student safety, staff wellness, healthy relationships, school climate and connectedness and many o
school and student safety,
staff wellness, healthy relationships,
school climate and connectedness and many o
school climate and connectedness and many others.
It is a very special
school for many reasons, not just the options available for attending... the
staff at Hollinsclough have a very flexible
approach to teaching and learning and they treat the children as individuals and value their diverse experiences, while also creating a group of children who are very close to each other.
Our children are clearly learning and enjoy
school, which is due to the Headteacher, Mrs Mountford - Lees, and her
staff's
approach to delivering the National Curriculum in the best way possible to benefit all children within the setting.
This interactive workshop is designed for teachers, counselors,
school staff and administrators who want an effective discipline
approach that integrates social and emotional learning while reducing challenging student behaviors.
· A co-operative
approach to
school governance whereby students,
staff, parent / carers and the local community vote for members of a board of trustees responsible for appointing governors.
As the Oct. 7 deadline fast
approached, educators at almost 350 public
schools across New York City prepared themselves and their
school communities for the crushing loss of more than 700
school support
staff — including
school aides, parent coordinators, lunchroom workers, crossing guards and others — who were set to be let go by the city in the largest layoff at a single city agency since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office in 2002.
«Our results indicate that this simple intervention could be an effective and scalable
approach to use the design of electronic health records to increase the rate of flu vaccinations, which are estimated to prevent millions of flu cases and tens of thousands of related hospitalizations every year,» said study lead author Mitesh S. Patel, MD, MBA, MS, an assistant professor of Medicine and Health Care Management in Penn's Perelman
School of Medicine and The Wharton
School, a
staff physician at the Crescenz VA Medical Center, and director of the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit, whose work is supported by the Penn Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics.
The College has nearly a thousand
staff and
approaching 4,000 students in its four
schools, which cover the biological, medical and human sciences.
Vanderbilt's neuroscience community today
approaches 500 faculty members, students and
staff in five
schools and colleges, 22 departments, and 27 centers and institutes.
Whole
school approach This whole
school approach encourages the whole
school to believe, lead and develop a healthy and beneficial attitude to food for life, having maximum input on
staff and pupil productivity and reducing child and adulthood obesity collectively.
«Our evidence and experience shows that embedding skilled mental health professionals in
schools, as part of a whole
school approach, can have an enormously positive impact for pupils, families and
staff.
«Teacher retention and a reward systems that values
staff rather than penalising them are key to the long term and sustainable success of a good education system and more Trusts, as well the Secretary of State, should take note of the
approach introduced at TSAT
schools.»
Each step includes development questions to answer and activities to complete, with the aim of encouraging a whole
school approach to combating mental health issues in students and
staff.
As the UK's oldest safety charity, with a mission to save lives and reduce injuries, RoSPA advocates that
schools take an
approach which ensures that children and
staff are «as safe as necessary, not as safe as possible.»
In the first of two articles, Patston discusses why the
school decided to take this
approach to learning and outlines the process
staff used to develop the framework.
Pre-service teachers can learn how to be part of great team by experiencing and seeing this team
approach from a range of
school staff willing to support them, as well as tapping into university
staff,
school families and community involvement;
Having now used OST at my
school in
staff meetings, in our strategic planning process, and even my own classroom, I have to agree with OpenSpaceWorld that «OST is a simple way to run productive meetings for five to 2,000 + people, and a powerful
approach to leadership in any kind of organization.»
Cybersafety and digital citizenship programs are no different — they require a whole -
school approach that needs to be regularly re-assessed and updated, as well as have the ongoing support from
staff, students and parents.
Karen is confident in crediting the whole
school approach to health and wellbeing as promoted by the Healthy
Schools model for the success of the
school and its
staff and pupils.
This
school implemented trauma informed practice to support learners with a refugee background, but it's an
approach that's benefiting all students,
staff and parents.
This
approach to
school improvement requires an environment of trust and a culture of ongoing or continuous learning and risk - taking by the
school leadership and
staff.
An innovative
approach introduced in Scotland is countering the teacher recruitment crisis by training librarians, classroom assistants and
school administrative
staff as teachers.
Oakleaf's support
staff is fully involved in the
school's
school - family
approach too, Davis told Education World.
Sian Creagh - Osborne, Awards Manager for the programme, tells us more: «The key to success in Food for Life
schools is a simple one; a whole
school approach which brings together all those who are involved in
school food, including pupils, caterers,
staff and parents.
School leaders say not only is the
approach more cost - effective, it's also increased
staff engagement and attendance at PD sessions.
A one size fits all
approach doesn't exist when it comes to these requirements; each
school differs in needs, from the physical size of the
school to any illnesses and conditions the children and
staff may have.
Some of these included: having a whole
school approach, giving children ownership, having an action plan, integration within the curriculum, having more time,
staff passion, having experience of learning in this area, inclusion of all stakeholders, and opportunities for children to interact at first hand with real - life examples.
Whatever the
approach, customer - service advocates stressed that it is important to get all
school staff involved.
Unimpressed with public
schools, she
approached a private religious
school intending to beg the
school's
staff to help her find a way to pay tuition so her son could enroll.
Crellin teachers and
staff believe that everyone has something to teach others, a philosophy that helps make people comfortable
approaching the
school.
And as more adults — such as parents, teachers, and
staff in community - based programs — work together to address children's media literacy, a more comprehensive
approach can evolve to address students» media literacy at home, in
school, and in after -
school or summer programs.
Part of the whole
school approach is ensuring that if someone has successfully supported a child through mental issues they share what they did and what worked with the rest of the
staff.
But given the reality of the
schools we have now and the
staff we have in them, Houston's balanced
approach to the role of the district seems a good bet.
The Ashden Sustainable
School Awards judging panel found Marton Primary
School to be an excellent role model for other small
schools where the
staff and pupils have adopted a very simple
approach, focusing on low cost or no cost actions such as behaviour change to really make a difference.
The whole
school framework is accompanied by a resources document, It sets out how adopting a whole
school approach can improve not just student but also
staff well - being.
The current challenges in
schools in the UK are leading to a new understanding that we need to
approach things differently to find ways to equip
staff, parents and pupils with the environment they need in order to fulfil their different roles well and sustain their own wellbeing.
The advantage of a «commons»
approach is it provides an opportunity to re-engineer the
school library into a place / space that brings together the library, information technology and a qualified team of information, technology and learning
staff whose combined knowledge, skills and expertise collectively support the integration of 21st century learning into the curriculum.
The goal of the whole -
school approach is to encourage all
staff to strive to be their own personal best in whichever role they are employed.
The government's casual
approach to the health of
staff and children in our
schools is totally unacceptable and needs to stop.»
We have changed our whole
approach to the
school curriculum and the
staff have developed the confidence to go with this and contribute to its vision of development.»
There is also a heavy focus on in -
school development through paired observations of practice, mentoring and coaching
approaches (Teacher Training & Professional Studies is largely focused on new entrants whereas for existing
staff it's more CPD focused).
It was here that Language Magnet was born as the
school embraced, not an external provider to «do the job for them», but instead, a radical coaching
approach that completely transformed the teaching
staff's ability and confidence to deliver MFL for themselves.
In this three - part series, a Queensland educator shares how her
school developed a cross-curricular framework — including how they
approached the task and the impact on
staff and students.
This
school focuses on improving teaching practice through a whole
school approach, and all
staff are held accountable.
«She encouraged a collaborative
approach to Allston planning that fostered thoughtful discussion about the
School's physical plant among faculty,
staff, and students.»
Do you adapt
approaches being used elsewhere to ensure they are relevant to your
school context,
staff and student needs?
The author says «a child, in order to feel safe at
school, needs to know that they can
approach any [
staff member] and receive the same response».
«Where violence occurs, employers should adopt a zero tolerance
approach and send a strong message to parents, pupils and the community that violence against
school staff is completely unacceptable.»