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Positive Relationships in School

Supporting Emotional Health and Wellbeing
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Positive Relationships in School by Alison Waterhouse is a practical guide from the Mental Health and Wellbeing Teacher Toolkit series. It equips educators and health professionals with research-driven strategies, adaptable lesson plans, and resources to foster successful relationships in school settings. Covering topics such as communication, respect, conflict resolution, and team building, the book supports PSHE and Wellbeing curricula for KS1 to KS3. It also introduces the innovative 'Circles for Learning' approach to enhance self-awareness and empathy, making it an essential resource for promoting mental health and wellbeing among children and young people.
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This book is ideal for teachers, school counsellors, and education professionals seeking effective, adaptable tools to support student wellbeing and relationship skills development across primary and secondary levels.

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One of the five books in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Toolkit, this practical resource focuses on developing the skills necessary to build and maintain successful relationships. The book offers research-driven, practical strategies, resources and lesson plans to support educators and health professionals.

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One of the five books in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Teacher Toolkit, this practical resource focuses on developing the skills necessary to build and maintain successful relationships. The book offers research-driven, practical strategies, resources and lesson plans to support educators and health professionals. Chapters span key topics including Communication, Respecting Yourself and Others, Resolving Conflict and Team Building.

A complete toolkit for teachers and counsellors, this book offers:

  • Easy-to-follow and flexible lesson plans that can be adapted and personalised for use in lessons, smaller groups or 1:1 work.
  • Resources that are linked to the PSHE and Wellbeing curriculum for KS1, KS2 and KS3.
  • New research, β€˜Circles for Learning’, where the introduction of baby observation into the classroom by a teacher is used to understand and develop self-awareness, skills for learning, relationships, neuroscience and awareness of others.
  • Sections on the development of key skills in communication, skills for learning, collaboration, empathy and self-confidence.
  • Learning links, learning objectives and reflection questions.

Offering research-driven, practical strategies and lesson plans, Positive Relationships in School is an essential resource book for practitioners looking to have a positive impact on the mental health and wellbeing of the children and young people in their care: both now and in the future.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138370296

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 43 Tables, color; 29 Tables, black and white; 33 Line drawings, black and white; 73 Halftones, color

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 297.0mm

Weight: 810g

Pages: 230

About the Author

Alison Waterhouse has worked in mainstream, special education and the independent sector for the past 30 years, specialising in working with children with AEN including Mental Health and Wellbeing. She has set up and developed an Independent Therapeutic Special School, developed a role as Teacher in Charge of the Social and Emotional Wellbeing of the Whole School Community and has been an Inclusion Manager and Deputy Head in mainstream schools. She now works as an Independent Educational Consultant for SEN and Wellbeing, is involved in staff training and has her own Educational Psychotherapy practice. Alison works with children who are referred due to difficulties with self-esteem, anger, anxiety, depression and other Mental Health needs as well as children with learning differences. Alison is developing the β€˜Circles for Learning’ Project in schools and has already undertaken a Primary Research Project and is now working on a Secondary Research Project. The resources were put together to support staff with these projects.

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