All-through Schools Development Seminar

“…collating, disseminating and encouraging the adoption of good practice…”

Building Resilience in Learners• Resilience “The inner strength to cope with challenge, stress and adversity and to bounce back from difficult times”• Resilience Key Ingredient for: Success in School Happiness Self confidence Self Reliance

Schools do have a big impact on young people’s resilience by:

• Supportive relationships offering encouragement, compassion and trust

• Opportunities for participation, contribution and decision making

• Challenges and high but achievable expectations

• Teaching about positive mental attitudes, and managing thoughts and emotions

All Through School What difference do we make?

SAFE• Partnership Working – multi-agency approach• Overview whole family• Through School Child Protection Team

All Through School What difference do we make?

HEALTHY• Whole School approach to Health Promoting School• Partnership Working• Policy Making

All Through School What difference do we make?

ACTIVE• Active Sports Co-ordinator across school and cluster• Fit4Girls• Active Maths – Design by Primary & Secondary

All Through School What difference do we make?

NURTURED• Strong Support for Pupils across school• Parenting Groups• Support for Families all day places in Nursery• Friends for Life – Transition• Lunchtime drop-ins

All Through School What difference do we make?

ACHIEVING• Tracking Nursery Primary Secondary• Sharing of information Nursery Primary Secondary• Through School Working Groups• Support for Pupils co-ordinated through school• Celebrating Success• Transition HomeNursery NurseryPrimary 1 Primary 7S1 and S4School/College

All Through School What difference do we make?

RESPECTED• Vision of School – RESPECT• Bullying – tackled and challenged• Points of view sought• Pupil Council – Primary and Secondary• Eco Council• High Expectations

All Through School What difference do we make?

RESPONSIBLE• Peer Support• Primary 6 JRSO• Buddies – S4/S1 P1/P6 – ICT• Prefects• Pupil Council/Eco Council/Primary 7

All Through School What difference do we make?

INCLUDED• John Muir Award S1/Primary 7• PSD/SE Programme• Parents - CFE Evenings/information sessions - Cross Highland Schools LMG Evening - Literacy Showcase

All Through School What difference do we make?

• CPD for staff across school/cluster/local authority - CP - CFE - Bounce Back

All Through School What difference do we make?

• Community – Involved in Learning - In classrooms - Visit to workplace - Work experience - Mock Interviews - Theatre/Library - Skills for Work e.g. Rural Skills - Citizenship - Enterprise