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Keeping student teachers in the job: a report on the use of the Nurturing Programme
in PGCE, BA & Teach First programmes
Annette Mountford MBE BA RGN/HV,Chief Executive, Family Links&Nick Haisman, Family Links Trainer
Annual ConferenceFriday 9th November 2012
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Session Plan
Introduction:
Professor Richard Pring, Family Links Trustee
Annette Mountford, CEO of Family Links:
Reporting on the Nurturing Programme in the Classroom Environment
2 minute Teach First film clip Nick Haisman, Family Links Trainer:
Keeping Teachers Teaching
Discussion
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PowerPoint presentation available on Family Links website:
www.familylinks.org.uk
The Key Ingredients
1. The Nurturing Programme: a first rate positive behaviour management & relationship skills programme for parents & children with excellent support materials for the classroom.
2. Family Links is a national training organisation that promotes excellence in the workforce
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The Nurturing Programme (a therapeutic learning model)
The Programme is a carefully designed eclectic model combining affective, cognitive and behavioural approaches with the affective principles at its core.
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The Nurturing Programme is based on 4 Constructs which are essential to
successful family relationships
The Parenting Puzzle p. 18
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Experiential Learning
The Nurturing Programme meets all learning styles and is rooted in an experiential approach that enables internalised learning by parents & children:
“Tell me and I will forgetShow me and I will remember
Involve me and I will understand.”
Aristotle
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When I am criticized I feel…
ResentfulUnloved
DepressedTearful
AngryNo good
LonelyI want revenge
StupidInadequate
AshamedLike giving up
FrustratedSad
Small
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When I am praised I feel…
Ready for anythingProud
GladA bit suspicious
EnergeticHappy
Like being generousConfident
CapableEmbarrassed
ValuedManipulated
DelightedHealthy
Worthwhile
The EPPE (Effective Provision of Pre-school Education) 3 – 11 study
Tracked over 3000 children from different social backgrounds between the ages 3 and 11 yrs;
Investigated how pre-school & primary school influences both attainment & behaviour.
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The EPPE (Effective Provision of Pre-school Education) 3 – 11 study
One of the key findings was the importance of a ‘positive classroom climate’ where the tone of the classroom was respectful, safe and welcoming. It’s something that Ofsted look out for as an indication of a successful school.
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Ofsted Report:
“Through the well-structured Nurturing Programme the children have developed a mature awareness of the feelings, values and beliefs of others.”
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Topics covered by children and parents
Family / Classroom rulesPraise and criticismTime out…to calm downPersonal power, choices and consequencesFeelings and what we do with themAnger and how to deal with itCommunicating clearly: ‘I ’ statements
Kinds of touch and nurturing ourselvesAges and stages in children’s developmentIssues around sex –helping children stay safeBehaviour to ignoreProblem-solving and negotiation
Parents: 2 hours x 10 weeks
Children: 10 week programme every term
Carefully written Handbook for Parent Group Leaders and Teachers
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The Nurturing Programme in school – child says:
“Circle Time is a time for people to tell others how they feel inside.”
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The Nurturing Programme in school – student teacher says:
“Brilliant – I read The Parenting Puzzle and will be applying it both in school & when my son gets older.”
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The Nurturing Programme in school – student teacher
says:
“This training was really well run. I especially liked how soon the session was scheduled after us starting teaching, so we can implement strategies early on.”
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The Nurturing Programme in school – student teacher says:
“Great day with lots of ideas to take away and a supportive environment in which to discuss them.”
Teach First Primary Participants ‘The Classroom Climate’ workshops
key strategies for positive behaviour management:
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1. Review of Collaborative Rewards2. Steps for Empathy and Role plays 3. Discipline Methods in Schools4. Time Out… to calm down5. Praise and Criticism6. Listening7. Cycle of Feeling and Behaviour8. Review of Choices and Consequences9. Nurturing Ourselves10. Ideas for workbreaks, games
Teach First Primary Participants: self-efficacy in Nurturing Classroom Practices
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Teach First Primary Participants: self-efficacy in Nurturing Classroom Practices
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Time for a short break
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Work break A-Z
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Teach First Primary School Participants Interviews
Two newly qualified teachers reflect on Family Links training and the benefits to their teaching practice.
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Teach First Primary School Participants Interviews
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Keeping Teachers Teaching
Estimated 8-12% students on ITT routes do not complete.
Estimated 20-35% of those who complete ITT do not enter teaching profession within first year.
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Costs of Trainee Teacher and Teacher Attrition
Economic
School Culture
Pupil Achievement
Teacher Workforce
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Reducing Teacher Attrition and Wastage
A. Attrition CAN be addressed
B. Working conditions
C. Mentoring and Induction Programmes
D. Quality of Student-Teacher relationship
E. Behaviour Management Tools
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?Any Questions
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Nurturing Ourselves
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Contact Details of Family Links
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