My resources are suitable for PHSE lessons and small group work with students with additional needs.
Plus there resources for parents to do with their children too.
My resources are suitable for PHSE lessons and small group work with students with additional needs.
Plus there resources for parents to do with their children too.
This PSHE programme is split into different sections covering aspects of the PSHE curriculum covering; health and wellbeing, emotions, relationships and living in the wider world. The resources come in two parts - a student worksheet pack and a guidance and discussion pack for facilitators. These resources can be used on their own or integrated with other resources.
Below are the sections with the worksheets listed.
THEME ONE HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Why am I feeling this way?
The worry box
Low mood
Symptoms of anxiety
How to be happy
Strengths
THEME TWO EMOTIONS AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM
Labels given to me
It wasn’t me!!!
What do I have the power to change?
What would Bob do?
Managing feelings
Assertive V aggressive
THEME THREE RELATIONSHIPS
Social skills awareness
Important people
My den
Families
THEME FOUR LIVING IN THE WIDER WORLD
Jar of life
The Habit poem
Grateful for???
3 truths
This is your life
Stronger than you know
Staying safe
This PSHE programme covers; health and well being, relationships, living in the wider world and looking ahead. The resources come in two parts - a student worksheet pack and a guidance and discussion pack for facilitators. These resources can be used on their own or integrated with other resources.
THEME HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Your personality
More about me
5 most important
How much are you worth?
Standing on my own
Stronger than you know
THEME TWO RELATIONSHIPS
Respect V disrespect
Who do I trust?
Peer pressure
Relationship scenarios
Moral dilemmas - relationships
Moral dilemmas - owning up
THEME THREE LIVING IN THE WIDER WORLD
Can you follow instructions?
Successes since……
The Habit poem - Who am I?
Routine
Failure
Who decides?
THEME FOUR LOOKING AHEAD
How confident are you?
Self-motivation
Hopes, dreams and ambitions
Looking at you
Goals and obstacles
Choice
My targets
This PSHE programme covers; health and well being, relationships, motivation and goals and alcohol and risk. The resources come in two parts - a student worksheet pack and a guidance and discussion pack for facilitators. These resources can be used on their own or integrated with other resources.
THEME ONE HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Me by me
School life
I’m ok
Let’s talk
Go to response
Avoidance
Strengths
Picturing a happier more confident me
THEME TWO RELATIONSHIPS
Love Love Love
Identity
How much do they love me?
What is considered a healthy relationship?
THEME THREE MOTIVATION AND GOALS
Timetable review
Views on attendance
Good habits for teens
Smart goals
Where is your focus?
Stress scenarios
Instructions
THEME FOUR ALCOHOL & RISK
Alcohol questionnaire
Alcohol and risk
Sex and safety
Saying no
This PSHE programme is split into different sections covering aspects of the PSHE curriculum covering; health and well being, relationships, bullying and conflict and school and others. The resources come in two parts - a student worksheet pack and a guidance and discussion pack for facilitators. These resources can be used on their own or integrated with other resources.
The resources are listed below.
THEME ONE HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Getting to know me
Who am I?
I’m ok
Happy juice
Social self awareness
Showing empathy to others
Keeping safe
**THEME TWO RELATIONSHIPS **
Home
What is family?
Family scenarios
Friends
Friends scenarios
Peer pressure
THEME THREE BULLYING AND CONFLICT
Teasing or bullying scenarios
Bullying or teasing scenarios
What is bullying?
Have you bullied?
What is cyberbullying?
Hurt feelings
A better way of saying it
I’m sorry
**THEME FOUR SCHOOL AND OTHERS **
Successes since…
Working with others
Equality
This resource discuss different aspects of bullying, it covers teasing, bullying, victims, bullies and cyber bullying. It is the ideal resource to promote a discussion which covers all aspects involved, It would suit years 3 upwards the differentiation is in how the worksheet is explained and answered by the students.
This resource is designed to get children thinking about being proactive when they are feeling; sad. depressed and downright fed up!! It challenges them to try somethings which may help make them feel better. It includes a child worksheet and a facilitator plan about the worksheet. It links in to ; positive mental health, building resilience and bolstering self esteem.
This intervention looks at a child’s central family; who they are and how they all work together. The aim of the intervention is to educate both the adult and the child about the benefits of positive relationships and how negative relationships can have a destructive impact upon their lives, now and in the future. The last session is titled ‘How to do it better’, after having considered all aspects of relationships it’s about how best to keep relationships of any kind ‘healthy’.
PARENTAL NOTES
This intervention will be a difficult one because it asks questions of the family/ adult not just the child. In order to effect change we must consider our part in any one situation; in one of the most important relationships of your life we can help or hinder. These sessions are not to just highlight the issues but ultimately effect positive change; it is not to apportion blame!! The ultimate aim is to effect a positive change in family relationships which will ultimately lead to positive change in the life and future of the child.
WHY THIS INTERVENTION?
Does your child exhibit any of the following behaviours? (Some may not be connected to the issues within the family or they may be, children often use different coping methods when faced with difficulties)
Self injury/harm
Withdrawn/loner
Openly expresses alcohol and drug use
Expresses worthlessness/ fear/ anxiety
Difficult relationships at home
LENGTH OF INTERVENTION
The sessions are divided into roughly one hour x 6 weeks plus follow up session, however, depending on the age and concentration level of your child you could split the sessions further. Each session will have 3 worksheets to complete, you could do one at a time.
BASIC OVERVIEW OF THE INTERVENTION SESSIONS
Who am I? Firstly how do you view yourselves? Does it provide a solid foundation for other relationships? What’s my starting point?
Who’s with me? Relationships which you have with your family; who you both trust and how you both interact, the good, bad and the ugly.
How do they do it? This session looks at situations from the outside and asks what works, difficulties in families and what makes a good family dynamic?
Trouble shooting It’s not what you say…It’s how you say it; often we deal with situations in the wrong way, which often leads to trouble.
How do relationships affect feelings? Relationships gone wrong, this session covers aspects of relationship conflict and how feelings affect relationships positively and negatively.
How to do it better What’s the plan? Looking at the future and how to deal better with interactions, making better decisions and building solid relationships.
Follow up - Reviewing progress made and celebrations of successes, keep on talking!
This is an intervention aimed at students who suffer from low confidence, anxiety, phobias and are generally lost in their world. It differs from many of the programmes because it focuses more on them and how they navigate their world; aiming to establish triggers to their behaviour and addressing them, giving the student skills and tools to escape from their negative world.
PARENTAL NOTES
These students tend to be unsure of themselves and extremely vulnerable; so managing them through this intervention programme will be a delicate task. Your will know what your child goes through a little, but maybe not their triggers and thought processes. In order to effect change we must consider all things which contribute to a situation including our part in any one situation; in one of the most important relationships of your life you can help or hinder without realising. The ultimate aim is to effect positive change and instill more confidence in your child; addressing their issues and offering support and guidance where needed.
WHY THIS INTERVENTION?
Does your child exhibit any of the following behaviours?
Withdrawn/loner
Expressing fear or anxiety
Cries often
Expresses worthlessness
Self injury/harm
Avoids certain situations due to anxiety
**This is a difficult one as some of these children ‘hide’ very well and can be highly functioning students apart from certain aspects of their life. I worked with one student who was in the ‘popular’ gang, but who suffered from one of the worst cases of anxiety and phobia I have ever seen. So just bear in mind that some may ‘act out’ and exhibit different
behaviours.
LENGTH OF INTERVENTION
The sessions are divided into roughly one hour x 6 weeks plus a follow up session, however, depending on the age and concentration level of your child you could split the sessions further. Each session will have 3 worksheets to complete, you could do one at a time.
BASIC OVERVIEW OF THE INTERVENTION SESSIONS
How strong am I? - Getting to know you basics, with an emphasis on feelings and emotions.
What pushes my buttons? - Seeking out possible negative events and issues which may have influenced the anxiety and phobia.
What is my go to response? - Establishing what the ‘normal’ behaviour is and discussing alternatives.
What are my triggers? - Looking at what/who may be triggering the situations, feelings and difficulties.
How do I want to be? - Continuing the reframing and alternative positive framework for the future.
The way forward - Cementing the positives and making plans for future issues.
Follow up - General, but ongoing positive focus.
This course is designed for those students who struggle to control their emotions, their outbursts and their anger. It is about controlling emotions, which adversely affect the child, how do they react to particular situations? Do they have a cycle of destructive behaviour which they need help changing? Structured so that they are presented with examples of particular scenarios, then asked to work out the best responses to them. Basically we are looking to alter their automatic responses and replace them with more positive reactions to life’s events.
PARENTAL NOTES
This is a straight forward programme on the one hand, a child with obvious anger issues, but in order that they don’t live with that label or indeed live up to that label it is a difficult programme. There are obviously references to anger, but I have tried to envelop it into different issues and aspects of life so that it is more oblique and everything isn’t geared up around just anger. There are many facets to the programme and the development of the child through it.
WHY THIS INTERVENTION
Does your child exhibit any of the following behaviours? (Some may not be connected to the issues within the family or they may be, children often use different coping methods when faced with difficult ties)
Out bursts at staff or pupils at school
Outbursts involving injury to themselves (punching doors, glass etc)
Emotional outbursts at odds with the situation
Destructive behavior at home
Challenging adults
Angry threatening outbursts
Tears and remorse after ‘events’
LENGTH OF INTERVENTION
The sessions are divided into roughly one hour x 6 weeks, plus follow up session, however, depending on the age and concentration level of your child you could split the sessions further. Each session will have 3 or 4 worksheets to complete.
BASIC OVERVIEW OF THE INTERVENTION SESSIONS
!. In control? This session looks at where they are now at the beginning of the intervention, how do they feel about themselves and their issues?
2. Whose looking at me? Looking at different perspectives of their personality; considering attitudes and feelings about anger in particular.
3. Cycles of events This session looks at their cycle of behaviour, how it normally happens and what patterns there are.
4. I’ve done it again. Acknowledging and admitting to their feelings and failings, in order to move forward with positive change
5. Different perspectives Looking at changing and the perspective, scenarios and reframing; considering different ways to look at the same situation
6. Plans This session considers how a more in control student may look, making
This intervention programme centres around body image, negative perceptions and media influences. The media more than at any other time holds a power and influence on how young people see themselves and present themselves. The programme considers; how they see themselves, how they are affected by how they look, who influences them, the negative and positive media messages and how they can regain their strength and self worth.
FACILITATOR NOTES
The intervention can be a challenging one for children and for parents because when we look at the evidence we have all been affected by it to some degree or another. So I would say look at the parent booklet and consider all the points it raises, plus do some research before you begin the programme which will make the whole course more relevant.
WHY THIS INTERVENTION?
Does your child exhibit any of the following behaviours?
(Some may not be connected to the issues within the family or they may be, children often use different coping methods when faced with difficulties)
I think every child would benefit from this intervention especially the following;
Reported issues with diet
Significant purposeful weight loss
Repeated flouting of the school’s uniform code
Obsessed about their body image
LENGTH OF THE INTERVENTION
6 weeks plus one follow up session
BASIC OVERVIEW OF THE INTERVENTIONS
Labels - What do they think of themselves, what do others think and how that all makes them feel.
Feelings - How self aware are they? Have they been bullied, teased or ridiculed; how do their feelings affect their behaviour?
Influences - Who and what influences how they feel and act and how does this affect their lives and choices.
Negative Media -Media influences and how they can impact and influence the individual and society in general.
Positive Media -Taking a fresh look at the media and how some are trying to normalise images and go against the current trend.
Stronger - Getting children to view themselves in a more positive light, looking at positive influences and how confidence manifests itself.
Progress - A review of what progress has been made and how they look at themselves and portrayed images.
This intervention programme is aimed at tackling poor attendance in schools. The sessions enable short bursts of relevant discussion around lates and absences and the effect on their schooling and life’s chances. Each week considers another aspect and allows discussion and education in order to alter their view point and improve their education. The aim is to improve each student’s attendance.
REFERRAL CRITERIA
These are the criteria that I used, your school might need a different range.
Attendance below 85%
Persistently late for school
Persistently late for lessons
LENGTH OF INTERVENTION
It may be six or twelve weeks depending upon the student’s progress. These sessions are shorter than normal sessions and cover half a lesson or a form time because these children have already missed too much of their education.
BASIC OVERVIEW OF THE INTERVENTION SESSIONS
Expectations and rules – general overview of the course and its aims.
1a. Views on attendance – how the students see attendance in general.
School - behaviour and attitude – are there wider issues affecting their attendance at school?
3.School - working and engagement - Do they work well and do they have aspirations?
Patterns of absence – to see if there are any ‘patterns’ to their absence.
% absence and figures – how days off stack up and affect their attendance percentage.
Why am I feeling this way?
How motivated am I? – encouraging the student to come in if they are just a bit ‘ill’.
Lates, how do they affect jobs – looking at how this impacts their future?
Jobs etc – continuing the theme from last week’s session.
Attitudes questionnaire – has their attitude improved since they have been in the group?
Truancy - looking at truancy and the dangers it involves.
Change - challenging them to look at how they can make changes.
Celebration/graduation – success from the group and choices for the future.
ADDITIONAL WORKSHEETS
Happy Juice - a way of explaining mental health
The Glass story - a tale of carrying around troubles and how that affects us.
The worry box - talking about facilitating a worry box.
Jar of life - explaining what’s important in life and having priorities.
Heroes - who is their hero and how could having a hero’s help them.
I’m OK - a worksheet covering different aspects of life!
Families - looking at what a ‘normal’ family is.
Failure - the benefits of accepting failure as a way of achieving success.
Grateful for - looking for the positives in life and how to focus on them.
This is your life - what would they do on a chat show of their life?
This is a detailed guidance sheet for any practitioners conducting small group work. It describes each stage of the planning process; it is useful to have a check list so that you don't miss any stage out. It is basically an information sheet providing information.