Great to see Rawmarsh Ashwood School's keywords including positive staff behaviours too. The more you notice, the more you get. . . grown-ups like praise too.
Thursday 31 January 2008
Brilliant teaching gets the attention it deserves at Ashwood school. . .
Great to see Rawmarsh Ashwood School's keywords including positive staff behaviours too. The more you notice, the more you get. . . grown-ups like praise too.
Friday 25 January 2008
Thursday 24 January 2008
CBBC Newsround article from Redscope Primary school
Thanks to everyone at Redscope for organising and being brave in front of the cameras!!
Wednesday 23 January 2008
Word gets out to Malta
Any UK school fancy making contact with the Times of Malta junior section? You could pair up to learn about life in each other's country through praise pod . . .
BETT Show 2008
Thanks to Stephen Heppell and Lys Johnson for the invite to the 'Learner Voice' stand. It was great to meet so many inspiring people with amazing ideas. Pic courtesy of Joe Wilson from SQA
Miss Newey's school council
Bursledon Junior School council talk about things they'd like to make their school a better place. Some fantastic, enterprising ideas. Here's a link to their site: http://www.bursledon-jun.hants.sch.uk/curriculum/schoolcouncil.htm
Praise Pod team photo
praise pod is a real team effort. Thanks to everyone who has taken part so far, be they parents, pupils or police.
Positivity unites. Critisism divides.
parent comment posted on Radio 4 site
At 09:03 PM on 05 Nov 2007, wrote:
My child goes to one of the schools in Rotherham which has piloted the praise pod, and I personaly cannot praise it enough. It has been a positive influence on all pupils; the percieved naughty children are now realising that positive attention has more reward attached to it than negative, and the children who are always good are getting the recognition they deserve.
The children who are sent to the pod are not singled out by their peers for being "boffs" as every child has the chance to be praised in this manner, regardless of how they have managed to attain this positive praise. The praise pod allows all kinds of achievements to be celebrated, not just academic success.We in this country live in a culture of critisism, not praise; receiving praise gratefully and being proud of our successes is percieved as being egotistical and unbecoming of the British. It is about time we changed this view, and where better to do this than in a primary setting, where most children learn about the accepted norms of society?
I, like many other parents, would rather my child learn in an environment where good behaviour has a real pay off, such as a visit to the praise pod. Who among us would rather be told off for being less than others expect, than being praised for doing the best we can can do ? Kids need to feel valued just as much as adults do, and the praise pod helps teachers show that they do value the children in their care. A child who feels valued and cared for will exhibit far more good behaviour than bad behaviour.
My child goes to one of the schools in Rotherham which has piloted the praise pod, and I personaly cannot praise it enough. It has been a positive influence on all pupils; the percieved naughty children are now realising that positive attention has more reward attached to it than negative, and the children who are always good are getting the recognition they deserve.
The children who are sent to the pod are not singled out by their peers for being "boffs" as every child has the chance to be praised in this manner, regardless of how they have managed to attain this positive praise. The praise pod allows all kinds of achievements to be celebrated, not just academic success.We in this country live in a culture of critisism, not praise; receiving praise gratefully and being proud of our successes is percieved as being egotistical and unbecoming of the British. It is about time we changed this view, and where better to do this than in a primary setting, where most children learn about the accepted norms of society?
I, like many other parents, would rather my child learn in an environment where good behaviour has a real pay off, such as a visit to the praise pod. Who among us would rather be told off for being less than others expect, than being praised for doing the best we can can do ? Kids need to feel valued just as much as adults do, and the praise pod helps teachers show that they do value the children in their care. A child who feels valued and cared for will exhibit far more good behaviour than bad behaviour.
Rawmarsh Goes Live
So 6 schools agree a date for praise pod to go live; January 21st it is and then the rain started! Someone famous once said "We will overcome!" and I'm sure we will do just that. I personally can't wait to hear how the first few weeks are going; what keywords have been chosen, what little gems are being captured on video, the reaction of children, parents, staff.
here's a link to Rawmarsh Comprehensive school's newsletter- it's got all the contact details for project managers at the end. http://www.rawmarsh-comp.rotherham.sch.uk/praisepod.asp
The BBC Teachers' resource section has a lesson plan on the subject of praise which might be a helpful place to start. Here's the link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_2440000/newsid_2441800/2441825.stm
I hope this little space on the internet makes it easy to share moments, ask questions, find answers and much more.
here's a link to Rawmarsh Comprehensive school's newsletter- it's got all the contact details for project managers at the end. http://www.rawmarsh-comp.rotherham.sch.uk/praisepod.asp
The BBC Teachers' resource section has a lesson plan on the subject of praise which might be a helpful place to start. Here's the link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_2440000/newsid_2441800/2441825.stm
I hope this little space on the internet makes it easy to share moments, ask questions, find answers and much more.
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