ooooh i like that, i might use them for mentoring materials!”
oh i feel so loved! i’m not sure i’d be doing my job though if all that happened chris!!
Let me be the second! Happy New Year. Hope schools workers everywhere are having some good chillaxing time before the new term begins. Here’s to a fantastic year of seeing transformation, growth, renewal and hope in the lives of young people we work with. Cheers!
Another story that might be appropriate is the story of a black South African woman who has forgiven and befriended a white South African policeman who tortured and murdered her husband and son.
Go to http://www.markroques.com/story2.htm
Hope this might help.
One that springs to mind is a story that is about 2 brothers...read about it here. It might need simplyfying a bit for primary, but it’s a really powerful question...imagine if the two brothers had made up their differences and not opted for retaliation...they would have been a force to be reckoned with! And the thought that we sometimes fall into the trap of trying to get our own back, when often if we talk things through and work out our differences, everyone can benefit…
Hi Tom, there was a picture that one of the team put together...however on reflection we didn’t want to scare people away from the site ;). And yep, this isn’t the last you’ve seen of the Murphy. Blessings.
Response to the exhibition has been incredible. Lots of people have been through during the week, and we have had to open up for an extra day tomorrow. Here are some pictures on the BBC news website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7775107.stm.
I am just retired as a University Chaplain and lecturer and I believe this gives a clue to finding a very helpful resources based on ‘story telling’ for many who teach in our schools. Personal stories are very useful and need to be there to back up more intellectual arguments.
Howard.
Kieran Murphy - welcome to the podcast fold! Are you a new regular presenter? Can we have a Kieran joke of the month? Whatever happened to the picture of Chris Curtis in superman clothes? So many questions… I need answers!
There’s lots of Rocky love here… How much has he agreed to pay you all to comment?!
Justice - can we really change the world?
The August Youthwork magazine was all about Justice – and asked the question can young people really change the world? I’ve recently realised that we’re living in a time where changing the world is more possible than ever, that for the first time in history we have the technology, resources and know-how to get rid of extreme poverty, we just need to give our young people opportunities to grasp. So here’s one for you….
Coming Up…
A reminder about a couple of dates coming up:
- Saturday 4th October, Missing In Action,
WYSOCS conference, Leeds
- Saturday 11th October, Christians in Education,
ACT conference, London
Anger Management?
Hi, my name’s Wendy and I work therapeutically with groups of students in schools. I wanted to share with you some of the thinking behind the change in direction of the ‘Anger Management’ groups we facilitate. For many years we have run anger management groups in Luton’s secondary schools, but recently have begun to question the effectiveness of such groups. Read on for some background and an introduction to the form the new groups are going to take.
Pray for Schools Evenings
Schools Prayer Network are partnering with One Generation, Youth for Christ and Scripture Union to develop some prayer for schools evenings.
Schools PrayDay 18 November
The most SIGNIFICANT contribution we can make to our schools - is to PRAY FOR THEM
500 race!
The race to become the 500th member is underway! If you’re reading this and not currently a member of schoolswork.co.uk (it’s free by the way!), why not sign up? We’re soon going to be reaching the 500 mark, and have a prize here waiting for you if you’re the lucky 500th member. Go on, join in and tell us a bit about yourself. Thanks for visiting!
Drugs Lessons?
Hiya,
I have just been chatting to a teacher about teaching some lessons for him and he is currently teaching prejudice and drugs.
I want to help him teach these topics and need a few ideas........
education updates
Need to keep more up to date with news and developments in the world of education? Teachers TV have partnered with ITN to produce a revamped news service which launches this friday, 19 September.
Teachers TV news, in video and text, will also link to relevant videos and resources, provide stories from community reporters and be available as a news feed.
Your favourite school film
When I think of schools on camera, my mind immediately goes to the Grange Hill theme tune which was a regular feature in my childhood. When it comes to films however they don’t spring as readily to mind. But, looking through a recent list of the top 40 school films, I was surprised at how many I had actually seen and some of them even enjoyed!
Here’s info about a competition being run by Teachers TV in association with Film Club and some comments from the Guardian about the top school film.
“she tie-jacked me”
Walking through the school canteen this lunchtime I was met with cries of “tie-jack”...I wasn’t sure if this was a new greeting or whether there was a summer crush one of them had on a boy called Jack from Thailand. so, I put my observational skills to work and soon discovered they were referring to a form of bullying called ‘tie-jacking’ (btw is this new or am I really slow to catch on???). getting into conversation with some of the girls I find this is both bullying and also seen as a bit of fun between friends. hmmm, not sure it’s ever just a bit of fun…
