Gareth Lewis
@gareth-lewis.bsky.social
Headteacher at a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) | Championing equity and relational practice in education | Lead for Deprivation & Rural Challenges, Ceredigion LA | ESTYN peer inspector | Mentor for future school leaders | Views are my own.
I love this research because it really shows how much of an impact our words can have on young people. It looks at how the brain reacts to parental criticism and shows that it triggers the same areas linked to social pain and self-doubt. Language matters.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Neural responses to maternal criticism in healthy youth
Parental criticism can have positive and negative effects on children’s and adolescents’ behavior; yet, it is unclear how youth react to, understand and process parental criticism. We proposed that yo...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 21, 2024 at 8:13 PM
I love this research because it really shows how much of an impact our words can have on young people. It looks at how the brain reacts to parental criticism and shows that it triggers the same areas linked to social pain and self-doubt. Language matters.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Things that, unfortunately, are not at all surprising…
“The suspension rate for pupils eligible for free school meals was four times that of those not eligible. Year 9 had the highest suspension rate, followed by year 10.”
“The suspension rate for pupils eligible for free school meals was four times that of those not eligible. Year 9 had the highest suspension rate, followed by year 10.”
Breaking: Suspensions of pupils from school soared by 40 per cent last autumn, with permanent exclusions also up 25 per cent
Suspensions up 40% as exclusions rise by a quarter
DfE says 'there are more pupils being suspended, and more frequently'
buff.ly
November 21, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Things that, unfortunately, are not at all surprising…
“The suspension rate for pupils eligible for free school meals was four times that of those not eligible. Year 9 had the highest suspension rate, followed by year 10.”
“The suspension rate for pupils eligible for free school meals was four times that of those not eligible. Year 9 had the highest suspension rate, followed by year 10.”
Reposted by Gareth Lewis
We have dates available for our ‘find out more’ sessions where we’ll showing you how to get the most of out of our training resource ‘thinking differently’.
To book, just click the link below!
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#findoutmore #onlinetrainingresource #teachawardswinner #cpd
To book, just click the link below!
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#findoutmore #onlinetrainingresource #teachawardswinner #cpd
November 21, 2024 at 11:15 AM
We have dates available for our ‘find out more’ sessions where we’ll showing you how to get the most of out of our training resource ‘thinking differently’.
To book, just click the link below!
calendly.com/louisejblack...
#findoutmore #onlinetrainingresource #teachawardswinner #cpd
To book, just click the link below!
calendly.com/louisejblack...
#findoutmore #onlinetrainingresource #teachawardswinner #cpd
Reposted by Gareth Lewis
This is another painful but crucial report published by the Institute for Public Policy Research, www.ippr.org/articles/who.... As Richard has said in his post, how do we do better in the current circumstances?
November 21, 2024 at 7:56 AM
This is another painful but crucial report published by the Institute for Public Policy Research, www.ippr.org/articles/who.... As Richard has said in his post, how do we do better in the current circumstances?
Message to staff this week:
Adolescent Brain and Social Motivation: young persons behaviour is a response to something - social / gaining respect / self of belonging (or not).
Relational practice builds positive relationships and make YP feel valued, seen and respected.
Use of language = 🔑
Adolescent Brain and Social Motivation: young persons behaviour is a response to something - social / gaining respect / self of belonging (or not).
Relational practice builds positive relationships and make YP feel valued, seen and respected.
Use of language = 🔑
November 18, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Message to staff this week:
Adolescent Brain and Social Motivation: young persons behaviour is a response to something - social / gaining respect / self of belonging (or not).
Relational practice builds positive relationships and make YP feel valued, seen and respected.
Use of language = 🔑
Adolescent Brain and Social Motivation: young persons behaviour is a response to something - social / gaining respect / self of belonging (or not).
Relational practice builds positive relationships and make YP feel valued, seen and respected.
Use of language = 🔑
More of this…
“At the same time, many children, particularly those living in deprived families and communities, are finding less time to play at home or in other spaces such as after-school clubs.”
“At the same time, many children, particularly those living in deprived families and communities, are finding less time to play at home or in other spaces such as after-school clubs.”
Children are losing months of playtime during their school lives, argues former children's commissioner Anne Longfield. Here, she sets out how to fix that.
Let’s make more time for play in the school day
If we want to improve wellbeing among young people of all ages, we should ensure school gives them a chance to explore, create and have fun with one another, says Anne Longfield
www.tes.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:59 PM
More of this…
“At the same time, many children, particularly those living in deprived families and communities, are finding less time to play at home or in other spaces such as after-school clubs.”
“At the same time, many children, particularly those living in deprived families and communities, are finding less time to play at home or in other spaces such as after-school clubs.”
10-25 is an excellent book / collection of research by David Yeager. It forces you to consider how to have more of a ‘mentor mindset’. Highly recommend. Will try and link to behaviour and equity over the coming weeks.
November 17, 2024 at 1:40 PM
10-25 is an excellent book / collection of research by David Yeager. It forces you to consider how to have more of a ‘mentor mindset’. Highly recommend. Will try and link to behaviour and equity over the coming weeks.