Workshop 12 - Building Positive Relationships

Workshop 12 - Spring 2009

Building Positive Relationships with Students Our Aims: Bring together local schools from state and independent backgrounds, to identify how information from current management systems can be extrapolated at minimum cost and time, in order to better support teachers establish and maintain positive relationships with students.

Approach: Using previous studies from PRU’s and Local Education Authorities in Bolton and Richmond, we have compiled case studies on how the most important relationship in schools (teacher-student) is often overlooked and the focus of the teacher is spent on administration duties rather than on the support of students. As ICT is more and more integrated through the education system to be a partner for teachers, it also has its draw backs. Current management systems and VLE’s do pose problems and complications of their own. So questions come to mind: Are current methods adequate and if not how best can we use them to save our most important resource, TIME. Does ICT mean teachers spend more time with their computer rather than the students they are meant to support? Positive relationships should not only be restricted to within the school but should be extended outside the classroom walls to engage all stakeholders and beyond into the local community. Schools play a pivotal role in the nurturing of children but children are not only students in the classroom, they are learning everywhere they go, and who are major influential factors in a child’s life other than teachers, their PARENTS. Engaging parents and involving them in their child’s education is important and beneficial to the child’s development. Here we are examining methods and approaches of building positive relationships between teachers and parents outside of the normal ‘parent’s evenings’, creating another avenue of support.

Giving power back to teachers- giving teachers the ability to recognise that action needs to be taken but also giving them to power to enforce change immediately. By having information in real time and to hand, it makes sure teacher’s are not caught up in the bureaucracy that takes place within the school and that provisions have a reason to be initiated. In this discussion we would also like to cover timely, secure and organised communications between teachers and students. Are current methods able to provide a safe and reliable environment for ideas, resources and content to be shared freely or to a specific group? As good teacher we should be like our students, constantly learning.

Format: We would like to have an open discussion with any attendee able to freely share ideas and their thoughts. The discussion will be initiated by Mr N.Gohil (Director of e-learning at Henry Compton School, London) and Chief Executive of MySencare Ltd. Other invited professionals include Mr Keith Tyose (Chief Inspector of Education for London Borough of Richmond), Miss Andrea Smith (Head Teacher at Oldfield Centre, Hampton) and Miss Ann Mareyn (Deputy Head, Compass Centre, Bolton).

Location: The venue and date of this workshop will be confirmed at a later date. We would be very grateful for participation and look forward to seeing you. Please contact Jonathan Tiss (details below) to let us know of your interest and please, please forward this to anyone you think may benefit or who may contribute greatly to this discussion. Building Positive relationships, building better teachers.

Jonathan Tiss – Relationship Manager Tel: +44 208 144 3358 Email: [email protected]

MySENCARE Ltd Holywell House

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