School exclusion can have a detrimental effect on young people, their family and even their former school. In this blog, the effects of school exclusion on young people and the consequences on their mental health and education will be discussed. We believe that preventing school exclusion is better for young Read more…
The London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has committed to providing 2 million pounds towards significantly reducing exclusion rates in London schools. Why are exclusions becoming a ‘habit’ in schools? In an article published on the 6th of September 2022 on BBC News [1], the director of the Mayor’s Violence Reduction Unit Read more…
“Young people aren’t the leaders of tomorrow. They are the leaders of today and tomorrow.“ Kathy Calvin – Former Resident and Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations Foundation. In our past blog, we shone a light on the lack of youth input in policies that affect them directly. Following Read more…
Photo by Yan Krukov When working with young people, it is essential to build trust and rapport. Developing a successful rapport means that you and the young people have mutual respect for each other. This allows working towards a common goal with both sides committed and open to communication. Developmental Read more…
What is a learning difference? There are several common learning differences and they are dyslexia, dyspraxia, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyscalculia and dysgraphia [1]. As a teacher, or someone that works with young people it is important to be aware of how learning differences can impact someone. Therefore, we have summarised several learning differences below with an explanation of how Read more…
True ‘intelligence’, covers many, many different qualities. As Einstein once said, ‘If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it’ll live its whole life believing that it’s stupid’. The truth is, we’re all ‘intelligent’; just in different ways, at different things. Why is this important to know? Because our education system does not always recognise this. There’s a whole list Read more…
Our young people are the future of, well, everything. We need to allow them to have a voice, a safe space in which to use that voice, and encourage and support them to reach their goals. Were you encouraged to have an open mindset as a child? Did your parents and Read more…