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Effective ways of motivating those at risk of truancy. Worksheets incorporate tried-and-tested methods to increase students self-esteem and develop their problem-solving skills. Students learn to recognise that they are responsible for the choices they make.
Topics include: Group and school identity; Building trust; Recording attendance; Motivation; Positive aspects of school life.

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Size: 95 Pages
ISBN: 978 1 86025 176 4
Author(s): Sotiris Soteriades
Code: TFIA
Format: Photocopy master or PDF
Popularity rank: 113

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Contents List

LESSONS

SECTION A: WHOLE-CLASS WORKSHEETS

11 SETTLING IN Year 7 students reflect on how they feel in their new school. Evaluation.
13 ALL ABOUT ME Starting the process of group bonding.
15 WHY BOTHER WITH SCHOOL? Focusing on reasons for coming to school.
17 WHAT MAKES A TEAM? Focusing on team membership and how everyone is essential to a team.
19 OUR CLASS CONTRACT Producing a class contract to help everyone see the need to work together as a team. Evaluation and Review.
21 I HATE SCHOOL! Reflecting on some of the reasons people may not want to come to school.
23 FEELINGS Reflecting on feelings about their first few weeks back at school.
25 THE POWER OF NEGOTIATION Exploring how and when to negotiate.
27 WRONG ASSUMPTIONS Discussing the assumptions people make about behaviour.
29 TAKING CONTROL The importance of being proactive and taking responsibility for decisions.
31 GETTING TO THE TOP Exploring the 'weights' we carry and creating peer support. Evaluation and Review.
33 BLIND AND VULNERABLE Building trust and developing empathy.
35 TEAMWORK Focusing on teamwork and giving constructive feedback.
37 EXPOSURE Giving space for self-disclosure.
39 TRUST Building trust within the group. Evaluation and Review.
41 EVALUATION Evaluating the course so far, reviewing and setting individual targets.
43 THE LEAP OF DEATH The importance of trust and group work.
45 POSITIVE STROKES The power of praise and reinforcement.
47 OVERCOMING OBSTACLES Recognising decisions and obstacles.
49 RACING AHEAD What motivates people to want to come to school?
51 A GAME OF CHANCE Things we can change and things we can't. Evaluation and Review.

SECTION B: TARGETED-GROUP WORKSHEETS

57 BREAKING THE ICE Breaking the ice and working as a group.
59 COLOUR-CONSCIOUS Using physical contact as a way of breaking down barriers.
61 WHAT'S ON OFFER? What school offers students.
63 I'M NOT ON MY OWN Building an affinity within the group to realise we can share our problems.
65 MY PRIVATE FEELINGS Sharing feelings on some important issues. Evaluation and Review.
67 GOOD AND BAD POINTS Identifying problem areas in the behaviour of teachers, students and friends.
69 ME AND MY SHADOW Focusing on the individual and individual choices.
71 MY GOAL Recognising we can do something about our problems.
73 PRIMARY FEARS Feelings students may have before coming to secondary school.
75 TIME TO TEACH Peer tutoring to gain self-esteem and confidence. Evaluation and Review.
77 PROBLEM SOLVING Facing up to problems and thinking of ways to solve them.
79 DRAMATIC CHANGES Working as a group to plan a performance.
81 CRITICAL REVIEWS Working as a group to perform a play and evaluate the performances of other groups. Evaluation and Review.

APPENDIX: TOOLS FOR IMPROVING ATTENDANCE

86 EVALUATION SHEET for use with Settling In
87 ATTENDANCE RECORD for use with Settling In
88 STATEMENT CARDS: WHY BOTHER WITH SCHOOL?
89 STATEMENT CARDS: I HATE SCHOOL!
90 STATEMENT CARDS: WRONG ASSUMPTIONS
91 GETTING TO THE TOP for use with Taking Control
92 OBSERVATION SHEET for use with Teamwork
93 OBSTACLE GAME for use with Overcoming Obstacles
95 STATEMENT CARDS: MY PRIVATE FEELINGS
96 SILHOUETTES for use with Good and Bad Points
97 STORYBOARDS for use with Problem Solving
99 CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
101 ATTENDANCE TARGET CARD

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