GHS Connect #28 Tuesday 2 May
Mia's notes
I hope everyone had a lovely, long weekend. We obviously have another strike day as we come back, and then it will be a very short 3 day week, followed by another bank holiday!
A little reminder that with disrupted weeks, we can see a change in student behaviour, particularly from those who need clear routines and consistency. It’s important for us to remember that for some of our students, there is not always a great deal of consistency and routine at home, so they depend on this at school. As such, please keep the focus on being positive, on de-escalation and for Year 11 and 13 particularly, on simplifying what they need to do now to achieve success. Positive messages are essential.
It’s also really important to actively avoid too much cognitive overload at this stage with exam classes. Yes, it is the final push, but reinforcement and the breaking down of key ideas is what is needed now. This is not the time to try to cram in new concepts.
As a staff, our thoughts are, unbelievably, beginning to turn towards what next year might look like, and as such, I would ask again that if you intend to move on and have not yet communicated this, it is really helpful to let us know. Please also note that if you wish to ask for a change to your working hours, at this stage, I am unlikely to be able to agree anything definite until the timetable has been worked on by Alan and Adam. Please also look out for some TLR opportunities coming out over the next few weeks - as usual, we tend to advertise these towards and during the last Summer half term.
Have a great week,
Mia
Inclusion Heroes
