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GHS Connect #20 Monday 24th February

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GHS Connect #20 Monday 24th February

Mia's notes

Welcome back and hope everyone had a great half term.

This half term should see the days starting to get brighter and longer and hopefully the students starting to work harder! Please continue to set meaningful independent learning to support them as much as possible with this.

Have a great first week back.

Mia

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The week ahead

Monday
Normal Day

Tuesday
Department Time 3.15pm - 4.30 pm

Wednesday
Briefing in the library - 8.15am

Thursday
Normal Day

Friday
Normal Day

Notes
Year 11 Mock 2
Year 9 Interim 2
Year 12 Interim 3

Learning and Teaching - Pride in our Routines

This half term, we will be sharing top tips for retrieval and consolidation of knowledge.

This week, Reena Bharadva shares her top tips on using oracy to promote retrieval of knowledge.

The strategy:

  1. Chunk a theme/concept into smaller or atomised ideas.
  2. Pose a question around one of these.
  3. Organise students into pairs and ask them to speak for 1-2 minutes on this idea.
  4. Reassign pairings and pose a different question to discuss.
  5. Use a ‘last person standing’ approach to assign a winner to the most thorough speaker.

Top tips for this strategy:

  • Specify the tier 3 vocabulary that should be used when speaking.
  • Apply the discussed themes to a written exam question after.
  • Consider using classwork and notes to support discussions.
  • Promote taking turns to talk within the pairs.
  • Ensure teacher subject knowledge is strong.

This strategy takes minimal planning and is a great tool for morning lessons when you need to ignite energy into students.

Keen to explore this type of strategy further? Alex Quigley and Craig Barton discuss how ‘Just a minute’ can be used to promote oracy and develop retrieval here.

Inclusion Updates

Child Protection

A reminder to all the services that are available for our students and staff:

Provider

Support Offered

Contact Details

Kooth

Online support and guidance offering 1:1 counselling service

https://www.kooth.com/

Childline

Call Childline and speak with an advisor

The website offers tools to help support young people manage their emotions

https://www.childline.org.uk/

08001111

Young Minds

Mental Health Support covering many areas:

Supporting a friend, coping with life, medications and mental health conditions

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

The Mix

Offering counselling services covering a wide range of areas such as exam anxiety, varying needs and understanding discrimination to name a few.

https://www.themix.org.uk/

Circle Café

Offers support via the phone and in person.  They support a range of mental health needs and have access to CAMHS professionals.  Provide a safe space weekday evenings 15:00 pm-23.00pm, and on weekends 12:00-20:00 pm

https://youngealingfoundation.org.uk/projects/details/circle-caf%C3%A9

South Ealing Road
London, W5 4QA

circleteam@hfehmind.org.uk

020 3475 0060

CAMHS Emergency lines

If you're feeling anxious, you can call the CAMHS emergency support line.

08003284444

STEM 4

Support with mental health concerns such as anxiety, self-harm, eating disorders, depression and addiction.

https://stem4.org.uk/

Easy Project

Support young people and families with concerns about alcohol and drug habits.

https://www.changegrowlive.org/easy-project-ealing/info

Mark Cherrington

CGL EASY Young Persons Alcohol & Drug Worker
99-103 The Broadway
West Ealing
W13-9BP
T: 0208 567 4772   M: 07717 452513  Fax: 0208 567 6223

For staff the following services are available:

Education Helpline: 02089876212

The service provides support for staff with both personal and work-related concerns.

Private Fostering Arrangements Update:

  • Children under the age of 16 (or with a disability 18) that are in private fostering for more than 28 days, such as those living with aunts, uncles, grandparents etc must be notified to social services.
  • Therefore, if you are aware of any students in our school community that might be affected, please notify the CP team.
  • For children from Ukraine the age limit to continue to refer is under 18.

SEN

ADHD and the classroom – Why is it so hard to sit still?

For the full article click on the link here

I wanted to personally thank you for your support and ongoing work with our vulnerable cohorts.  I hope you had a lovely half term.

Gurvinder

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Bright Spots

The first of this week’s Bright Spots has been nominated by Tom Oseku, who says:

I would like to celebrate Scott McCreath. He is very proactive and has been working flat out organising and doing intervention as well as extracurricular activities. 
Scott, you are great, and we really appreciate you.

Kiran Thandi has nominated Jai Ramgi, saying

Please can I celebrate Jay Ramgi! Jay is a passionate and hard-working teacher. The Psychology department is lucky to have him! He is always going above and beyond for the students and creates a safe learning environment for them. Thanks Jay.

If there are any concerns about Equality and Diversity (staff)  at GHS please contact A Johal (DHT)

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