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Violence reduction in schools workshop

Violence reduction in schools workshop. Session 8: Agreeing and applying policy Creating a school climate of non-violence through whole-school policy . “There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit .”

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Violence reduction in schools workshop

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  1. Violence reduction in schools workshop • Session 8: • Agreeing and applying policy • Creating a school climate of non-violence through whole-school policy “There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.” Napoleon Bonaparte PPT 5/6/7

  2. Learning outcomes In Session 8 we will develop the knowledge understanding and skills needed to: • understand the dimensions of a policy on violence reduction; • be able to analyse the degree of involvement of stakeholders in policy creation PPT 8

  3. Sequence of Activities The 5 activities in session 8: • Activity 8.1 – Writing or reviewing a school policy • Activity 8.2 – Monitoring should be easy and simple to carry out • Activity 8.3 – How effective are we at promoting convivencia? • Activity 8.4 – Rating your current situation • Activity 8.5 – The value of teaching citizenship PPT 8

  4. Introduction What is involved: • The whole-school policy development process; • Schools as learning organisations: • ethos • Self review • planning • performance indicators PPT 8

  5. Developing a policy Stages: • Engage stakeholder groups: • staff • pupils • the wider community – parents and others • Develop a presentation to explain: • elements of the policy • how stakeholders will be involved in developing, implementing and monitoring policy PPT 8

  6. Analysing levels of involvement Robson & Smedley’s 5 levels of involvement: • Level 1 information • documents and meetings • Level 2 involvement • active involvement in practical help • Level 3 collaboration • working together to develop policy and actions • Level 4 partnership • joint management and decision making PPT 8

  7. Other aids to policy making Chapter 3 of the Handbook also mentions: • Monitoring tools • Evaluation questions • Rating tools • Analysing involvement – e.g. At levels 1-4 • L1 school assembly pattern • L2 display • L3 school council • L4 restorative approaches • Citizenship for convivencia PPT 8

  8. Session 8: Follow-up activity Designing or reviewing a policy for violence reduction in your school: • You are invited to use the answers to the list of questions in activity 8.1 to design or review a school policy for violence reduction. • Remember that a policy is of no use unless it is put into practice. • Involve groups of students, staff and parents and decide with them what should be in the policy by agreeing the answers to the questions in Activity 8.1. • Decide how the policy will be communicated and how it will be used and monitored. PPT 8

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