How to create kind schools : 12 extraordinary projects making schools happier and helping every child fit in / Jenny Hulme ; foreword by Claude Knights, CEO of Kidscape.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hulme, Jenny.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bullying in schools--Great Britain--Prevention.

Bullying in schools.

Inclusive education--Great Britain.

Inclusive education.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

156 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015.

Summary:

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Kidscape, a notional charity that works to challenge and prevent bullying, this book offers readers an insight into twelve innovative school programmes that promote inclusion, tolerance and kindness. Through dance workshops and gardening clubs, autism ambassadors and gay cole models, peer mentoring schemes and traveling Gypsy theatre productions, the ideas demonstrate how much of a difference schools can make to children who feel isolated and excluded from their peer group. In these inspirational projects school staff, charities and celebrity supporters join forces to tackle issues such as bullying, homophobia, racism and truancy, and in doing so help whole schools become happier, more successful settings. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Kidscape's ZAP Workshop 16

In my view - Anthony Horowitz, QBE, patron of Kidscape 25

2 The Peer Mentor 27

In my view - Jill Halfpenny, actress, ambassador for Kidscape 36

3 The Prince's Trust x1 Club 38

In my view - Jamie Oliver, MBE, author and chef, ambassador for The Prince's Trust 47

4 The Role Model 49

In my view - Charlie Condou, actor and ambassador for Diversity Role Models 59

In my view - David Charles Manners, Diversity Role Model 61

5 The Travelling Players 63

In my view - Baroness Janet Whitaker, honorary president, Friends, Families and Travellers 71

6 The Achievement Coach 73

In my view - Henry Winkler, OBE, author and actor for TV and film, ambassador for Achievement for All 86

7 The Gardening Club 88

In my view - David Domoney, gardener and broadcaster, ambassador for Thrive 94

8 The Autism Ambassador 96

In my view - Jane Asher, author and actor, president of The National Autistic Society 107

9 The Dance Class 110

In my view - Linda Jasper, MBE, founder of Youth Dance England 120

10 The Young Carers Campaign 122

In my view - Michael Sheen, OBE, TV and film actor, ambassador for Carers Trust 130

11 The Student Support Team 132

In my view - Jack Jacobs, ambassador for Beat (beating eating disorders) 140

12 The ChildLine Workshop 142

In my view - Ade Adepitan, MBE, Paralympic basketball champion and TV presenter, ambassador for the NSPCC 150.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781849055918

1849055912

OCLC:

900031265