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Interesting survey report from @nottm_eps on student voices evaluating their feelings about returning to school post #COVID19. Highlights of feelings [A thread]
1. What our children have missed the most is their friends and teachers: they need to play and they need to connect! '[I would like] A chance to catch up with my friends but not have to do work. I’ve had no full conversations with my friends. It’s been difficult to keep in touch'
2. Some students have preferred to be at home because of the reduced pressure and demands: do we expect too much?... There is a need to shift away from this dominant narrative of ‘catch up’, which does not reflect the scale of the impact of the pandemic
[student voice] “When I go back to school I hope that the
teachers give us more support and that the teachers don't be angry at us if we haven't done our work during the coronavirus”
teachers give us more support and that the teachers don't be angry at us if we haven't done our work during the coronavirus”
3. Our students are worried about the pressure of GCSEs. They feel a reduced workload upon returning would help to ease them back into school.
“I feel as if I have GCSEs next year I will be very stressed.”
“I feel as if I have GCSEs next year I will be very stressed.”
4. CYP are clearly anxious about safety when they come back to school. They want to know what the hygiene routines will be. CYP want to know that they will be protected from Covid-19
5. Many pupils are anxious about coming back to school and they are going to find it difficult. Social anxiety, low confidence, and fear of pressure and expectations will all contribute to emotionally based school avoidance.
6. Schools will need to seek training from outside professionals in how to support pupils who feel unable to return to school. New ways of learning throughout the pandemic using various technologies may need to be considered and utilised.
We support many of the recommendations @nottm_eps set for policymakers in this document. We at @nurtureuktweets provide many of the support options that schools can utilise in this transition process...
We recommend all schools look at utilising the #BoxallProfileOnline to measure the social, emotional and mental health of all pupils. This is achievable across a whole school and we can support its implementation through our consultancy work. http://Boxallprofile.org
We also recommend schools look to embed the #6principlesofnurture across the whole school. We support this through training and consultancy support in schools and it ensures no child has needs left unaddressed and supports whole school community wellbeing. https://www.nurtureuk.org/our-services/training/national-nurturing-schools-programme
For smaller group interventions, we have resources that are useful for hands-on practical advice and strategies supporting a range of needs, including motivation, transition, mindfulness, bereavement and more: https://www.nurtureuk.org/publications/practical-tools
And we also recommend #nurturegroup intervention for those most in need. We can train and provide consultancy at school level up to local authority strategy and beyond to support at all levels. Email us to talk about how we as a charity can support you business@nurtureuk.org.
Finally thank you to @nottm_eps this report is very insightful and puts the #childatthecentre of this return to #schools. To read the report in full see it here: http://documents.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/download/8576 #edutwitter