Education

Handle with care

Aric Sigman explains why craft-based skills are as important as academic ones, and need to be taught in all schools.

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How schools are using the human givens approach

Human givens principles have been introduced to over 200 schools and adopted systemically by some. Here, four headteachers provide a vivid snapshot of their impact.

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Good choices: autism and the human givens

Angela Austin describes how the human givens approach has informed her work to create an emotionally safe place where children with autism can learn.

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Teaching that works: using the human givens in the classroom

Teacher trainer Andy Vass shows how knowledge and application of the human givens approach could help hard-pressed teachers reduce stress and improve the climate in class.

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Extending emotional wellbeing in schools

Stuart Coulden describes an innovative project for enhancing emotional health in diverse school communities.

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"It's what's right with you that fixes what's wrong"

Chris Dyas vividly describes how he teaches troubled children to be their own therapists.

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Targets, inspections and the human givens in schools

Trevor Bailey, head of Worle School, raises issues about the impact of targets and inspections on the well-being of staff and thus on motivation and effectiveness..

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HG in Practice

Primary school teaching assistant and HG Diploma graduate, Kashfi Khan describes how she has applied the HG ideas in very practical ways, to the benefit of pupils, parents and teachers alike.

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Autistic children can join in

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Rehearsing Success

Paul Dow finds creative ways of using the human givens approach to help struggling students meet their emotional needs.

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