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ERT INSET DAYS FOR STATE SCHOOLS:
Would your school benefit from a day with
the Education Renaissance Trust? The day is
called Getting in Touch with the Inner Child, and it’s
based on the one- and two-day workshops that we’ve
run for groups of teachers over the past five years.
'Very successful and enjoyed by all.' Head
Teacher
GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THE INNER CHILD is
about the practical ingredients of education which nourish
the inner child – from the greeting at the door, through
the morning assembly, to the planning and conducting of lessons
The day is presented in response to Aim 2 of the National
Curriculum. This states that the school curriculum should
aim to promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and
cultural development and prepare all pupils for the opportunities,
responsibilities and experiences of life.
There is widespread support for the idea of promoting spiritual
values in education, for the sake of the pupil & society.
But there is also uncertainty about how to go about it. Over
the one-day INSET participants will explore practical ways
in which the teacher can nourish the spiritual development
of the child. Through a mix of presentations and practical
work, the day will help participants meet this new emphasis
in education.
A resource book has been specially written for the day.
TYPICAL PROGRAMME (timings
are approximate)
09.30 Introductions,
working methods and a practical exercise
10.00 Who
is this child in front of you?
Education begins at the point where the teacher meets the
child. What takes place in this meeting? What are the qualities
needed in the teacher and in the classroom?
11.00 break
for coffee
11.15 What
is our vision for the children we teach?
What kind of children would we want our pupils to be? What
qualities and attainments would we hope for them? How do
we realise this?
12.00 break
for lunch
12.30 Enlivening
the class
A lively post-lunch session on ways to use music and drama
13.00 So,
what should we teach?
Working creatively with the curriculum to offer material
that inspires and nourishes the child.
14.00 Review:
what can we take forward into the new term?
14.30 Close
The cost of the day will be £400.
Please contact Hugh Venables, Administrator of the ERT,
to discuss dates and a programme to suit your school.
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