Restorative Practices and Social Coaching - Session 2

When we are dealing with different scenarios, how can we ensure that we are uplifting the mana of our students? 

What is going well:

We have been developing a consistent language across the school. Social coaching conversations are happening. 

Progress so far: 

-Jude ran a session about restorative practices/ social coaching.
-We met in teams and in triples to discuss what we do to “manage behaviour.”
-We have interviewed students across the school to ask them how teachers should respond in different situations.

There are still some inconsistencies about how we deal with "behaviour" across the school. Teachers deal with situations in different ways. 

These are some of the things that we need to come back to

 

We clarified some of the low level playground 'stuff'

Next Steps: To agree on what we do- 

toys, other rooms, duty teacher, jobs, character strengths groups, etap entries. 

What are the possibilities?

Do our guidelines need to change? 

We will carry these questions around with us when on duty to ensure that everyone is on the same page:  

Staff Only Day 2: 1 Day Wananga

Kia ora to John and Suz for leading our 1 day Wananga.

Link to Wananga Slides

We learnt about significant places, stories and history of our area. We all met at Churchill Park and walked along the beach, listening to some significant stories. We walked to Te Pa o Oruaiti and across the top.

We strengthened our knowledge of Pōwhiri.

We developed an understanding of kawa and tikanga
We worked together to develop school wide processes that align with kawa and tikanga with a focus on mihi, karakia, manaakitanga, whakawhanaungatanga.

• classroom
• meetings and ways of working 
• events and opportunities