LESSONS

SECTION A: WHOLE-CLASS WORKSHEETS

• 11 SETTLING IN Year 7 students reflect on how they feel in their new school. Evaluation.
• 13 ALL ABOUT ME Starting the process of group bonding.
• 15 WHY BOTHER WITH SCHOOL? Focusing on reasons for coming to school.
• 17 WHAT MAKES A TEAM? Focusing on team membership and how everyone is essential to a team.
• 19 OUR CLASS CONTRACT Producing a class contract to help everyone see the need to work together as a team. Evaluation and Review.
• 21 I HATE SCHOOL! Reflecting on some of the reasons people may not want to come to school.
• 23 FEELINGS Reflecting on feelings about their first few weeks back at school.
• 25 THE POWER OF NEGOTIATION Exploring how and when to negotiate.
• 27 WRONG ASSUMPTIONS Discussing the assumptions people make about behaviour.
• 29 TAKING CONTROL The importance of being proactive and taking responsibility for decisions.
• 31 GETTING TO THE TOP Exploring the 'weights' we carry and creating peer support. Evaluation and Review.
• 33 BLIND AND VULNERABLE Building trust and developing empathy.
• 35 TEAMWORK Focusing on teamwork and giving constructive feedback.
• 37 EXPOSURE Giving space for self-disclosure.
• 39 TRUST Building trust within the group. Evaluation and Review.
• 41 EVALUATION Evaluating the course so far, reviewing and setting individual targets.
• 43 THE LEAP OF DEATH The importance of trust and group work.
• 45 POSITIVE STROKES The power of praise and reinforcement.
• 47 OVERCOMING OBSTACLES Recognising decisions and obstacles.
• 49 RACING AHEAD What motivates people to want to come to school?
• 51 A GAME OF CHANCE Things we can change and things we can't. Evaluation and Review.

SECTION B: TARGETED-GROUP WORKSHEETS

• 57 BREAKING THE ICE Breaking the ice and working as a group.
• 59 COLOUR-CONSCIOUS Using physical contact as a way of breaking down barriers.
• 61 WHAT'S ON OFFER? What school offers students.
• 63 I'M NOT ON MY OWN Building an affinity within the group to realise we can share our problems.
• 65 MY PRIVATE FEELINGS Sharing feelings on some important issues. Evaluation and Review.
• 67 GOOD AND BAD POINTS Identifying problem areas in the behaviour of teachers, students and friends.
• 69 ME AND MY SHADOW Focusing on the individual and individual choices.
• 71 MY GOAL Recognising we can do something about our problems.
• 73 PRIMARY FEARS Feelings students may have before coming to secondary school.
• 75 TIME TO TEACH Peer tutoring to gain self-esteem and confidence. Evaluation and Review.
• 77 PROBLEM SOLVING Facing up to problems and thinking of ways to solve them.
• 79 DRAMATIC CHANGES Working as a group to plan a performance.
• 81 CRITICAL REVIEWS Working as a group to perform a play and evaluate the performances of other groups. Evaluation and Review.

APPENDIX: TOOLS FOR IMPROVING ATTENDANCE

• 86 EVALUATION SHEET for use with Settling In
• 87 ATTENDANCE RECORD for use with Settling In
• 88 STATEMENT CARDS: WHY BOTHER WITH SCHOOL?
• 89 STATEMENT CARDS: I HATE SCHOOL!
• 90 STATEMENT CARDS: WRONG ASSUMPTIONS
• 91 GETTING TO THE TOP for use with Taking Control
• 92 OBSERVATION SHEET for use with Teamwork
• 93 OBSTACLE GAME for use with Overcoming Obstacles
• 95 STATEMENT CARDS: MY PRIVATE FEELINGS
• 96 SILHOUETTES for use with Good and Bad Points
• 97 STORYBOARDS for use with Problem Solving
• 99 CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
• 101 ATTENDANCE TARGET CARD