Shelf J I School - 2211 Words

As part of the Every Child Matters (ECM) program, Shelf JI School takes a whole school approach in implementing the 5 National Outcomes of this agenda. Its main aims are for every child, whatever their background or circumstances, to have the support they need to: †¢ stay safe †¢ be healthy †¢ enjoy and achieve †¢ make a positive contribution †¢ achieve economic well-being a. Feel safe: Shelf JI School aims to achieve that every child attending the school feels secure and protected in the school setting and staff expect and help children to accomplish high standards of behaviour. Every child has a right to feel safe from bullying and discrimination and any child with a worry or problem is encouraged to talk about it with someone who they†¦show more content†¦Her mother had extreme troubles getting the girl to school in the morning and then, finally (late) arriving at school the girl was in floods of tears and did not want to enter the school any further than the office... it took my colleague sometimes over an hour to reason with the girl to get her to join her class. A few times a classmate was send to the office where the girl was to try and calm her down and help her come to the class, but it was found too distressing for the classmate and also too much time was lost for her. After the girl was eventually settled in though, there were no further problems during the day and she seemed to enjoy herself, have good social contacts and a healthy interest in learning. At the end of the first week the teacher asked for a volunteer to pick up the register from the office on arriving at school and take it back to the office after the register had been taken for the day, and the girl put her hand up. The teacher gave her the responsibility hoping that it would help her overcome her anxiety regarding starting the day if she had a job to focus on. Unfortunately it did not work; the extra responsibility was no help at all. Then the mother started bringing her straight to the class and my colleague would receive her, still the girl was totally unwilling to enter the class. She stood just before the door crying inconsolably resisting any help until she was too tired with crying and eventually, exhausted, would take her