Life Based Learning ™
Delivering subject content through nine life themes
Category: Relationships
Investing in relationships
At-risk young people who took part in a programme that used football as a vehicle for intensive mentoring experienced a significant improvement in their wellbeing, a new report says. The mentoring programme, which provided a trusted adult for more than 2,000 young people in… Continue Reading “Investing in relationships”
2022 London Empathy Conference
Details of an opportunity to be part of the 2022 London Empathy Conference, which is taking place on Monday 12 September. Attendance can be in-person or virtual. The theme is Empathy in Action. This conference will be of particular interest to anyone who provides support… Continue Reading “2022 London Empathy Conference”
Vibrant communities enrich us all and need to be strengthened
Everyone in the UK is invited to a nationwide party in June. It is intended, say organisers, as both a celebration of the Queen’s platinum jubilee and an opportunity to say thank you to everyone who has contributed to helping the country through the… Continue Reading “Vibrant communities enrich us all and need to be strengthened”
Keeping children and young people safe, online and offline
Back in June Ofsted published a shocking report that described the extent to which sexual harassment has become (in their words) “normalised” among children. It was a follow-up to Everyone’s Invited, a helpline set up by the government in response to thousands of allegations… Continue Reading “Keeping children and young people safe, online and offline”
Lego’s Ready for Girls campaign challenges outdated gender norms and stereotypes
Yes, it appears to be true: there are no women, currently playing regularly, in the world’s top 100 chess players. This is just a single statistic, of course. It is devoid of any context and relates to just one sport. Even so, jaw still… Continue Reading “Lego’s Ready for Girls campaign challenges outdated gender norms and stereotypes”
Global Empathy Conference 2021
The online 2021 Global Empathy Conference, organised by Virtual School Australia, is on Saturday 11 September and Sunday 12 September, with a special opening event on Friday 10 September. It offers “highly acclaimed Australian and international guest speakers, educators, professionals from all fields of work,… Continue Reading “Global Empathy Conference 2021”
Helping children to learn about active citizenship
The American Federation of Teachers website includes a feature on civics education in the USA which opens with the eye-catching statistic that only one in four Americans can name the three branches of government. If knowledge is an indicator of engagement, as surely it… Continue Reading “Helping children to learn about active citizenship”
A Changemaker in the area of strengthening relationships
Rachel Bee (not, to be clear, one of the people in the image above) specialises in helping people to build stronger relationships with others, guiding them so they can co-exist in harmony with family, friends, colleagues and others with whom they need to forge… Continue Reading “A Changemaker in the area of strengthening relationships”
Refugee Week is a chance to reinforce values of kindness and respect
Thanks to a Waterstones email, I learned today that we are currently in the middle of Refugee Week — “a nationwide programme of events and activities that recognise the contribution of refugees to British society and the continuing importance of offering sanctuary to those… Continue Reading “Refugee Week is a chance to reinforce values of kindness and respect”
Children need trust, positivity and mutual respect to learn effectively
It was the end of the 1970s when Pink Floyd were at Number One in the charts with a song the lyrics of which spoke of “dark sarcasm in the classroom” and included the cry “Hey! Teacher! Leave them kids alone!” The accompanying video… Continue Reading “Children need trust, positivity and mutual respect to learn effectively”