{"id":1038,"date":"2016-09-12T10:16:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T10:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/eastercarmuirs\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2016-09-12T10:16:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T10:16:05","slug":"weve-only-just-begun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/eastercarmuirs\/2016\/09\/12\/weve-only-just-begun\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;ve Only Just Begun!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"carpenters -We&#039;ve Only Just Begun\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/__VQX2Xn7tI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I was never an enormous fan of the Carpenters (I prefer something a bit rockier) but I happened to see a documentary on Karen Carpenter last week and it was really interesting \u00a0although very sad. \u00a0I thought the title at least was appropriate for my first blog post.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I hope I will be able to update my blog every couple of weeks and chat about some of the things that have got me thinking. \u00a0The first three weeks have absolutely flown by and I am sitting with a cup of coffee in my house thinking about how much has happened\u00a0already. \u00a0I have been made to feel very welcome by all the children, staff and families and although I still have many of you to meet I am definitely getting there with the children&#8217;s names!<\/p>\n<p>One of the main developments we will be getting on with this year is the development of well-being and resilience in our children. \u00a0Along with all the other schools in the Falkirk High Learning Community we have chosen to focus on a programme called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bounceback.com.au\/projects\/wellbeing-resilience-projects\">BounceBack<\/a>. \u00a0We will be developing this programme over this session and beyond helping our children focus on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centreforconfidence.co.uk\/projects.php?p=cGlkPTU3JmlkPTQ3OA==\">key messages about resilience<\/a>\u00a0and to recognise that they have the skills, knowledge and attitudes to flourish and grow. I am sure that many of your children have been speaking about Bounce Back time where the whole class sits together and eats for a short time and talks about some of the days issues either within class or with a wider perspective. \u00a0This is a key part of our introduction to the development of resilience within the school and we are looking forward to seeing it progress over the years.<\/p>\n<p>These 10 points below come from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centreforconfidence.co.uk\/index.php\">Centre for Confidence and Wellbeing<\/a>\u00a0who have lots of really interesting resources and background to the approach we are taking.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">1.Remember, bad feelings: don\u2019t last; have a purpose; and galvanise us to do things differently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">2.Try to normalise young people\u2019s set-backs. Help them to see they are not abnormal in having difficulties in life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">3.Help them to see that problems can be solved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">4.Encourage young people to keep things in perspective \u2013 the problem is usually confined to only one part of their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">5.Remember the value of humour \u2013 laughing can be a great release (but only if it is well-intentioned).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">6.Encourage young people to accept responsibility for their actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">7.When reading stories, or discussing events, point out how people manage to overcome difficulties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">8.Remember that learning is often frustrating. Encourage young people to persist and believe they can get there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">9.Provide support. Help them to see there are people who care about them and can give them help and advice when needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">10.Create a positive environment, that emphasises the importance of relationships and a sense of purpose: there is more to life than the way they feel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was never an enormous fan of the Carpenters (I prefer something a bit rockier) but I happened to see a documentary on Karen Carpenter last week and it was really interesting \u00a0although very sad. \u00a0I thought the title at least was appropriate for my first blog post. Anyway, I hope I will be able &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/eastercarmuirs\/2016\/09\/12\/weve-only-just-begun\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">We&#8217;ve Only Just Begun!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8281,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35646],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headteachers-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/eastercarmuirs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/eastercarmuirs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/eastercarmuirs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/eastercarmuirs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8281"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/eastercarmuirs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1038"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/eastercarmuirs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1041,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/eastercarmuirs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038\/revisions\/1041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/eastercarmuirs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/eastercarmuirs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/eastercarmuirs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}