I have really enjoyed the HWB module and I am really glad I chose this as my last elective. I think my views on how health and wellbeing should be experienced in school have completely changed since I first started the module. I am now more aware of how I would like HWB to be incorporated in the curriculum. I think with CfE the “responsibility for all” is completely accurate for me. I think that HWB should not just be taught as targeted lessons but should be a way of life in a school.

I think I have tried to reflect throughout this blog and I have managed to complete the 30 hours of TDT work for the portfolio. However I completely underestimated how long it would take me to upload everything on to this blog so if I was to change anything if I took the module again, it would be to set up a blog earlier so as I could complete the tasks and upload them straight away!

I think after taking this module I feel more ready to go into schools and feel more confident if I was to do any activities related to health and wellbeing. I feel as if I have more knowledge on where I can go to get  access to information and resources for HWB but I am sure when I am in my own class I will be able to keep and build up the resources more of my own resources.

Restorative practice

I felt as if this input was really informative and gave us lots to think about however we were given a lot of information in that one lecture so I think it might even be more beneficial to have this over two lectures. I think even if we were to have a look at what restorative practice was before the input in our own time and then the lecture was then used to discuss what we have found out and then anything else can be added throughout the lecture.

I think I will definitely use restorative practice in my own class as I think it could be a really effective approach to help behaviour management. I know it is time consuming but this approach gets individuals to think about other perspectives and people can develop empathy towards others.

Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood

I really enjoyed this input, I think that it is always good to have a visitor coming in to talk to us about what they do as it gives us a little more insight into the other services that we could potentially be working alongside in the future. I think that it was really beneficial for us to see some of the resources that can be used to deliver this aspect within HWB as I think it is an area that many teachers try to avoid and this should not be the case. In fact, because we live in such a such a sexualised society I think it is more important for us, as teachers to respond to this and ensure that our children are aware of how to stay safe and protected. I definitely feel a more confident about teaching this aspect of HWB.

Outdoor Learning

I think we forget how much enjoyment we get from being outdoors. I think we were outside for less than two minutes and before we were about to start the activities a lot of us were laughing and smiling. I think that it is important to offer pupils experiences that they are going to find challenging but also enjoy themselves during the process.

Team building activites and energisers were a really good way to build up relationships and have fun with each other.