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Newsletter January 2016
We know you regularly visit our library of FREE downloads, and your feedback tells us you like what you find. Whatever your new term looks like, we hope the activities help you navigate towards the best possible relationships with students and colleagues. After all, those relations are the bedrock of life and learning and a happy school environment.
We love to visit schools and work with staff teams too, so contact us anytime to enquire about emotional wellbeing training.
With all our best wishes for 2016, the VisionWorks team
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Consortium for Emotional Wellbeing in School 
This stuff is contagious! We are excited to be in touch with James Wetz, one of the chairs of CEWBS, which promotes the wellbeing of children in schools and also highlights the importance of the role of teachers. They argue that all teachers should be trained in children's emotional development and attachment
"How a child behaves, and the degree of their engagement in learning, is expressive of how they have learned to cope with life including the challenges of learning. When teachers understand that behaviour is a communication about experience, they can respond in ways which are more effective in enabling pupils to experience learning in less challenging ways and become more accessible to being taught."
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Educating the Whole Child 
I recently attended a Whole Education conference designed for their partners. It is always a joy to work with people from all over the UK who see the importance of a rounded education. Of course we want our children to acquire academic knowledge. But there is so much more to a human being.
It was inspirational to hear about the work that is going on, from the group of children of all ages who bring enrichment to the rest of the school with their proactive group called Mind Body Spirit, to School 21 that is transforming lives in Stratford, London.
The winds of change?
Janet Grant
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Extra Ideas Anyone? 
Do you know about our inspirational and informative VisionWorks for Schools facebook page? Please like us for regular cartoons, comments and ideas on emotional wellbeing. Click here for FB page
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VisionWorks attended the EHCAP conference in Taunton on 21st January where many of the Emotion Coaching champions, who have been working with staff and students, parents and administrators to improve their understanding of their emotions and how best to manage them, reported back on their work and their findings.
It was inspirational listening to the experience of the Education and Health employees in Somerset, telling us about their experiences. Using Emotion Coaching in potentially difficult situations diffused tension and aggression, transforming anger, misery and low self esteem into collaborative communication. Powerful stuff!
 "What is needed more than anything in these times are services that break the mould to look in a fuller, more rounded way at every child's needs in the context of all that is going on around them, and then work creatively and collaboratively to make life better for everyone."
Sheila Burton Psychologist
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Register with VisionWorks
Register at www.vision-works.net for a host of FREE downloadable resources, assembly ideas and sample modules from our programmes.
More information
 VisionWorks for Schools now has its own Facebook page. All you have to do is like us and you will have regular updates of workshops, webinars, current EI news and more! We would love to hear from you too.
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