We are focusing on conflict resolution. Students will be identifying their emotions, strategies to be mindful and then learning some conflict resolution strategies. According to Kagan Collaborative Learning Structures, there are 8 modes of conflict resolution:

• Share     
  
• Take turns
• Outside Help
• Postpone
• Humour
• Avoid
• Compromise
• Chance

Our students will be going over these in the whole school lesson. An activity at home could be to discuss different ways they have resolved conflict and if there are better ways they could have tried to solve the conflict that they have previously had. Additionally, if they were to have another conflict, what mode would they try to use.

Why are resilience and wellbeing important?

• Research shows us that there is a direct link between wellbeing and academics, therefore children who are not emotionally healthy will have difficulty learning. When we are stressed, the part of our brain responsible for learning does not function effectively.
• Calm children can focus and retain more information.
• Resilience enables children to take safe risks without fear of failure.
• The statistics indicate that the number of adults struggling with mental ill health has increased over the years. Statistics also tell us that mental ill health is affecting young people at alarming rates and the onset is getting earlier. Prevention is the key to seeing these figures improve.