{"product_id":"9781446272855","title":"Circle Solutions for Student Wellbeing","description":"\u003cp\u003e'This is a very practical guide to a teaching approach that enables children to become more powerful learners; it is also an opportunity to spend time with a big-hearted person who understands what happens for children in school and how circles can help them grow.' - \u003ci\u003eJames Park, PROGRESS Director, Human Scale Education (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewww.progress-hse.org\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Grounded in contemporary research, Roffey ignites the reader's conviction that 'I can do this too!' Gifting the educator with a treasure chest of fresh, engaging, practical and applicable ideas, this book makes it possible for every teacher to build both the learning and well-being of all young people.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003ci\u003eKerry Bird, Project Manager for Personal and Social Development Education in Catholic Education - Cairns and Brisbane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published as Circle Time for Emotional Literacy, this new edition has been updated to reflect how the Circle Solutions philosophy and pedagogy can be used to build relationships and resilience for children and young people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePutting current research on wellbeing into practice, \u003ci\u003eCircle Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e addresses issues not incidents, solutions rather than problems, and strengths rather than deficits, providing a framework for student engagement and learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew to this edition:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ea chapter on promoting the positive: thoughts, feelings and approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emore anti-bullying strategies, with cyber-bullying covered explicitly\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea quick reference appendix of games\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eways of embedding \u003ci\u003eCircle Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e as a tool for wellbeing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eupdated and expanded resources.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eActivities and games included in the book promote positive communication skills, empathy and connectedness, class cohesion and co-operation, friendship skills and ethical behaviour. The book is suitable for all phases of education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCircle Solutions in action\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch this photo-film about Circle Solutions showing the philosophy practice and the views of teachers, students and school principals about its effectiveness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026598346992,"sku":"9781446272855","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781446272855_p0.jpg?v=1763826809","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781446272855","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}