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Workshop 12 - Spring 2009

Building Positive
Relationships with Students

Our Aims:
Bring together local schools from state and independent backgrounds, to
identify how information from current management systems can be
extrapolated at minimum cost and time, in order to better support
teachers establish and maintain positive relationships with students.

Approach: Using previous studies from PRU’s and Local Education Authorities in
Bolton and Richmond, we have compiled case studies on how the most important
relationship in schools (teacher-student) is often overlooked and the focus of the
teacher is spent on administration duties rather than on the support of students.

As ICT is more and more integrated through the education system to be a partner for
teachers, it also has its draw backs. Current management systems and VLE’s do
pose problems and complications of their own. So questions come to mind: Are
current methods adequate and if not how best can we use them to save our most
important resource, TIME. Does ICT mean teachers spend more time with their
computer rather than the students they are meant to support?

Positive relationships should not only be restricted to within the school but should be
extended outside the classroom walls to engage all stakeholders and beyond into the
local community. Schools play a pivotal role in the nurturing of children but children
are not only students in the classroom, they are learning everywhere they go, and
who are major influential factors in a child’s life other than teachers, their PARENTS.
Engaging parents and involving them in their child’s education is important and
beneficial to the child’s development. Here we are examining methods and
approaches of building positive relationships between teachers and parents outside
of the normal ‘parent’s evenings’, creating another avenue of support.
Giving power back to teachers- giving teachers the ability to recognise that action
needs to be taken but also giving them to power to enforce change immediately. By
having information in real time and to hand, it makes sure teacher’s are not caught
up in the bureaucracy that takes place within the school and that provisions have a
reason to be initiated.

In this discussion we would also like to cover timely, secure and organised
communications between teachers and students. Are current methods able to
provide a safe and reliable environment for ideas, resources and content to be
shared freely or to a specific group? As good teacher we should be like our students,
constantly learning.

Format: We would like to have an open discussion with any attendee able to freely
share ideas and their thoughts. The discussion will be initiated by Mr N.Gohil
(Director of e-learning at Henry Compton School, London) and Chief Executive of
MySencare Ltd. Other invited professionals include Mr Keith Tyose (Chief Inspector
of Education for London Borough of Richmond), Miss Andrea Smith (Head Teacher
at Oldfield Centre, Hampton) and Miss Ann Mareyn (Deputy Head, Compass Centre,
Bolton).

Location: The venue and date of this workshop will be confirmed at a later date. We
would be very grateful for participation and look forward to seeing you. Please
contact Jonathan Tiss (details below) to let us know of your interest and please,
please forward this to anyone you think may benefit or who may contribute greatly to
this discussion. Building Positive relationships, building better teachers.

Jonathan Tiss – Relationship Manager


Tel: +44 208 144 3358
Email: jon.tiss@mysencare.com

MySENCARE Ltd
Holywell House Office: +44 (0) 20 8989 8898
Wellington Passage Mobile Support: +44 (0) 20 8144 3358
Wanstead Web: http://www.mysencare.com
London E11 2AL Support: http://support.mysencare.com

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