Executive summary Wrexham PRU saw a number of positive changes in terms of staff perceptions and behaviour, student attendance, student exclusion and student achievement points between the year 2015/16 and 2016/17, during which Pivotal Education delivered behaviour management training to all staff and trained and supported 6 staff to become Pivotal instructors with 4 completing …
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Look what you could have won
Written by Kate Quigley – 11th April 2017 As a child growing up I loved watching Bullseye. Not because I loved darts but because I enjoyed seeing people who lived in landlocked Leicester win a speedboat, panic about whether it would fit in their garage, then try to look pleased because it was a reward. …
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Fochriw Primary – Impact Report
Fochriw Primary embedded a Pivotal Instructor as part of a county-wide local government initiative for 90 schools. Sharon Pascoe, the Headteacher, reports calmer attitudes from learners who are developing skills in taking responsibility for their own behaviour, and loosing less learning time especially at the start of lessons. There has been a decrease in low …
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Hugh Myddleton Impact Report
Hugh Myddleton is a primary school in London. The Assistant Head Teacher, Annabel Le Moine, is a Pivotal Instructor who has made significant changes to behaviour management with a year of Pivotal practice. Hugh Myddleton decided to focus on behaviour management when exclusions had hit an all-time peak and it is Annabel’s opinion that the …
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Christs School Impact Report
Christs school is a Church of England Secondary school in London. Their deputy head, Sarah Kieran, has transformed behaviour at Christ’s by embedding Pivotal practice. The catalyst for Christ’s deciding to focus on behaviour management at Christ’s was the “relentless increase in detentions”. Increasing amounts of teachers’ time was spent on dealing with detentions but …
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Flixton Girls School Impact Report
Flixton Girls’ School is a secondary school in Manchester. The school has been given the rating of ‘Good with Outstanding Features’, but their Deputy Head and Pivotal Instructor, Dorothy Trussell believes that whatever stage a school is at, it needs to have effective behaviour management “Behaviour management is so much more than whether the children …
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Virtually Supporting Behaviour Management
Seeking behaviour management advice from colleagues is a double-edged sword. While you may want to have open and honest discussions there is often the feeling that by asking for help you are exposing a lack of skill to your peers. Asking a senior colleague for advice carries even more risk. Teachers may be brave enough …
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Empowerment and ownership
This week, in the Pivotal Podcast, Paul responds to listeners’ questions, shares exciting news about new pivotal products and host Kevin reveals how the Pivotal Podcast can help you run a half marathon. There is a definite theme in this week’s podcast – the transformative power of encouraging people to take ‘ownership’ in school. Paul …
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“Teachers make all the difference”
“Teachers make all the difference”. So said Sanjit 20 years ago to his then teacher Ros Wilson. Having been immersed in education for more years than she cares to remember, as teacher, senior leader, advisor and inspector, now Ros is focusing on consultancy and writing. Her expertise in reading and writing, developed over many years …
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Go home at 4pm and get a good pair of shoes!
Go home at four o’clock once or twice a week – now there’s a piece of advice, in this week’s Pivotal Podcast, that teachers and school leaders will be happy to hear! Heath Monk, currently Executive Director of The Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham, shares his thoughts with Paul about changing the culture …
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