Dear God...
“The ocean is like God and raindrops are the religion. When they fall into the ocean they become one.”
Zoya Ahmed and Nurun Uddin
Our Project: SMSC: Depth and Breadth The West Midlands Quaker Peace Education Project (WMQPEP) is at the early stages of developing a resource which will offer strategies to foster primary pupils’ Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) development within Peace Education. Preparing pupils for life, developing their resilience and confidence and nurturing the schools’ ethos are central to the success of SMSC. Education practitioners will be equipped to facilitate and implement the dimension of SMSC and promote a peaceful school setting. Over the year we will be updating the website regularly with how the project is developing and also sharing activities, structures, experiences and resources which education practitioners might find useful in promoting and evaluating SMSC. West Midlands Quaker Peace Education Project: WMQPEP (Peacemakers) is a charity under the auspice of Central England Quakers dedicated to educating young people for peace. The work is informed by the Quaker philosophy of peace and conflict resolution. We promote best practice in the use of circle time, conflict resolution and peer mediation and have worked hard to build a strong reputation with the education community in the West Midlands. Our work is for schools of any or no faith. What we offer 10 week Peacemakers Programme Peer mediation training Staff and INSET training Restorative Approaches for the Whole School Imagine a peacemaker school… Good relationships lie at the heart of a peaceful school, as they lie at the heart of peace. At Peacemakers we help school communities to grow and develop by putting time and energy into building, maintaining and repairing relationships in the classroom, in the staffroom, in the playground and corridors. Peacemakers courses help build class relationships through circle time, integrating the class and the teacher, and giving everyone conflict resolution skills for when those inevitable fall outs happen Peer mediation gives students the skills to deal with conflicts in the playground. Our highly recommended training prepares students thoroughly in all aspects of peer mediation Staff training gives practical and advanced circle time skills to teachers and teaching assistants, gives a shared restorative language for dealing with conflict, as well as tips in modelling positive behaviour and using drama and storytelling in PSHE Teacher training modules include; Building and maintaining relationships: ‘Making Circle time work for you and your class’, ‘Using the Circle to explore sensitive issues’, 'Adults as role models'. Repairing Relationships: Introduction to conflict resolution, Restorative Approaches, Mediating pupils and supporting peer mediation Our whole school approach is the most comprehensive way we work. Spending two years working with a school to build a peaceful school community and a shared approach to conflict. For more information please contact info@peacemakers.org.uk Website address www.peacemakers.org.uk Some Starter Activities These Circle Time games give practitioners a practical application of these skills. WMQPEP_Games |
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