It's OK Being Me
KS3 whole school programme
It's OK Being Me is a ready-to-use complete scheme of work of varied activities designed to be used in 20 minute tutor group sessions. This programme builds to a complete understanding of emotional intelligence. Proven to contribute significantly to moving schools from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’. CD Rom plus hard copy folder for each year group.
Inspection copies available.
Price: £600
This is a complete KS3 programme of work for Years 7, 8 and 9 which builds into a whole-school approach over time. It eases the transition from primary to secondary school, creates more bonded tutor groups and builds greater understanding and tolerance. The programme takes students through a complete process, from understanding themselves and others, to goal-setting and choosing positive future directions. It can be taught in 20-minute tutor time or full PSHE sessions.
Included in this programme:
- Over 80 units with full teaching notes and a wide variety of student activities
- CD Rom for intranet or interactive whiteboards
- Full teacher's guide for facilitating groups
- Unlimited licence for use of the material in your school
- Image bank
- Appendix with photocopiable handouts
We highly recommend:
- Yearly induction training for tutors/teachers
- Full evaluation and reporting with students and teachers
Student will learn:
- To empathise with people different from themselves
- To make a positive contribution
- To consider social and moral dilemmas and resist pressure to do wrong
- To deal positively with the strength of their feelings in different situations
- To enjoy positive and constructive relationships
- To participate in teams
- To take responsibility for themselves and their learning
- To recognise when others need help and how to support them
- To communicate confidently with their peers and adults
- To be able to give and receive constructive feedback and praise
Schools will benefit by:
- Creating more cohesive, considerate and caring year groups
- Providing CPD for teachers in emotional health and wellbeing (SEAL)
- Supporting key outcomes of PSHE, Every Child Matters, Healthy Schools
- Providing valuable evidence for pupil wellbeing for OFSTED and SEFs
"Our recent Ofsted report graded us Outstanding and we believe that the VisionWorks programme has made a significant contribution to the emotional and social well-being of the students."
Martin Williams, Head teacher
"This has the potential to bring significant benefits for your pupils and your school community, and to fit conveniently and constructively into existing spaces in your school day."
Graham Paton, Wiltshire PSHE Co-ordinator
"VisionWorks is a teacher’s dream - easy to use, improves results, improves behaviour, what more can you ask for? This kind of material is what makes me stay in teaching."
Francis Gilbert, author of I'm a Teacher, Get Me Out of Here and The New School Rules
"VisionWorks makes me feel that I’m normal compared with everyone else because I usually think I’m an outsider but I feel like I’ve got more friends now."
Alice, Year 7
Inspection copies are available to schools. To order one please register on this website and then send us an email requesting the programme you require.
Terms and Conditions
Inspection copies are available at the discretion of VisionWorks. We send a hard copy of the complete programme.
Within 15 days you can either purchase the programme or return it to us undamaged and at your own cost.
You will be invoiced for the programme if you have not returned it to our office within 15 days.
On receipt of your payment we will then send you the CD-ROM disc.
We are fully confident that you will be delighted with the programme and have no hesitation in completing your purchase.
