Enhancing Resilience 2 links to Communication

Mope, hope or cope

Identifying coping strategies - pages 33–34

Coping collections - helpful? - pages 34–35

Bunch of fives – designing useful strategies - page 36

Cope cards (templates) - pages 37–45

Bunches of fives (worksheet) - page 46

Level 5 Listening, viewing and responding

At Level 5 students show respect for others’ ideas by modifying their verbal and non-verbal responses. They interpret complex information and evaluate the effectiveness of its presentation. When responding, they use specialised language and symbols as appropriate to the curriculum. They consider their own and others’ points of view, apply prior knowledge to new situations, challenge assumptions and justify their own interpretations.

Level 6 Listening, viewing and responding

At Level 6 students convey meaning by identifying how their message has been effectively communicated, considering alternative views, recognising multiple interpretations and responding with insight. They use complex verbal and non-verbal cues, subject-specific language, and a wide range of communication forms. Students elaborate and clarify using pertinent questions to explore explicit and implicit meaning.

Getting it said

Role-play explanation - pages 51–52

Persuading a friend to seek help - pages 52–53

Telling someone you need help - pages 53–54

Seeking help for a friend - pages 54–55

Talking heads (worksheet) – writing useful conversation starters - page 56

These are useful activities for classroom learning and connection.

Is it the same for boys & girls?

Is it the same for boys & girls? - single sex group discussion - examining coping styles - page 57

Sample questions - page 58

Coping styles (handout) - page 59

These are useful activities for classroom learning and connection.

The experts speak

The experts speak - chat show 'How the modern teenager copes with the stresses of modern life' - pages 60–61

These are useful activities for classroom learning and connection.

Goal setting

Hot-air goals – feelings about achieving/not achieving goals - pages 81–83

These are useful activities for classroom learning and connection.

Difficult decisions

SharkMeat role-play - pages 84–85

Processing questions for players - page 85

Sample questions - page 86

SharkMeat cards (templates) - page 87

These are useful activities for classroom learning and connection.