Page 18 - JPGS Newsletter, Issue no. 13, 2021-22

Anti Bullying Week at JPGS

Anti-bullying week is a great The aims of the week was to teach
way to get involved, take a stand pupils the following:
against bullying and raise aware-
ness in our school, this took place · What is bullying.
between Sunday 14th November
and Thursday 18th November · How it feels to experience bully-
2021. The school hosted a whole ing.
range of activities throughout the
week, classes from Nursery to · Why people engage in bullying.
Year 13 engaged in a variety of ac-
tivities to learn more about bully- · Bullying is unacceptable behav-
ing behaviour. iour and should not be tolerated.

The theme of this year’s anti-bul- · How to keep safe and get help if
lying week is ‘one kind word’, the they experience bullying
pupils were encouraged to wear
odd socks on Tuesday 16th No- Mr Munsoor Shahzad
vember. It gave them an oppor- Assistant Head / DSL /
tunity to express themselves and Head of Key Stage 4
celebrate their individuality and
what makes them unique.

It also helps me to refine and de- that learning is an active process
velop instructional methods from in which all pupils have equal po-
which I can create learning-rich tential to learn and therefore, it is
classrooms. my duty to facilitate their learning
through interactive techniques
Since I embarked on my teach- that engage, encourage and sup-
ing career in 2020, I have always port my pupils.
aspired to be a transformative
teacher that empowers pupils to I believe that the pupil-teacher re-
take ownership of their learning lationship can help enhance pupil
through responsive teaching that learning by fostering an environ-
lasts a lifetime. ment where pupils can make, and
learn from, their mistakes within
I believe that my current teach- an ethos of fairness, integrity and
er self is one that inspires pupils mutual respect.
Ms Iram Munaf with enthusiasm for English and
BSc Hons, PGCE, QTS puts pupil’s learning at the heart Overall, I believe that the purpose
English Teacher of my lessons. Thus, I continue to of my teaching is to provide pu-
develop further my pedagogical pils with the opportunity for a ho-
Although I am still very early on in strategies that help pupils become listic education that enables them
my teaching journey, I have estab- autonomous and self-determined to flourish in their lives both with-
lished a solid ethos of the kind of in their learning. in and outside of the classroom.
teacher I want to be. I believe that
my background in Psychology is In order to inspire, empower and
an essential component of educa- engage pupils in their learning, it
tion as I have a solid understand- is vital that I must earn their re-
ing of the principles of human spect by enthusiasm, integrity,
behavior that can shape learning. and fairness. Moreover, I believe

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