: Happy School
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Approach:  One to one Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Community resources.   
Resources: Picture.
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Questions/instructions:

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y4
y8
Most people agree that schools should be happy places for everyone.

1. Tell me all the things that help to make school a happy place.		    
Ideas included:
























good facilities
3
7
nice buildings
1
2
good classrooms/equipment
3
5
good special facilities (library, computer resources, technology rooms, etc.)
10
9
good playground/play equipment
27
16
good sports facilities/equipment
9
11
nice people/attitudes
37
42
Principal
2
2
teachers
24
54
other staff
3
2
students
7
11
particular friends
32
46
family/community support
0
1
good, enjoyable activities/programmes
27
36
class teaching/learning programmes
35
30
play
36
22
sports
14
24
special events/visitors/trips
6
9
cultural/educational clubs
0
2
good ways of operating
2
6
people try hard/try to do a good job
6
7
people care for/look after each other
17
12
people respect each other
6
7
students have a say/are listened to
1
3
good supervision/safety
5
4
sensible rules
6
6
Overall quality of ideas:
excellent/very good
4
9
good
24
32
fair
46
44
poor
26
15
2. What are some of the things that you could do to help your school be a happy place for everyone?
Overall quality of ideas:
excellent/very good
3
6
good
23
28
fair
41
39
poor
33
27
Total score:




5–6
5
9
4
10
15
3
22
21
2
26
30
1
20
15
0
17
10
Commentary
This task presents an interesting picture of what students value in a good school. There are significant differences between year 4 and year 8 students, but predominantly common ground – nice people/attitudes, good teachers, particular friends, enjoyable activities, good class teaching and learning programmes, and good play or sporting activities.
 
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