Following on with our Tish with Teachers series, in this episode Tish Feilden, Jamie’s Farm Co-Founder and Lead Therapist speaks to writer and teacher, Clare Deal about why a sense of belonging is so critical to children’s development, and how we can foster this in schools.
In a recent TES article, Clare Deal found that according to 2020 research, one in four young people feel they do not “belong” in school – a figure that is rising. This is a problem, the report finds, because a sense of belonging has been linked to increased motivation, higher attainment and reductions in absenteeism, as well as other positive social outcomes. Young people who “experience a sense of exclusion from school”, meanwhile, are more likely to “seek ‘belongingness’ elsewhere”. In this podcast Tish Feilden talks to Clare how we can foster a sense of belonging.
Tish Feilden
Tish with Teachers: Episode 4
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