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have learned to trust each other and can now take part in the lessons. We are more
confident, we have more friends and can work with people in other lessons.’
Student aged 12
The teacher is the role model of
the ground rules, the processes, listening, relationships and emotional tone. The way she
treats us is how we want to treat everyone else, like respect.
Student aged 13
Marilyn Tew
Marilyn has worked as an
independent consultant, since 1997.
She has extensive
experience as a teacher, middle manager and school leader including assistant headship of
a large 11-18 comprehensive school. As a trainer and consultant, she has worked with
schools, Action Zones and LEAs to promote pupils’ personal and social development and
has a particular interest in the promotion of emotional health and well-being in schools.
She has a particular passion for using circle time as an approach for personal, social and
health education across all ages, which grew out of her work in Quality Circle Time with
Jenny Mosley.
Marilyn has been on the executive committee of NSCoPSE - The
National PSE Association, since 1999. She is a member of her local SACRE and was on the
advisory board for research at the University of Bristol into the links between emotional
literacy and student's capacity to learn. She is a member of the editorial board for
Spotlight, published by the National Children's Bureau.
Marilyn Tew and Partners works closely with
Antidote which was formerly an organisation campaigning for emotional literacy in schools
and currently working with schools to use emotional literacy to enhance
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