Rainbows of Resilience
Free Social and Emotional Toolkit for Schools
Orange
Theme
The Orange theme is all about communication and the importance of communication following periods of crisis and during times of transition and change. It seeks to address new protocols and rules, consider the guidance required and develop ideas about how to support positive communication in schools for pupils and staff.
Resources.
Opening schools guidance
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools
Talking to children about coronavirus - British Psychological Guidance
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Use stories to help to explain about coronavirus
Axel Schefflers' book on coronavirus is available for free here
https://nosycrowcoronavirus.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Coronavirus_ABookForChildren.pdf
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Support guidelines through modelling videos
videos of staff and/or children following protocols could be helpful for younger children or children who require visual resources to help them to understand and adhere to guidelines
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Children and young people may want to share stories more than once
allow time for pupils to repeat stories and expereinces if they feel the need to - this may be helping them to process their expereinces
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Be open and honest
if you don't know the answer to a child or young person's question be clear about this. Be honest and truthful wherever possible
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Be consistent in communication
where possible establish scripts and ways of responding to questions that can be as consistent as possible across members of staff to help children and young people to feel secure and understand changes and guidelines