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Classroom resources

The documents below have been approved for publication by the IAPS Education Committee.

Many of our guidance documents are compiled by members of staff in our schools. If you would like to provide IAPS with guidance which could be included below and distributed to our membership, please contact our Director of Education, Mark Brotherton.

The Education Committee meets once a term and advises on curriculum, assessment and education policy, as well as overseeing IAPS' training programme.

Introduction to the Priory Group (March 2018)

ADHD
Priory guide for IAPS - When misbehaving becomes more than playing up (February 2018)
Priory sheet for IAPS (March 2018)
Vanderbilt ADHD diagnostic parent rating scale (March 2018)
Vanderbilt ADHD diagnostic teacher rating scale (March 2018)
ASD and ADHD case study, Priory guide for IAPS (February 2017)
Autism and ADHD skills session (February 2017)
Autism spectrum disorders, Priory guide for IAPS (March 2018)
Autism: childhood autism test (March 2018)

Digital and social media

Votes for Schools: Social media harms (uploaded May 2019)
Primary KS2 lesson plan
Primary KS2 lesson
Secondary 15' lesson
Secondary 15' lesson plan
Secondary 45' lesson
Secondary 45' lesson plan

Parental survival guide for screens and teens: IAPS guide (November 2017)
Social media use in teens and pre-teens, Priory Group presentation (March 2018)
The dangers of sexting, Priory guide for IAPS (February 2018)
The digital generation: IAPS guide (October 2018)

Does tragedy bring people together? (Votes for Schools, 18 March 2019)
Following the tragic news of the mosque attack in New Zealand, Votes for Schools have created a lesson to help staff talk to pupils about what happened. It is suitable for an assembly or lesson. Please note this is a sensitive topic. The Powerpoint presentation focuses on the world's reaction to the event and asks pupils to think about the different ways we can respond to tragedy. For more information, contact Votes for Schools.
Primary school resource
Secondary school resource (please pass on to your senior school colleagues)

Emotional health and wellbeing
Depression and self-harm case study, Priory guide for IAPS (February 2017)
Depression and self-harm skills session, Priory guide for IAPS (February 2017)
Destress before exams, Priory guide for IAPS (May 2018)
Eating disorders, Priory guide for IAPS (March 2018)
Eating disorders case study, Priory guide for IAPS (February 2017)
Eating disorders skills session, Priory guide for IAPS (February 2017)
Emotional health and wellbeing, Priory guide for IAPS (February 2017)
How to tell if your child has an eating disorder, Priory guide for IAPS (January 2018)
Is my child depressed? Priory guide for IAPS (January 2018)
Managing behaviours in the classroom, John Steward (March 2018)
Mental health in school-age children, Priory guide for IAPS (February 2017)
Mental health strategy template, Priory guide for IAPS (February 2017)
Oppositional defiance order, Priory guide for IAPS (March 2018)
Outpatient therapy, Priory guide for IAPS (February 2017)
PSHE: IAPS guide (March 2017)
Separation anxiety, Priory guide for IAPS (March 2018)
Supporting children with mental health conditions, Priory guide for IAPS (February 2017)

Has the fall in police numbers caused a rise in violent crime? (Votes for Schools, March 2019)
KS3 resources
15 Minute Lesson Presentation
45 Minute Lesson Presentation
15 Minute Lesson Plan
45 Minute Lesson Plan
Cross-Curricular Ideas
SMSC, British values and Prevent evidence

KS1 and KS2 resources
KS2 30-60 Minute Presentation
KS2 Lesson Plan
KS1 15-30 Minute Presentation
KS1 Lesson Plan
Cross-Curricular Ideas
SMSC, British values and Prevent evidence

Learning
Growth mindset: Beachborough (January 2017)
Growth mindset: York House (January 2017)
Independent learning: IAPS guide (April 2017)
Prep school libraries (October 2016)
Strengths and difficulties questionnaire, Priory guide for IAPS (February 2017)
Visible Learning: St Hugh's impact study (December 2018)

Parents
Fostering positive relationships with parents, Priory guide for IAPS (March 2018)

Pre-prep
Assemblies guide (June 2017)

Safeguarding
Child sexual abuse in schools: lessons from history, guidance for the future produced by the ISC and Farrer & Co (February 2020)

Teachers
Teachers' appraisal guidance (August 2016)