ICT Curriculum, Youth Education Social Inclusion Partnership

Promoting and Sustaining Positive Behaviour
Promoting and Sustaining Positive Behaviour
The NEELB have been successful in securing maximum available funding under the Youth Education Social Inclusion Partnership (YESIP) EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation - Measure 2.2 - Developing Children and Young People.

The £100,000 over 3 years will fund a project officer who will provide training and support for pupils and tutors within the NEELB Educational Guidance Centres (EGU's).

This project targets young people aged between 13 and 18 who are unable to function within a normal school environment, excluded from school or referred to one of the three EGU's. It is predicated upon providing a diverse ICT rich environment in which the young peoples' learning is supported by e-learning strategies. In addition to providing the young people with training and skills in ICT the project also aims to provide better access to education and accreditation. Underpinning the work within the project is the use of ICT to foster co-operation, build capacity and develop networks of relationships.

The NEELB have also acquired £33515 additional funding under EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation - Measure 2.8 - Accompanying Infrastructure and Equipment Support. This money will provide additional ICT resources including digital video editing facilities in each of the three centres.

The anticipated outcomes for the each year of this innovative three year project are consistent with the Department of Education's strategy to promote and sustain positive behaviour, and will focus specifically on capacity building, inclusion, full participation and reconciliation.


Ability to Use ICT
  • Improved capacity to use ICT as a tool
  • Greater capacity to present and communicate information
  • Ability to communicate using video and moving images
  • Ability to handle information obtained from a variety of sources including the internet
  • Ability to make use of on-line learning materials


    Communication
  • Increased confidence presenting points of view and articulating requirements
  • Increased confidences communication with other young people and with tutors through electronic means (conferencing, e-mail and video conferencing)
  • Improved listening and oral skills
  • Clearer and more audience focused written, visual and oral communication

    Problem Solving
  • Improved thinking skills
  • Better decision making strategies
  • Better analysis skills

    Basic Skills
  • Improved literacy and ICT skills


    Team Working
  • More co-operative work
  • Understanding of responsibilities

Self Management
 
  • Better deal with experiences including negative experiences
  • Recognise and manage anger and other self destructive emotions
Self Reliance
  • Show greater ability to work independently
  • Demonstrate a greater ability to undertake tasks
Judgement
  • Make better judgements about use of leisure/recreational time
  • Show a greater acceptance of consequences of actions

Assertiveness
  • Show better management of response to situations involving others
  • Express their views in a positive manner recognising the rights of others to hold differing views

Creativity
 
  • Create imaginative videos and web sites
 
 
Personal Growth and Development
  • Willingness to explore education and training opportunities
  • Better communication skills
  • Greater participation in discussions and group work
  • Greater self confidence to undertake tasks un-aided
  • Raised self esteem
  • Greater responsibility for own learning

Organisational Skills
  • Better understanding of target setting
  • Greater ability to set own goal/targets
  • Development of an ability to reflect on own progress

Effecting Change
  • Development of the ability to think creatively
  • Demonstration of the ability to engage in problem solving
  • An understanding of the positive role education can play in changing behaviours
 

Community awareness
  • Willingness to take part in activities to promote their community
  • Demonstration of an understanding and pride of their local community
  • Participate in discussions about their community with others from different traditions or background

Acceptance of Diversity
  • Take part in activities as part of a group from diverse cultures and background
  • Engage in genuine discussions (on-line) with others from different background
  • Demonstrate a greater understanding of the need to be sensitive to the needs of others
  • Demonstrate the need to use appropriate language and behaviours when communicating with others

Conflict Management/Transformation

Demonstrate an ability to listen to other peoples point of view
  • Project Officer
  • The NEELB are pleased to have appointed Treasa Farrell as YESIP Project Officer working on their E-learning Strategy within the Educational Guidance Centres
 
The Guidance Centres

The Guidance Centres exist as a short-term intervention for a small percentage of troubled and troublesome pupils in the area designated by the Centre Behaviour Support Team of the NEELB.

The overall aim of each Centre is to equip pupils with the necessary skills to cope successfully with a return to school or alternatively to meet the demands of the workplace and of living within the community.
 

Sunlea EGC

Aims of Project 
The project will address:
1. Reconciling the young people to learning and to education.
2. Reconciling the young people to a productive role within society.
3. Reconciling the young people to other young people from more advantaged backgrounds, from different religions, from different parts of the Province (rural and urban) and from different ethnic backgrounds.

Newtownabbey Educational Guidance Centre 
231 Jordanstown Road, Monkstown
Newtownabbey, Co Antrim BT37 0LX
Tel: 028 9086 3199
Fax: 028 9086 2786
Head of Centre: Mr Bertie Carruthers

Newtownabbey Educational Guidance Centre was established by the North Eastern Education and Library Board in 1992.
Catchment areas: Carrickfergus, Ballyclare, Glengormley, Monkstown, Rathcoole.



The project will address:
1. Reconciling the young people to learning and to education.
2. Reconciling the young people to a productive role within society.
3. Reconciling the young people to other young people from more advantaged backgrounds, from different religions, from different parts of the Province (rural and urban) and from different ethnic backgrounds.


Mr Bertie Carruthers

Newtownabbey Educational Guidance Centre was established by the North Eastern Education and Library Board in 1992.
Catchment areas: Carrickfergus, Ballyclare, Glengormley, Monkstown, Rathcoole.
 
Rathmore Educational Guidance Centre 
10 Loughanmore Road, Muckamore
Antrim, Co Antrim BT41 2HQ
Tel: 028 9443 2725
Fax: 028 9443 3894
Head of Centre: Mr Walter Lambe

Rathmore Educational Guidance Centre was established by the North Eastern Education and Library Board
Catchment areas: Antrim, Ballymena, Larne, Castledawson
and the Antrim Coast : Cushendall, Cushendun.
 
Sunlea Educational Guidance Centre
180 Ballycastle Road, Coleraine
Co Londonderry BT52 2NL
Tel: 028 7035 2377
Fax: 028 7032 1041
Head of Centre: Miss Ann White

Sunlea Educational Guidance Centre was established by the North Eastern Education and Library Board in 1982.
Catchment areas: Coleraine - Garvagh, Kilrea, Ballymoney, Moyle - Ballycastle, Bushmills and Cushendall, Magherafelt - Bellaghy, Portglenone.

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