To mark the end of half term and to celebrate the golden jubilee, we are giving away one performance to a school today (1st June 2012.) Before we do this, we are looking for 500 Teacher followers on Twitter. You can follow us by clicking on this twitter link www.twitter.com/ajrpro and then by hitting the [...]
Read MoreWe have fielded so many questions regarding the content of our ‘Growing Up’ production, mostly in relation to how the subject of Puberty is covered within the play. We have subsequently decided to publish the section and let you view it for yourself, to ascertain its suitability. If you do have any questions surrounding these issues, please [...]
Read MoreThe issue of smoking is widely discussed and there are thousands of provisions, help-lines and the NHS have spent billions of pounds on treatment of smoking related illness and helping those who smoke quit. The question remains as to whether we can actually prevent people from smoking? As with so many other things in the [...]
Read MoreHere are two free practical resources that may be useful in the classroom for you, as they were for us when we were coming up and testing our own programmes. Exercise 1 – Recognising Changes Pre-exercise explanation: The facilitator explains that changes happen in all of our lives and recognising what these changes are physically [...]
Read MoreA great deal of the work that we do involves researching how Students really respond in the classroom and what creates enough of an impact so that we are helping guide pupils in the right direction throughout their lives. Ascertaining ‘why’ students make specific choices in the classroom/in their daily lives is another important piece [...]
Read MoreA selection of testimonials from recent visits… ‘Alphabet of a Teenager was a brilliant monologue performed with so much energy and comedy, covering a wide range of issues that all teenagers face at some point in their lives. The pupils were so engaged for the whole hour, and the staff loved it too!’ Suzanne Tomlinson PSHCE [...]
Read More“When did it all change so drastically?” “The youth of today” Mr Whitley exclaimed in a rather cliche fashion. The other staff were almost embarrassed by this unprecedented outburst and side-stepped him accordingly upon leaving the staff room. Referring to a technological question that a rather intelligent Year 9 student had asked, Mr Whitley was [...]
Read MoreWeekly round up of tweeted articles: Last week saw some very interesting articles covering an array of subjects all related to the PSHE curriculum in some way. 1. Research into the effect of hallucinogens on the human body. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1011615-overview 2. Ways in which bullying can be stopped. http://www.findfreearticlesdirectory.com/schools/how_to_stop_bullying.php 3. Ways that technology could help schools [...]
Read MoreOur Twitter Competition This year we’re giving away a FREE performance in a school in the UK and will include any travel expenses to and from the venue too. All you have to do is follow @alphabetofateen and then tweet us with the name of your school and the hash tag #alphabetofateen The winner will [...]
Read MoreAs we regularly visit schools, we find ourselves in contact with the local police quite often, to discover crime in the area that we are visiting and the main problems with relation to bullying. A recurring theme in all regions is that ‘Cyber bullying’ as well as ‘underage drinking’ is a major problem. In every [...]
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