EUGANGS Community SafetyWelcome

The trainers

• Colin Isham• Joe Jackson• Mark Stephen• Keith Blackburn• Paul Dennis• Aaron Lawrence• Lutfur Rahman• Amanda Wood• Akhlaq Hussain

Ice-breaker

• Pair up with someone new in the group• Tell your partner your first name, but describe

yourself in two words using the first letter of your name – eg ‘Cautious, cuddly Colin’

• Also tell your partner something special about you

Why this course?

• Now pair up with another pair• Tell each other why you are doing this course• Identify two questions you would like answered

by the end of this induction

Key Concepts

• This exercise will give you an idea of what you will cover on the course

• It is also your opportunity to tell us if you are already familiar with some of these concepts

• Read the list of terms and tick to indicate if it is something new, something you sort of know, something you know well

• Do not worry if there are things you have never heard of – that is the whole point of the course!

• Please also let us know a bit about your IT skills

Key concepts

• In your group of four explain to each other those concepts you recognise

• What concepts are new to everyone on your group?

Course structure

14th April – 14th JulyInterpersonal communication, safe working, policyLevel 3 Award

Summer months – enquiry project

15th September – 15th DecemberPsychology, social factorsLevel 3 Certificate

Assignment task - example

Interpersonal Communication - Reflective account

You are required to identify an incident from your personal or professional life, related to gang environments, and will allow you to consider the use of emotional intelligence, relationship building, and situational literacy in the form of a reflective account. Your account should reflect on:- Use of emotional intelligence in situations- Methods of relationship building- Situational literacyUse any written format you wish – 500-750 words

What issues are we dealing with?

• Watch three video clips which touch on the issues the course focuses on

• Which clip most closely describes the issues you are dealing with?

A/ right wing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1tEpjmFH9g

B/ street life Birmingham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzJeWAX6ydk

C/ sexual exploitation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVOhBowFog0

• If none of them does, what would you choose a video clip of

What do you need out of the course?

• Use the questionnaire to ask your partner about their reasons for being on the course

• Please write down their answer as fully as possible

• Which pair has similar needs? Which pair diverging needs?

Take a break!

• Loos• Refreshments

• Please could you also complete the enrolment form

What do you think?

• You will see some statements about young people

• Read the statement and move to the sign: ‘agree strongly’, ‘agree slightly’, ‘disagree slightly’, ‘disagree strongly’ to indicate your opinion

What do you think?

• Schools should do more to improve young people’s behaviour

• Young people have anger management issues because of poor/a lack of parenting

• There are some young people who will never get over their anger management problems

• There is more I could learn to help young people manage their anger

Emotional Intelligence - taster

• What do you think it is?

• Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to monitor one's own and other people's emotions, to discriminate between different emotions and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behaviour.

• Try the EI activity – would it work with your kids?

Want to know more?

• If you have decided to continue with the course, please leave your enrolment form at the front

• If you would still like to think about it – get me to sign the form and hand it in to student services before next week’s lesson