What if ....? Gangs

Synopsis

Using an imaginary case study, Mike Baker asks an expert panel how they would tackle escalating gang-related incidents within schools. Questions discussed include: How involved should teachers become with troublesome pupils? What is the best way to deal with the threat of violence? How can violence be curbed? How can vulnerable pupils be dissuaded from signing up to the dominant gang culture? The panel wrestles with dilemmas posed by an imaginary pupil. He lives in a gang-dominated estate and faces intimidation both on the street and at school.

The panel consists of headteachers Philip O’Hear and Richard Ewen, diversity expert Rosemary Campbell-Stephens, and Graham Robb, chair of the Youth Justice Board. 30 minutes.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Notes

Broadcast on Teachers TV on 21/11/2007

Subjects

Education; Psychology; Social welfare

Keywords

conformity; discipline in schools; peer groups; schoolchildren; social psychology; teacher training; gangs

Online availability

URI

http://www.teachers.tv/node/23420

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed/Download

Distributor

Name

Teachers’ TV

Email

info@teachers.tv

Web

http://www.teachers.tv/ External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7182 7430

Address

6-18 Berners Street
London
W1T 3LN

Notes

Funded by the Department for Education, Teachers’ TV was a producer and supplier of over 3,600 free videos and lesson resources to support the professional development of anyone working in school, enabling them to widen their skills, develop their practice, and connect with others in the field. Previously broadcast on digital television, the service became exclusively online from 31 August 2010, with programmes being available for free online viewing or download. Thge DfE terminated the contract with Teachers TV and delivery via the website ceased on 29 April 2011, with the programmes being offered to educational distributors free online delivery. Further details from the DfE website Until 29 April 2011 programmes from Teachers Television were streamed on the website and available for download to registered users (free registration). Programmes are aimed at primary and secondary school teachers in all subject areas, as well as headteachers and governors, and include observation of teaching sessions, materials for use in the classroom and discussion of issues relevant to education. Teachers TV was funded by the Department for Education but the contract ended in April 2011 and the programmes are being offered to educational distributors to deliver free at the point of use from their websites. Details of which titles are available in this way are on the DfE website http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/toolsandinitiatives/teacherstv