STA Ltd. Quality Circle Time

Quality Circle Time
The basics of Circle Time Quality Circle Time (QCT) is a democratic and creative approach used to support teachers and other professionals in managing a range of issues that affect the whole learning community. Teaching staff, children, support staff, parents and governors can be actively involved.
QCT has been proved to promote better relationships and positive behaviour, two of the most effective improvements to both learning and the smooth and harmonious running of a school.
The QCT model involves a commitment from schools to set up an ongoing process of Circle Meetings for adults and children, at which the key interpersonal and organisational issues that affect school development can be addressed. The sessions for children may be linked to the PSHE curriculum, and often consist of weekly meetings lasting half an hour where children sit round in a circle.
QCT meetings for children involve carrying out activities, games and the practice of speaking and listening skills, often in a round. There are several key elements in the model, namely: Improving the morale and self-esteem of staff Listening systems for children and adults alike The Golden Rules: a system of behavioural rules for children Incentives: a weekly celebration to congratulate the children on keeping the Golden Rules Sanctions: the partial withdrawal of the Golden Time incentive Lunchtime Policy
	Turn Your School Round by Jenny Mosley This well-established best-selling book gives you a clear picture of the Quality Circle Time approach, with emphasis on the need for this to be a Whole School Policy. Clear illustrated sections give guidelines for the management team and for involving staff groups and parents. Examples from schools using Jenny’s approach bring the ideas to life and A4photocopiable pages make light work of handouts for a range of circle meetings for adults and pupils. A really practical, useful book. (LDA)
	Quality Circle Time in the Primary Classroom by Jenny Mosley This is the indispensable guide for teachers wanting to 'get started' or needing to build on their Circle Time approach. Revealing the strategies for positive relationships and the steps to create calm and self-disciplined behaviour, the book also gives ideas about how to deal with 'children beyond'. Including a range of ready to use Quality Circle Time lesson plans, you can choose from many themes like Getting To Know You, Co-operation, Solving Problems, Friendship and so on. Invaluable. (LDA)
Photocopiable Materials by for use with the Jenny Mosley Circle Time Model Created in response to your requests, this A4 spiral bound book (for easy copying of complete pages) is packed with fun designs to use for target charts, forms and notes for specific Circle Time activities (such as Golden Time Choices, Positive Lunchtime Behaviour, Congratulatory notes), self-esteem exercises and much, much more. All designs have summary descriptions or instructions to help you quickly put them to good use. (PP)

	More Quality Circle Time by Jenny Mosley This follow-up volume facilitates a further journey of evaluating and deepening your current Circle Time practice by taking a fresh and creative look at how to use the strategies. You can raise your Circle Time skills to new and exciting levels. It’s bursting with ideas, which include how to make use of a Quality Circle Time Kitbag, how to adapt ideas for nursery and reception classes and how to use visualisation and puppets. There is a thread of real creativity and drama running throughout these pages. (LDA)
Quality Circle Time in Action They say a picture paints a thousand words and this video is no exception. During our course we often demonstrate a Circle Time session with a class. If you haven’t experienced this yet, or want a refresher to re-inspire you and colleagues, then this is for you. Introduced and performed by Jenny Mosley, it is ideal for staff meetings as you can dip into 'bite-sized chunks' of actual demonstration with un-rehearsed Key Stage 1 and 2 children. See the rapt concentration evoked by the use of puppets, magic cape, talking egg and rainstick, and the contributions children rush to offer. (LDA)

Quality Circle Time in the Secondary School by Jenny Mosley & Marilyn Tew This book explains the Quality Circle Time Model and its application for older pupils. Supporting teachers to enhance their own self-improvement and to inspire it in others, it offers over 100 themed activities and practical strategies. Building emotional literacy and respectful assertiveness through Circle Time with complement your behaviour management and anti-bullying policies. Frankly reported case studies give useful examples and prove it's never too late to introduce Quality Circle Time. (David Fulton Publishers)
	Here We Go Round by Jenny Mosley & Helen Sonnet Written for the Early Years classroom of 3-5 year old children in response to the DfES’s Early Learning Goals, this book will be indispensable. Following the Quality Circle Time rationale, there are activity plans for ten circle sessions for each of the six areas of learning, with guidance notes, objectives and fun ideas to continue the themes. Well planned and carefully age-appropriate, here is an exciting formula to develop listening, confidence, thinking and spoken language.
Effective IEPs through Quality Circle Time by Margaret Goldthorpe Margaret takes her 21 years' experience as a teacher and consultant and gives us practical solutions to writing Individual Education Plans for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Following the Quality Circle Time Model you can get help and support from the children and other staff in designing an IEP and formulating manageable targets. Case studies and photocopiable charts offer lots of practical, down to earth ideas. (LDA)