School Resources ~ All About Me: Primary - Transition- Secondary - Prep for Independence -

Hello everyone,
I realise my blog posts are becoming more scarce but it's all for good reason. I've been busy developing a range of social activities for people with dementia, visiting organisations, attending workshops, running training workshops, speaking and sharing dementia awareness. I even managed to join Sean McGinty on BBC Radio Lancashire yesterday [Sunday 29th Dec] and share information.

But I haven't forgotten the young people and maybe it's time to share the "All About Me" range of resources for teachers, mentors, school counsellors, SEN and support teams to help children and young people express difficulties to bring about earlier support and positive outcomes, build confidence for moving to secondary school and approach independence by planning ahead.

For further information, visit www.happydayspublishing.co.uk or contact me on 01253 899163

Each book cover is laminated and ring-bound for easy use.

Fifteen quality pages contain sensitive text, themed images, subtle colours with response areas to encourage expression, prompt motivation and inspire positive outcomes.

Booklets also available for Young Carers 

Booklets can be edited to required SEN content or to suit organisation.

Is your child going to Secondary School next year?

Teachers, Publishers, Parents, please take a look at my new mini books to help young people look forward to Secondary School 

£7.95 each

Email me at gmhesekth@yahoo.co.uk

or Shop at www.happydayspublishing.co.uk

*Discounts for quantities

Bullying ... copy, print, cut, stick ...

Note to young people ... via parents ...

Top Tip

Copy image. Print on paper. Cut out. Stick on fridge door, every computer, 

by the phone, on the back of the loo door, biscuit box lid, in fact anywhere ...

Oh and you can always read it out loud to your children. 

Image courtesy of Beat Bullying: http://www.beatbullying.org 

a great site for lots of answers to support young people and parents who 

are concerned about bullying. 

Setting goals ...

'Set a goal and outline what it takes to achieve it. 

Then stop trying to achieve the goal. 

Just achieve each step you outlined along the way.'

For more planning or business ideas, check out Solved https://www.facebook.com/marketing.advice

Couldn't have said it better myself. I do find that a huge task or goal often over-faces me. I often put off setting about the necessary events to reach a specific goal, completing trivial tasks first. I spend much time thinking and more time procrastinating. To be honest, setting out what I need to do on paper has saved a considerable amount of time. As the quote says, 'outline what it takes.'

I'm a list person. List-making is high priority for me. If I'm over-faced with something, I like to make a list of all the things I have to do. ... I have lists of lists. But that doesn't necessarily mean that I'm obsessive about the order of things. I like lists to relieve my brain from holding lots of trivial information; post a package - buy a birthday present, write a speech, fix a dripping tap, deliver a get well card, edit a book and so on.

But the problem is that my goals end up muddled in between this list of everyday tasks and trivia, often becoming overlooked. I sometimes sort items on my lists into importance categories - only to find that I'm over-faced with the most important big-goal/task category. I then permit myself to procrastinate some more. 

Solved's quote quite simply beginning, 'Set a goal', has made me realise that each goal needs it's own list! An idea which pleased me greatly.

So now, when I have an idea for a new project, I set the goal title on a new page. I try to avoid listing - so I draw boxes with a stage title relating to the goal. I jot down associated tasks and ideas in the relevant box. I organise the boxes into stages of importance. The boxes / stages don't over-face me and I have noticed that I'm much more focussed when I'm trying to accomplish the steps in the boxes. Small tasks in each box appear do-able and before I know it, I'm onto the next stage. Feeling a sense of achievement motivates me to continue to the next box or stage until I reach the goal.

So I'd like to say thanks to Solved for sharing their motivating tips - and remember ... If you're following your dream[s] - dreams are goals - set out the goal and achieve each step along the way.

Gillian

Recognising signs of bullying ...

How can we recognise if a child is being bullied?

Has your child's behaviour changed?

Is your child showing signs of worry, losing items, not wanting to go to school?

Try not to doubt your natural instincts - check out Bullying UK - part of Family Lives;
There's lots of information, checklists and tips ...

http://www.bullying.co.uk/advice-for-parents/how-to-spot-the-signs-of-bullying/

There's also a confidential helpline and live chat.

Happy Days have a range of creative resources to help children and young people express difficulties or broader needs to bring about earlier support.

Let your school's teachers and support workers know about Happy Days creative resources to help identify young people who may be experiencing difficulties. www.happydayspublishing.co.uk

For more information, email Gillian Hesketh gmhesketh@yahoo.co.uk

The range is coming together nicely ...

Hello everyone,
So, the Happy Days Themed Memory Prompt ranges are coming together nicely ...

Take a look at one set in the range: World War II Memories ... [

can be sold separately]

Memory Boxes ~ Memory Prompts ~ Memory Games

If you have an elderly relative, are a carer or require memorabilia for history lessons, 

visit Happy Days shop at:

www.dementiaworkshop.co.uk

Back to School ...

Good Monday Morning everyone,
I realise most of my posts recently have been based around dementia, carers and so on - but of course, it's now time to prepare for the new school year ...

Have you got a young person in your class who is extremely shy or quiet, disrupting lessons or causing problems with others? Might this young person need help? Are you constantly sending a student to student support?

Young Carers often have a double work-load, balancing school or college with caring. They may be late for school, miss lessons, appear over-tired or dis-interested in lesson topics.

Some children and young people in residential care may be working doubly hard to assess or re-build their lives, approach new tasks or fit in with house members.

Happy Days Publishing provides a range of creative resources to help children and young people express difficulties and broader needs which may bring about earlier or more specific support.

There are two styles of easy-to-use resources available:

Individual books / booklets - use alone or with support worker

Licensed resources - can be photocopied or printed - use alone or with support worker

The colourful, themed pages contain sensitive text and response areas.

Ideal for School Support - Looked after Children - Residential Care - Young Carers - SEN

Choose from:
Primary School Age Group
Transition
Secondary School Age Group
Young Carers
Preparing for Independence

Please contact me anytime for further information or a visit

Gillian Hesketh

gmhesketh@yahoo.co.uk

Bullying ... Are you being? What if?

Would you know how to help someone that is being bullied? Have a look at our article about this and feel free to share.http://ow.ly/oiBVq

Ready for School and Young Carers ...

I know school has only just broken up but as All About Me are now hot off the press, I'd like to show them to you - well to be honest, these are the proto-types - but they are on offer ...

3 booklets for £22.50 plus pp - to purchase please click here -> www.happydayspublishing.co.uk

All About Me booklets are easy to use and suitable for use with PSE groups in schools,  student support centres, youth clubs, and for young carers.

All About Me booklets are designed to be interactive. Helping young people express any broader needs or difficulties they may be experiencing could initiate early intervention or more specific support.

Choose Primary School Age Group or Secondary School Age Group.

Quick and easy product selection and pay via card or paypal.

Gillian

Young People ~ Prepare for Independence ... Mentors, Student Support, Young Carers ...

Out Now !

Preparing for Independence ~ a creative interactive booklet to help you consider choices, prepare to make plans ahead, organise life 'stuff' and encourage well-being ...

All in one handy place for you to write, draw, express, plot, plan ... the choices are endless.

If you are are involved in the education sector; teacher, school mentor, support worker or carer support worker, this booklet is for you and/or your students.

This product has been made accessible by being priced to be affordable to organisation budgets.

email or phone Gillian Hesketh - Happy Days Publishing: happydayspublishing@yahoo.co.uk

Happy Days Publishing 01253 899163

Why is it so difficult to get Early Intervention resources into schools - to school mentors - counsellors ...

Good Morning everyone,

I can understand how busy life is during a school day - but it's becoming impossible to get to school mentors, counsellors, student support units ...

So please, please, please ... if you know any deputy head teachers, SEN facilitators, mentors, parents... please pass on Happy Days Early Intervention resources to help young people identify, express and communicate difficulties to bring about earlier or more specific support :

Thank you
Gillian

Early Intervention - Young People ... Schools - Youth Services ...

I'm happy to report that Happy Days Early Intervention resources - are now available either in Master Hard Copy - licensed to photocopy or on a neat pen drive ... plug in and share with all departments of your school:

All about me:
Bullying
Cyber bullying
Self Injurious behaviour
Self Image
Self Care ... and more
email Gillian Hesketh: gmhesketh@yahoo.co.uk

School Mentors, SEN, Early Intervention creative resources ... Your school may need these resources to help young people express difficulties sooner ...

Helping young people to express difficulties can be a long job.

Happy Days Early Intervention resources can help young people communicate broader needs more easily using the creative pages to help express themselves to support workers, mentors or school counsellors.

Colourful pages, sensitive prompts interesting response areas replace endless lists of black text and tick boxes.

The pages can be licensed to photocopy as many times as necessary.

Use one-to-one or with class of pupils.

More information, 'phone Gillian: 01253 899163 / 07971 953 620
or email gmhesketh@yahoo.co.uk

Recommendations available.

Happy Days,
Gillian

School Mentors, Counsellors, Student Support - Early Intervention Creative Resources - Price Reduction

Great News !

I have come across a printer who can vastly reduce the price of 

Happy Days Early Intervention resources for School Mentors, PSE, student support:

Help children and young people express difficulties and broader needs sooner.

Be better placed to bring about earlier or more specific support for the young person.

Includes growing up -bullying - self harm - exam stress - self care and more

Quote from aLancashire Senior School who operate the Happy Days Interactive Pages: 

‘We have used Happy Days Publishing’s resources to support students in school who have faced some challenges with their emotional wellbeing and behaviour. The worksheets are easy to use and helped to promote discussions with students who sometimes found it difficult to talk about the daily challenges they face. Happy Days Publishing were able to create some bespoke sheets suitable for our school and offered an efficient and friendly service. I would highly recommend their emotional literacy products to other educational settings.’

email Gillian - gmhesketh@yahoo.co.uk

for details, visit, reduced prices or samples.

Who's the Bully?

We can all empathise with a victim of bullying, and rightly so - but what about the bully?

Identifying the needs and difficulties being experienced by the bully are just as important. Early intervention may bring about support - sooner.

Happy Days creative resources can help young people identify and express difficulties sooner. Creative communication can assist support workers when assessing young people's broader needs.

Designed to support students who have faced challenges with emotional well-being and behaviour, a Lancashire Senior School reported that Happy Days creative resources helped to promote discussions with students who sometimes found it difficult to talk about the daily challenges they faced.

Michelle Smith Chief Officer, Blackpool Carers Centre

‘Gillian has provided superb workbooks to help our carers. She is passionate about providing top quality products and offers a friendly, flexible and creative approach from start to completion’

If you support students, a school counsellor, school mentor, work with youth related charities or any support services working to aid young people's well-being and would like to see the range of resources and materials to help young people express needs, please email me: gmhesketh@yahoo.co.uk

Further details and contact at www.happydayspublishing.co.uk
Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/HappyDaysPages
Like me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HappyDaysPublishing

Gillian

Student Services - School Mentors: SEN - Self-Image and Self-Care Resources

Shop or contact me for more information at:  www.happydayspublishing.co.uk

For School Mentors, PSE facilitators, Student Services: Happy Days Early intervention Resources are dedicated to help young people identify, express and communicate any social or emotional difficulties they may be experiencing ~ sooner. Self-Image & Self-Care Journals & Wallets are included in the Schools Package

Carers High Five ... know what's an emergency and who to contact ...

High Five for Carers ... 
                resources to help detect an emergency or crisis ... know who to contact:

Always happy to provide further information, please phone Gillian Hesketh 

on 01253 899163 / mob: 07971 953 620 

for details, demonstration or product information.

Michelle Smith Chief Officer, Blackpool Carers Centre

‘Gillian has provided superb workbooks to help our carers. She is passionate about providing top quality products and offers a friendly, flexible and creative approach from start to completion’

Schools ~ Pastoral Resources ... I don't like to call it a SALE ... but

SALE !

I don't want to use the word 'SALE' but really pleased to inform all people associated with schools and resources, that Happy Days is now able reduce the pricing on the Schools Programme ~ Interactive Activity Pages to assist student support workers when identifying the broader needs of children and young people.

Please just give me a call anytime if you require any further information or would like a visit to view the colourful, themed resources which help young people face social and emotional issues.

Gillian Hesketh

www.happydayspublishing.co.uk

Resources for Schools ~ Student Support ~ Identify the difficulty

Good Morning everyone ~
As multi-tasking goes, it's a yes from me.  As my deadline for printing approaches, [Early Intervention: Interactive Activity Resources for School Student Support ~ Let's Identify the Difficulty], I'll be editing most of this week. With occasional time off to update the Happy Days website text/images/font/colour/shop ... and an evening relaxation time dedicated to my little support book for children and young people,  'Stick People Have Feelings Too', that's the week pretty much wrapped up. I will however try to venture outdoors to see what  the rest of the world is doing ... and maybe take a little exercise ...

... and whilst I'm editing, typing, planning, sketching, organising, doodling, walking, my mind keeps wandering over the idea of showcasing my work and products at educational and/or care service exhibitions/fairs being rolled out this year throughout the UK. Attending the exhibitions would allow me to present my products and share my ideas with you all ~ much sooner ~ and of course, I would be  practising the concept of early intervention at the same time. More multi-tasking. It's got to be a Yes from me.

Ideas for exhibitions, fairs, towns, cities, schools, care centres ... on a postcard, email or comment ~ Thanks.

Gillian

Call out to Schools and Young Carers Centres: Early Intervention Resources for Younger Children

On the rectangular table today - or rather, spread across my office / study / every possible flat surface is the brand new series of interactive activity pages for school and support workers to help younger children identify difficulties or broader needs.

Designed to assist early intervention and help care services be better placed to provide support, a collection of interactive colourful pages have been developed to help young children express any practical, physical, emotional or social difficulties they may be experiencing.

Please contact me for more information:

email me at happydayspublishing@yahoo.co.uk

contact details website: www.happydayspublishing.co.uk

facebook: www.facebook.com/happydayspublishing

twitter: twitter.com/HappyDaysPages

Thanks,  Gillian

Gillian Hesketh MA