Education Services
Values Education
A school that has a genuine values ethos has fewer behaviour problems, less absenteeism and an improved level of academic
performance as all of the learning community care about their learning environment and the people who are part of it.
Values Education requires a whole school approach and needs the wholehearted support of Senior managers and colleagues if it is to be successfully introduced into a school. We have links with Living Values Education
which is UNESCO and UNICEF sponsored and began over 10 years ago under the auspices of the United Nations.
We offer educators a free introductory seminar on Values based education (we ask that travelling costs are covered for trainers) and will then support the development of a values based establishment through coaching and training. We can offer an evaluation of progress from the start to the end of the support period that allows you to monitor progress and change.
The difference you will notice may take some time, as hearts and minds need time to change sometimes, but the results speak for themselves. Research shows that the impact of Values Education on Learning communities is positive and ongoing. Investigations into the effect of Values education in schools show how both teachers and pupils develop both personally and as a learning community.
Download Values in Learning for more information and to see seminar outline.
Moore Associates is pleased to acknowledge the leadership and support of Dr. Neil Hawkes, founding member, Association of Living Values International (ALIVE):
"Values Education is a way of conceptualising education that places the search for meaning and purpose at the heart of the educational process. It recognises that the recognition, worth and integrity of all involved in the life and work of the school, are central to the creation of a values-based learning community that fosters positive relationships and quality in education. "
Research shows that the impact of Values Education on Learning communities is positive and ongoing. Investigation into the effect of Values education in schools show how both teachers and pupils develop both personally and as a learning community.
For further reading you can follow this link to Dr. Hawkes' article on the Living Values website, or open this article (a pdf download) by Tim Small.
Shelagh Moore was invited to become a board director of ALIVE in 2010 and currently has responsibility for International Development Projects.
To find out more contact her at livingvalues.net
Check out Ubuntu "Reignite the spirit of harmony" a teaching resource aimed to help young people understand that they are responsible to the community as the community is responsible for them. Visit the Oasis Oman international projects page of the site of the author Helen Sayers for more information.
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