The Power of Unkind Words

11 Jun

Continuing with our 'Relationships' unit in our Jigsaw PSHE lessons, today Reception learners really began to consider the impact of unkind words. After hearing the story of 'Tyrannosaurus Drip' by Julia Donaldson, pupils thought deeply about the unkind words and actions used by the characters in the story. To bring this learning to life, students completed an activity where they used kind words and compliments to one apple and unkind words and insults to another. When they looked at what had happened to the apples on the inside they were astonished. Sulaiman gave us these very wise words: "You can't always see when something is sad." How true!

Eastbrook School is an Ofsted rated Good, all-through school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and is part of the Barking Abbey family. Founded in 1933, Eastbrook has a well-established history of serving the local community, with many generations of families attending as students and even joining as staff. The primary school opened in 2016 and is growing in size year on year. The secondary school transferred into new, state of the art buildings in 2017, benefiting from purpose-built specialist learning environments with industry level resources and outstanding access to green outdoor spaces.

Eastbrook is a thriving and growing community school, welcoming students from a broad range of backgrounds, culturally, economically and in terms of need.

Eastbrook School: PROUD TO BE