Product reviews for Values

Peter Clutterbuck has again produced a wonderfully creative book that will inspire all those committed to holistic education. Designed to support the SEAL programme for primary schools it takes humanitarian qualities such as “honour', “responsibility' and “tolerance' (to name but three) and provides stimulating activities to enable children to reflect on what these actually mean in practice. The book is organised in two sections ” the first “identifying values' encourages reflection on what these words might mean; the second is self-explanatory : “specific values activities.' The book can be followed as a programme ; however the worksheets could also be used individually. A variety of approaches are used, including questionnaires, real-life stories and role-plays all of which are aimed at stimulating thinking and discussion on a profound level (A CD of worksheets is helpfully included) Much of the material is reminiscent of themes addressed in primary assemblies; however, the particular strength of this book is that it gives teachers and children practical tools with which to apply them to their own lives and make them personally meaningful. Highly recommended.