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Belonging

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Feeling safe

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Connecting with teacher, peers and their learning

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Connecting with teacher, peers and their learning

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Engagement

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School refusal

Anxiety towards school

Refusal to complete learning

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Strong and postive student/teacher interactions.

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Strong and postive student/teacher interactions.

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building relationships across cohorts and year levels

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building relationships across cohorts and year levels

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Belonging is crucial for students who have experienced trauma

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Belonging is crucial for students who have experienced trauma

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positive interactions with peers and teachers

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Students are withdrawn from group activities. Struggle to find partners. Roam around to different groups during eating time.

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Shoulders slumped

Not as many smiles

Sitting away from friends

Quiet

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Feeling valued

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To feel a sense of belonging allows them to feel safe. A feeling of "safeness" allows them to learn.

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A desire fo coming to school

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It is essential for them to feel safe, derive a a sense of purpose and be engaged. Only then can they focus and learn.

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It is essential for them to feel safe, derive a a sense of purpose and be engaged. Only then can they focus and learn.

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Belonging can help students become more engaged in their learning as they feel a part of the class

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to feel part of the community, not to be left out.

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Students who are feeling disconnected are sad or act out. Low self-worth

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Students who are feeling disconnected are sad or act out. Low self-worth

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for some students its the only place the feel a sense of belonging

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for some students its the only place the feel a sense of belonging

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Feeling valued by your peers - appreciated

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Feeling valued by your peers - appreciated

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If they don't feel connected, they may not engage with their learning to their full potential 

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If they don't feel connected, they may not engage with their learning to their full potential 

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School engagement through positive relationships 

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School engagement through positive relationships 

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School refusal if not feeling connected. 

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School refusal if not feeling connected. 

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Without a sense of connectedness individuals will tend to withdraw from others and disengage from learning opportunities 

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Without a sense of connectedness individuals will tend to withdraw from others and disengage from learning opportunities 

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having a sense of belonging in and outside the classroom

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feeling important to others and not weird or different

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Being connected at school may be the only place a child or adult has genuine connections.

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A disconnected student might be showing school refusal, be withdrawn, show dysregulation, have a lack of drive in their educational or social areas

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A disconnected student might be showing school refusal, be withdrawn, show dysregulation, have a lack of drive in their educational or social areas

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taking the time to speak one on one in a less formal learning environment

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taking the time to speak one on one in a less formal learning environment

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They need belonging to relate to others, their teacher and for their teacher to know how they can learn best.

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They need belonging to relate to others, their teacher and for their teacher to know how they can learn best.

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Engagement leads to learning and an interest in the subject

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Engagement leads to learning and an interest in the subject

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Feeling valued

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Students feel disconnected when they don’t have trust or relationships with their peers and teacher. They come from a home that doesn’t value education or have any routines and expectations. 

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Students feel disconnected when they don’t have trust or relationships with their peers and teacher. They come from a home that doesn’t value education or have any routines and expectations. 

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A student may feel disconnected if they isolate themselves from others in the learning environment

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Connected students put in maximum effort and value their learning

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Connected students put in maximum effort and value their learning

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Seeing a change and drop in attendance

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Providing multiple opportunities for students to connect with peers socially in class - board games, craft afternoons, weekend sharing - sharing of achievements outside of school.

Having a range of spaces/chances for students to connect with peers in break times. Eg Table tennis comps, craft, beading, dancing. Help them "find their people".

Cross level buddy classes have been great for strengthening positive connections across school. The kids really look forward to it.

Teachers knowing their kids really well. S

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Not feeling connected can see a child disengaged with learning as being connected may be their worry. Not actually doing work.

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+Disengagement

+Self-regulation issues

+Conflict with peers

+Self-sabotaging