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Raising standards and improving outcomes in education requires more than teacher effort alone - we must also seek to enhance the social and emotional aspects of learning. Pupils need to engage and react to improve the outcome of their education.
In SUMO this is encapsulated by the 'SUMO Equation': E + R = O.
An Event and our Response to it determine the Outcome. This is a powerful tool that helps students realise they can change and influence what happens in their own lives. This recognition helps to transform their engagement and motivation in school and in turn drives up the standards and outcomes of their lessons and classes.
SUMO4Schools is designed for schools who recognise that a range of factors affect pupil development and achievement including self esteem, motivation, collaboration, co-operative learning, resilience against setbacks and improved confidence. But SUMO does not seek to exist outside the school curriculum - instead it serves as an integral part of the learning process and as such can help to achieve the demands of not only the curriculum but also many associated programmes and initiatives.
SUMO4Schools incorporates individual, paired and collaborative learning activities that can be utilised in Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 for schools working towards implementing the new framework for PSHE. It has been successfully delivered in schools as part of:
- Citizenship classes
- Life skills lessons
- 6th form Building Leaders programme
- Pupil Leadership and peer mentoring programme
- Revision and motivational workshops
- Motivational assemblies
- Stress management workshops
- Raising aspirations programme for pre NEETS
- Transition Programme for Years 6 to 7, 9 to 10, 11 to 6th form.
The emphasis on developing emotional literacy and self-awareness within SUMO4Schools materials makes it ideal for supporting and enhancing the SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) and Aim Higher agendas.
Because SUMO4Schools can deliver a transformative difference in the engagement and motivation of pupils, it dovetails with initiatives including Building Learning Power, Collaborative Learning and Learning to Learn.
SUMO4Schools helps to achieve the emphasis on well-being and happiness.
SUMO4Schools can be used to enhance and support anti-bullying programmes and prevent anti-social behaviour within the framework of the Every Child Matters (ECM) initiative. It acts as a support resource for schools working within the Healthy Schools remit.
SUMO4Schools is a vital tool for improving standards of pupil care as recognised by
School Improvement Partners.
SUMO success! What people say…
With the world being an ever changing place children, now more than ever, need greater resilience, self-belief and confidence in their own abilities if they are to reach their potential. SUMO provides all that and more. It is the foundation to well-being and self-learning, providing a platform for children and staff to reflect and grow, learn and interact, enjoy and achieve.
SUMO is a must for all organisations with the six principles providing the bedrock for personal and professional inspiration and application in every day life.
Amanda Gould,
Integrated Services Coordinator, CAF Champion / Mentor / Lead Professional,
Northwich Education Improvement Partnership (EIP)
Healthy Schools
Without a doubt, the “i” generation is growing up in a very different world. The challenges of a fast changing and uncertain future create unique pressures for our children and young people. Their need to be equipped to cope with all that life may bring is crucial. SUMO4Schools is an interactive resource that teaches children the coping strategies they need, in a fun and practical way. If Emotional Health and Well Being is a priority you have chosen to develop further on your Healthy Schools Enhancement Journey, then this resource will stimulate reflection and creativity. Above all, children enjoy SUMO and learn to put the principles into action.
Ruth Boulton, Healthy Schools Development Consultant for Cheshire West and Chester
SUMO Super Learning Day - 'Change Your T-Shirt'
SUMO is a good sport. Dreams can come true. The important thing is to focus on them and have a positive attitude. For a job, I now want to go for being a gas engineer or a car mechanic.
Mohsin Jalil,
Year 11, Moor Park Secondary School, Preston, Lancashire
I've absolutely no doubt that your approach can help build resilience and enhance the quality of people's lives, in both medical and educational settings. The clarity and simplicity of your explanations are accessible to everyone and I know many patients who would benefit from adopting this approach.
You use SUMO as a way of having a legitimate and life enhancing conversation with ourselves, forcing us to reflect and aim for what really matters.
Dr Phil Hammond,
GP, Journalist and Broadcaster
SUMO supports the SEAL initiative as well as empowers the pupils with skills to manage their emotions and to work well with others plus develop the confidence and self worth to achieve.
Zoe Perkins,
SEAL and Behaviour & Attendance Consultant
We have found SUMO to be powerful with young people, as it simplifies solution focussed approaches into a catchy and attractive tool kit. Young people relate to SUMO, it builds their confidence in their own potential and enables them to cope better.
Karen Morgen,
Prospects 14-19 Provisions Manager, Gloucestershire
Traditional subjects such as English and Maths are vital, however equally important are skills that develop a more positive attitude to life. Young people need to learn how to raise their aspirations, deal with setbacks and build better relationships with others. The SUMO4Schools programme covers all of this and I hope it makes a real difference to the lives of young people.
Bernard Hogan-Howe,
Chief Constable, Merseyside Police
SUMO has turned me from a prickly hedgehog, where I would be ready to explode at my teachers to a cuddly hamster. I had been through anger management courses, but nothing helped me grasp the anger like SUMO. It's brilliant! My grades have gone up and I'm feeling more positive about my future and going to university now!
Tom,
in year 12
The SUMO principles are so practical and easy to remember. I even started using them at home. Seeing the learners developing their ability to manage their behaviour themselves and raise their aspirations was unique and so empowering for me as a teacher. I would highly recommend others use the programme.
Lucy,
a teacher from a Gloucestershire school
There is very little out there to really help disaffected students. I believe SUMO gave them tools to really help change their lives. For some the timing just before their GCSE’s was great. It seemed to focus their minds, give them a hope and equip them with real tools to stop them from procrastinating.
Jane,
a Head of a Referral Unit
A brilliant day! The fact that so many staff were motivated by understanding the SUMO principles and 'bought in' to the SUMO ethos means that they will not only pass on the practical advice given in the book and presentation, but the ethos will become part of their own behaviour around school and during lessons. A number of staff came to see me after the presentation to tell me how it had inspired them to 'Seize the Day' in their professional life as well as 'Remember the Beachball' in their personal life. SUMO will promote a more positive, motivated, understanding atmosphere around school which I am sure will benefit learning and teaching, and ultimately results.
Darren Pacey, Assistant Head, Norden School, Blackburn