English
Welsh

JEAN GROSS

What are the biggest sense of belonging traps?

About this Expert Insight

There are several traps that leaders can unintentionally stumble into when trying to develop students sense of belonging. These include superficial focus on school values and uniform, only considering adult-student relationships rather than peer to peer relationships and seeing belonging as something that involves only pastoral staff rather than being an integral part of every teachers role in school.

Watch the video

Write your awesome label here.

Listen to the audio

About this Expert Insight

There are several traps that leaders can unintentionally stumble into when trying to develop students sense of belonging. These include superficial focus on school values and uniform, only considering adult-student relationships rather than peer to peer relationships and seeing belonging as something that involves only pastoral staff rather than being an integral part of every teachers role in school.

Write your awesome label here.

Listen to the audio

MEET THE PRESENTER

Jean Gross

Author & Former Teacher

Jean Gross is an education expert who has led many national initiatives aimed at improving the learning, attainment and wellbeing of disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs.

She is committed to “making a difference for children and young people who don’t have much going for them in their lives.” She is interested in providing advice and support to those who share this commitment and are working at a strategic level to make change happen for children.

MEET THE PRESENTER

Jean Gross
Author & Former Teacher
Jean Gross is an education expert who has led many national initiatives aimed at improving the learning, attainment and wellbeing of disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs.

She is committed to “making a difference for children and young people who don’t have much going for them in their lives.” She is interested in providing advice and support to those who share this commitment and are working at a strategic level to make change happen for children.

Want to develop your learning further?

We have collated a number of Expert Insights related to this topic. Take a look at the rest of the videos in this series, or explore other resources on Sense of Belonging.