What is Crew?
Crew is both a structure and a culture aimed at fostering a safe and supportive space. In this space, learners can:
What happens in Crew?
Creating a Safe Space:
Crew provides a safe environment where students can express their ideas, views, and concerns, allowing for open dialogue and reflection.
Teamwork and Belonging:
The structure emphasises teamwork, creating a sense of family and belonging. Students see themselves as part of a team, both supporting and holding each other accountable.
Reflection and Support:
Crew encourages regular reflection on actions, behaviors, and learning. This reflection is coupled with peer support, allowing students to help one another grow.
Addressing Concerns:
Crew sessions are used to discuss worries and concerns, whether related to personal matters, the community, or broader world issues such as news events.
Celebration and Accountability:
Students are encouraged to share their successes, and Crew provides a space for mutual accountability, ensuring everyone contributes positively to the group.
Recognising Roles:
Crew helps students recognise their roles not only in the classroom but also in their school, community, and even on a global scale.
Practical Elements:
Regular activities include discussions on worries or local news, reminders about key dates, reflection on learning, and pupil voice consultations. There is also a focus on key books, equipment, and the habit of working hard, reflecting well, and taking responsibility
Creating a Safe Space:
Crew provides a safe environment where students can express their ideas, views, and concerns, allowing for open dialogue and reflection.
Teamwork and Belonging:
The structure emphasises teamwork, creating a sense of family and belonging. Students see themselves as part of a team, both supporting and holding each other accountable.
Reflection and Support:
Crew encourages regular reflection on actions, behaviors, and learning. This reflection is coupled with peer support, allowing students to help one another grow.
Addressing Concerns:
Crew sessions are used to discuss worries and concerns, whether related to personal matters, the community, or broader world issues such as news events.
Celebration and Accountability:
Students are encouraged to share their successes, and Crew provides a space for mutual accountability, ensuring everyone contributes positively to the group.
Recognising Roles:
Crew helps students recognise their roles not only in the classroom but also in their school, community, and even on a global scale.
Practical Elements:
Regular activities include discussions on worries or local news, reminders about key dates, reflection on learning, and pupil voice consultations. There is also a focus on key books, equipment, and the habit of working hard, reflecting well, and taking responsibility
Who belongs to a Crew?
Every child belongs to a Crew.
Every adult belongs to a Crew. Crew is a family where everybody belongs, everybody has a voice and everybody can express themselves.